Bible Reading and Study
October 23
The World English Bible
Oct.
23
Ecclesiastes
11, 12
Ecc
11:1 Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many
days.
Ecc
11:2 Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don't know
what evil will be on the earth.
Ecc
11:3 If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the
earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in
the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
Ecc
11:4 He who observes the wind won't sow; and he who regards the
clouds won't reap.
Ecc
11:5 As you don't know what is the way of the wind, nor how the
bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you don't
know the work of God who does all.
Ecc
11:6 In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don't withhold
your hand; for you don't know which will prosper, whether this or
that, or whether they both will be equally good.
Ecc
11:7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the
eyes to see the sun.
Ecc
11:8 Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all;
but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many.
All that comes is vanity.
Ecc
11:9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you
in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in
the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will
bring you into judgment.
Ecc
11:10 Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil
from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
Ecc
12:1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before
the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, "I
have no pleasure in them;"
Ecc
12:2 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are
darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
Ecc
12:3 in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the
strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they
are few, and those who look out of the windows are darkened,
Ecc
12:4 and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of
the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird,
and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
Ecc
12:5 yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be in
the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall
be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his
everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:
Ecc
12:6 before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is
broken, or the pitcher is broken at the spring, or the wheel broken
at the cistern,
Ecc
12:7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit
returns to God who gave it.
Ecc
12:8 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher. All is vanity!
Ecc
12:9 Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the
people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many
proverbs.
Ecc
12:10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that
which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
Ecc
12:11 The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well
fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given
from one shepherd.
Ecc
12:12 Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there
is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Ecc
12:13 This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God,
and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
Ecc
12:14 For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden
thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
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make comparisons and lastly, read all three versions (Young's is the
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at one time to obtain an overview of the text. Doing this will make
you think about what
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Scriptures are actually saying and avoid reading in a superficial
manner.
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 11 1
Cast
your bread on the waters; For you shall find it after many days.
Cast
thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
Send
forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of
the days thou
dost find it.
Ecclesiastes 11 2
Give
a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; For you don`t know what
evil will be on the earth.
Give
a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what
evil shall be upon
the
earth.
Give
a portion to seven, and even to eight, For thou knowest not what
evil is on the earth.
Ecclesiastes 11 3
If
the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the
earth; And if a tree falls toward
the
south, or toward the north, In the place where the tree falls,
there shall it be.
If
the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth;
and if a tree fall
toward
the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth,
there it shall
be.
If
the thick clouds are full of rain, On the earth they empty
[themselves]; And if a
tree
doth fall in the south or to the north, The place where the tree
falleth, there it
is.
Ecclesiastes 11 4
He
who observes the wind won`t sow; And he who regards the clouds
won`t reap.
He
that observeth the wind will not sow; and he that regardeth the
clouds will not reap.
Whoso
is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick
clouds reapeth not.
Ecclesiastes 11 5
As
you don`t know what is the way of the wind, Nor how the bones grow
in the womb of her who is with child; Even so you don`t know the work of God who does
all.
As
thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, how the bones [grow]
in the womb of
her
that is with child, even so thou knowest not the work of God who
maketh all.
As
thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, How -- bones in
the womb of
the
full one, So thou knowest not the work of God who maketh the whole.
Ecclesiastes 11 6
In
the morning sow your seed, And in the evening don`t withhold your
hand; For you don`t
know
which will prosper, whether this or that, Or whether they both
will be equally good.
In
the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand;
for thou knowest
not
which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both
shall be alike good.
In
the morning sow thy seed, And at even withdraw not thy hand, For
thou
knowest
not which is right, this or that, Or whether both of them alike
[are] good.
Ecclesiastes 11 7
Truly
the light is sweet, And a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see
the sun.
Now
the light is sweet, and pleasant is it to the eyes to see the sun;
Sweet
also [is] the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 11 8
Yes,
if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; But let
him remember the days of
darkness,
for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
but
if a man live many years, [and] rejoice in them all, yet let him
remember the days of
darkness;
for they shall be many: all that cometh is vanity.
But,
if man liveth many years, In all of them let him rejoice, And
remember the
days
of darkness, For they are many! all that is coming [is] vanity.
Ecclesiastes 11 9
Rejoice,
young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days
of your youth,
And
walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes;
But know that for all these things
God will bring you into judgment.
Rejoice,
young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of
thy youth,
and
walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but
know that for all
these
[things] God will bring thee into judgment.
Rejoice,
O young man, in thy childhood, And let thy heart gladden thee in
days of
thy
youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, And in the sight of thine
eyes, And
know
thou that for all these, Doth God bring thee into judgment.
Ecclesiastes 11 10
Therefore
remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh;
For youth and the
dawn of life are vanity.
Then
remove discontent from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh;
for childhood
and
youth are vanity.
And
turn aside anger from thy heart, And cause evil to pass from thy
flesh, For the
childhood and the age [are] vanity!
