🗝️s New Testament & Bible prophecy study, verses paraphrased [ ] references { } thots
• 2 Corinthians 9:7-15 John 1:35-51
☀️ 2 Corinthians 9:7-15
(The traveling brothers were taking a collection to Jerusalem, a gift for severe drought relief. Paul wrote..) 7 - Each one must give as they’ve decided in their heart, and not reluctantly or under compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound, so that having all sufficiency in all things, at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it’s written, “He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor, his righteousness endures forever.”
10 He who supplies seed for the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing. And at the same time will increase the harvest {maturing} of your righteous good character. 11 That is to say, you will be enriched in every way! This is so you can be generous in every way, which produces thanksgiving to God. 12 For the service of this gift is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.
13 They will glorify God because of your generosity, both to them and to others. Which generosity and benevolent spirit grows out of your believing the gospel of Christ. 14 And their affection for you will increase as well, and they will say prayers for you.
All this grows and expands because of the surpassing grace of God upon us. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable and beyond words gift! {Few have understood its full scale, though a glimmer does seem to be trying to shine through the cracks..}
🌙 John 1:35-51
35 - The next day John (the Baptist) was standing with two of his disciples, 36 when he saw Jesus as he was walking by and he said, “Look! The Lamb of God!” {Why? Why a sacrifice? (As portrayed in the O.T. worship. Fulfilled via the only straight out from God one. Forever firstborn Son.) Imagine yourself waking up into the radiance of the GWT judgment ‘day’ and you had been a child sex trafficker.. Or a cruel and heartless despot, abusing and harming untold numbers of vulnerable people.. Ultimately is it God’s anger at you that needs to be appeased? Or is it our own human conscience and psyche that demands appeasement.. Imagine - ultimately - the very gut wrenching remorse, of some. ..Remorse actually works.}
37 Two disciples of John heard him say this [“lamb of God”] so they left and followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned and saw them following him and asked them, “What are you seeking?” They said, “Rabbi/teacher, where are you staying?” 39 He said, “Come and see.” So they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour (about 4pm).
40 One of the two who heard John, and had followed Jesus home, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 So Andrew first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We’ve found the Messiah!” [Messías – anointed, anointed one, hebrew, the Greek is Christos - Christ.]
42 Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas” [which means Peter].
43 The next day Jesus went to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the dame city as Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip went and found Nathanael (Mt.10:3, is Bartholomew?) and said to him, “We have found the one Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote about! Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph!” 46 Nathanael said, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”
Philip said, “Come and see.” 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said, “An Israelite indeed! In whom there is no guile!” 48 Nathanael said, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael said, “Rabbi, you’re the Son of God! The King of Israel!”
50 Jesus answered, “Because I told you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ you believe? I tell you, you’ll see greater things than this. 51 You will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending to the Son of Man.” [Rev.12:5]
Tomorrows verses, 01/04
2 Corinthians 10:1-6 John 2:1-12
Start the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)
have a great day! ☀️🕊️
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