November 5, 2013

From Mark Copeland... The Pre-Eminent Christ (Colossians 1:13-20)







                     "THE EPISTLE TO THE COLOSSIANS"

                     The Pre-Eminent Christ (1:13-20)

INTRODUCTION

1. When Paul first met Jesus on the road to Damascus, he did not know at
   that time who Jesus really was ("Who are you, lord?" - Ac 9:3-5)

2. But when we come to Paul's epistle to the Colossians, we learn that
   Paul had come to a much fuller understanding of exactly who Jesus
   was!

3. In this lesson, we shall look at Col 1:13-20, and notice Paul's
   description of "The Pre-Eminent Christ"

4. In so doing, I hope we will be impressed with the fact that Christ is
   certainly our ALL-SUFFICIENT and PRE-EMINENT SAVIOR, who is worthy of
   our love, adoration, and obedience

[Who is this Jesus called "Christ"?  Our first point can be gleaned from
a comment made in verse 13, where Paul was giving reasons why we ought
to be giving thanks to the Father.

That is, Jesus is...]

I. THE KING OVER HIS KINGDOM (13)

   A. JESUS HIMSELF PROCLAIMED TO BE A KING...
      1. He claimed to have a kingdom, and even came into this world to
         proclaim the truth that He is a king - Jn 18:36-37
      2. After his resurrection, He claimed the extent of His rule: 
         authority over all heaven and earth! - Mt 28:18; cf. Ep 1:20-23

   B. HIS KINGSHIP AND KINGDOM PROCLAIMED IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION...
      1. He is "the ruler over the kings of the earth" - Re 1:5
      2. He has made His disciples "kings and priest" (or, "a kingdom of
         priests") to His God and Father - Re 1:6
      3. Those in Christ Jesus are in His kingdom - Re 1:9
      4. Those who persevere to the end will rule with Him even as He
         now reigns! - Re 2:26-27; Re 3:21
      5. He is truly "Lord of lords and King of kings!" - Re 17:14;
         19:16

["King of kings"...certainly an indication of "The Pre-Eminent Christ"!  
But notice that He is also...]

II. THE SAVIOR FROM OUR SINS (14)

   A. BY VIRTUE OF HIS BLOOD WE HAVE "REDEMPTION"...
      1. The word "redemption" (Greek, apolutrosis) means "a releasing
         effected by payment of ransom"
      2. I.e., we have been "released" from the bondage of sin through
         the payment of Jesus' blood shed on the cross - cf. Mt 20:28

   B. BY VIRTUE OF HIS BLOOD WE HAVE "FORGIVENESS"...
      1. "Forgiveness" (Greek, aphesis) means "release from bondage or
         imprisonment"
      2. In Christ, we have "forgiveness or pardon, of sins (letting
         them go as if they had never been committed), remission of the
         penalty"

[As pronounced by the Angel to Joseph, "you shall call His name JESUS, 
for He will save His people from their sins." (Mt 1:21)

A "king" capable of providing "redemption" and "forgiveness" from sins;
truly indications of pre-eminence!  But there is more, for He is
also...]

III. THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD (15)

   A. THE WORD "IMAGE"...
      1. Comes from the Greek eikon {i-kone'}
      2. Meaning "an image, figure, likeness"

   B. JESUS IS THE "IMAGE" OF GOD WHO IS INVISIBLE!
      1. No man has ever seen God, but Jesus has "declared" (made
         manifest) Him - Jn 1:18
      2. As Jesus Himself said, "He who has seen Me has seen the Father"
         - Jn 14:7-9
      3. As expressed by the writer to the Hebrews, Jesus is:
         a. The brightness of God's Glory
         b. The express image of His Person - He 1:3
      4. As Paul wrote to the Corinthians...
         a. Jesus is the "image of God" - 2Co 4:4
         b. In the "face of Jesus Christ" is "the knowledge of the glory
            of God" - 2Co 4:6
      5. From these passages, we learn that Jesus accurately and fully
         expresses the being and perfection of God!
      6. I.e., by looking at Jesus (as He is revealed in the Word of
         God), we can see and know the Father, who is invisible!

[The next description of "The Pre-Eminent Christ" is one that confused 
many and caused some to draw erroneous conclusions.  We observe that 
Jesus is also...]

IV. THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION (15)

   A. CONCERNING THE TERM "FIRSTBORN"...
      1. It can mean "the first one born" (or created)
         a. Some have therefore concluded from this passage that Jesus
            is a created being, the first of all God's creations
         b. For example, those led by the Watchtower Society (who call
            themselves "Jehovah's Witnesses")
      2. But it is also used in the Scriptures as a metaphor to describe
         one who occupies the rank and privilege of being firstborn
         (without literally being "firstborn")
         a. Used by God in this way to refer to the nation of Israel 
            - Exo 4:22
         b. Used by God in this way to refer to David, who was the
            youngest of eight brothers - Ps 89:20,27
      3. Therefore, any interpretation of this term must be in harmony
         with what is taught about Christ elsewhere...
         a. And Jesus is clearly proclaimed to be the creator of ALL
            things - Jn 1:1-3; Col 1:16
         b. It could not be stated that He is the creator of ALL things
            if He Himself was a created being!
         c. Which is why the JW's try to get around these passages by
            inserting the modifier "OTHER" four times in their NWT
            translation of Col 1:16-17!
            1) To let it read as written by Paul, it destroys their
               doctrine that Christ is a created being
            2) So they must "add" to the Word of God...

   B. THE PURPOSE IN USING THE PHRASE "FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION"
      1. To stress that Jesus is pre-eminent over all creation, He has
         all the rights of one as IF He were a "firstborn"
      2. Just as God...
         a. Declared Israel to be His "firstborn" over the nations of
            the earth (though certainly not the first nation to exist)
         b. Declared David to be His "firstborn" over the kings of the
            earth (though certainly not the first king either)
         ...so God has declared Jesus to be the "firstborn" over all
            creation (though He  Himself was not a created being!)

[As already touched upon above, we learn from Paul that Jesus is
also...]

V. THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS (16-17a)

   A. THIS AMAZING TRUTH CONCERNING JESUS IS ALSO CONFIRMED BY...
      1. John in his gospel - Jn 1:3
      2. The writer of the epistle to the Hebrews - He 1:3

   B. FROM THESE VERSES WE LEARN THAT WHEN THE WORLD WAS CREATED...
      1. Jesus was the CREATIVE AGENT by which everything came into
         being!
      2. Everything was created FOR Him also!

   C. AS THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS...
      1. It only follows that He existed before anything that was
         created
      2. Which seems to be the idea of 17a ("He is before all things")

[In addition to being the CREATOR of all things, as we continue in 
verse 17 we learn that Jesus is also...]

VI. THE SUSTAINER OF ALL THINGS (17b)

   A. "IN HIM ALL THINGS CONSIST"
      1. That is, in Him all things are kept in their present state
      2. Their existence, order, and arrangement are continued in the
         present form by HIS power! - cf. He 1:3

   B. WHAT IF JESUS CHOSE TO REMOVE HIS POWER?
      1. Every created thing would fall into disorder!
      2. Or sink back into nothingness!

