Book of Common Prayer
13 And I am speaking to you, the Gentiles. So indeed to the extent[a] I am an apostle of the Gentiles I glorify[b] my ministry— 14 if somehow[c] I might provoke my flesh to jealousy and save some of them. 15 For if their rejection[d] is reconciliation for the world, what will their acceptance[e] be if not life from the dead?
Their Branches Were Broken Off By Unbelief And You Were Grafted In By Faith
16 But[f] if the firstfruit[g] is holy, the lump is also. And if the root is holy, the branches are also. 17 Now if some of the branches were broken-off [h] and you[i], being a wild-olive-tree, were grafted-in among them and became a co-partner[j] of the root, of the fatness[k] of the olive tree, 18 do not be vaunting[l] over the branches. But if you vaunt, [remember] you are not carrying the root, but the root you. 19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off in order that I might be grafted-in”. 20 Well said! They were broken off by their unbelief, and you stand by your faith. Do not be thinking lofty[m] things, but be fearing[n]— 21 for if God did not spare the branches in accordance with nature, perhaps[o] neither will He spare you.
They Will Be Re-Grafted If They Believe
22 Therefore behold the kindness and severity of God— severity upon the ones having fallen, but the kindness of God upon you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. 23 But those ones also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted-in. For God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if you were cut off from the wild-olive-tree according to nature and were grafted-in contrary to nature into a cultivated-olive-tree, how much more will these, the ones in accordance with nature, be grafted-in their own olive tree!
Wise Servants Will Put Their Talents To Work For The Master While He Is Gone
14 “For it [a] is just like a man going-on-a-journey— he called his own slaves and handed over his possessions to them. 15 And he gave five talents[b] to one, and two to another, and one to another— to each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. 16 Immediately[c] having gone, the one having received the five talents worked with them and gained another five. 17 Similarly, the one having received the two talents gained another two. 18 But the one having received the one talent, having gone, dug [a hole in] the ground and hid his master’s silver talent. 19 Now after much time, the master of those slaves comes and settles the account with them. 20 And having come to him, the one having received the five talents brought another five talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed-over five talents to me. Look, I gained another five talents’. 21 His master said to him, ‘Well[d] done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful over a few things. I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master’. 22 And also having come to him, the one having received the two talents said, ‘Master, you handed over two talents to me. Look, I gained another two talents’. 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful over a few things. I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master’. 24 And also having come to him, the one having received[e] the one talent said, ‘Master, I knew you— that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter[f] [threshings]. 25 And having become afraid, having gone, I hid your talent in the ground. Look, you have what is yours’. 26 But having responded, his master said to him, ‘Evil and lazy slave! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter[g]! 27 Therefore you should-have put my money with the bankers. And having come, I would have received-back what was mine with interest. 28 Therefore take the talent away from him, and give it to the one having the ten talents. 29 For to everyone having, it will be given, and he will be caused-to-abound. But from the one not having, even what he has will be taken away from him. 30 And throw-out the unprofitable[h] slave into the outer darkness’. In that place, there will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing