From Gary... The Worth Of A Good Name

$ 1, 450,000.00

Today, I went to E-Bay and for fun type in "Pocket Watch". Now, I usually sort the listings by lowest first; as is appropriate for my income bracket. However, today I was curious and sorted by the highest first.  Needless to say, I was "blown away" by the result.  Now, I have seen pocket watches on oldwatch.com that were three and four hundred thousand dollars and they were quite an "eye opener"!!!!  But this!!!! WOW!  Even if I won the lottery (can't, because I don't "play") I couldn't afford this.  But really, what makes this so expensive?  Then I remembered the book of Proverbs and the following verse...

Proverbs, Chapter 22

 1 A good name is more desirable than great riches,
and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

Being someone of worth is more than silver or gold; think about that one!!!!  And being loved by God is more than those things as well!  F.D.R. was someone special- remember, he is the one who started the Social Security program.  He did countless other things, among them, led us through most of WWII and the great depression.  When he died, people all across the country lined the railroad tracks to pay him homage.  So, even if the price for his personal watch seems outrageous to me, perhaps it is not for those who have the wealth to acquire such things?  I will never, ever be as wealthy, influential or famous as F.D.R., but I am loved and loved by God Almighty!!!  And so are you- that is worth more than any amount of money.  Believe it, because the Bible tells you so!!!

From Mark Copeland... Making Good Out Of Ill (Philippians 1:12-18)

                     "THE EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS"

                     Making Good Out Of Ill (1:12-18)

INTRODUCTION

1. As we continue our study, we should really begin to appreciate the
   statement that "this epistle is like a window into the apostle's own
   bosom."

2. We have already seen Paul's FONDNESS for the saints at Philippi, as
   expressed in his thanksgiving (1:3-8) and prayer (1:9-11)

3. In this lesson, we shall see Paul's JOY, despite circumstances which
   would cause most people to be despondent

4. The title of this lesson is "Making Good Out Of Ill", for this is
   what Paul did, as we find in our text (1:12-18)

[Notice first, that Paul was "Making Good Out Of Ill", even...]

I. IN IMPRISONMENT (12-14)

   A. PAUL INFORMS THEM OF THE PROGRESS OF THE GOSPEL (12)
      1. The Philippians were aware of Paul's circumstances - cf. Php 4:14
      2. Yet he does not want them to be overly concerned
         a. For he had "good news" - not bad news!
         b. The "gospel" was still being spread!
      3. Now, Paul could have looked at the bad side of his situation...
         a. His own imprisonment
         b. His restriction in travel
      4. But Paul looked at life from the viewpoint of the gospel...
         a. If the gospel was spreading, it was "good news"!
         b. And his imprisonment was actually INCREASING the progress of
            the gospel!

   [How?  Let's read on...]

   B. THERE WERE SERMONS IN HIS CHAINS (13)
      1. Being under "house arrest" (cf. Ac 28:30-31) constantly made
         reference to the cause of Jesus Christ
         a. He was not there for normal reasons (e.g., crimes)
         b. So his situation naturally sparked interest and discussion
      2. In this way, the message of the gospel was being made known to
         "the whole palace guard"
         a. Most likely the emperor's own guards, who were put in charge
            of special prisoners awaiting their appeal before Caesar
         b. Though allowed some freedom, Paul was still under constant
            guard - cf. Ac 28:16
         c. But these guards were also under the constant influence of
            Paul and the gospel!
            1) They could not help overhearing what Paul taught others!
               - again cf. Ac 28:30-31
            2) It is almost certain Paul would have tried to teach his
               "captive audience" (those soldiers chained to him)
         d. So it is possible that some of them were converted (for they
            would be included of those "who are Caesar's household"
            - cf. Php 4:22)
      3. The message was also being spread "to all the rest"
         a. Perhaps by word of mouth
         b. And by visitation - again cf. Ac 28:30-31
      4. And so, Paul could see "good out of ill"!
         a. Being in protective custody gave him free rein to preach the
            gospel to guards and his visitors!
         b. But he saw even more "good out of ill"...

   C. HIS EXAMPLE WAS PROMPTING OTHERS TO ACTION (14)
      1. His imprisonment caused most brethren to be more confident and
         bold themselves
         a. They saw that HE was at liberty to teach, "with all 
            confidence, no one forbidding him" (Ac 28:31)
         b. That prompted THEM to "speak the word without fear" (Php 1:
            14)
      2. So the gospel was being spread, and to Paul, that's GOOD news!

[There is an application for us to make today, but before we do so,
let's notice another example of how Paul was "making good out of ill",
even...]

II. IN PERSECUTION (15-18)

   A. SOME WERE PREACHING TO HURT PAUL (15a,16)
      1. Such individuals were motivated by "envy","strife", and "selfish
         ambition"
      2. They thought they could add affliction to Paul's chains
      3. These individuals could either be "Judaizers" or jealous church
         leaders

   B. BUT WE SEE PAUL'S CONQUERING JOY SHINING THROUGH THE GLOOM (15b,
      17-18)
      1. First, because he did not lose sight of those preaching out of
         "love" and "goodwill"
         a. Those who knew Paul was imprisoned because of the gospel
         b. Those who knew their preaching would increase the gospel and
            thus encourage Paul
         c. And so, Paul did not fall into the trap of "self-pity" and
            "despair" so common among preachers
            1) Who when persecuted, think they are the only ones who are
               faithful
            2) Who when persecuted, lose sight of the faithful because of
               the unfaithful
      2. Secondly, because he could see those seeking to persecute him
         were inadvertently spreading the gospel! - Php 1:18
         a. Though in pretense, though from envy and strife, Christ was
            still being preached!
         b. And since "preaching Christ and Him crucified" was Paul's
            main purpose in life (cf. 1Co 2:2), he could find cause to
            rejoice even when Christ was preached by those who meant him
            harm!

[So we see how Paul was "Making Good Out Of Ill", even in imprisonment and
in persecution.  What applications can we make from this today?]

III. DRAWING SOME APPLICATIONS FROM THIS TEXT

   A. UNDERSTANDING THE "KEY" TO "MAKING GOOD OUT OF ILL"...
      1. For Paul, it was making the proclamation of Jesus Christ his
         goal, his purpose in life, his highest joy!
      2. So it can be for us!  If we do the same...
         a. We can experience a joy greater than any other (just as John
            did - cf. 3Jn 4)
         b. We can "make good out ill" in just about any circumstances,
            for example...
            1) Hospital confinement (as we communicate the gospel in
               both word and life to those ministering to our needs)
            2) Difficult situations at work, with family, and even with
               the church (as we demonstrate the impact the gospel can 
               have in dealing with these problems)
            3) Even in death and dying (as we will learn more about in
               our next lesson)
      3. If we make magnifying Christ our primary focus in life, we can
         ALWAYS "make good out of ill"!

   B. TAKE HEART KNOWING THAT GOD CAN USE "IMPERFECT" TEACHERS...
      1. Many get discouraged by all the "false teachers" we see on TV
         and hear on radio, etc.
         a. But much of their error is interspersed with some truth
         b. God is able to use them to lead others who are seeking the
            truth a little closer to His truth
         c. The false teachers will be held accountable for their error;
            we can at the least rejoice that to some degree, Christ is
            preached!
      2. Many who would teach others about Christ, hesitate to do so out
         of fear they may say the wrong thing
         a. Yet we see in our text that God could use those who were
            imperfect in motive to proclaim Jesus to others - Php 1:18
         b. If God can use those imperfect in "motive", can He not also
            use those imperfect in "ability"?
            1) Paul certainly claimed lack of ability to some degree -
               cf. 1Co 2:3-4
            2) So God can use us, to whatever degree we are able!
            3) And wherever we may be lacking, He can use someone else to
               supplement our efforts!

CONCLUSION

1. To put it another way, not only was PAUL "making good out of ill",
   but GOD is able to "make good out ill"!

2. And so can we, if we like Paul make "preaching Christ" the major focus
   in life!  Do we?

Even if you are lost in sin, or a child of God who has strayed away, you
can let Christ make good out of your ill circumstances by obeying His
gospel...

Executable Outlines, Copyright © Mark A. Copeland, 2011

From Jim McGuiggan... In The Beginning

 In The Beginning

Like San Francisco Philippi exploded into existence because somebody found gold. Philip of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, was the toughest man in the region and he promptly collared the mines and called the area Philip’s Town. Then they discovered precious springs of water, one, then two and then three. So they pluralised the town’s name and it became Philippi. The Macedonian used the gold to fund his wars against Greece and anyone else who got in his way.