[Truly in regards to CREATION, Jesus is "The Pre-Eminent Christ!"  But
His preeminence also extends to the realm of REDEMPTION, as suggested
earlier in verses 13-14, and now developed further in verses 18-20]

VII. THE HEAD OF THE BODY, THE CHURCH (18a)

   A. THE CHURCH IS THE BODY OF CHRIST...
      1. The word "church" comes from ekklesia {ek-klay-see'-ah},
         meaning a congregation or assembly made up of people who have
         been "called out"
      2. Those called out by the gospel of Christ into His kingdom form
         a great assembly or congregation
      3. The term "church" is used in two senses:
         a. Universal - the body of saved believers throughout the world
         b. Local - a congregation of saved believers in one locality
      4. In the context of Col 1:18, Paul is speaking of the church
         "universal" (though what we are about to say in the next point
         would be true in a "local" church as well)

   B. AS THE HEAD, JESUS IS OVER THE CHURCH...
      1. As we have already seen, He has all authority in heaven and
         earth - Mt 28:18
      2. How much more so, should He hold the rank of preeminence in His
         Church!
      3. He is the One, therefore, who controls the destiny of those in
         His church! - cf. Rev 2 & 3

[Jesus is also...]

VIII. THE BEGINNING, THE FIRSTBORN FROM THE DEAD (18b)

   A. THE WORD "BEGINNING"...
      1. Comes from the Greek, arche {ar-khay'}
      2. Various shades of meaning include...
         a. Beginning, origin
         b. The person or thing that commences, the first person or
            thing in a series, the leader
         c. That by which anything begins to be, the origin, the active
            cause
         d. The first place, principality, rule, magistracy

   B. REMEMBER THE USE OF THE WORD "FIRSTBORN"...
      1. It does not necessarily mean the FIRST one, but can refer to
         the PRE-EMINENT one
      2. Jesus was not the first person to rise from the dead (cf.
         Jairus' daughter, the son of the widow of Nain, and Lazarus)
      3. But He is the first to rise, never to die again, and is
         declared elsewhere to be the "FIRSTFRUITS" of the resurrection 
         - cf. 1Co 15:20,23
      4. The term "firstfruits" suggests "the cream of the crop", i.e.,
         that which is pre-eminent

   C. THUS, IN REGARDS TO THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD...
      1. Jesus is BOTH the "origin, active cause" (the beginning) and
         the "firstborn from the dead"
      2. He is the "active cause" of the resurrection:  "in Christ all
         shall be made alive" - 1Co 15:22
      3. By His own resurrection, never to die again, He is the 
         "firstborn from the dead", the "firstfruits", i.e., the pre-
         eminent one!

[Two more points are made by Paul in regards to "The Pre-Eminent Christ"
in this passage.  The first is that in Jesus dwells...]

IX. THE FULLNESS OF ALL THINGS (19)

   A. JESUS IS CLEARLY THE "FULLNESS" OF DEITY...
      1. We have seen that He is "the image of the invisible God" - Co
         1:15
      2. Paul later declares that in Jesus "dwells all the fullness of
         the Godhead bodily" - Col 2:9

   B. JESUS IS ALSO OUR "FULLNESS"...
      1. In Him we have "redemption through His blood, the forgiveness
         of sins" - Col 1:14
      2. In Him we have "all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" 
         - Col 2:3
      3. Yes, we are "complete in Him" - Col 2:10

[Finally, we learn that Jesus is...]

X. THE RECONCILER OF ALL THINGS TO GOD (20)

   A. THE FATHER'S DESIRE IS TO RECONCILE TO HIMSELF...
      1. "things on earth"
         a. Which includes sinful man - cf. 2Co 5:18-20
         b. Both Jews and Gentiles - cf. Ep 2:14-18
      2. "things in heaven"
         a. Admittedly, a difficult phrase
         b. It would be easy to fall into vain speculation as to what
            this means (e.g., what things in heaven need reconciliation
            to God?)
         c. Whatever Paul may be alluding to, the point is clear:  Jesus
            is to be the reconciler of ALL things to God!

   B. GOD IS ABLE TO RECONCILE ALL THINGS BY JESUS TO HIMSELF...
      1. "having made peace through the blood of His cross"
      2. Through the death of His Son, it is now possible for sinful man
         to be reconciled to God! - Ro 5:10; Col 1:21-22

CONCLUSION

1. Paul had certainly come a long way in his understanding of Jesus
   since that day he met Him on the road to Damascus!
   a. From saying "Who are you, lord?"
   b. To proclaiming Jesus to be:
      1) The king over His kingdom
      2) The savior from our sins
      3) The image of the invisible God
      4) The firstborn over all creation
      5) The creator of all things
      6) The sustainer of all things
      7) The head of the body, the church
      8) The beginning, the firstborn from the dead
      9) The fullness of all things
     10) The reconciler of all things to God

2. I trust that our own understanding and appreciation of Jesus has
   increased as a result of studying this passage!

3. Perhaps we can also appreciate why Jesus received so much praise and
   adoration in heaven - cf. Re 5:11-12

4. What are WE doing to show our appreciation to Jesus, our "pre-eminent
   and all-sufficient Savior?"

5. Consider the words of Jesus in Luke 6:46...implying that the best
   way we can praise Him is by obeying Him

Have you obeyed Jesus in responding to His Gospel (Mk 16:16; Ac 2:38)?
Are you obeying Jesus by living a faithful life as His disciple (Re 2:
10)?
Executable Outlines, Copyright © Mark A. Copeland, 2011

From Jim McGuiggan... Hindsight and Heroes—Romans 14

Hindsight and Heroes—Romans 14

With the benefit of hindsight and heroes it's easy to be good at saying how things should have been handled all those years ago. Where it is the case we now live in a world created by people better, wiser, braver and far and away less selfish than we are. We breathe the air they have purified, we think their thoughts or, better, the kind of thoughts their way of thinking brings and we are often seduced into admiring ourselves for our superiority over past ages. But without exceptional people—people unlike the rank and file of us—we would still be the people of past ages, doing the things and thinking the thoughts of ages now past. Those who led us well may not have redeemed us from a slavery that had our hands and feet in chains but they certainly delivered us from enslaved minds that dared to put chains on the hands and feet of others.
We shouldn't apologise or feel even the slightest twinge of regret that we as societies have advanced ethically and morally (where indeed that is the case) for even if we can "understand" some of the harsh and heartless institutions and public practices of the past we can never admire them and much less can we glory in them.
Still, because we each have a vote we're tempted to think we're worthy of it and because we each have a vote we're tempted to think we vote out of the reservoir of our individual brilliance and virtue. The truth is: without the sensitive and wise and brave, the bulk of us would mill around with our voting papers stuck in our collars, like sheep to be penned, and that might well be the case not only because we lack insight but because we lack character!
It isn't a mark of character if we jump on every bandwagon that passes by and join in with the crowd, subscribing to the latest trend in religion or foreign policy or social theory—it takes character to refuse to do that. But it's a mark of character to gladly submit our thinking to the test of other ways of thinking, other ways of doing things. It is a mark of character that we examine our preferred ways of thinking and doing for signs of self-service; "does it cost me to think or do this?" or "do I pursue this to further feather my own nest?" or "are we as a society blind and careless to the needs of all others?" As surely as it is no mark of character to follow the latest parade, it is no sign of character to be blindly loyal to the past and refuse to budge. Having thought, it is a sign of character to move forward on the basis of what seems to us to be the truth.
We owe our world a debt! Boreham passionately insisted, "Let me make no mistake. Unless I give back to the world something that costs me blood and agony and tears, I shall, when I quit the planet at last, be in the position of the man who leaves the neighbourhood without first discharging his just and honourable debts." This is the kind of thing Lord Macauley had in mind when he said: "We are free, we are civilised, to little purpose, if we grudge to any portion of the human race an equal measure of freedom and civilisation."
To cash in on the costly achievements of men and women of former days who stood up for the benefit of others and then to use their accomplishments to completely dismiss others is not to have known these people at all. It is to feed on their bones and forget their sacrifice; as if a Christian waxed tearfully eloquent over Jesus forfeiting his rights that he might live while he is stubbornly unwilling to forfeit some of his own that his brothers and sisters might live (see Romans 14).
It's more than arrogance, it's silly arrogance, when we strut with our store of respectable, even correct, views as if they were our creation and as if the world should thank us for what we have inherited.
Vision is never a merit, it is a gift and Macgregor was right: those who can see are always and everywhere debtors to those who are blind.
©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.... Why Is Church So Important?

