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John 14.15 14.15 “When you love Me you’ll follow My commands.” 14.15 Ἐὰν/When ἀγαπᾶτέ/you all [might] love με/me, τὰς ἐντολὰς/the commands τὰς ἐμὰς/the [ones] of me τηρήσετε/you all will watch over· This article was originally posted on my religion blog, More Christ. Various translations renders this verse, “If you love Me, obey My commandments.” The word “obey” is actually a

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“The beatitudes.” Mt 5.1-12. 1 Jesus, seeing the crowds, went up the hill and sat down. His students came to Him 2 and He taught them, saying: 3 “Spiritual beggars are awesome; the Kingdom of Heaven is like them. 4 The grieving are awesome; they’ll be summoned by God. 5 The kind are awesome; they’ll become heirs of the land. 6 Those who hunger and thirst for rightness are awesome; they’ll

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Matthew 5.43-48. 5.43 “You’ve all heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor; [Lv 19.18] hate your enemy.’ 44 I tell you: Love your enemies. Pray for your persecutors, 45 demonstrating that you’re children of your heavenly Father, whose sun rises over the evil and the good, whose rain falls on the fair and the unfair. 46 When you love your lovers, what do you gain by it? Publicans do

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Matthew 5.38-42, Deuteronomy 15.7-11. 5.38 “You’ve all heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye; tooth for tooth.’ [Ex 21.24, Lv 24.20, Dt 19.21] 39 I tell you: Don’t fight the evildoer. Instead, when anyone punches your jaw on the right, turn the other side to them. 40 When anyone takes you to court to take your shirt, give them your jacket too. 41 When anyone forces you to walk one mile, walk

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Matthew 5.33-37, Numbers 30.2. 5.33 “Again, you’ve all heard it said in the past, ‘Don’t perjure yourself; follow through with your oaths to the Lord.’ 34 I tell you: No swearing, period. Not by heaven, for it’s God’s throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it’s a footstool for His feet; [Is 66.1] nor by Jerusalem, for it’s the great King’s city; 36 nor should you swear by your head, for you can’t

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Matthew 5.31-32, Deuteronomy 24.1-2. 5.31 “It’s been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife: Give her a writ of divorce.’ [Dt 24.1] 32 I tell you: Anyone who divorces his wife, unless it’s a sexual matter, is cheating on her. Anyone who marries that divorcée is cheating with her.” « Previous (5.27-30)Next (5.33-37) » The following previously appeared on my religion blog, More Christ.   The

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Matthew 5.27-30. 5.20 “You’ve all heard it said, ‘Don’t cheat on your spouse.’ [Dt 24.1] 28 I tell you: Anyone who sees a woman and covets her, has cheated with her in his mind. 29 If your right eye trips you up, gouge it out and throw it away, because you’re better off with a destroyed body part than a destroyed body, which may be thrown onto the landfill. 30 And if your right hand trips you

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Matthew 5.21-26. 5.21 “You’ve all heard that it was said in the past, ‘Don’t murder,’ [Ex 20.13] and whoever does murder will be found guilty. 22 I tell you: Anyone angry with his fellow Jew will be found guilty. Anyone who tells his brother, ‘You f--ker,’ will be taken before the Senate; anyone who says, ‘You moron,’ will be deserving of hellfire. 23 So when you bring your gift to the altar,

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Matthew 5.20. 5.20 “For I tell you that if rightness isn’t overabundant among you all, more so than the scholars and Pharisees, you’ll never enter the heavenly Kingdom.” « Previous (5.17-19)Next (5.21-26) » The following previously appeared on my religion blog, More Christ.   This verse is regularly skipped because of how misunderstood the preceding verses are—and partly because it seems

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Matthew 5.17-19. 5.17 “Don’t any of you assume I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to complete them. 18 Amen! I swear to you all that as long as the heavens and earth exist, not one yodh or one penstroke will ever be taken out of the Law until it’s achieved. 19 Whoever relaxes one of the smallest of these commands, and teaches people to do likewise, will be

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Matthew 5.14-16. 5.14 “You’re all the light of the world. A city laid out on a hill is unable to hide. 15 Nor do people burn a lamp hidden under a grain basket, but on the lampstand, and it illuminates everything in the house. 16 Thus your light should illuminate everyone, so they can see your good works and think well of your heavenly Father.” « Previous (5.13)Next (5.17-19) » The

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Matthew 5.13. 5.13 “You’re all the salt of the earth. When salt’s flavor is leeched out, how can it be made salty? It’s good for nothing. It’s thrown outside for people to walk on.” « Previous (5.1-12)Next (5.14-16) » The following previously appeared on my religion blog, More Christ.   If you’ve ever heard someone referred to as “salt of the earth,” they usually mean a decent,

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Matthew 5.1-12. 5.1 Jesus, seeing the crowds, went up the hill and sat down. His students came to Him 2 and He taught them, saying: 3 “Spiritual beggars are awesome; the Kingdom of Heaven is like them. 4 The grieving are awesome; they’ll be summoned by God. 5 The kind are awesome; they’ll become heirs of the land. 6 Those who hunger and thirst for rightness are awesome; they’ll be filled. 7

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Ruth 1.19-22. 1.19 The two of them walked until they came to Bethlehem. Upon coming to Bethlehem, the city gossiped about them, saying, “Is this Naómi?” 20 Naómi told them, “Don’t call me na’ómi/pleasant; call me mará/bitter, because the Almighty has made me mighty bitter. 21 I left full, and Yahweh brought me back empty, so why are you calling me Naómi? Yahweh answered me; the Almighty’s done