About three hundred years later the city became famous for something else. In March 44 BC Julius Caesar went down until a hail of flashing knives and the scene was sent for the battle of Phillipi that took place in 42. One the one side was Brutus and the skinny Cassius of whom Julius said, "Let me have about me men that are fat. Yon Cassius hath a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous.” (Or something like that.) On the other side were Mark Anthony and the shrewd Octavian. Four of the most powerful men in the world and they were about to fight to make a name for themselves. Well, maybe Brutus was the “noblest Roman of them all” and had no personal ambition but the others were brawling to see at whose feet people would fall and confess them to be lord.

When the smoke cleared Cassius was dead and Brutus, cursing the gods, took his own life beside the river where Lydia and her friends came to pray to the true God (Acts 16). Later when Octavian had dealt with Mark Anthony and had taken the name Augustus on becoming Rome’s first emperor he remembered Philippi. He always thought that the battle of Philippi was his critical and victorious moment so when he became emperor he made the town an imperial province. This meant their citizenship was in Rome with all the advantages that came with that. They had Roman support and Roman laws and in so many ways they lived a life pleasing to the emperor across the sea. If they’d been asked who their lord was they would have pointed to the name plastered on every street-corner, in every shopping centre, on theatre marquees and bus-station wall.

Life could hardly have been better.

It was into this piece of Rome outside of Italy, where Augustus and his successors were venerated as “Lord,” that a little Jew came proclaiming that “Jesus” was Lord.

©2004 Jim McGuiggan. All materials are free to be copied and used as long as money is not being made.

Many thanks to brother Ed Healy, for allowing me to post from his website, the abiding word.com.

From Ben Fronczek... The Measure of a Man

The Measure of a Man

The Measure of A Man
 

Read Acts 21: 17-40

As I look at this passage, I thought more about what kind of man Paul was rather than seeing that it was just about his arrest. It is the arrest of Paul, but it is also the measure of the man who is seen in the midst of the circumstance that interests me. I may never get arrested. I may never have to face what Paul did, but I need to learn the lessons of humility that he exemplified here. From Acts 21:27 on, Paul becomes a prisoner. His days as a free man are over, and from here on he’s a prisoner in various places. What intrigued me was the question, ‘How can one continue to give a positive testimony in such a negative situation?’ Now, I suppose that every Christian is faced at times with the dilemma of how to come across with a positive attitude in a negative situation.

So how can you keep a positive frame of mind, in a negative situation? I think a good way to learn how is to watch a man who did it. When we come to the Apostle Paul, we see a man who knew how to take a negative situation and turn it into something positive. As we move toward verse 27 of Acts 21, we are reminded that Paul arrived in Jerusalem on a positive note after completing three missionary journeys. After meeting with his brother in Christ and making a report and goes through some purification rites, he goes to the Temple to worship. But he encounters a mob, who in a frenzy want to murder him. Let’s look at this story a little closer.

I. Based on v 27 The culprits in the attack were some Jews who were from Asia.
When they saw Paul in the temple, they saw their opportunity.
When they saw him in the temple, they stirred up all the people.
Most of the time lies can move people to action quicker than truth.
Someone once said, “IT IS ALWAYS EASIER TO ROUSE MEN TO FIGHT FOR THEIR RELIGION THAN TO GET THEM TO LIVE BY IT.”

– So what did they accuse him of?  They said that he was going around teaching “against our people, and our law, and this place. And besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.” So the first accusation was that he is anti-Semitic, someone who hates Jews. Now, that’s a little difficult to accuse an individual of being anti-Semitic when he’s a Jew himself. Then they said he was against the “the Law.” In other words he’s anti-Moses. He’s anti-biblical. And then they sum it up by saying he’s against, “this place.” (the Temple). Now those accusations were a bit general and they really couldn’t do much to the guy who believed those things even if they were true. So they came up with something specific in verse 28. They say, ‘he brought Greeks into the temple and polluted the holy place.’ Now that’s a very strong accusation. Because They had previously seen him with Trophimus the Ephesian in the city they just assumed that he was with Paul. But they had no evidence. For a Gentile to enter the Temple was taboo. The Gentiles were restricted to an outer court. It was the part of the Temple known as the Court of the Gentiles. And in between that area and the inner court, was an area for Jewish women to worship. And then the inner courtyard was only for Jewish men. And then of course only the priest and the high priest could enter the Temple itself. But Gentiles were only allowed in the outer court. There was even a sign posted on the wall that no foreigner could enter. Anyone doing so would have no one but himself to blame for his death.Now what’s interesting in this: even if Paul had taken Trophimus in there, it should not have been Paul who was apprehended, it would’ve been Trophimus. So this shows us that something was out of whack here.

