04-09 - Phil-1 Lk-19

N.Testament & Prophecy Advanced CU Study, verses paraphrased  [ ] references { } thots

 • Philippians 1:19-26  Luke 19:1-10 and ACTS 20:17-38 separately

            ☀️ Philippians 1:19-26

19 - I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this imprisonment will turn out for good. 20 As it is my eager expectation that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage, now as always, Christ will be honored, whether by my life or by my death. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

     22 If I am to live on in this mortality, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I should choose I cannot tell. 23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire to be done with this life and {imo, next thing a believer knows, is to be “resurrected” and} be with Christ, for that is far better. 24 But to remain is more beneficial for you. 25 Convinced of this, I know I will remain and continue with you all, for the progress and joy in the faith, 26 and that we may happily glory in Christ, when I come to you again.

            🌙 Luke 19:1-10

1 - Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through, 2 and there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector and was rich. (A Judean tax collector for hated Rome.) 3 And he was seeking to see Jesus, but on account of the crowd he couldn’t because he was small in stature. 4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree. 5 And when Jesus drew near, he looked up and said, “Zacchaeus! Hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.”

     6 So he hurried and came down and received him happily. 7 And when the people saw it, they grumbled, saying, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!” (A common phrase was “sinners and tax collectors”.) {This is a wealthy ‘sinner’. Jesus looks at hearts not class or labels we humans are prone to thinking in terms of.}

     8 And Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord! The half of my goods I will give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will restore it fourfold.”

     9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house! For he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost [apollumi - (the) destroyed, perished, lost].”

           

Tomorrows verses, 04/10

Philippians 1:27-2:3  Matthew 20:29-34

Start the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)

Jesus said he “will draw all” Jn.12:32.

have a great day! ☀️🕊️