LUKE 7 24-35

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

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     07/25 - GospeL Verses

24 - When John's messengers had gone, Jesus said to the crowds that were around him, “What was it you went out into the wilderness to see? Was it a reed shaken by the wind? 25 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in fine clothing and live in luxury are in kings' courts. 26 What then did you go out to see? To see a prophet? Yes. And I tell you, more than a prophet! 27 This is he of whom it’s written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before you, who will prepare the way for you.’ 28 I tell you, among those born of woman, none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

     29 When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too (disliked, even despised, because they collected taxes for Rome) they all declared God just, having been baptized (prepared) with the baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God, and were not baptized by John.

     31 “To what then shall I compare the people? What are they like? 32 They’re like children in the marketplace, calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We sang a dirge, and you didn’t weep.’ 33 For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35 Yet wisdom is justified of her children.”

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Tomorrows verses - Luke 7:36-50

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)

LUKE 5 27-39

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

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     07/15 - GospeL Verses

27 - Later on as he was walking, Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi [Matthew] sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Come and follow me.” 28 And leaving the booth, Levi followed.

     29 Later, at his house, he gave a great feast for him. And there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees and scribes complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

     31 But Jesus answered them, saying, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, only the unwell.” {Which is all of us!} 32 “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

      33 And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do our disciples, but yours both eat and drink!” 34 And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?” {And the celebration’s going on?} 35 “Days will come when the bridegroom is taken away. They will fast in those days.”

     36 And so he told them a parable, “No one patches an old garment with a patch made of new cloth. If they do, the piece from the new will not match the old, and the tear will be made worse. 37 And no one puts new wine into an old wineskin. If they do, the new wine will burst the skin and be spilled, and the skin will be ruined. 38 But new wine must be put into a new wineskin. 39 But no one after drinking old wine desires the new, for they say, ‘The old is good” {enough?} [Chréstos - kind, good, benevolent, useful.]

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🗝️ [  ] - word/language insights, usually from biblehub dot com - peering through translator partial unbelief; cross references, etc.

      {  } - thots

Tomorrows verses - Mark 2:13-22

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)