Verse 30,

“The whole city was aroused, and the people came running from all directions. Seizing Paul, they dragged him from the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.,”

It goes on and said that they wanted to kill him, but fortunately in the great providence of God, the life of Paul was not to end quite yet.

II. Then we see him ARRESTED (Romans)
The one thing that the Roman Government wanted in its colonies was civil order. They didn’t tolerate riotous mobs or civil disorder. And any commander who allowed it was in real trouble. As a result, they had observation towers to watch over somewhat concealed areas. Because most of what went on in terms of people congregating went on in the temple courtyard, there was a garrison of soldiers in the Northwest corner of the Temple area.

Well, the soldiers saw what was going on. In verse vss 31-32 it tells us that Immediately solders came bursting in through the crowd and the Jews then stopped beating Paul.

B. Verse 33 say that they “The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.” 

They assumed that Paul is guilty of something. They assumed the crowd wouldn’t have gone crazy like this unless Paul was guilty of some crime. I think it’s interesting that this is the fulfillment of prophecy. I can imagine Paul thinking, “Yep, what Agabus told me in Caesarea has come to pass.” The Jews captured him, and he is delivered to the Gentiles, who have now chain him. I’m bound just like Agabus bound himself with my belt.

C. Romans were pretty good at trying to bring about justice. As a result, they wanted to find out what this man had done, what he was accused of, who he was, and what was going on. 

Verse 34 says,

“Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another, and since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.”

 
Nobody had the faintest idea what was going on. They were just hollering, and screaming all kind of stuff.

III. But here in this story I want you to notice -The ATTIUDE of a Paul In this whole story from the very beginning, the Paul hasn’t struggled or said anything. Paul is humble. I see his humility in three ways in these passages.

#1. In the beginning of this text we see his humility even as he attributes all his success to God. When he first came back to Jerusalem we read in verses 19 and 20, that he gave a report about what God had done on his missionary journeys. After hearing this they all praised God. But one thing he didn’t say was, “Look what I did. Look what I did.” Rather it was always what God had done. Here we see Paul’s humble and submissive nature as he spoke of God. All he wanted to do was glorify God, not himself.

#2. He also submitted to God’s servants on earth.
In verse 22 the leaders tell Paul, this is what we want you to do, do what we tell you. Now Paul was a great Apostle of Jesus Christ, personally commissioned by the Lord Himself, yet he is humble enough to listen to the wisdom and suggestion of these men.
 

#3. He also submitted to God despite potential suffering
In the beginning of this chapter we read that he was warned that something bad may happen if he went to Jerusalem, but he had to go anyway. He just had to obey God’s will no matter what, even if it meant more suffering. As a prisoner from here on out, I think we can get an idea of how Paul viewed his imprisonment. As a point of reference, I would call your attention to how he began 

Ephesians 3:1. Where from jail Paul writes, “For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles.”

The point is, Paul never viewed his situation as anything other than God authored. He never viewed his imprisonment as an imprisonment of men. He doesn’t say, “I write unto you, Paul, a prisoner of Rome.” He’s always a prisoner of Christ Jesus. He recognized that it was Christ who brought him into such predicaments. And so consequently, his imprisonment represented nothing more a new ministry. To him, it didn’t mean the end of anything; that all was lost. It meant the beginning of something new. He saw it as a means to a greater end. Somehow it was part of God’s plan.

What a humble attitude to take. To be able to view a situation that may seem horrible to everyone else as something quite different, that God may want me in a certain situation to glorify Him in a new or unique way.

And that’s just what happened here. Before Paul is carried off into the Roman barracks Paul is given a opportunity to address the crowd in Chapter 22. And what does he do?

- He tells the crowd what happen to him on the road to Damascus as he tried to persecute those who were Christians.
 

- He told them how he met Jesus on the road, how we was lead blind to Damascus, how when Ananias can to him,
 

- How his sight was restored, and how God chose him to see the Messiah and become a witness on His behalf.

- He told them how Ananias instructed him to be baptized in order to wash his sins away.

He would have never had that opportunity to preach Jesus the them that day if there was no uproar, if he hadn’t been arrested. He would never have had the chance to preach to the Roman officials and later go to Rome if he hadn’t been falsely accused, beaten and then arrested there that day. Paul humbly learned that God can use even the darkest of times to bring about a greater good and propel an individual into amazing works of service. Likewise I want to tell you here today that God can and will use your trial, your dark days to bring about some unexpected or even unseen good. And we can either sit around whining or boohooing, or we can humbly trust God and look for the opportunity to serve Him in some way even while in that trial. 

