Verses paraphrased due to ©‘s [ref] {thots} (An 8TH ‘DAY’ CU Studies Journal)
☀️ A.M. James 2:9-16
9 - But if you show partiality, you commit [ergazomai - work, trade, do] sin [hamartia - miss the mark] and are shown by the law to be doing wrong. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of breaking it all. 11 The same God who told us to be faithful in marriage also told us not to murder. So if you’re faithful in marriage, but you murder someone, whichever, it doesn’t matter, you have broken God's Law. 12 So talk and act {with kindness and mercy} knowing we are also those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. 13 For judgment is without mercy to one who shows no mercy. {It doesn’t say ‘forever’.} And mercy trumps [katakauchaomai - triumphs over] judgment.
14 What good is it, my brethren, if someone says they have faith but has no works [ergon - work, behavior, task, labor, deed, action]? {Fruit?} Can such faith save? 15 It’s like a brother or sister being poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says, “Go in peace, be warm and fed,” without giving them the things needed, what good is that? [This writer (James) is one of Jesus’ natural brothers.]
🌙 P.M. Mark 10:35-45
35 - James and John, the sons of Zebedee said to Jesus, “Teacher, we have a favor to ask of you.”
{Zebedee, their father was a fisherman by trade. They, and Peter and Andrew worked for him, both teams having a boat(?) and workers. Jesus called John and James “the sons of thunder”.
Mathew, the tax collector (for Rome!) who was one of the twelve disciples, wrote “the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons and she asked..” Mt.20:20.
Whereas Mark was not one of the twelve (eyewitnesses/disciples). He was a scribe, so able read and write well, he became a sort of secretary for Paul and others. His gospel/news account may be the first one written of the four, of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.}
36 Jesus asked them, “What is it you want?” 37 And they said, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, at your glory.”
38 But Jesus said, “You don’t know what you’re asking. Are you able to drink the cup I’ll drink? Or be baptized with the baptism I’m about to be baptized with?”
39 And they said, “Yes! We’re able!”
Jesus answered, “The cup I drink you indeed will drink of, and the baptism I’m about to be baptized with, you will be baptized with.
40 But to sit at my right or at my left isn’t mine to give, but is prepared for those prepared for/of it.”
41 When the other ten disciples heard about it, they were indignant. 42 But Jesus called them all to him and said, “You know that those who’re considered rulers of the gentiles/nations, lord it over them, and their ‘great’ ones exercise authority over them. 43 But it shouldn’t be so among you. For whoever would be great among you should be as a servant. 44 And whoever would be first among you must serve all. 45 For even the Son of Man didn’t come to be served, but to serve. And to give his life as a ransom for many [polýs - great in number and extent].”
{God was against Israel having any king but Him - as King of the universe - greek - kosmos. And Jesus, with him, is king of humanity.}
Tomorrows verses, 09/07
James 2:17-26 Luke10:1-12
Revelation Vision Study, 09/11, Trumpets, Rosh Hashanah - 1st week - 6:1-4
Word references - biblehub dot com’s app
Start/End 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! ☀️🕊️