Why Going To Church Is So Important?

Why Is Church So Important?     
(by: Ben Fronczek)
 
Text: Acts 2:42-47
Did you ever notice how many church buildings are in and around Granville, NY area, or what ever area you are from? If I’m not mistaken there are about 20 churches within a 4 to 5 mile radius oour small country community of Granville. And even though some churches only have small congregations or have even close their doors, some of those church buildings date back hundreds of years, including our old building which was built in 1860.
Over those many years, I wonder over the years how many feet climbed those stairs to enter this facility? How many prayers and songs of praise went up to our Lord God? How many gave their heart to Jesus? How many sermons were preached? How many kids played behind the pews? How many meals were served downstairs after church?
By coming here today and worshipping with us, and sharing a meal afterwards, whether you realize it or not, you are part of a heritage.  People worked hard and gave of their means so that their children, their grandchildren, and great grandchildren, and great, great  grandchildren could gather together in church buildings like this all around the community. Why? Because they saw the importance of having a place to do just what we are doing here today.
Even generations ago those people understood the tremendous value of gathering together at least once a week as a church; as a church family.
I believe they recognized that all of us, whatever generation we live in, have a number of needs which God will take care of, if we assemble together for church.
Whether you realize it or not, Church can and should help us with at least three particularly important needs which each one of us have:
#1 It should fill some Spiritual needs that we have
#2 Some Social needs that we have
#3 And some physical needs that we have
Let me read to you a scene from the early church after it first began .    
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Proposition:
God has placed within each of us some basic needs that are met when we make church a priority in our lives.
In Act 2:42 the writer Dr. Luke tells us that these new Christians
“devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”
Now if you don’t know that background to this text the apostle Peter had just explained to this crowd who Jesus really was. I’m sure some in that crowd did not know about Jesus. Many of them had just made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem for the Pentecost festival from other lands. He explained that Jesus was the one that the prophets of old spoke about. He was the Messiah that they had been waiting for, the one who would remove their sin. He tells them that their fellow Jews had Him killed by having the Romans crucify Him. The crowd was upset after hearing this and so Peter tells them want they personally needed to do to make it right. They needed to repent and be Baptized for the forgiveness of their sins. And we read that 3000 responded to Peter’s invitation and were baptized that very day.                   (Read Act 2 for the whole story)
But then what? Then we have verse 42.  They spent time together. They devoted themselves to learning more from the apostles. They devoted themselves to fellowship (spending time with one another, breaking bread sharing meals together like a family). And they also devoted themselves to prayer. And the text goes on to say that they shared and took care of one another whenever there was a need.
These are valuable things for us to consider today as one considers why we should even bother going to church on a regular basis.   
First of all, the church assembly is important… Because…
 
#I. We Have Spiritual Needs that need to be filled
So what are spiritual needs? For one thing, they are not physical needs. Someone once said, “A Spiritual need is the small black hole in one’s heart searching for truth.”  He goes on to say that “life is not worth living if one does not have anything to gain after death. These are all questions answered by spirituality, religion, and the divine truth of God. We are spiritual beings and our purpose is to seek knowledge of truth and follow the right path.”
When we are young most of us care more about our physical needs being met, but as we grow older, we want and need more. A spiritual appetite grows within us. That’s why I believe these early Christians devoted themselves to the Apostle teachings. They wanted to know more and feed on the spiritual truths being taught.
Three times Jesus told Peter to “feed My sheep or lambs”. (John 21:15-17)   Now Jesus did not have any four legged lambs, but He knew that there would be hungry souls that would want and need to know more about Him and the kingdom of God. And that’s what a good church should be doing; feeding you and helping you grow spiritually through good sermons and Bible studies. It should be a place where you can get those important questions answered.
In 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Paul wrote that,   
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
And as true as that is, and as many times as I have read the Bible through, sometimes I personally find it so very gratifying to sit at the feet of someone who has studied it more than I have. We should never stop seeking, and learning, and growing spiritually. We are designed to crave such things. And hopefully our church can help you with these.
2. The next thing that Luke tells us they were devoted to was “to fellowship…” and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper)…”
 
Now, they like us, had some social needs. I don’t know of any other time in history when the kind of fellowship one can experience in a good church is needed more than it is right now.
At one time these old church buildings were the center of the community’s social life. People did not rush to church, spend an hour worshiping, and then rush home. Back in the 1800′s people either walked, road a horse, or came by carriage to church. It wasn’t just a place to worship God, it was also a place to get together and visit with your neighbors, friends and family after a hard week of work; maybe even have a meal together. It was a place to learn the latest news and find out if someone needed help or encouragement. It was an important social network where people of like faith could worship together, eat together, play together, laugh together, work together, and cry together. I believe people are hungry for these kinds of relationships today. But somehow we’ve made ourselves so busy with our work, and taking care of kids, and our homes. Rather than spending time with people, we plop ourselves down in front of our television or computer exhausted until we conk out at night hardly speaking a word to someone who really cares for us all week long.
As much as one can worship God on the side of a lake, on top of a mountain, or walking through a pasture, I believe that God designed the church to fill some of our social needs. After becoming part of a church more than once I have heard people say that they felt closer to members of their church than they did to their own family, who many times seem distant and uncaring. I truly believe that God does not want us to be lonely. At any point in time, you should be able to call someone in your church family if you have that need.
It also has other benifits for our family, for example I read this story last week…
“A little old lady was amazed at how nice the young man was next door. Everyday he would help her gather things from her car or help her in her yard. One day the old lady finally ask the young man, “son, how did you become such a fine young man”. The young man replied, “well, when I was a boy, I had a drug problem”. The old lady was shocked, “I can’t believe that”. The young man replied, “it’s true, my parents drug me to church on Sunday morning, drug me to church on Sunday night and drug me to church on Wednesday night”
Even though our kids may not understand the positive effects church has on their life, never under estimate the power of what they learn by going to church. Even if they do not go later in life, what they learn and the time they spend in church becomes an underling foundation in their life. It’s an added bonus of what these spiriul teachings and what social network’s influence can do.
#3. The last thing that Luke tells us that they were devoted to, was that they devoted themselves “to prayer.”  
The emphasis is on collective prayer. This addressed some of their emotional and physical needs.In the early church, prayer was clearly a high priority and it was an important part of their life together. Christian not only sought the prayers of others, we also read where they prayed and fasted together for many reasons. That’s how much they cared for and were devoted to one another. And because of that, on many occasions those individuals and those churches were very successful. I have not heard of many successful churches that did not place a priority on prayer.
I believe God has created us all with these needs and I believe that these needs are meant to be filled within the context of community, a church family.
People like to say, “Well I can pray and read my Bible at home!”  True, but unfortunately, most don’t. And we have needs that won’t be met unless we take advantage of gathering together with a community of believers.
A lot of people seem convinced that going to church is simply not cool anymore; it’s out dated. It was for another time and another era, but I beg to differ. In a recent radio program David Jeremiah spoke of a friend, Leif Anderson, who wrote a book. And in that book Mr. Anderson gives some interesting statistics to put this all into perspective.
He mentions that the number of people who now attend church in the U.S. is about 102 million on an average Sunday. To put that number into perspective he compares that number to the number of people who attend a professional sport. The number of people who attended a professional sports last year, like professional Football, Baseball, Basketball, hockey etc., numbered about 94 million in the U.S.. That means more people go to church on a given Sunday than the number of people that went to a professional sporting event in all of last year. In a year’s time Sporting attendance was only at about 2% of church attendance. So if someone tries to tell you that church attendance is fading away in the U.S. don’t believe them.
A second thing which he mentions in his book is that for every 100 worshippers that attend a protestant church on that given Sunday that are 70-79 years of age, there is an average of 160 to 200 between that ages of 20-29. Every once in a while you hear that young people are staying away from church.. And I say, “Not they’re not!”
More and more people are beginning to realize that endless hours spent working, or watching television, playing video games  or surfing the internet is simply not enough. Something in their gut is telling them that they need more. They want more. They want answers, honest answers. They want those spiritual holes filled. And they also want to find some good people, people who really, really care about them and their needs, people they can trust and feel a sense of belonging to.
And that’s what we hope to do here. We are trying to become the kind of Church that God expects us to be, one that teaches the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. We want to be a church where you feel comfortable with the members, maybe even becoming best friends with some of them. And we also want to be the kind of church that really cares about your needs and will help you and will pray with you.
We recognize we have a responsibility to meet some of these important need that each one us and every one of you have.
It is my prayer that you allow us answer some of your question and help you grow spiritually. If you can’t make it to our Bible studies or have other questions I will even come to your home to answer some of those questions and study with you. If you live out of our area feel free to email your questions to granvillechurchofchrist1@gmail.com and I will do my best to answer them.
I pray that you realize we have your best interest in mind here and we offer our friendship. We are no perfect, no church group is, but we are at least trying to live the way Jesus wants us to live. And we will do our best to help you and pray with you if your heart is troubled.
We are a small group now but it is our prayer to develop a sizable congregation of believers here Granville, NY to meet even more of these needs a we function as a close and loving family, the family of God, and I personally want to encourage you to become part of it.
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November 4, 2013

From Gary.... Mirror, mirror on the wall...




































I saved this "clipping" some time ago and thought I would use it today.  Why today?  Well, lately, I have been receiving a lot of compliments about the blog and frankly, I needed this to put things into perspective.  Now, I spend a few hours a day doing this work (although to some it might not SEEM that I put that much time into it) and for me, that is a substantial commitment.  The danger comes from pride in what I am doing and this humble self-description of Christianity is worth reading again and again.  In case you are wondering how the first followers of Christ felt about themselves.... here is one....

1 Corinthians, Chapter 15
  1 But, brothers, I reveal to you the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, in which you also stand,  2 by which you also are being kept safe, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.  3 For I delivered to you in the first place what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures,  4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised the third day, according to the Scriptures,  5 and that He appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. 6 Then He appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, of whom the most remain until now, but some also fell asleep.  7 Then He was seen by James, then by all the apostles;  8 and last of all, even as if to one born out of time, He was also seen by me.  9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not sufficient to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.  10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace which was toward me has not been without fruit, but I labored more abundantly than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.  11 Then whether they or I, so we preach, and so you believed.
Christians are special- because of Christ!!!  Today's message is simple: take a few minutes to reflect on the truth of the Gospel and what that means to you.  When you (and I as well) do this the words of Paul and that little graphic at the top will be motivation to do what you can to further the cause of Jesus of Nazareth, The Christ of God!!!  Also, if you are successful in what you do, remember that it is not your accomplishment, but rather the grace of God working THROUGH YOU!!!!!

From Gary.... Bible Reading and Study November 4

                             