I’ve titled this sermon, The Measure of A Man. What kind of attitude you have in these hard times, in trials will show what you are made of, whether you are a man or woman of faith, or all fluff.

Invitation

(This sermon is slightly based on a sermon by Jimmy Chapman)

For more lessons click on the following link: http://granvillenychurchofchrist.org/?page_id=566

From Gary... Bible Reading and Study October 15

Bible Reading and Study   

October 15

The World English Bible

Oct. 15

Proverbs 18-20

Pro 18:1 An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

Pro 18:2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

Pro 18:3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.

Pro 18:4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

Pro 18:5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

Pro 18:6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

Pro 18:7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Pro 18:8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.

Pro 18:9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

Pro 18:10 The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.

Pro 18:11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

Pro 18:12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

Pro 18:13 He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

Pro 18:14 A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

Pro 18:15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Pro 18:16 A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

Pro 18:17 He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

Pro 18:18 The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.

Pro 18:19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

Pro 18:20 A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

Pro 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

Pro 18:22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

Pro 18:23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

Pro 18:24 A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Pro 19:1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Pro 19:2 It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.

Pro 19:3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

Pro 19:4 Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.

Pro 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

Pro 19:6 Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

Pro 19:7 All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

Pro 19:8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

Pro 19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

Pro 19:10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Pro 19:11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

Pro 19:12 The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Pro 19:13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

Pro 19:14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.

Pro 19:15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Pro 19:16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.

Pro 19:17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

Pro 19:18 Discipline your son, for there is hope; don't be a willing party to his death.

Pro 19:19 A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

Pro 19:20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

Pro 19:21 There are many plans in a man's heart, but Yahweh's counsel will prevail.

Pro 19:22 That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

Pro 19:23 The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

Pro 19:24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Pro 19:25 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

Pro 19:26 He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

Pro 19:27 If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Pro 19:28 A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

Pro 19:29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

Pro 20:1 Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Pro 20:2 The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

Pro 20:3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

Pro 20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Pro 20:5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Pro 20:6 Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?

Pro 20:7 A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.

Pro 20:8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.

Pro 20:9 Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?"

Pro 20:10 Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

Pro 20:11 Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.

Pro 20:12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.

Pro 20:13 Don't love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

Pro 20:14 "It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

Pro 20:15 There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

Pro 20:16 Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.

Pro 20:17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

Pro 20:18 Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!

Pro 20:19 He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

Pro 20:20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

Pro 20:21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.

Pro 20:22 Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

Pro 20:23 Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

Pro 20:24 A man's steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?

Pro 20:25 It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.

Pro 20:26 A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.

Pro 20:27 The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, searching all his innermost parts.

Pro 20:28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

Pro 20:29 The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

Pro 20:30 Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.

 

The Composite Bible

The World English Bible

Darby's Translation

Young's Literal Translation

The Composite Bible is a effort to understand the Bible by considering it from different perspectives and different levels of literalcy. First, read the World English Bible (the least literal-black text) for comprehension of the text. Next, read both the World English Bible with the Darby Translation (more literal-blue text)to make comparisons and lastly, read all three versions (Young's is the most literal translation- red text) at one time to obtain an overview of the text. Doing this will make you think about what the Scriptures are actually saying and avoid reading in a superficial manner.

Proverbs

 

Proverbs 18 1

An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, And defies all sound judgment.

He that separateth himself seeketh [his] pleasure, he is vehement against all sound

wisdom.

For [an object of] desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he

intermeddleth.

Proverbs 18 2

A fool has no delight in understanding, But only in broadcasting his own opinion.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.

A fool delighteth not in understanding, But -- in uncovering his heart.

Proverbs 18 3

When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, And with shame comes disgrace.

When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame -- reproach.

Proverbs 18 4

The words of a man`s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing

brook.

The words of a man`s mouth are deep waters, [and] the fountain of wisdom is a gushing

brook.

Deep waters [are] the words of a man`s mouth, The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook.

Proverbs 18 5

To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, Nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment.

Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

Proverbs 18 6

A fool`s lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings.

A fool`s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

Proverbs 18 7

A fool`s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are a snare to his soul.

A fool`s mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

Proverbs 18 8

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: They go down into a person`s innermost parts.

The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost

parts of the belly.

The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down

[to] the inner parts of the heart.