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Ruth 1.14-18. 1.14 They lifted their voices and wept again, and Orpá kissed her mother-in-law farewell. Ruth clung to her, 15 so she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has returned to her people and god. Go after her.” 16 Ruth said, “Stop begging me to leave you and return: Where you go, I go. Where you stay, I stay. Your people are my people. Your God is my God. 17 Where you die, I die, and will

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Ruth 1.6-13. 1.6 Hearing, in Mo’av, that Yahweh had taken charge of His people and given them food, she took her daughters-in-law and returned from Mo’av, 7 left where she was staying with her daughters-in-law, and they walked on the road to return to the land of Judah. 8 Naómi told her daughters-in-law, “Go. Return, each of you, to your mother’s house. May Yahweh be gracious to you like you’

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Ruth 1.1-5. 1.1 In the time of the Judges there had been a recession. A man from Bethlehem, Judah, had left to stay in the country of Mo’av—he and his wife and two sons. 2 The man’s name was Elimelékh. His wife’s name was Naómi. His sons’ names were Makhlón and Khilyón. They were of the tribe of Efra’ím, from Bethlehem, Judah. They had gone to the country of Mo’av and lived there, 3 and

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Revelation 2.12-17. 2.12 “And to the angel of the Pergamon church, write: Thus says the Bearer of the sharp double-edged scimitar. 13 I know where you live, at Satan’s seat; you cling to My name and don’t stop trusting Me—even when Antipas, My faithful witness, was killed beside you in Satan’s house. 14 But I have a few things against you: You have some followers of Bala’am’s teachings, who

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Revelation 2.8-11. 2.8 “And to the angel of the Smyrna church, write: Thus says the First and the Last, who became a dead man and lived. 9 I know about you—your suffering, your begging despite your wealth, the slanders by those who say they’re themselves Jews—but aren’t; they’re a synagogue of Satan. 10 You’re about to suffer—but never fear it! Look: The devil is about to throw some of your

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Revelation 2.1-7. 2.1 “To the angel of the Ephesus church, write: Thus says the Ruler of the seven stars in His right hand, the Walker in middle of the seven gold lampstands. 2 I know your works: your beating, your endurance, that you don’t tolerate evil, that you tested the sayings of your ‘apostles’ and found them untrue, and frauds. 3 You have endurance and you carry My name, and haven’t

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Revelation 1.9-20. 1.9 I’m John, your fellow Christian, experiencing with you the trials, and the Kingdom, and the patient endurance of Jesus. I was put on the island called Patmos because of God’s word and my witness of Jesus. 10 In spirit, I saw the Day of the Lord. I heard a great voice behind me, like a war trumpet, 11 saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven

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Revelation 1.4-8. 1.4 John. To the seven churches in Asia Minor. Grace to you, and peace from the Being, the Been, and the Coming; and the seven spirits in front of His throne; 5 and from Messiah Jesus, the trustworthy witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince over the world’s kings. To the One who loves us, and frees us from our sins through His blood, 6 and made us a Kingdom,

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Revelation 1.1-3. 1.1 The revelation of Messiah Jesus, which God gave Him to show His servants what’s going to come quickly. The Sender gave this information, through His messenger, to His servant John, 2 who witnessed God’s message and Messiah Jesus’s witness—as far as he could see. 3 How much better it is for those who precisely know the words of its prophecies, and guard the things that

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Philippians 2.1-4. 2.1 If any of you are into Christian encouragement, loving advice, spiritual fellowship, or other sympathetic things, 2 fill me with joy: Think alike. Have the same love. In thinking, act like you’re one soul. 3 Nobody act out of cliquishness or because you know it all, but despite your weakness, lead those who are doing better than you. 4 Don’t just focus on your own thing;

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Philippians 1.27-30. 1.27 Participate in the world only in a manner worthy of Messiah’s gospel. Thus, whether I came to see you, or whether I hear about you while away, you all stay standing in the one Spirit, working together in one life, trusting the gospel, 28 unafraid of any of your opponents. Whatever “evidence” they find is destruction for them—and salvation for you. This is from God, 29

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Philippians 1.18B-26. 1.18B I’ll also rejoice 19 because I’ve known that what I’m going through will result in my freedom, thanks to your prayer requests, and the ministry of the Spirit of Messiah Jesus, 20 just as I have eagerly anticipated and hoped: Nothing will come back to embarrass me, but in boldness as always, I will lift up Messiah in my body—either because I get to live, or I get to

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Philippians 1.12-18A. 1.12 Fellow Christians, I want you to know what’s happening to me is making more progress for the gospel. 13 Everyone, including the whole Praetorium, knows my chains have to do with Messiah. 14 Many of the fellow Christians, convinced by my chains, are fearlessly venturing to speak the word even more. 15 True, some do so out of envy and quarrelsomeness. Others proclaim

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Philippians 1.1-11. 1.1 Paul and Timothy, slaves of Messiah Jesus, to everyone in Philippi made holy in Messiah Jesus, together with the masters and servants: 2 Grace to you, and peace, from our Father God and Master Jesus the Messiah. 1.3 I praise my God every time I remember you, 4 every time, in every one of my prayer requests, for all of you. I make my requests with joy 5 over the

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§150D, “Defilement—Traditional and Real.” Matthew 15.10-14, Mark 7.14-15, Luke 11.39-41. Mt 15.10 Summoning the crowd, He told them, “Listen and get this: 11 Whatever enters your mouth, it doesn’t mean you’re a pagan. But what exits your mouth, that’s what means a person is pagan.” « Previous (vv3-6) Mk 7.14 Re-summoning the crowd, He was telling them, “Now everyone listen to Me and get this

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§150C, “Defilement—Traditional and Real.” Matthew 15.3-6, Mark 7.9-13. Mt 15.3 The One with all the answers told them, “Why do you also violate God’s command through your tradition? 4 God says, ‘Honor father and mother,’ and ‘Curse father or mother and die.’ 5 You say, ‘Whoever tells father or mother, “A gift, which from me you might gain…” ’ 6 need not honor his father, and you nullify God’s