Bible Reading and Study 
November 4



The World English Bible


Nov. 4
Isaiah 33-36

Isa 33:1 Woe to you who destroy, but you weren't destroyed; and who betray, but nobody betrayed you! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed; and when you have made an end of betrayal, you will be betrayed.
Isa 33:2 Yahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Isa 33:3 At the noise of the thunder, the peoples have fled. When you lift yourself up, the nations are scattered.
Isa 33:4 Your spoil will be gathered as the caterpillar gathers. Men will leap on it as locusts leap.
Isa 33:5 Yahweh is exalted, for he dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
Isa 33:6 There will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Yahweh is your treasure.
Isa 33:7 Behold, their valiant ones cry outside; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
Isa 33:8 The highways are desolate. The traveling man ceases. The covenant is broken. He has despised the cities. He doesn't regard man.
Isa 33:9 The land mourns and languishes. Lebanon is confounded and withers away. Sharon is like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are stripped bare.
Isa 33:10 "Now I will arise," says Yahweh; "Now I will lift myself up. Now I will be exalted.
Isa 33:11 You will conceive chaff. You will bring forth stubble. Your breath is a fire that will devour you.
Isa 33:12 The peoples will be like the burning of lime, like thorns that are cut down and burned in the fire.
Isa 33:13 Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and, you who are near, acknowledge my might."
Isa 33:14 The sinners in Zion are afraid. Trembling has seized the godless ones. Who among us can live with the devouring fire? Who among us can live with everlasting burning?
Isa 33:15 He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; He who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil--
Isa 33:16 he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.
Isa 33:17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty. They will see a distant land.
Isa 33:18 Your heart will meditate on the terror. Where is he who counted? Where is he who weighed? Where is he who counted the towers?
Isa 33:19 You will no longer see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that you can't comprehend, with a strange language that you can't understand.
Isa 33:20 Look at Zion, the city of our appointed festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tent that won't be removed. Its stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
Isa 33:21 But there Yahweh will be with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers and streams, in which no galley with oars will go, neither will any gallant ship pass by there.
Isa 33:22 For Yahweh is our judge. Yahweh is our lawgiver. Yahweh is our king. He will save us.
Isa 33:23 Your rigging is untied. They couldn't strengthen the foot of their mast. They couldn't spread the sail. Then the prey of a great spoil was divided. The lame took the prey.
Isa 33:24 The inhabitant won't say, "I am sick." The people who dwell therein will be forgiven their iniquity.
Isa 34:1 Come near, you nations, to hear! Listen, you peoples. Let the earth and all it contains hear; the world, and everything that comes from it.
Isa 34:2 For Yahweh is enraged against all the nations, and angry with all their armies. He has utterly destroyed them. He has given them over for slaughter.
Isa 34:3 Their slain will also be cast out, and the stench of their dead bodies will come up; and the mountains will melt in their blood.
Isa 34:4 All of the army of the sky will be dissolved. The sky will be rolled up like a scroll, and all its armies will fade away, as a leaf fades from off a vine or a fig tree.
Isa 34:5 For my sword has drunk its fill in the sky. Behold, it will come down on Edom, and on the people of my curse, for judgment.
Isa 34:6 Yahweh's sword is filled with blood. It is covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
Isa 34:7 The wild oxen will come down with them, and the young bulls with the mighty bulls; and their land will be drunken with blood, and their dust made greasy with fat.
Isa 34:8 For Yahweh has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
Isa 34:9 Its streams will be turned into pitch, its dust into sulfur, And its land will become burning pitch.
Isa 34:10 It won't be quenched night nor day. Its smoke will go up forever. From generation to generation, it will lie waste. No one will pass through it forever and ever.
Isa 34:11 But the pelican and the porcupine will possess it. The owl and the raven will dwell in it. He will stretch the line of confusion over it, and the plumb line of emptiness.
Isa 34:12 They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing.
Isa 34:13 Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses; and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.
Isa 34:14 The wild animals of the desert will meet with the wolves, and the wild goat will cry to his fellow. Yes, the night creature shall settle there, and shall find herself a place of rest.
Isa 34:15 The arrow snake will make her nest there, and lay, hatch, and gather under her shade. Yes, the kites will be gathered there, every one with her mate.
Isa 34:16 Search in the book of Yahweh, and read: not one of these will be missing. none will lack her mate. For my mouth has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered them.
Isa 34:17 He has cast the lot for them, and his hand has divided it to them with a measuring line. They shall possess it forever. From generation to generation they will dwell in it.
Isa 35:1 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad. The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
Isa 35:2 It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon's glory Lebanon will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They will see Yahweh's glory, the excellence of our God.
Isa 35:3 Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.
Isa 35:4 Tell those who have a fearful heart, "Be strong. Don't be afraid. Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God's retribution. He will come and save you.
Isa 35:5 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
Isa 35:6 Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
Isa 35:7 The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. Grass with reeds and rushes will be in the habitation of jackals, where they lay.
Isa 35:8 A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called The Holy Way. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools will not go there.
Isa 35:9 No lion will be there, nor will any ravenous animal go up on it. They will not be found there; but the redeemed will walk there.
Isa 35:10 The Yahweh's ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away."
Isa 36:1 Now it happened in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all of the fortified cities of Judah, and captured them.
Isa 36:2 The king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to king Hezekiah with a large army. He stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool in the fuller's field highway.
Isa 36:3 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder came out to him.
Isa 36:4 Rabshakeh said to them, "Now tell Hezekiah, 'Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria, "What confidence is this in which you trust?
Isa 36:5 I say that your counsel and strength for the war are only vain words. Now in whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?
Isa 36:6 Behold, you trust in the staff of this bruised reed, even in Egypt, which if a man leans on it, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
Isa 36:7 But if you tell me, 'We trust in Yahweh our God,' isn't that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, 'You shall worship before this altar?' "
Isa 36:8 Now therefore, please make a pledge to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.
Isa 36:9 How then can you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
Isa 36:10 Have I come up now without Yahweh against this land to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, "Go up against this land, and destroy it." ' "
Isa 36:11 Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah said to Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and don't speak to us in the Jews' language in the hearing of the people who are on the wall."
Isa 36:12 But Rabshakeh said, "Has my master sent me only to your master and to you, to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?"
Isa 36:13 Then Rabshakeh stood, and called out with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, "Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!
Isa 36:14 Thus says the king, 'Don't let Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you.
Isa 36:15 Don't let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, "Yahweh will surely deliver us. This city won't be given into the hand of the king of Assyria." '
Isa 36:16 Don't listen to Hezekiah, for thus says the king of Assyria, 'Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and each of you eat from his vine, and each one from his fig tree, and each one of you drink the waters of his own cistern;
Isa 36:17 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
Isa 36:18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, "Yahweh will deliver us." Have any of the gods of the nations delivered their lands from the hand of the king of Assyria?
Isa 36:19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
Isa 36:20 Who are they among all the gods of these countries that have delivered their country out of my hand, that Yahweh should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?' "
Isa 36:21 But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king's commandment was, "Don't answer him."
Isa 36:22 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.



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.
Isaiah


Isaiah 33 1
Woe to you who destroy, and you weren`t destroyed; and deal treacherously, and they didn`t deal treacherously with you! When you have ceased to destroy, you shall be destroyed; and when you have made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with you.
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and that dealest treacherously, and
they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be
spoiled; when thou shalt make an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal
treacherously with thee.
Wo, spoiler! and thou not spoiled, And treacherous! and they dealt not
treacherously with thee, When thou dost finish, O spoiler, thou art spoiled, When
thou dost finish dealing treacherously, They deal treacherously with thee.
Isaiah 33 2
Yahweh, be gracious to us; we have waited for you: be you our arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be their arm every morning, yea,
our salvation in the time of trouble.
O Jehovah, favour us, for thee we have waited, Be their arm, in the mornings, Yea,
our salvation in time of adversity.
Isaiah 33 3
At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of yourself the nations are
scattered.
At the noise of the tumult the peoples fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were
scattered.
From the voice of a multitude fled have peoples, From thine exaltation scattered have been nations.
Isaiah 33 4
Your spoil shall be gathered as the caterpillar gathers: as locusts leap shall men leap on it.
And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running of
locusts shall they run upon it.
And gathered hath been your spoil, A gathering of the caterpillar, As a running
to and fro of locusts is he running on it.
Isaiah 33 5
Yahweh is exalted; for he dwells on high: he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and
righteousness;
Set on high is Jehovah, for He is dwelling on high, He filled Zion [with] judgment and righteousness,
Isaiah 33 6
There shall be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Yahweh is your treasure.
and he shall be the stability of thy times, the riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge:
the fear of Jehovah shall be your treasure.
And hath been the stedfastness of thy times, The strength of salvation, wisdom,
and knowledge, Fear of Jehovah -- it [is] His treasure.
Isaiah 33 7
Behold, their valiant ones cry outside; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.
Lo, `Their Ariel,` they have cried without, Messengers of peace do weep bitterly.
Isaiah 33 8
The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceases: [the enemy] has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, he doesn`t regard man.
The highways are desolate, the wayfaring man ceaseth. He hath broken the covenant, he
hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
Desolated have been highways, Ceased hath he who passeth along the path, He hath
broken covenant, He hath despised enemies, He hath not esteemed a man.
Isaiah 33 9
The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is confounded and withers away; Sharon is like a
desert; and Bashan and Carmel shake off [their leaves].
The land mourneth, it languisheth; Lebanon is ashamed, is withered; the Sharon is
become as a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are stripped.
Mourned, languished hath the land, Confounded hath been Lebanon, Withered
hath been Sharon as a wilderness, And shaking are Bashan and Carmel.
Isaiah 33 10
Now will I arise, says Yahweh; now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted.
Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I be exalted, now will I lift up myself.
Now, do I arise, saith Jehovah, Now I am exalted, now I am lifted up.
Isaiah 33 11
You shall conceive chaff, you shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you.
Ye shall conceive dry grass, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath shall devour you [as]
fire.
Ye conceive chaff, ye bear stubble, Your spirit! -- fire devoureth you.
Isaiah 33 12
The peoples shall be as the burning of lime, as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.
And the peoples shall be [as] burnings of lime, [as] thorns cut up shall they be burned in
the fire.
And peoples have been [as] burnings of lime, Thorns, as sweepings, with fire they burn.
Isaiah 33 13
Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and, you who are near, acknowledge my might.
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
Hear, ye far off, that which I have done, And know, ye near ones, My might.
Isaiah 33 14
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? who among us can dwell with everlasting burning?
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath surprised the hypocrites: Who among us
shall dwell with the consuming fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting flames?
Afraid in Zion have been sinners, Seized hath trembling the profane: Who doth
dwell for us -- consuming fire, Who doth dwell for us -- burnings of the age?
Isaiah 33 15
He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from taking a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking on evil:
-- He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of
oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears
from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil:
Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of
oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear
from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,
Isaiah 33 16
He shall dwell on high; his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given [him]; his waters shall be sure.
he shall dwell on high, the fortresses of the rocks shall be his high retreat; bread shall be
given him, his water shall be sure.
He high places doth inhabit, Strongholds of rock [are] his high tower, His bread
hath been given, his waters stedfast.
Isaiah 33 17
Your eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall see a land that reaches afar.
Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty; they shall behold the land that is far off.
A king in his beauty, see do thine eyes, They see a land afar off.
Isaiah 33 18
Your heart shall muse on the terror: Where is he who counted, where is he who weighed [the tribute]? where is he who counted the towers?
Thy heart shall meditate on terror: Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is
he that counted the towers?
Thy heart doth meditate terror, Where [is] he who is counting? Where [is] he who
is weighing? Where [is] he who is counting the towers?
Isaiah 33 19
You shall not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that you can not comprehend, of a strange language that you can not understand.
Thou shalt no more see the fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst
comprehend, of a stammering tongue that cannot be understood.
The strong people thou seest not, A people deeper of lip than to be understood, Of
a scorned tongue, there is no understanding.
Isaiah 33 20
Look on Zion, the city of our solemnities: your eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords of it be broken.
Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet
habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be pulled up,
neither shall any of its cords be broken;
See Zion, the city of our meetings, Thine eyes see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, A
tent not taken down, Not removed are its pins for ever, And none of its cords are
broken.
Isaiah 33 21
But there Yahweh will be with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers and streams, in which shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
but there Jehovah is unto us glorious, -- a place of rivers, of broad streams: no galley with
oars shall go there, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
But there mighty [is] Jehovah for us, A place of rivers -- streams broad of sides, No
ship with oars doth go into it, And a mighty ship doth not pass over it.
Isaiah 33 22
For Yahweh is our judge, Yahweh is our lawgiver, Yahweh is our king; he will save us.
For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah, our lawgiver, Jehovah, our king: he will save us.
For Jehovah our judge, Jehovah our lawgiver, Jehovah our king -- He doth save us.
Isaiah 33 23
Your rigging is loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.
Thy tacklings are loosed; they strengthen not the socket of their mast, they cannot
spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
Left have been thy ropes, They strengthen not rightly their mast, They have not
spread out a sail, Then apportioned hath been a prey of much spoil, The lame have
taken spoil.
Isaiah 33 24
The inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people who dwell therein shall be forgiven their
iniquity.
And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be
forgiven [their] iniquity.
Nor doth an inhabitant say, `I was sick,` The people that is dwelling in it, is forgiven of iniquity!
Isaiah 34 1
Come near, you nations, to hear; and listen, you peoples: let the earth hear, and the fullness of it; the world, and all things that come forth from it.
Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and all its
fulness; the world, and all that cometh forth of it.
Come near, ye nations, to hear, And ye peoples, give attention, Hear doth the earth
and its fulness, The world, and all its productions.
Isaiah 34 2
For Yahweh has indignation against all the nations, and wrath against all their host: he has
utterly destroyed them, he has delivered them to the slaughter.
For the wrath of Jehovah is against all the nations, and [his] fury against all their armies:
he hath devoted them to destruction, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
For wrath [is] to Jehovah against all the nations, And fury against all their host,
He hath devoted them to destruction, He hath given them to slaughter.
Isaiah 34 3
Their slain also shall be cast out, and the stench of their dead bodies shall come up; and the
mountains shall be melted with their blood.
And their slain shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up from their carcases, and
the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
And their wounded are cast out, And their carcases cause their stench to ascend,
And melted have been mountains from their blood.
Isaiah 34 4
All the host of the sky shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fade away, as the leaf fades from off the vine, and as a fading [leaf] from the fig-tree.
And all the host of the heavens shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together
as a scroll; and all their host shall fade away, as a leaf fadeth from off the vine, and as the
withered [fruit] from the fig-tree.
And consumed have been all the host of the heavens, And rolled together as a book
have been the heavens, And all their hosts do fade, As the fading of a leaf of a vine,
And as the fading one of a fig-tree.
Isaiah 34 5
For my sword has drunk its fill in the sky: behold, it shall come down on Edom, and on the people of my curse, to judgment.
For my sword is bathed in the heavens; behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon
the people of my ban, to judgment.
For soaked in the heavens was My sword, Lo, on Edom it cometh down, On the
people of My curse for judgment.
Isaiah 34 6
The sword of Yahweh is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and
goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great
slaughter in the land of Edom.
The sword of Jehovah is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of
lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Jehovah hath a sacrifice in
Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
A sword [is] to Jehovah -- it hath been full of blood, It hath been made fat with
fatness, With blood of lambs and he-goats. With fat of kidneys of rams, For a
sacrifice [is] to Jehovah in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
Isaiah 34 7
The wild-oxen shall come down with them, and the bulls with the bulls: and their land shall be drunken with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.
And the buffaloes shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their
land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.
And come down have reems with them, And bullocks with bulls, And soaked hath
been their land from blood, And their dust from fatness is made fat.
Isaiah 34 8
For Yahweh has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
For it is the day of Jehovah`s vengeance, the year of recompenses for the controversy of
Zion.
(For a day of vengeance [is] to Jehovah, A year of recompences for Zion`s strife,)
Isaiah 34 9
The streams of [Edom] shall be turned into pitch, and the dust of it into sulfur, and the land of it shall become burning pitch.
And the torrents thereof shall be turned into pitch, and its dust into brimstone; yea, the
land thereof shall become burning pitch:
And turned have been her streams to pitch, And her dust to brimstone, And her
land hath become burning pitch.
Isaiah 34 10
It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke of it shall go up for ever; from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it forever and ever.
it shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from
generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
By night and by day she is not quenched, To the age go up doth her smoke, From
generation to generation she is waste, For ever and ever, none is passing into her.
Isaiah 34 11
But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell
therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.
And the pelican and the bittern shall possess it, and the great owl and the raven shall
dwell in it. And he shall stretch out upon it the line of waste, and the plummets of
emptiness.
And possess her do pelican and hedge-hog, And owl and raven dwell in her, And He
hath stretched out over her A line of vacancy, and stones of emptiness.
Isaiah 34 12
They shall call the nobles of it to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing.
Of her nobles who should proclaim the kingdom, none are there; and all her princes shall
be nought.
[To] the kingdom her freemen they call, But there are none there, And all her princes are at an end.
Isaiah 34 13
Thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses of it; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.
And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in her fortresses; and it
shall be a dwelling-place of wild dogs, a court for ostriches.
And gone up her palaces have thorns, Nettle and bramble [are] in her fortresses,
And it hath been a habitation of dragons, A court for daughters of an ostrich.
Isaiah 34 14
The wild animals of the desert shall meet with the wolves, and the wild goat shall cry to his
fellow; yes, the night-monster shall settle there, and shall find her a place of rest.
And there shall the beasts of the desert meet with the jackals, and the wild goat shall cry
to his fellow; the lilith also shall settle there, and find for herself a place of rest.
And met have Ziim with Aiim, And the goat for its companion calleth, Only there
rested hath the night-owl, And hath found for herself a place of rest.
Isaiah 34 15
There shall the dart-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shade; yes, there shall the kites be gathered, everyone with her mate.