Proverbs 18 9

One who is slack in his work Is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

He also who is indolent in his work is brother of the destroyer.

He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he [is] to a destroyer.

Proverbs 18 10

The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: The righteous run to him, and are safe.

The name of Jehovah is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

A tower of strength [is] the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is

set on high.

Proverbs 18 11

The rich man`s wealth is his strong city, Like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

The rich man`s wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.

The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his

own imagination.

Proverbs 18 12

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, But before honor is humility.

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; and before honour [goeth] humility.

Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour [is] humility.

Proverbs 18 13

He who gives answer before he hears, That is folly and shame to him.

He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.

Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

Proverbs 18 14

A man`s spirit will sustain him in sickness, But a crushed spirit who can bear?

The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?

The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?

Proverbs 18 15

The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

The heart of an intelligent [man] getteth knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeketh

knowledge.

The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Proverbs 18 16

A man`s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men.

A man`s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

Proverbs 18 17

He who pleads his cause first seems right; Until another comes and questions him.

He that is first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

Righteous [is] the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.

Proverbs 18 18

The lot settles disputes, And keeps strong ones apart.

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.

Proverbs 18 19

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; And disputes are like the bars of a

castle.

A brother offended is [harder to be won] than a strong city; and contentions are as the

bars of a palace.

A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

Proverbs 18 20

A man`s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is

A man`s belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips is he

satisfied.

From the fruit of a man`s mouth is his belly satisfied, [From the] increase of his

lips he is satisfied.

Proverbs 18 21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; Those who love it will eat its fruit.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit

thereof.

Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

Proverbs 18 22

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor of Yahweh.

Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah.

[Whoso] hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

Proverbs 18 23

The poor pleads for mercy, But the rich answers harshly.

He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly.

[With] supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.

Proverbs 18 24

A man of many companions may be ruined, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a

brother.

A man of [many] friends will come to ruin but there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than

a brother.

A man with friends [is] to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

Proverbs 19 1

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips,

and is a fool.

Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse [in] his lips, who

[is] a fool.

Proverbs 19 2

It isn`t good to have zeal without knowledge; Nor being hasty with one`s feet and missing the way.

Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet

maketh false steps.

Also, without knowledge the soul [is] not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.

Proverbs 19 3

The foolishness of man subverts his way; His heart rages against Yahweh.

The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah.

The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

Proverbs 19 4

Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.

Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.

Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated.

Proverbs 19 5

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.

Proverbs 19 6

Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, And everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.

Many entreat the face of the noble, And all have made friendship to a man of gifts.

Proverbs 19 7

All the relatives of the poor shun him: How much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues

them with pleas, but they are gone.

All the brethren of a poor [man] hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him:

he pursueth [them] with words, -- they are not [to be found].

All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far

from him, He is pursuing words -- they are not!

Proverbs 19 8

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find

Proverbs 19 9

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.

A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.

Proverbs 19 10

Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

Proverbs 19 11

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a

transgression.

The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory [is] to pass over transgression.

Proverbs 19 12

The king`s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.

The king`s displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.

Proverbs 19 13

A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife`s quarrels are a continual dripping.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual

dropping.

A calamity to his father [is] a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife [are] a

continual dropping.

Proverbs 19 14

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from Yahweh.

House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

House and wealth [are] the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah [is] an

understanding wife.

Proverbs 19 15

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.

Proverbs 19 16

He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall

die.

Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways

dieth.

Proverbs 19 17

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; He will reward him.

He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he

repay unto him.

Whoso is lending [to] Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

Proverbs 19 18

Discipline your son, for there is hope; Don`t be a willing party to his death.

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him.

Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.

Proverbs 19 19

A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, For if you rescue him, you must do it again.

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do

it again.

A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again

thou dost add.

Proverbs 19 20

Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter end.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.

Proverbs 19 21

There are many plans in a man`s heart, But Yahweh`s counsel will prevail.

Many are the thoughts in a man`s heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.

Many [are] the purposes in a man`s heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

Proverbs 19 22

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar.

The desirableness of a man [is] his kindness, And better [is] the poor than a liar.

Proverbs 19 23

The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; He rests and will not be touched by trouble.

The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life, and he [that hath it] shall rest satisfied without

being visited with evil.

The fear of Jehovah [is] to life, And satisfied he remaineth -- he is not charged

with evil.

Proverbs 19 24

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.

The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.

Proverbs 19 25

Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will

understand knowledge.

