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a paraphrased scripture study
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GospeL Verses ~ Matthew 23:23-28
23 - Jesus continues scolding the leaders/Pharisees - “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness! You should have practiced these, without neglecting the other. 24 You blind guides! You strain at a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you actors! You clean the outside of the cup, but inside the cup is full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, and then the outside will also be clean. 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every corruption. 28 And so outwardly you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness [anomia - from A - not, and nomos - law; lawlessness].
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From New Testament Letters
(In the Order Believed Written)
~ 1 Timothy 2:5-3:16 ~
5 - For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom [antílytron - from antí - instead of, exchange; and lýtron - ransom-price – properly, full ransom, i.e. Christ stepped in, we are set free because he took the guilty verdict upon himself] - for all - testified to in its own [ídios - properly, uniquely one's own, peculiar to the individual] time.7 For this I (Paul) was appointed a preacher and an apostle - I am telling the truth, I am not lying - a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. 8 So all should pray, lifting holy hands without anger and quarreling, 9 adorning selves with modesty and self-control, women not with fancy hair and gold, pearls or costly attire, 10 but as is proper for godliness and good works 11 and learning quietly with all submissiveness to the truth. 12 A woman I trust shouldn’t exercise authority over a man, rather, to have a quiet spirit. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve,14 and Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman was and strayed. 15 Yet as all, saved through childbearing (of the Christ) while continuing in faith and love and holiness, with self-control. 3:1 - And this is trustworthy: if anyone aspires to being an overseer (leader) [episkopé - a visiting, an overseeing] he aspires to a good thing. 2 But he must be above suspicion, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity, his children not unruly, 5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's? 6 He must not be a novice (newbie!) [neophutos - newly planted] lest he fall becoming puffed up with conceit. 7 He must be of good reputation, not easy to slander or accuse, so as not to fall into disgrace and a snare of the devil. 8 Evangelists, missionaries also must be dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for profit. 9 But must have and hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.10 And let them be proven by time, able to serve if they prove themselves blameless. 11 Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers (gossipers), but sober-minded, faithful in all things. 12 Let them be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well. 13 For those who serve well gain a good standing and confidence.
14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that 15 if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. 16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness - which was manifested and openly revealed in the flesh, was justified [dikaioó - shown to be innocent, righteous] by the Spirit. He was witnessed by angels, proclaimed among nations, believed upon in the world, and then was taken up in glory. (Acts 2:9-11)
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Tomorrow’s Verses:
Matthew 23:29-39
1 Timothy 4:1-8
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