Ecclesiastes 12 1
Remember
also your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the evil days
come, and the years draw
near, When you will say, "I have no pleasure in them;"
And
remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days
come, and the
years
draw nigh, of which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Remember
also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days
come
not,
Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, `I have no pleasure in
them.`
Ecclesiastes 12 2
Before
the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, And the
clouds return after the
rain;
before
the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened,
and the clouds return
after the rain;
While
that the sun is not darkened, and the light, And the moon, and the
stars, And
the thick clouds returned after the rain.
Ecclesiastes 12 3
In
the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, And the
strong men shall bow
themselves,
And the grinders cease because they are few, And those who look
out of the
windows
are darkened,
in
the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men
bow themselves,
and
the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of
the windows are darkened,
In
the day that keepers of the house tremble, And men of strength have
bowed themselves,
And grinders have ceased, because they have become few. And those looking
out at the windows have become dim,
Ecclesiastes 12 4
And
the doors shall be shut in the street; When the sound of the
grinding is low, And one
shall
rise up at the voice of a bird, And all the daughters of music
shall be brought low;
and
the doors are shut toward the street; when the sound of the grinding
is subdued, and
they rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of song
are brought low;
And
doors have been shut in the street. When the noise of the grinding
is low, And
[one] riseth at the voice of the bird, And all daughters of song are
bowed down.
Ecclesiastes 12 5
Yes,
they shall be afraid of heights, And terrors will be in the way;
And the almond-tree shall blossom,
And the grasshopper shall be a burden, And desire shall fail;
Because man goes to his
everlasting home, And the mourners go about the streets:
they
are also afraid of what is high, and terrors are in the way, and the
almond is
despised,
and the grasshopper is a burden, and the caper-berry is without
effect; (for
man
goeth to his age-long home, and the mourners go about the streets;)
Also
of that which is high they are afraid, And of the low places in the
way, And the
almond-tree is despised, And the grasshopper is become a burden, And
want is
increased, For man is going unto his home age-during, And the
mourners have gone
round through the street.
Ecclesiastes 12 6
Before
the silver cord is severed, Or the golden bowl is broken, Or
the pitcher is broken at
the
spring, Or the wheel broken at the cistern,
--
before the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or
the pitcher be
shattered
at the fountain, or the wheel be broken at the cistern;
While
that the silver cord is not removed, And the golden bowl broken, And
the
pitcher
broken by the fountain, And the wheel broken at the well.
Ecclesiastes 12 7
And
the dust returns to the earth as it was, And the spirit returns to
God who gave it.
and
the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto
God who gave it.
And
the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth
to God who
gave it.
Ecclesiastes 12 8
Vanity
of vanities, says the Preacher; All is vanity!
Vanity
of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.
Vanity
of vanities, said the preacher, the whole [is] vanity.
Ecclesiastes 12 9
Further,
because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge.
Yes, he pondered, sought
out, and set in order many proverbs.
And
moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people
knowledge; and
he
pondered, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs.
And
further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people
knowledge,
and gave ear, and sought out -- he made right many similes.
Ecclesiastes 12 10
The
Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was
written blamelessly,
words
of truth.
The
Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was
written is
upright,
words of truth.
The
preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written [by] the
upright, words
of truth.
Ecclesiastes 12 11
The
words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are
words from the masters of assemblies,
which are given from one shepherd.
The
words of the wise are as goads, and the collections [of them] as
nails fastened in: they
are
given from one shepherd.
Words
of the wise [are] as goads, and as fences planted [by] the masters
of
collections,
they have been given by one shepherd.
Ecclesiastes 12 12
Furthermore,
my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much
study is a weariness of the flesh.
And
besides, my son, be warned by them: of making many books there is no
end, and much
study is a weariness of the flesh.
And
further, from these, my son, be warned; the making of many books
hath no
end,
and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh.
Ecclesiastes 12 13
This
is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his
commandments; for this is
the whole duty of man.
Let
us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his
commandments; for this is
the whole of man.
The
end of the whole matter let us hear: -- `Fear God, and keep His
commands, for
this
[is] the whole of man.
Ecclesiastes 12 14
For
God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing,
whether it is good, or whether
it is evil.
For
God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing,
whether it be
good
or whether it be evil.
For
every work doth God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing,
whether good
or bad.`
Study Questions
Who will judge? 11:9
When is the creator to be remembered? 12:1
What is vanity? 12:8
The World English Bible
Oct. 23
Colossians 4
Col 4:1 Masters, give
to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also
have a Master in heaven.
Col 4:2 Continue
steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
Col 4:3 praying
together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to
speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;
Col 4:4 that I may
reveal it as I ought to speak.
Col 4:5 Walk in wisdom
toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
Col 4:6 Let your speech
always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you
ought to answer each one.
Col 4:7 All my affairs
will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful
servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.
Col 4:8 I am sending
him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances
and comfort your hearts,
Col 4:9 together with
Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They
will make known to you everything that is going on here.
Col 4:10 Aristarchus,
my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas
(concerning whom you received commandments, "if he comes to you,
receive him"),
Col 4:11 and Jesus who
is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These are my only
fellow workers for the Kingdom of God, men who have been a comfort to
me.
Col 4:12 Epaphras, who
is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for
you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all
the will of God.