A scorner smite, and the simple acts prudently, And give reproof to the

intelligent, He understandeth knowledge.

Proverbs 19 26

He who robs his father and drives away his mother, Is a son who causes shame and brings

reproach.

He that ruineth [his] father and chaseth away [his] mother is a son that causeth shame

and bringeth reproach.

Whoso is spoiling a father causeth a mother to flee, A son causing shame, and

bringing confusion.

Proverbs 19 27

Stop, my son, listening to instruction, And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of

knowledge.

Cease, my son, to hear instruction -- To err from sayings of knowledge.

Proverbs 19 28

A corrupt witness mocks justice, And the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down

iniquity.

A worthless witness scorneth judgment, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth

iniquity.

Proverbs 19 29

Penalties are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish.

Judgments have been prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools!

Proverbs 20 1

Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler; Whoever is let astray by them is not wise.

Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise.

Wine [is] a scorner -- strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not

Proverbs 20 2

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion: He who provokes him to anger forfeits his

own life.

The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth

against his own soul.

The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be

wroth is wronging his soul.

Proverbs 20 3

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.

An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

Proverbs 20 4

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have

nothing.

Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is

nothing.

Proverbs 20 5

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.

Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.

Proverbs 20 6

Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, But who can find a faithful man?

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find?

A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?

Proverbs 20 7

A righteous man who walks in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!

The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!

Proverbs 20 8

A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters away all evil with his eyes.

A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,

Proverbs 20 9

Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?"

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Who saith, `I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?`

Proverbs 20 10

Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah.

A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them [are] an

abomination to Jehovah.

Proverbs 20 11

Even a child makes himself known by his doings, Whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.

Proverbs 20 12

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

Proverbs 20 13

Don`t love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with

bread.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied

with bread.

Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied [with] bread.

Proverbs 20 14

"It`s no good, it`s no good," says the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

`Bad, bad,` saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.

Proverbs 20 15

There is gold and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.

Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.

Proverbs 20 16

Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; And hold him in pledge for a

wayward woman.

Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.

Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.

Proverbs 20 17

Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, But afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Sweet to a man [is] the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled [with] gravel.

Proverbs 20 18

Plans are established by advice; By wise guidance you wage war!

Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.

Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.

Proverbs 20 19

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; Therefore don`t keep company with him

who opens wide his lips.

He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that

openeth his lips.

A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver [with] his lips

make not thyself surety.

Proverbs 20 20

Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest

darkness.

Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in

blackness of darkness.

Proverbs 20 21

An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, Won`t be blessed in the end.

An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.

Proverbs 20 22

Don`t say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.

Do not say, `I recompense evil,` Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

Proverbs 20 23

Yahweh detests differing weights, And dishonest scales are not pleasing.

Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false balance is not good.

An abomination to Jehovah [are] a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit [are] not good.

Proverbs 20 24

A man`s steps are from Yahweh; How then can man understand his way?

The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?

From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, And man -- how understandeth he his way?

Proverbs 20 25

It is a snare to a man make a rash dedication, And later reconsider his vows.

It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry.

A snare to a man [is] he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.

Proverbs 20 26

A wise king winnows out the wicked, And drives the threshing wheel over them.

A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.

Proverbs 20 27

The spirit of man is Yahweh`s lamp, Searching all his innermost parts.

Man`s spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly.

The breath of man [is] a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.

Proverbs 20 28

Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy.

Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.

Proverbs 20 29

The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the grey head.

The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey

hairs.

Proverbs 20 30

Wounding blows cleanse away evil, And beatings purge the innermost parts.

Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes [purge] the inner parts of the belly.

The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the

inner parts of the heart!

 Study Questions

The name of the LORD? 18:10
 
The favor of the king is as _____________________________________________________________? 19:12
 
Fools ____________________? 20:3
 
Do not say ____________________________________________________________________? 20:22

The World English Bible

Oct. 15

Ephesians 6

Eph 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Eph 6:2 "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise:

Eph 6:3 "that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."

Eph 6:4 You fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Eph 6:5 Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

Eph 6:6 not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Eph 6:7 with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

Eph 6:8 knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.

Eph 6:9 You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

Eph 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Eph 6:12 For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Eph 6:13 Therefore, put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

Eph 6:14 Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Eph 6:15 and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace;

Eph 6:16 above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

Eph 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the spoken word of God;

Eph 6:18 with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

Eph 6:19 on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,

Eph 6:20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Eph 6:21 But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things;

Eph 6:22 whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.

