Book of Common Prayer
There Is a War In Heaven: The Dragon Is Thrown Down To Earth
7 And there was a war[a] in heaven. Michael and his angels were to fight against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought. 8 And he did not prevail, nor was a place for them still found in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was thrown-down— the ancient serpent, the one being called the devil and Satan, the one deceiving the whole world— he was thrown-down to the earth. And his angels were thrown-down with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying “Now[b] the salvation[c] and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ came[d], because the accuser of our brothers was thrown-down— the one accusing them before our God by day and by night. 11 And they overcame[e] him because-of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of [f] their testimony. And they did not love their life until[g] death. 12 For this reason— celebrate, heavens, and the ones dwelling in them. Woe for the land and the sea, because the devil went down to you having great fury, knowing that he has a short time”.
The Dragon Pursues The Woman, And Then Makes War Against Her Children
13 And when the dragon saw that he was thrown-down to the earth, he pursued[h] the woman who gave-birth to the male Child. 14 And the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman in order that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place where she is nourished there for a time and times and half of a time from the presence of the serpent. 15 And the serpent threw[i] water from his mouth after the woman like a river, in order that he might cause her to be swept-away-by-a-river. 16 And the earth helped[j] the woman. Indeed the earth opened its mouth and swallowed-up the river which the dragon threw from his mouth. 17 And the dragon became-angry at the woman, and he went to make war against the rest of her seed[k]— the ones keeping the commandments of God and holding the testimony of [l] Jesus.
With His Enemies Lying In Wait To Destroy Him, Myriads Gather To Hear Jesus
53 And He having gone out from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly[a] hostile[b], and to question[c] Him concerning more things 54 while lying-in-wait-for Him to catch something from His mouth— 12 1 in which circumstances, the myriads of the crowd having been gathered-together so that they were trampling one another:
Watch Out For The Leaven of The Pharisees, But Do Not Fear Them
He began to speak to His disciples first, “Take heed to yourselves because of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 But nothing has been covered-up[d] which will not be revealed, and is secret which will not be known. 3 Because whatever you said in the darkness will be heard in the light. And what you spoke to the ear in the inner-rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. 4 And I say to you My friends, do not fear anything from[e] the ones killing the body, and after these things not having anything more to do. 5 But I will show you Whom you should fear— fear the One having the authority to throw into Gehenna[f] after the killing. Yes, I say to you, fear this One. 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two assarion[g]? And one of them has not been forgotten before God. 7 Yet even the hairs of your head have all been numbered. Do not be fearing; you are more valuable than many sparrows. 8 And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me in front of people, the Son of Man also will confess him in front of the angels of God. 9 But the one having denied Me before people will be denied before the angels of God. 10 And everyone who shall speak a word against the Son of Man— it will be forgiven to him. But to the one having blasphemed against the Holy Spirit— it will not be forgiven. 11 And whenever they bring you in before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious-about how or what you should speak-in-defense, or what you should say. 12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you at the very hour the things which you ought-to say”.
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