Book of Common Prayer
Sow For Blessings, As You Freely Choose In Your Hearts: God Loves a Cheerful Giver
6 Now this[a] I say: the one sowing sparingly will also reap sparingly. And the one sowing for[b] blessings will also reap for blessings. 7 Each should give just as he has chosen-beforehand[c] in his heart— not out of grief [d] or out of compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to cause all grace to abound to you in order that in everything, always having all sufficiency, you may be abounding for every good work. 9 Just as it has been written [in Ps 112:9], “He scattered, he gave to the needy ones, his righteousness remains forever”.
God Will Multiply Your Seed And Fruit, And Your Gift Will Abound To His Glory
10 And the One supplying seed to the one sowing[e], and bread for eating, will supply and multiply your seed, and will grow the fruits of [f] your righteousness. 11 In everything you will be enriched for all generosity, which through[g] us is going to produce thanksgiving to God, 12 because the ministry of [h] this service[i] is not only going to be filling-up the needs of the saints, but also abounding through many thanksgivings to God! 13 Through the approvedness of this ministry, they will be glorifying God for the obedience of [j] your confession to[k] the good-news of Christ, and the generosity[l] of the contribution for them and for all, 14 while they also are yearning-for you in prayer for you because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift[m].
Scribes Say Jesus Uses Satan’s Power. Such Blasphemy of The Spirit Will Not Be Forgiven
20 And He goes into a house[a]. And the crowd comes-together again, so that they were not even able to eat bread. 21 And having heard-of it, the ones[b] from Him went-forth to take-hold-of [c] Him. For they were saying[d] that “He lost-His-senses”. 22 And the scribes having come down from Jerusalem were saying that “He has Beelzebul”, and that “He is casting-out the demons by[e] the ruler of the demons”. 23 And having summoned them, He was speaking to them in parables: “How is Satan able to be casting-out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand; 25 and if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 And if Satan stood-up against himself and was divided, he is not able to stand, but he has an end[f]. 27 But no one, having entered into the house of the strong man, can plunder his things unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder[g] his house. 28 Truly I say to you that all sins and blasphemies will be forgiven to the sons of humans[h], whatever they may blaspheme. 29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness forever, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— 30 because[i] they were saying “He has an unclean spirit”.
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