Eph 6:23 Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Eph 6:24 Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.

 

The Composite Bible

The World English Bible

Darby's Translation

Young's Literal Translation

The Composite Bible is a effort to understand the Bible by considering it from different perspectives and different levels of literalcy. First, read the World English Bible (the least literal-black text) for comprehension of the text. Next, read both the World English Bible with the Darby Translation (more literal-blue text)to make comparisons and lastly, read all three versions (Young's is the most literal translation- red text) at one time to obtain an overview of the text. Doing this will make you think about what the Scriptures are actually saying and avoid reading in a superficial manner.

Ephesians

Ephesians 6 1

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Children, obey your parents in [the] Lord, for this is just.

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

Ephesians 6 2

"Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise:

Honour thy father and thy mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,

honour thy father and mother,

Ephesians 6 3

"that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."

that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest be long-lived on the earth.

which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and

thou mayest live a long time upon the land.`

Ephesians 6 4

You fathers, don`t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and

instruction of the Lord.

And [ye] fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in [the]

discipline and admonition of [the] Lord.

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction

and admonition of the Lord.

Ephesians 6 5

Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and

trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your

heart as to the Christ;

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in

the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

Ephesians 6 6

not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

not with eye-service as men-pleasers; but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God

from [the] soul,

not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will

of God out of soul,

Ephesians 6 7

with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

serving with good will as to the Lord, and not to men;

with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

Ephesians 6 8

knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.

knowing that whatever good each shall do, this he shall receive of [the] Lord, whether

bond or free.

having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive

from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.

Ephesians 6 9

You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

And, masters, do the same things towards them, giving up threatening, knowing that

both their and your Master is in heaven, and there is no acceptance of persons with him.

And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone,

having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons

is not with him.

Ephesians 6 10

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

For the rest, brethren, be strong in [the] Lord, and in the might of his strength.

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

Ephesians 6 11

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the artifices of the devil:

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of

the devil,

Ephesians 6 12

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the

powers, against the world`s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against principalities, against

authorities, against the universal lords of this darkness, against spiritual [power] of

wickedness in the heavenlies.

because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the

principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this

age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;

Ephesians 6 13

Therefore, put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

For this reason take [to you] the panoply of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the

evil day, and, having accomplished all things, to stand.

because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in

the day of the evil, and all things having done -- to stand.

Ephesians 6 14

Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the

breastplate of righteousness,

Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the

breastplate of the righteousness,

Ephesians 6 15

and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

and shod your feet with [the] preparation of the glad tidings of peace:

and having the feet shod in the preparation of the good-news of the peace;

Ephesians 6 16

above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

besides all [these], having taken the shield of faith with which ye will be able to quench

all the inflamed darts of the wicked one.

above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the

fiery darts of the evil one to quench,

Ephesians 6 17

Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

Have also the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God`s word;

and the helmet of the salvation receive, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the

saying of God,

Ephesians 6 18

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

praying at all seasons, with all prayer and supplication in [the] Spirit, and watching

unto this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;

through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in

regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the

saints --

Ephesians 6 19

On my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with

boldness the mystery of the gospel,

and for me in order that utterance may be given to me in [the] opening of my mouth to

make known with boldness the mystery of the glad tidings,

and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth,

in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,

Ephesians 6 20

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

for which I am an ambassador [bound] with a chain, that I may be bold in it as I ought to

speak.

for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak freely -- as it behoveth me to speak.

Ephesians 6 21

But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and

faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things;

But in order that *ye* also may know what concerns me, how I am getting on, Tychicus,

the beloved brother and faithful minister in [the] Lord, shall make all things known to

you;

And that ye may know -- ye also -- the things concerning me -- what I do, all things

make known to you shall Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful ministrant in the Lord,

Ephesians 6 22

whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.

whom I have sent to you for this very thing, that ye may know of our affairs and that he

may encourage your hearts.

whom I did send unto you for this very thing, that ye might know the things

concerning us, and that he might comfort your hearts.

Ephesians 6 23

Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus  Christ.

Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God [the] Father and [the] Lord Jesus

Christ.

Peace to the brethren, and love, with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Ephesians 6 24

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.

Grace with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in incorruption.

The grace with all those loving our Lord Jesus Christ -- undecayingly! Amen.

 Study Questions

Servants are to be obedient because this is the ______ of God. 6:5,6
 
The sword of the spirit is the ____________? 6:17