Apr-03 From Lk-16 Eph-5 6

    Enter The Story Daily

 a paraphrased scripture study

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GospeL Verses ~ Luke 16:1-15

1 - He told a parable to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and accusations were told to him that he was wasting the rich man’s possessions. 2 So he called him and said, ‘What is this that I hear about you?! Turn in the accounts of your management. I will not have you as manager.’ 3 The manager thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? Since the mister is taking the management away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I refuse to beg. 4 I know! I know what to do, so that when I’m removed from this management, people will receive me into their household.’ 5 So, he summoned his master's debtors one by one, and said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6 He answered, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ So he said, ‘Take your bill, and quickly, write fifty.’ 7 Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ So the manager said, ‘Take your bill, and write down eighty.’

     8 Now the master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their dealings than the sons of light are. 9 But I say to you, use worldly wealth to benefit others, so when all fails, you will be welcomed. 

     10 “For one who is faithful in a small matter is also faithful in the large, and one who is dishonest in the small things is dishonest in the large. 11 If then you have been unfaithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust you with the true riches? 12 And if you’ve not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? 13 I tell you, no one can serve two masters, either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and wealth.”

     14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard this, and were ridiculing him. 15 But he answered, “You justify yourselves before men, but God knows your heart. And what is highly prized among man is detestable in the sight of God.”

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From New Testament Letters

     (In the Order Believed Written)

                  ~ Ephesians 5:28-6:3 ~

28 - Husbands love your wives as a part of very self. For whoever loves his wife is benefitting himself. 29 For no one hates theirself, but takes good care and cherishes. This is just as Christ is with his followers. 30 We are members of him. [Being built up into a temple of the LORD. Of which Jesus is the forever head.] 31 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two are then one.” 32 This is a profound mystery. I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 33 However, let each one love his wife as much as his very self. And let the wife therefore also, respect her husband.

     6:1 And children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” - this is the first commandment with a promise, 3 “that it may go well with you and you may live long in the land.”

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Tomorrow’s Verses:

Luke 16:16-31

Ephesians 6:4-9

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Apr-02 From Mt-20 Eph-5

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GospeL Verses ~ Matthew 20:17-28

17 - As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and said, 18 “We are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the leaders and scribes, and they will condemn him to death. 19 They will deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.” 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons [disciples John and James] and knelt before him to make a request. 21 And he said to her, “What is it you wish?” She said, “Say that these two sons of mine will sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” 22 Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I will drink?” They said, “We are able.” 23 He said, “You will drink of my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to give, but is for those for whom it is prepared by my Father.”

     24 When the other ten heard it, they were offended at the brothers. 25 But Jesus called them all to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations (gentiles) lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 But it will not be so among you. Whoever would lead must be as a servant, 27 and whoever would be first, must be as a slave, 28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served - but to serve. And to give his life as a ransom for many [polýs – many, high in number, multitudinous, plenteous, much, great in amount and extent].”

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From New Testament Letters

     (In the Order Believed Written)

                  ~ Ephesians 5:17-27 ~

17 - So don’t be foolish! Instead understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 Don’t get drunk with wine, for that lacks sobriety. Instead be FILLED with the Spirit, 19 talking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, your hearts making melody to the Lord, 20 and giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus. 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for him. 22 Wives, to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head [kephalé - head, cornerstone, foundation] of the wife even as Christ is the head (cornerstone, foundation) of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior [sótér - from sozo - safety; savior, preserver, deliverer]. (By serving and sacrifice.) 24 Now as the church is under arrangement to Christ, so also wives should be under arrangement in all to their husbands. 25 And husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her. 26 This is so he might sanctify [hagiazó - to make holy, consecrate, sanctify, regard as sacred] her, having purified [katharízō – make pure, removing all admixture, intermingling, from katharós - free from contamination, root of catharsis] by the washing that is by the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself, radiant, without spot, wrinkle or shadow, that it might be holy and blameless.

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Tomorrow’s Verses:

Luke 16:1-15

Ephesians 5:28-6:3

Acts & Rev - weekly

And currently Daniel

Is.11:7 - The lion will eat straw like the ox!⛲️

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