There shall the arrow-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her
shadow; there also shall the vultures be gathered one with another.
There made her nest hath the bittern, Yea, she layeth, and hath hatched, And hath
gathered under her shadow, Only there gathered have been vultures, Each with its companion.
Isaiah 34 16
Seek you out of the book of Yahweh, and read: no one of these shall be missing, none shall want her mate; for my mouth, it has commanded, and his Spirit, it has gathered them.
Search ye in the book of Jehovah and read: not one of these shall fail, one shall not have to
seek for the other; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered
them.
Seek out of the book of Jehovah, and read, One of these hath not been lacking, None
hath missed its companion, For My mouth -- it hath commanded, And His spirit --
He hath gathered them.
Isaiah 34 17
He has cast the lot for them, and his hand has divided it to them by line: they shall possess it forever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
For he himself hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them with
the line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell
therein.
And He hath cast for them a lot, And His hand hath apportioned [it] to them by
line, Unto the age they possess it, To all generations they dwell in it!
Isaiah 35 1
The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
The wilderness and the dry land shall be gladdened; and the desert shall rejoice, and
blossom as the rose.
They joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose,
Isaiah 35 2
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon: they shall see the glory of Yahweh, the excellency of our God.
It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice even with joy and shouting: the glory of Lebanon
shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of
Jehovah, the excellency of our God.
Flourishing it doth flourish, and rejoice, Yea, [with] joy and singing, The honour
of Lebanon hath been given to it, The beauty of Carmel and Sharon, They -- they see
the honour of Jehovah, The majesty of our God.
Isaiah 35 3
Strengthen you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Strengthen the weak hands and confirm the tottering knees.
Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.
Isaiah 35 4
Tell those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, don`t be afraid: behold, your God will come
[with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.
Say to them that are of a timid heart, Be strong, fear not; behold your God: vengeance
cometh, the recompense of God! He will come himself, and save you.
Say to the hastened of heart, `Be strong, Fear not, lo, your God; vengeance cometh,
The recompence of God, He Himself doth come and save you.`
Isaiah 35 5
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf be unstopped;
Then opened are eyes of the blind, And ears of the deaf are unstopped,
Isaiah 35 6
Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the mute shall sing; for in the
wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
then shall the lame [man] leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the
wilderness shall waters break out, and torrents in the desert.
Then leap as a hart doth the lame, And sing doth the tongue of the dumb, For
broken up in a wilderness have been waters, And streams in a desert.
Isaiah 35 7
The glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the
habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
And the mirage shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the
habitation of wild dogs, where they lay down, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
And the mirage hath become a pond, And the thirsty land fountains of waters, In
the habitation of dragons, Its place of couching down, a court for reed and rush.
Isaiah 35 8
A highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, but is shall be for for him who walks in the Way. Wicked fools will not go there.
And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the
unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go [this] way -- even
fools, -- shall not err [therein].
And a highway hath been there, and a way, And the `way of holiness` is called to it,
Not pass over it doth the unclean, And He Himself [is] by them, Whoso is going in
the way -- even fools err not.
Isaiah 35 9
No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous animal go up thereon; they shall not be found
there; but the redeemed shall walk [there]:
No lion shall be there, nor shall ravenous beast go up thereon, nor be found there; but the
redeemed shall walk [there].
No lion is there, yea, a destructive beast Ascendeth it not, it is not found there,
And walked have the redeemed,
Isaiah 35 10
and the ransomed of Yahweh shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be on their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come to Zion with singing; and
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow
and sighing shall flee away.
And the ransomed of Jehovah return, And have entered Zion with singing. And joy age-during on their head, Joy and gladness they attain, And fled away have sorrow and sighing!
Isaiah 36 1
Now it happened in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria
came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.
And it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of
Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.
And it cometh to pass, in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, come up hath
Sennacherib king of Asshur against all the fenced cities of Judah, and seizeth
Isaiah 36 2
The king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to king Hezekiah with a great army. He stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller`s field.
And the king of Assyria sent Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to king Hezekiah,
with a strong force. And he stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the highway of
the fuller`s field.
And the king of Asshur sendeth Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, unto the
king Hezekiah, with a heavy force, and he standeth by the conduit of the upper
pool, in the highway of the fuller`s field,
Isaiah 36 3
Then came forth to him Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder.
Then came forth to him Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, who was over the household, and
Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the chronicler.
and go forth unto him doth Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who [is] over the house, and
Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the remembrancer.
Isaiah 36 4
Rabshakeh said to them, Say you now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this in which you trust?
And Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of
Assyria: What confidence is this in which thou trustest?
And Rabshakeh saith unto them, `Say ye, I pray you, unto Hezekiah, `Thus said the
great king, the king of Asshur, What [is] this confidence in which thou hast confided?
Isaiah 36 5
I say, [your] counsel and strength for the war are but vain words: now on whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?
Thou sayest, but it is a word of the lips, [There is] counsel and strength for war. Now on
whom dost thou rely, that thou hast revolted against me?
I have said: Only, a word of the lips! counsel and might [are] for battle: now, on
whom hast thou trusted, that thou hast rebelled against me?
Isaiah 36 6
Behold, you trust on the staff of this bruised reed, even on Egypt, whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.
Behold, thou reliest upon the staff of that broken reed, upon Egypt, on which if a man
lean, it goes into his hand, and pierces it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that rely
upon him.
`Lo, thou hast trusted on the staff of this broken reed -- on Egypt -- which a man
leaneth on, and it hath gone into his hand, and pierced it -- so [is] Pharaoh king of
Egypt to all those trusting on him.
Isaiah 36 7
But if you tell me, We trust in Yahweh our God: isn`t that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, You shall worship before this altar?
And if thou say to me, We rely upon Jehovah our God: is it not he, whose high places and
whose altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship
before this altar?
`And dost thou say unto me, Unto Jehovah our God we have trusted? is it not He,
whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath turned aside, and saith to
Judah and to Jerusalem, Before this altar ye do bow yourselves?
Isaiah 36 8
Now therefore, please give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two
thousand horses, if you be able on your part to set riders on them.
And now engage, I pray thee, with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two
thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
`And now, negotiate, I pray thee, with my lord the king of Asshur, and I give to
thee two thousand horses, if thou art able to put for thee riders on them.
Isaiah 36 9
How then can you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master`s servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master`s servants?
And thou reliest upon Egypt for chariots and for horsemen!
And how dost thou turn back the face of one captain of the least of the servants of
my lord, and dost trust for thee on Egypt, for chariot and for horsemen?
Isaiah 36 10
Am I now come up without Yahweh against this land to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
And now am I come up without Jehovah against this land to destroy it? Jehovah said to
me, Go up against this land and destroy it.
And now, without Jehovah have I come up against this land to destroy it? Jehovah
said unto me, Go up unto this land, and thou hast destroyed it.`
Isaiah 36 11
Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah to Rabshakeh, Please speak, to your servants in the
Syrian language; for we understand it: and don`t speak to us in the Jews` language, in the ears of the people who are on the wall.
And Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to Rab-shakeh, Speak, we pray thee, to thy servants
in Syriac, for we understand it; and speak not to us in the Jewish [language] in the ears
of the people that are upon the wall.
And Eliakim saith -- and Shebna and Joah -- unto Rabshakeh, `Speak, we pray thee,
unto thy servants [in] Aramaean, for we are understanding; and do not speak unto
us [in] Jewish, in the ears of the people who [are] on the wall.`
Isaiah 36 12
But Rabshakeh said, Has my master sent me to your master, and to you, to speak these words? [has he] not [sent me] to the men who sit on the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?
And Rab-shakeh said, Is it to thy master and to thee that my master sent me to speak
these words? Is it not to the men that sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung,
and drink their own urine with you?
And Rabshakeh saith, `Unto thy lord, and unto thee, hath my lord sent me to speak
these words? is it not for the men -- those sitting on the wall to eat their own
dung and to drink their own water with you?`
Isaiah 36 13
Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews` language, and said, Hear you the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
And Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jewish [language], and said,
Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!
And Rabshakeh standeth and calleth with a great voice [in] Jewish, and saith,
`Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Asshur:
Isaiah 36 14
Thus says the king, Don`t let Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you:
Thus says the king: Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you.
Thus said the king, Let not Hezekiah lift you up, for he is not able to deliver you;
Isaiah 36 15
neither let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, Yahweh will surely deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Neither let Hezekiah make you rely upon Jehovah, saying, Jehovah will certainly deliver
us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
and let not Hezekiah make you trust unto Jehovah, saying, Jehovah doth certainly
deliver us, this city is not given into the hand of the king of Asshur.
Isaiah 36 16
Don`t listen to Hezekiah: for thus says the king of Assyria, Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and eat you everyone of his vine, and everyone of his fig-tree, and drink you everyone the waters of his own cistern;
Hearken not to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: Make peace with me and come
out to me; and eat every one of his vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink every
one the waters of his own cistern;
`Do not hearken unto Hezekiah, for thus said the king of Asshur, Make ye with me
a blessing, and come out unto me, and eat ye each of his vine, and each of his fig-
tree, and drink ye each the waters of his own well,
Isaiah 36 17
until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a
land of bread and vineyards.
till my coming in, and I have taken you unto a land like your own land, a land of
corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards;
Isaiah 36 18
Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, Yahweh will deliver us. Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
Let not Hezekiah persuade you, saying, Jehovah will deliver us. Has any of the gods of the
nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
lest Hezekiah doth persuade you, saying, Jehovah doth deliver us. `Have the gods of
the nations delivered each his land out of the hand of the king of Asshur?
Isaiah 36 19
Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have
they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
Where [are] the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where the gods of Sepharvaim, that
they have delivered Samaria out of my hand?
Isaiah 36 20
Who are they among all the gods of these countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that Yahweh should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
Who are they among all the gods of these countries that have delivered their country out
of my hand, that Jehovah should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
Who among all the gods of these lands [are] they who have delivered their land out
of my hand, that Jehovah doth deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?`
Isaiah 36 21
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king`s commandment was,
saying, Don`t answer him.
And they were silent, and answered him not a word; for the king`s command was, saying,
Answer him not.
And they keep silent, and have not answered him a word, for a command of the
king is, saying, `Do not answer him.`
Isaiah 36 22
Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
And Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and
Joah the son of Asaph, the chronicler, came to Hezekiah, with their garments rent, and
told him the words of Rab-shakeh.
And Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who [is] over the house, cometh in, and Shebna the
scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the remembrancer, unto Hezekiah with rent
garments, and they declare to him the words of Rabshakeh.
 Study Questions