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§150B, “Defilement—Traditional and Real.” Matthew 15.7-9, Mark 7.6-8, Isaiah 29.11-14 (v13 LXX). Mt 15.7 “Phonies. Isaiah accurately gave this prophecy about you: 8 ‘This people honor Me with lip service. Their heart is kept far distant from Me. 9 They worship Me for show. They teach human ideas for their teachings.’ ” « Previous (vv3-6)Next (vv10-14) » Mk 7.6 He told them, “Isaiah accurately

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§150A, “Defilement—Traditional and Real.” Matthew 15.1-2, Mark 7.1-5, Luke 11.37-38. Mt 15.1 Pharisees and scholars came to Jesus from Jerusalem, and said, 2 “Why do Your students violate the elders’ rulings?—for they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.” Next (vv3-6) » Mk 7.1 Surrounding Him, the Pharisees and some of the scholars who’d come from Jerusalem 2 had seen some of His

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Mark 7.18-19. 7.18 Jesus told them, “So are you that stupid? Don’t you realize that anything entering from outside a person isn’t able to soil him? 19 That it doesn’t enter his heart, but his colon, and goes out into the toilet, flushing the food out?” This passage is part of a bigger story—which I’ll translate elsewhere—where the Pharisees object to Jesus and His students eating food with

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1 Corinthians 10.31 - 11.1. 10.31 Whether you eat, drink, or do anything, do everything with God’s opinion in mind. 32 Don’t offend the Jews and Greeks and God’s church, 33 just like I make everything I do acceptable to everyone—not so I can get ahead, but so they can, and be saved. 11.1 Mimic me like I do Messiah. Years ago one of my theology professors, at his church, taught one of those

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Genesis 2.1-3. 2.1 The skies, the land, and all the creatures were finished. 2 God finished the work which He did on the seventh day, and stopped all the work which He did on the seventh day. 3 God blessed the seventh day and made it sacred, because on it God stopped working on His creation. « Previous (1.26-28)   In certain months, the ancient Sumerians were afraid of offending the gods.

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“Why I am not a creationist.” Ge 1.1-5. 1.1 At the beginning, God made the skies and the land. 2 The land was unshaped and had nothing on it. The ocean’s surface was dark, and God’s Spirit hovered over the waters’ surface. 3 God said, “Be, light.” And light was. 4 God saw light, and how good it was. God distinguished between the light and the dark. 5 God called the light “Day” and He called

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Genesis 1.26-28. 1.26 God said, “We’re making humans in Our shape, like We’re like, to rule the sea’s fish, the skies’ birds, all the land’s livestock, and every animal on earth. 27 God created the human in His shape—in God’s shape He created him—He created male and female, 28 blessed them, and said to them, “Bear fruit. Be many. Fill the land and take it over. Rule the sea’s fish, the skies’

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Genesis 1.24-25. 1.24 God said, “Bring out, land, living souls: species of livestock, animal, and vermin, by species.” It was so. 25 God made life on the land, by species: the livestock by species, every dirt-burrowing animal by species. God saw how good it was. « Previous (vv20-23)Next (vv26-31) » Seems my recent posts on the creation in Genesis are creating some major problems for the

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Genesis 1.20-23. 1.20 God said, “Swarm the waters, you swimming, living soul. Fly, bird, over the land, over the face of the space in the skies.” 21 God created the great serpents and every living, crawling soul which swarms the waters, by species; and every winged bird, by species. God saw how good it was. 22 God blessed them, saying, “Bear fruit. Be many. Fill the waters of the seas. And bird

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Genesis 1.14-19. 1.14 God said, “Be, lights in the space of the skies—to distinguish between the day and night; to be signs, seasons, days, and years; 15 to be lights in the space of the skies; to light the land.” It was so. 16 God made two great lights: the great light for ruling the day, and the small light for ruling the night, and the stars. 17 God put them in the space in the skies to

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Genesis 1.9-13. 1.9 God said, “Gather into one place, waters under the skies. Appear, dry ground.” It was so. 10 God called the dry ground “Land.” He called the various waters “Seas.” God saw how good it was. 11 God said, “Sprout sprouts, land: grass, herbs that spread seed, fruit trees producing fruit of every species, with seeds in it, across the land.” It was so. 12 The land produced grass,

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Genesis 1.6-8. 1.6 God said, “Be, space in the middle of the waters. Be, distinction between waters and waters.” 7 God made the space. He distinguished between the waters which are under the space, and between the waters which are over the space. It was so. 8 God called the space “Skies.” It was dusk, then dawn: two days. « Previous (vv1-5)Next (vv9-13) » The Sumerians believed the cosmic

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Genesis 1.1-5. 1.1 At the beginning, God made the skies and the land. 2 The land was unshaped and had nothing on it. The ocean’s surface was dark, and God’s Spirit hovered over the waters’ surface. 3 God said, “Be, light.” And light was. 4 God saw light, and how good it was. God distinguished between the light and the dark. 5 God called the light “Day” and He called the dark “Night.” It was

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John 3.14-15; Numbers 21.4-9. 3.14 Καὶ καθὼς Μωϋσῆς ὕψωσεν τὸν ὄφιν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, “Just as MosheMoses. raised high the snake in the desert, οὕτως ὑψωθῆναι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, it has to be that the Son of Man,Lit. “human.” was raised high in the same way, 3.15 ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων ἐν αὐτῷ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. so that everyone trusting in Him can have perpetual life.” Jesus is referring to the

