a paraphrased ‘enter the story’
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05/15 ~ From New Testament Letters
(In the Order Believed Written)
15 - In your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason of the hope [hope, expectation, trust, confidence] that’s in you, yet with gentleness and respect, 16 having a good conscience, so - when - you are slandered, those who insult your good behavior in Christ may be refuted. 17 It’s better to suffer for doing good, if that be God's will, than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins [harmartia - missing the mark, falling short, imperfection, wrongs] the righteous [dikaios - righteous, just, upright, approved] on behalf of the unrighteous [a-dikos - unjust, unrighteous, wicked, treacherous, unapproved] that he might bring us to God, having put to death flesh {carnal} made alive however in spirit. 19 Same as he went and proclaimed to the spirits under guard {locked into the coming deluge} 20 because in the old time, they didn’t obey, when was waiting God's patience in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through. 21 And baptism, which corresponds to this {perishing of the self centered/self first carnality} now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body {bodily bathing} but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven, and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been made subject to him.
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🗝️ [ ] - word/language insights, usually from biblehub dot com - peering through translator partial unbelief; cross references, etc.
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Tomorrows verses - 1 Peter 4:1-8
My own studies, had to paraphrase to post..
Start the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150).
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