The exalted LORD will be? 33:5, 6
 
Who will dwell in the heights? 33:16 with vs. 15
 
the sword of the LORD is sated with? 34:6
 
The highway the redeemed will walk on is called? 35:8, 9

Who beseiged Jerusalem? 36:1, 2
 
What was the message of Rabshakeh? 36:13-20
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1 Timothy 4

1Ti 4:1 But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
1Ti 4:2 through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;
1Ti 4:3 forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
1Ti 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving.
1Ti 4:5 For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.
1Ti 4:6 If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed.
1Ti 4:7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.
1Ti 4:8 For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.
1Ti 4:9 This saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance.
1Ti 4:10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
1Ti 4:11 Command and teach these things.
1Ti 4:12 Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.
1Ti 4:13 Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.
1Ti 4:14 Don't neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
1Ti 4:15 Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.
1Ti 4:16 Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

 
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1 Timothy
1 Timothy 4 1
But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying
attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith,
giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons
And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away
from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,
1 Timothy 4 2
through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot
speaking lies in hypocrisy, cauterised as to their own conscience,
in hypocrisy speaking lies, being seared in their own conscience,
1 Timothy 4 3
forbidding marriage and commanding to abstinence from foods which God created to be
received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
forbidding to marry, [bidding] to abstain from meats, which God has created for
receiving with thanksgiving for them who are faithful and know the truth.
forbidding to marry -- to abstain from meats that God created to be received with
thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,
1 Timothy 4 4
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with
thanksgiving.
For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing [is] to be rejected, being received with
thanksgiving;
because every creature of God [is] good, and nothing [is] to be rejected, with
thanksgiving being received,
1 Timothy 4 5
For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.
for it is sanctified by God`s word and freely addressing [him].
for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.
1 Timothy 4 6
If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed.
Laying these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus,
nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which thou hast fully
followed up.
These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus
Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching,
which thou didst follow after,
1 Timothy 4 7
But refuse profane and old wives` fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.
But profane and old wives` fables avoid, but exercise thyself unto piety;
and the profane and old women`s fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,
1 Timothy 4 8
For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value for all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.
for bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for everything,
having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come.
for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things
profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;
1 Timothy 4 9
This saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance.
The word [is] faithful and worthy of all acceptation;
stedfast [is] the word, and of all acceptation worthy;
1 Timothy 4 10
For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
for, for this we labour and suffer reproach, because we hope in a living God, who is
preserver of all men, specially of those that believe.
for for this we both labour and are reproached, because we hope on the living God,
who is Saviour of all men -- especially of those believing.
1 Timothy 4 11
Command and teach these things.
Enjoin and teach these things.
Charge these things, and teach;
1 Timothy 4 12
Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.
Let no one despise thy youth, but be a model of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love,
in faith, in purity.
let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in
word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;
1 Timothy 4 13
Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.
Till I come, give thyself to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;
1 Timothy 4 14
Don`t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
Be not negligent of the gift [that is] in thee, which has been given to thee through
prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the elderhood.
be not careless of the gift in thee, that was given thee through prophecy, with
laying on of the hands of the eldership;
1 Timothy 4 15
Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.
Occupy thyself with these things; be wholly in them, that thy progress may be manifest
to all.
of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be
manifest in all things;
1 Timothy 4 16
Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
Give heed to thyself and to the teaching; continue in them; for, doing this, thou shalt save
both thyself and those that hear thee.
take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing,
both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee.
 Study Questions

What was Timothy to give attention to? 4:13