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John 3.9-13. 3.9 ἀπεκρίθη Νικόδημος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· πῶς δύναται ταῦτα γενέσθαι; Nikódimos answeredLit. “answered and told.” Him, “How can these things happen?” 3.10 ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· σὺ εἶ ὁ διδάσκαλος τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ταῦτα οὐ γινώσκεις; YeshuaJesus. answeredLit. “answered and told.” him, “You’re Israel’s teacher, and you don’t know these things? 3.11 ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι ὅτι ὃ

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John 3.5-8. 3.5 ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, YeshuaJesus. answered, “Amen amen, I swear to you:Lit. “tell you,” but the “Amen amen” makes this an oath. ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ πνεύματος, οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ. When peopleLit. “[some]one.” aren’t borne from water and spirit, theySingular. can’t go into God’s Kingdom. 3.6 τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς

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John 3.4. 3.4 λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν [ὁ] Νικόδημος· πῶς δύναται ἄνθρωπος γεννηθῆναι γέρων ὤν; Nikódimos told Him, “How can an old person be born? μὴ δύναται εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ δεύτερον εἰσελθεῖν καὶ γεννηθῆναι; ILit. “He.” can’t enter myLit. “his.” mother’s uterus a second time to be born.” Sometimes, just for fun, I will take people literally when they don’t mean to be. When a person

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John 3.3. 3.3 ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, In response,Lit. “responded.” YeshuaJesus. told him, “Amen amen. I swearLit. “say,” but the two Amens make this an oath. to you: ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν, οὐ δύναται ἰδεῖν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ. If youLit. “someone.” aren’t reborn,Lit. “generated from the top.” youLit. “he.” can’t see God’s Kingdom.” The KJV renders γεννηθῇ

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John 3.1-2. 3.1 Nikodimos, a Jewish senator, one of the Pharisees, 2 went to Him at night and told Him, “Master, we know You came from God as a teacher, for nobody can do these signs You do when God isn’t with them.” Next (3.3) » Pretty much all of the Gospel of John is profound, but people like to really zero in on chapter 3, so I thought I would too. The chapter begins with a man named

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Ephesians 1.3. 1.3 Εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, What fine things we can say aboutUsu. “Blessed [is],” lit. “Eulogy [of].” the God and Father of our Master, Messiah Ihsus!Jesus. ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ, He speaks highly of usLit. “the eulogizer of us.” in every spiritual wayLit. “eulogy.” in the high heavens, in

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Ephesians 1.3-6. 1.3 Εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, What fine things we can say aboutUsu. “Blessed [is],” lit. “Eulogy [of].” the God and Father of our Master, Messiah Ihsus!Jesus. ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ, He speaks highly of usLit. “the eulogizer of us.” in every spiritual wayLit. “eulogy.” in the high heavens, in

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“Gotta know about the supernatural.” 1Co 12.1-3. 12.1 I don’t want you to be ignorant of the supernatural, Christians. 2 You remember back when you were pagans, following idols that don’t talk, which were always confusing you? 3 This is why I want you to understand that nobody in God’s Spirit can say “Damn Jesus!” and nobody not in the Holy Spirit can say “Master Jesus!” “Gifts are to

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“They’re not fake miracles. They just lack love.” 1Co 13.1-3. 13.1 When I speak in tongues of humans and of angels, without love I’ve become crashing brass or a ringing cymbal. 2 When I have prophecy, and know all the mysteries and everything knowable—when I have all the faith to move a mountain—without love I’m nothing. 3 When I give away all my possessions—so far as give up my own body—so

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1 Corinthians 14.37-40. 14.37 Εἴ τις δοκεῖ προφήτης εἶναι ἢ πνευματικός, If anyone believes themselves to be a prophet, or spiritual, ἐπιγινωσκέτω ἃ γράφω ὑμῖν ὅτι κυρίου ἐστὶν ἐντολή· theySingular. have to know what I’m writing you is the Master’s command. 14.38 εἰ δέ τις ἀγνοεῖ, ἀγνοεῖται. If anyone doesn’t know it, theySingular. aren’t known. 14.39 Ὥστε, ἀδελφοί [μου], ζηλοῦτε τὸ προφητεύειν

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1 Corinthians 14.33β-36. 14.33 Ὡς ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῶν ἁγίων 14.34 αἱ γυναῖκες ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις σιγάτωσαν· Likewise, in all the holy churches,Usu. “church of the holy [ones],” or “saints.” the women in the church have to be silent, οὐ γὰρ ἐπιτρέπεται αὐταῖς λαλεῖν, ἀλλὰ ὑποτασσέσθωσαν,καθὼς καὶ ὁ νόμος λέγει. for they’re not yet trustedLit. “it’s not entrusted to them.” to speak. They

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1 Corinthians 14.29-33α. 14.29 προφῆται δὲ δύο ἢ τρεῖς λαλείτωσαν καὶ οἱ ἄλλοι διακρινέτωσαν· Two or three prophets have to speak, and they have to confirmOr “critique.” one another. 14.30 ἐὰν δὲ ἄλλῳ ἀποκαλυφθῇ καθημένῳ, ὁ πρῶτος σιγάτω. When something is revealed to the pastor,Lit. “[the one] sitting.” That’d be whoever was preaching. the first prophet has to be silent. 14.31 δύνασθε γὰρ καθ᾿

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1 Corinthians 14.26-28. 14.26 Τί οὖν ἐστιν, ἀδελφοί; ὅταν συνέρχησθε, ἕκαστος So why is it, Christians,Lit. “brothers [and sisters].” when you gather together, every individual ψαλμὸν ἔχει, διδαχὴν ἔχει, ἀποκάλυψιν ἔχει, γλῶσσαν ἔχει, ἑρμηνείαν ἔχει· has“Has” comes before each of these listed items. a psalm to quote, a teaching, a revelation, tonguesSingular., interpretation? πάντα πρὸς

