Book of Common Prayer
In Antioch I Rebuked Peter When He Erred With Respect To Gentile Christians
11 And when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face— because he was condemned[a]. 12 For before certain ones came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles. But when they came, he was drawing-back and separating himself, fearing[b] the ones of the circumcision. 13 And the other Jews also joined-in-hypocrisy with him, so that even Barnabas was carried-away by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not walking-straight[c] with regard to the truth of the good-news, I said to Cephas in front of everyone— “If you being a Jew are living Gentile-ly[d] and not Jewish-ly[e], how is it you are compelling the Gentiles to Judaize[f]?”
Even We Jews Are Declared Righteous By Faith In Christ, Not By Works of The Law
15 We[g] are Jews by nature, and not sinners from the Gentiles. 16 But knowing that a person[h] is not declared-righteous by works of the Law except[i] through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, in order that we might be declared-righteous by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law, because by works of the Law no flesh will be declared-righteous.
And We Died To The Law As a Rule of Life, And Now Live By Faith In The Son of God
17 But if [j] while seeking to be declared-righteous in Christ, we also ourselves were found to be sinners[k], is then Christ a minister of sin[l]? May it never be! 18 For if I am building again these[m] things which I tore-down[n], I am demonstrating[o] myself to be a transgressor. 19 For through the Law I died to the Law in order that I might live to God. I have been crucified-with Christ! 20 And I no longer am living, but Christ is living in me. And what I am now[p] living in the flesh[q], I am living by[r] faith in the Son of God— the One having loved me and handed Himself over for me. 21 I am not setting-aside[s] the grace of God! For if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died without-a-reason!
13 And they were casting out many demons. And they were anointing[a] many sick ones with oil and curing them.
Herod Hears of Jesus And Thinks John The Baptist Arose From The Dead
14 And King Herod[b] heard [of Him], for His name became known. And they[c] were saying that “John, the one baptizing, has arisen from the dead. And for this reason the miraculous-powers[d] are at-work in Him”. 15 And others were saying that “He is Elijah”. And others were saying that “He is a prophet like one of the [former] prophets”. 16 But having heard, Herod was saying, “John whom I beheaded— this one arose”.
For Herod Had Beheaded John The Baptist
17 For Herod himself, having sent out men, seized John and bound[e] him in prison because of Herodias[f], the wife of Philip his brother— because he married her. 18 For John was saying to Herod that “It is not lawful for you to have the wife of your brother”. 19 And Herodias was hostile[g] to him and wanting to kill him, and was not being able. 20 For Herod was fearing John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. And he was protecting him. And having heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and-yet he was listening-to him with-pleasure. 21 And an opportune[h] day having come about when Herod, for his birthday-celebrations, made a banquet for his princes[i] and the commanders[j] and the leading[k] ones of Galilee, 22 and his[l] daughter Herodias[m] having come in and danced— she pleased Herod, and the ones reclining-back-with him [to eat]. The king said to the girl[n], “Ask me whatever you wish and I will give it to you”. 23 And he swore-with-an-oath to her solemnly, “Whatever thing you ask me, I will give it to you— up to half of my kingdom”. 24 And having gone out, she said to her mother, “What should I ask-for?” And the one said, “The head of John, the one baptizing”. 25 And having immediately gone in with haste to the king, she asked, saying “I want you to give me at-once on a platter the head of John the Baptist”. 26 And the king, having become deeply-grieved, did not want to reject her because of the oaths and the ones reclining-back [to eat]. 27 And immediately having sent-out an executioner[o], the king commanded him to bring his head. And having gone, he beheaded him in the prison. 28 And he brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl. And the girl gave it to her mother. 29 And his disciples, having heard-of it, came and took away his corpse and laid it in a tomb.
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