Col 4:13 For I testify
about him, that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea,
and for those in Hierapolis.
Col 4:14 Luke, the
beloved physician, and Demas greet you.
Col 4:15 Greet the
brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is
in his house.
Col 4:16 When this
letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the
assembly of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from
Laodicea.
Col 4:17 Tell
Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in
the Lord, that you fulfill it."
Col 4:18 The salutation
of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you.
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.
Colossians
Colossians 4 1
Masters,
give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you
also have a Master in
heaven.
Masters,
give to bondmen what is just and fair, knowing that *ye* also have a
Master in [the]
heavens.
The
masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye,
having known
that ye also have a Master in the heavens.
Colossians 4 2
Continue
steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
Persevere
in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving;
In
the prayer continue ye, watching in it in thanksgiving;
Colossians 4 3
praying
together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to
speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;
praying
at the same time for us also, that God may open to us a door of the
word to speak
the
mystery of Christ, on account of which also I am bound,
praying
at the same time also for us, that God may open to us a door for the
word,
to
speak the secret of the Christ, because of which also I have been
bound,
Colossians 4 4
that
I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
to
the end that I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.
that
I may manifest it, as it behoveth me to speak;
Colossians 4 5
Walk
in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
Walk
in wisdom towards those without, redeeming opportunities.
in
wisdom walk ye toward those without, the time forestalling;
Colossians 4 6
Let
your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may
know how you ought to answer
each one.
[Let]
your word [be] always with grace, seasoned with salt, [so as] to
know how ye ought to
answer each one.
your
word always in grace -- with salt being seasoned -- to know how it
behoveth
you
to answer each one.
Colossians 4 7
All
my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved
brother, faithful servant, and fellow
bondservant in the Lord.
Tychicus,
the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-bondman in
[the] Lord,
will
make known to you all that concerns me;
All
the things concerning me make known to you shall Tychicus -- the
beloved
brother,
and faithful ministrant, and fellow-servant in the Lord --
Colossians 4 8
I
am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your
circumstances and
comfort
your hearts,
whom
I have sent to you for this very purpose, that he might know your
state, and that he
might
encourage your hearts:
whom
I did send unto you for this very thing, that he might know the
things
concerning
you, and might comfort your hearts,
Colossians 4 9
together
with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you.
They will make
known
to you all things that are going on here.
with
Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is [one] of you.
They shall make
known
to you everything here.
with
Onesimus the faithful and beloved brother, who is of you; all things
to you
shall
they make known that [are] here.
Colossians 4 10
Aristarchus,
my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas
(concerning whom you received commandments, "if he comes to you, receive him"),
Aristarchus
my fellow-captive salutes you, and Mark, Barnabas`s cousin,
concerning
whom
ye have received orders, (if he come to you, receive him,)
Salute
you doth Aristarchus, my fellow-captive, and Marcus, the nephew of
Barnabas,
(concerning whom ye did receive commands -- if he may come unto you receive
him,)
Colossians 4 11
and
Jesus who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These are my
only fellow workers to the
kingdom of God, men who have been a comfort to me.
and
Jesus called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These [are the]
only fellow-workers
for
the kingdom of God who have been a consolation to me.
and
Jesus who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision: these only
[are] fellow-
workers
for the reign of God who did become a comfort to me.
Colossians 4 12
Epaphras,
who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always
striving for you in his prayers,
that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Epaphras,
who is [one] of you, [the] bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you,
always combating
earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect
and complete
in all [the] will of God.
Salute
you doth Epaphras, who [is] of you, a servant of Christ, always
striving for
you
in the prayers, that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the
will of God,
Colossians 4 13
For
I testify about him, that he has great zeal for you, and for those in
Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
For
I bear him witness that he labours much for you, and them in
Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
for
I do testify to him, that he hath much zeal for you, and those in
Laodicea, and those
in Hierapolis.
Colossians 4 14
Luke,
the beloved physician, and Demas greet you.
Luke,
the beloved physician, salutes you, and Demas.
Salute
you doth Lukas, the beloved physician, and Demas;
Colossians 4 15
Greet
the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that
is in his house.
Salute
the brethren in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly which [is]
in his house.
salute
ye those in Laodicea -- brethren, and Nymphas, and the assembly in
his
house;
Colossians 4 16
When
this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the
assembly of the
Laodiceans;
and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
And
when the letter has been read among you, cause that it be read also
in the assembly
of
Laodiceans, and that *ye* also read that from Laodicea.
and
when the epistle may be read with you, cause that also in the
assembly of the
Laodiceans
it may be read, and the [epistle] from Laodicea that ye also may
read;
Colossians 4 17
Tell
Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in
the Lord, that you fulfill it."
And
say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received
in [the] Lord,
to
the end that thou fulfil it.
and
say to Archippus, `See to the ministration that thou didst receive
in the Lord, that thou mayest fulfil it.`
Colossians 4 18
The
salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be
with you.
The
salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace [be]
with you.
The
salutation by the hand of me, Paul; remember my bonds; the grace
[is] with
you.
Amen.
Study Questions
Why is it important that our talk (speech) be controlled? 4:6