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1 Corinthians 14.20-25. 14.20 Ἀδελφοί, μὴ παιδία γίνεσθε ταῖς φρεσὶν ἀλλὰ τῇ κακίᾳ νηπιάζετε, Christians,Lit. “brothers [and sisters].” don’t become children in your thinking,Lit. “diaphragm.” but be immature in evil. ταῖς δὲ φρεσὶν τέλειοι γίνεσθε. 14.21 ἐν τῷ νόμῳ γέγραπται ὅτι Be holisticUsu. “perfect.” in your thinking.Lit. “diaphragm.” In the Law, this was written: ἐν ἑτερογλώσσοις καὶ ἐν

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1 Corinthians 14.18-19. 14.18 Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ, πάντων ὑμῶν μᾶλλον γλώσσαις λαλῶ· I’m grateful to God: I speak in tongues more than all of you. 14.19 ἀλλὰ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ θέλω πέντε λόγους τῷ νοΐ μου λαλῆσαι, But in church, I want five words to speak to my mind ἵνα καὶ ἄλλους κατηχήσω, ἢ μυρίους λόγους ἐν γλώσσῃ. so that I can also instruct others, instead ofLit. “or.” Combined with “but” at the

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1 Corinthians 14.13-17. 14.13 Διὸ ὁ λαλῶν γλώσσῃ προσευχέσθω ἵνα διερμηνεύῃ. Because of this, tongues-speakersLit. “tongue-speaker.” must pray that theySingular. can translate, 14.14 ἐὰν [γὰρ] προσεύχωμαι γλώσσῃ, τὸ πνεῦμά μου προσεύχεται, ὁ δὲ νοῦς μου ἄκαρπός ἐστιν. for when I pray in tongues,Lit. “tongue.” my spirit prays, and my mind has no fruit. 14.15 τί οὖν ἐστιν; προσεύξομαι τῷ πνεύματι,

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1 Corinthians 14.10-12. 14.10 τοσαῦτα εἰ τύχοι γένη φωνῶν εἰσιν ἐν κόσμῳ καὶ οὐδὲν ἄφωνον· MaybeLit. “If it may have happened by chance.” there are a great many kindsLit. “families.” of sounds in the universe, none meaningless.Or “soundless.” 14.11 ἐὰν οὖν μὴ εἰδῶ τὴν δύναμιν τῆς φωνῆς, So when I’ve not known the sound’s meaning,Lit. “power.” ἔσομαι τῷ λαλοῦντι βάρβαρος καὶ ὁ λαλῶν ἐν ἐμοὶ

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Acts 1.23-26. 1.23 Καὶ ἔστησαν δύο, Ἰωσὴφ τὸν καλούμενον Βαρσαββᾶν ὃς ἐπεκλήθη Ἰοῦστος, καὶ Μαθθίαν. Two stood: Yosíf bar Sabá,Lit. Joseph “called” Barsabbas. who was called Jústus; and Matay.Matthias, or Matthew. 1.24 καὶ προσευξάμενοι εἶπαν· σὺ κύριε καρδιογνῶστα πάντων, Those praying said, “You, Master, knower of every heart, ἀνάδειξον ὃν ἐξελέξω ἐκ τούτων τῶν δύο ἕνα show which one of these

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Acts 1.15-22. (Psalm 69.25, 109.8, Matthew 27.3-10.) 1.15 Καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις ἀναστὰς Πέτρος ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀδελφῶν In those days, KefaSimon Peter. rose up in the middle of the Christians.Lit. “brothers.” εἶπεν· ἦν τε ὄχλος ὀνομάτων ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ὡσεὶ ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι· The crowd of individualsLit. “of names.” was about 120. He said, 1.16 ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἔδει πληρωθῆναι τὴν γραφὴν “Brother

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Acts 1.12-14. 1.12 Τότε ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἀπὸ ὄρους τοῦ καλουμένου Ἐλαιῶνος, They then returned to UrishlímJerusalem. from the mountain called Eli’ónosMeaning “olive grove.” Usu. “Mount of Olives.” ὅ ἐστιν ἐγγὺς Ἰερουσαλὴμ σαββάτου ἔχον ὁδόν. which is a Sabbath’s trip away from Urishlím.Jerusalem. Lit. “having a Sabbath road near Urishlím. 1.13 καὶ ὅτε εἰσῆλθον, εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον ἀνέβησαν

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Acts 1.9-11. 1.9 Καὶ ταῦτα εἰπὼν βλεπόντων αὐτῶν Saying this as they were seeing Him, ἐπήρθη καὶ νεφέλη ὑπέλαβεν αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν. He was raptured, and a cloud concealedLit. “lifted over.” Him from their eyes. 1.10 καὶ ὡς ἀτενίζοντες ἦσαν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν πορευομένου αὐτοῦ, While they were watching Him go up into the universe,Usu. “heaven.” Lit. “watching the universe, Him going up.”

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Acts 1.8. 1.8 ἀλλὰ λήμψεσθε δύναμιν ἐπελθόντος τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἐφ᾿ ὑμᾶς Instead, you’ll get power as the Holy Spirit comesLit. “having come.” to you. καὶ ἔσεσθέ μου μάρτυρες ἔν τε Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ [ἐν] πάσῃ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ Σαμαρείᾳ καὶ ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς. You’ll be My witnesses in Urishlím,Jerusalem. all YehudáJudah, or Judea. and Samaría, till the Earth’s end.Usu. “as far as the Earth’s end.”

