Book of Common Prayer
Christ Set Us Free, So Stand Firm In Faith. If You Pursue The Law, Christ Will Not Profit You
5 Christ set us free for freedom. Therefore be standing-firm, and do not again be held-in[a] a yoke of slavery. 2 Behold— I, Paul, say to you that if you receive-circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing. 3 And I testify again to every man receiving-circumcision that he is a debtor to do the whole Law. 4 You who are [trying to be] declared-righteous by the Law were alienated[b] from Christ. You fell-from grace[c]. 5 For by [d] the Spirit, by faith, we are eagerly-awaiting the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision can-do[e] anything, but faith working[f] through love.
Who Hindered You From Believing The Truth? He Will Bear His Judgment
7 You were running well. Who hindered[g] you that you should not be persuaded[h] by the truth? 8 The persuasion is not from the One calling you! 9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10 I am persuaded[i] with reference to you in the Lord that you will think no other thing. But the one disturbing you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be. 11 But I, brothers, if I am still proclaiming circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? Then the offense of [j] the cross has been abolished. 12 O-that[k] the ones upsetting you would indeed cut-themselves-off [l]!
Use Your Freedom To Serve One Another In Love, Not As an Opportunity For The Flesh
13 For you were called for freedom, brothers, only do not use the freedom for an opportunity for the flesh, but be serving one another through love. 14 For the whole Law has been fulfilled in one saying— in the “You shall love your neighbor as yourself ” [Lev 19:18]. 15 But if you are biting and devouring one another, watch out that you may not be consumed by one another!
Who Do You Disciples Say That I Am? Peter Says, You Are The Messiah
27 And Jesus and His disciples went forth into the villages of Philip’s[a] Caesarea. And on the way, He was questioning His disciples, saying to them “Who do people say that I am?” 28 And the ones spoke to Him, saying “That You are John the Baptist. And others, Elijah. But others, that You are one of the prophets”. 29 And He was questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?” Having responded, Peter says to Him “You are the Christ”. 30 And He warned them that they should be telling no one about Him.
Jesus Began To Teach Them That He Must Die And Be Raised. Peter Rebukes Him
31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise-up after three days. 32 And He was stating the matter with openness. And Peter, having taken Him aside, began to rebuke Him. 33 But the One, having turned around, and having looked-at[b] His disciples, rebuked Peter. And He says “Get behind Me, Satan— because you are not thinking the things of God, but the things of humans”.
Deny Yourself, Take Up Your Cross, And Follow Me. Some Here Will See My Kingdom
34 And having summoned the crowd with His disciples, He said to them, “If anyone wants to be following after Me, let him deny himself [c] and take up his cross[d], and be following Me. 35 For whoever wants to save[e] his life[f] will lose it. But whoever will lose his life for the sake of Me and the good-news will save it. 36 For what does it profit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit[g] his life[h]? 37 For what might a person give in-exchange-for his life? 38 For whoever is ashamed-of Me and My words in this adulterous[i] and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels”. 9 1 And[j] He was saying to them, “Truly I say to you that there are some of the ones standing here who will by-no-means taste death until[k] they see the kingdom of God having come in power”.
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