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Acts 1.1-8. 1.1 Theophilos: I truly wrote the first book about everything related to Jesus—His doings and teachings 2 until the day, after commanding His chosen missionaries through the Holy Spirit, He was raptured. 3 After His suffering, He presented Himself alive, with many signs. He appeared to them and and taught about God’s Kingdom. 4 Gathering them at Jerusalem, He commanded them, “Don’t

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2 Peter 3.14-18. 3.14 Διό, ἀγαπητοί, ταῦτα προσδοκῶντες So, my loved ones waiting for these things, σπουδάσατε ἄσπιλοι καὶ ἀμώμητοι αὐτῷ do your best for Him spotlessly and blamelessly,Lit. “without spot and without blame.” εὑρεθῆναι ἐν εἰρήνῃ 3.15 καὶ τὴν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν μακροθυμίαν σωτηρίαν ἡγεῖσθε, to be found in peace, and command our Master’s patient salvation, καθὼς καὶ ὁ ἀγαπητὸς ἡμῶν

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2 Peter 3.10-13. 3.10 Ἥξει δὲ ἡμέρα κυρίου ὡς κλέπτης, The Day of the LordOr “Master’s day.” will come like a thief. ἐν ᾗ οἱ οὐρανοὶ ῥοιζηδὸν παρελεύσονται στοιχεῖα δὲ καυσούμενα On it,Lit. “which,” referring to the Day of the Lord. the universe will loudly go past us,Lit. “passing us [in the future] loudly.” and its elements burning up, λυθήσεται καὶ γῆ καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ἔργα εὑρεθήσεται. will be

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1 Peter 3.8-9. 3.8 Ἓν δὲ τοῦτο μὴ λανθανέτω ὑμᾶς, ἀγαπητοί, This one thing can’t escape your notice,Lit. “escape notice [of] you all.” my loved ones: ὅτι μία ἡμέρα παρὰ κυρίῳ ὡς χίλια ἔτη that one day with the Master is like a thousand years, καὶ χίλια ἔτη ὡς ἡμέρα μία. and a thousand years is like one day. 3.9 οὐ βραδύνει κύριος τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, The Master isn’t slowing down His promise— ὥς

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2 Peter 3.5-7. 3.5 Λανθάνει γὰρ αὐτοὺς τοῦτο θέλοντας ὅτι For thisThe comments of the scoffers, v4. ignores those proclamationsLit. “those wanted [things].” that οὐρανοὶ ἦσαν ἔκπαλαι καὶ γῆ ἐξ ὕδατος the universe had existed for a long time, and land separated out of the water; καὶ δι᾿ ὕδατος συνεστῶσα τῷ τοῦ θεοῦ λόγῳ, and, through water which had been collectedLit. “having been collected

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2 Peter 3.1-4. 3.1 Ταύτην ἤδη, ἀγαπητοί, δευτέραν ὑμῖν γράφω ἐπιστολήν, Now, my loved ones, I’m writing this second letter to you. ἐν αἷς διεγείρω ὑμῶν ἐν ὑπομνήσει τὴν εἰλικρινῆ διάνοιαν In them,Lit. “which.” I’m waking up your memories ofLit. “you to remembrance.” unclouded thinking, 3.2 μνησθῆναι τῶν προειρημένων ῥημάτων ὑπὸ τῶν ἁγίων προφητῶν to remember the proclaiming messages of the holy

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“Introductions to Jesus.” Mt 1.1. 1The book of the genesis of Messiah Yeshua, son of David, son of Avraham. “The genealogies of Jesus.” Mk 1.2-17. 2Avraham begot Yitzhak, Yitzhak begot Ya’akov, Ya’akov begot Yehudah and his brothers, 3Yehudah begot Peretz and Zerakh from Tamar, Peretz begot Hetzron, Hetzron begot Ram, 4Ram begot Amminadav, Amminadav begot Nakhshon, Nakhshon begot Salmon,

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Synopses §216, §279, “The Parable of the Great Supper”: Matthew 22.1-14, Luke 14.15-24. Matthew 22.1-14. Luke 14.15-24. 14.15 Ἀκούσας δέ τις τῶν συνανακειμένων ταῦτα εἶπεν αὐτῷ· A listener, while dining there, told Him, μακάριος ὅστις φάγεται ἄρτον “How awesome for those who’ll eat bread ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ θεοῦ. in God’s Kingdom!” 22.1 Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς YeshuaJesus. answered, πάλιν εἶπεν

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Synopsis §157, “Many Disciples Take Offense at Jesus”: John 6.60-71. 6.60 Πολλοὶ οὖν ἀκούσαντες ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ εἶπαν· All His students that were listeningOr “hearing.” said, σκληρός ἐστιν ὁ λόγος οὗτος· τίς δύναται αὐτοῦ ἀκούειν; “This teachingLit. “word.” is hardcore. Is anyone able to listen toOr “hear.” it?” 6.61 εἰδὼς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν ἑαυτῷ Yeshua,Jesus. knowing within Himself ὅτι

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Synopsis §149d, “The Bread of Life”: John 6.52-59. 6.52 Ἐμάχοντο οὖν πρὸς ἀλλήλους οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι λέγοντες· So the JudeansUsu. “Jews.” were fighting amongst themselves, saying, πῶς δύναται οὗτος ἡμῖν δοῦναι τὴν σάρκα [αὐτοῦ] φαγεῖν; “How’s this man able to give His body—to eat?” 6.53 εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, So YeshuaJesus. told them, “Amen amen, I swear toLit. “tell.” The “

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Synopsis §149c, “The Bread of Life”: John 6.41-51. 6.41 Ἐγόγγυζον οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι περὶ αὐτοῦ So the JudeansUsu. “Jews.” were whispering to one anotherUsu. “grumbling.” about Him, ὅτι εἶπεν· ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος ὁ καταβὰς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, because He said, “I am the bread coming out of heaven.”Lit. “the universe.” 6.42 καὶ ἔλεγον· οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς ὁ υἱὸς Ἰωσήφ, οὗ ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν

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Synopsis §149b, “The Bread of Life”: John 6.35-40. 6.35 εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς· YeshuaJesus. told them, “I am the bread of life. ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ πεινάσῃ, You who comeLit. “Those coming.” to Me should never be hungry, καὶ ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ διψήσει πώποτε. and you who trustLit. “those trusting in.” Me will never ever thirst. 6.36 Ἀλλ᾿ εἶπον ὑμῖν ὅτι καὶ

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Synopsis §149a, “The Bread of Life”: John 6.26-35. 6.26 Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, YeshuaJesus. answered them,Lit. “answered them and said.” “Amen amen, I swear toThe “Amen amen” makes this an oath to tell the truth. you, ζητεῖτέ με οὐχ ὅτι εἴδετε σημεῖα, You look for Me, not because you saw an omen, ἀλλ᾿ ὅτι ἐφάγετε ἐκ τῶν ἄρτων καὶ ἐχορτάσθητε. but because you

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Synopsis §317, “Let Not Your Hearts be Troubled,” Jn 13.36-38, 14.1-7. 13.36 Λέγει αὐτῷ Σίμων Πέτρος· κύριε, ποῦ ὑπάγεις; Shimon KefaSimon Peter. told Him, “Master, where are You going?” ἀπεκρίθη [αὐτῷ] Ἰησοῦς· ὅπου ὑπάγω οὐ δύνασαί μοι νῦν ἀκολουθῆσαι, YeshuaJesus. answered him, “You’re unable to follow Me where I’m going now. ἀκολουθήσεις δὲ ὕστερον. You’ll follow Me later.” 13.37 λέγει αὐτῷ

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Acts 19.11-17. 19.11 Δυνάμεις τε οὐ τὰς τυχούσας ὁ θεὸς ἐποίει διὰ τῶν χειρῶν Παύλου, Through Pavlos’sPaul’s hands, God created power that hit anything,Lit. “Not hitting a target.” 19.12 ὥστε καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀσθενοῦντας ἀποφέρεσθαι ἀπὸ τοῦ χρωτὸς αὐτοῦ so that even things that had wipedLit. “to be brought away from.” his skin, once placed upon the sick, σουδάρια ἢ σιμικίνθια καὶ ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι ἀπ᾿

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Synopsis §70, “God’s Answering of Prayer,” Synopsis §187, “Encouragement to Pray,”Matthew 7.7-11, Luke 11.9-13, John 16.24, 14.13-14, 15.7. Color-coding: Q source. Matthew 7.7-11. Luke 11.9-13. 11.9 Κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω,I’m telling you: John 16.24. 16.24 ἕως ἄρτι οὐκ ᾐτήσατε“Until now, you’ve not asked οὐδὲν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου·for anything in My name. 7.7 Αἰτεῖτε καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν, “Ask! It’ll be

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“Introductions to Jesus.” Mk 1.1. 1The start of the gospel of Messiah Yeshua, son of God. “Misunderstanding fulfillment.” Mk 1.2-3. “John, the herald of Jesus.” Mk 1.2-6. 2Just as it’s been written in the prophet Yesha’iahu: “Look, I send My angel before your face, who will prepare your road. 3A shouter’s voice in the wild: ‘Get the Lord’s road ready. Make His trails straight.’ ” 4Yochanan,

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“Jesus forgives a paraplegic’s sins.” Mk 2.1-5. 1Entering Kfar Nahum again after a few days, it was heard that He was in a house. 2So many gathered there, the place was full. Even the door was blocked. He was telling them the message. 3Carriers, a paraplegic carried by four of them, came. 4Unable to get him through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him. The vandals lower a bed where the

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“Jesus and the trolls.” Mk 3.1-6. 1He went again into the shul. A person had been placed there—someone suffering from an injured hand. 2They were watching Him to see if He will heal him on Shabbat, so they could have a criminal complaint against Him. 3He told the person with the injured hand, “Get up here, in the middle.” 4And He told them, “Is it right on Shabbat to do good or to do evil, to

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Synopses §90, §136, “Stilling the Storm”: Matthew 8.18, 23-27, Mark 4.35-41, Luke 8.22-25. Color-coding: Mark source. Q source. Matthew 8.18. 8.18 ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ ἸησοῦςYeshua,Jesus. seeing ὄχλον περὶ αὐτὸνa crowd around Him, Mark 4.35-41. 4.35 Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳHe told them that day, ὀψίας γενομένης·when it became evening, Luke 8.22-25. 8.22 Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν μιᾷ τῶν ἡμερῶνOne day this

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Genesis 6.1-4. 6.1 ‏וַיְהִי כִּי־הֵחֵל הָאָדָם לָרֹב עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה It was, once AdamOr “humanity.” began to be greatOr “greatly profaned.” on the face of the ground, ‏וּבָנוֹת יֻלְּדוּ לָהֶם׃ daughters were born to him. 6.2 וַיִּרְאוּ בְנֵי־הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּנוֹת הָאָדָם ‏כִּי טֹבֹת הֵנָּה The gods’ sonsOr “sons of God.” sons saw Adam’sOr “humanity’s.” daughters, because they were good. ‏

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Proverbs 1.1-7. 1.1 ‏מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ Wise sayingsUsu. “proverbs.” of ShelomóSolomon. ben Davíd, king of Isra’el: 1.2 ‏לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר To know wisdom and self-restraint.Or “discipline.” ‏לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָה׃ To recognize wise speech. 1.3 ‏לָקַחַת מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵישָׁרִים׃ To learn how to think in terms ofLit. “teach restraint [in

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Mitzvot #249, 261: Deuteronomy 14.22-29. 14.22 ‏עַשֵּׂר תְּעַשֵּׂר אֵת כָּל־תְּבוּאַת זַרְעֶךָ “Tithing. You’ll tithe the whole yield of your seed; ‏הַיֹּצֵא הַשָּׂדֶה שָׁנָה שָׁנָה׃ whatever comes out of the field from year to year. 14.23 ‏וְאָכַלְתָּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ You’ll eat it before the face of Yahweh your God— ‏בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֹ שָׁם there at the spot

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Proverbs 1.8-19. 1.8 ‏שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ My son, hear your father’s restraint. ‏וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּךָ׃ Don’t put aside your mother’s Law. 1.9 ‏כִּי לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ For they are a wreath of favor on your head, ‏וַעֲנָקִים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶיךָ׃ a necklace for your neck. 1.10 ‏בְּנִי אִם־יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל־תֹּבֵא׃ My son, when sinners try to convince you, don’t agree

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Synopsis §222, “The Parable of the Unjust Steward.” Luke 16.1-9. 16.1 Ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς· HeJesus. also said to His students: ἄνθρωπός τις ἦν πλούσιος ὃς εἶχεν οἰκονόμον, καὶ οὗτος “There was somebodyLit. “a certain [one].” rich, who had a bookkeeper, and this man διεβλήθη αὐτῷ ὡς διασκορπίζων τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ. was reported to him as wasteful and taking advantage of him. 16.2 καὶ

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Synopses §66, §224: “On Serving Two Masters.” Matthew 6.24, Luke 16.13. Color-coding: Q source. Matthew 6.24. 6.24 Οὐδεὶς δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν· “Nobody is able to be a slave to two masters. Luke 16.13. 16.13 Οὐδεὶς οἰκέτης δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν· “No slave is able to be a slave to two masters. ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει For either he will hate the one, ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει For

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Hebrews 2.5-9, Psalm 8.4-6. 2.5 Οὐ γὰρ ἀγγέλοις For it isn’t under agentsUsu. “angels.” ὑπέταξεν τὴν οἰκουμένην τὴν μέλλουσαν, περὶ ἧς λαλοῦμεν. He arranged the empire He’s planning—which we’re speaking of. 2.6 διεμαρτύρατο δέ πού τις λέγων· A saying—where someone objected— τί ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος ὅτι μιμνῄσκῃ αὐτοῦ, “What is a human, that You remember about him? ἢ υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου ὅτι ἐπισκέπτῃ αὐτόν;

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2 Corinthians 4.1-4. 4.1 Διὰ τοῦτο, ἔχοντες τὴν διακονίαν ταύτην καθὼς ἠλεήθημεν, For this reason, we who have a ministry like thisLit. “havers [of something] like this ministry.” were given help. οὐκ ἐγκακοῦμεν 4.2 ἀλλὰ ἀπειπάμεθα τὰ κρυπτὰ τῆς αἰσχύνης, We didn’t give up, but we did give upThe two instances of “give up” are not the same Greek word. But in English they work out to two different

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Mitzvah #2: Exodus 20.3 = Deuteronomy 5.7. 20.3 = 5.7 ‏לֹא יִהְיֶה־לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים You won’t have alternate gods ‏עַל־פָּנָיַbefore My face. The second command in R. Moshe’s list is the first of the Ten Commandments, “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.” (KJV) Let me start by getting the grammatical nitpicking out of the way. The Hebrew word for God, אֱלֹהִים/Elohím, is a

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Romans 7.1-6. 7.1 Ἢ ἀγνοεῖτε, ἀδελφοί, γινώσκουσιν γὰρ νόμον λαλῶ, You truly don’t know, Christians,α for I speak to knowers of the Law, ὅτι ὁ νόμος κυριεύει τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐφ᾿ ὅσον χρόνον ζῇ; that the Law rules as far as the time a human lives. 7.2 ἡ γὰρ ὕπανδρος γυνὴ τῷ ζῶντι ἀνδρὶ δέδεται νόμῳ· For, by Law, a womanβ under a man has been bound to a living man. ἐὰν δὲ ἀποθάνῃ ὁ ἀνήρ, κατήργηται

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“Paul’s mission statement.” Ro 1.1-7. 1Pavlos, slave of Messiah Ihsus, called missionary, who’d been sent for the sake of God’s good news. 2He announced it beforehand, through His prophets in the bible, 3about His Son—physically born from David’s seed, 4recognized as God’s Son—in power, by a spirit of holiness, from a resurrection from the dead—Messiah Ihsus, our Master. 5We received favor,

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“Christians who sin escape hell—but not God’s wrath.” Ro 2.1-11 1This is why, people, every critic among you lacks a valid argument: You who critique one another judge against yourselves, for the critic practices these same things. 2We’ve known that God’s ruling, over those practicing such things, follows truth. 3People, here’s what you’re figuring: Critics of those practicing such things are

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“God’s rightness and our wrongness.” Ro 3.1-8 1So what superiority does the Jew have? Or, what benefit is circumcision? 2First, much. Second, in many ways. The first is true because they trusted God’s words. 3What about certain folks who didn’t trust Him? Won’t their lack of trust cancel out God’s trust? 4Not likely—God, be always true, and everyone a liar! Just as it’s been written: “In order

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“Grace isn’t a new thing. It’s been around since the beginning.” Ro 4.1-8. 1So what will we claim to find in Abra’am, our first biological father? 2For if Abra’am was made right out of works, he has something to boast of. But not to God: 3What does the bible say? “Abra’am trusted God, and he was credited with rightness.” [Ge 15.6] 4For a worker, wages aren’t credited as a favor, but as

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