Book of Common Prayer
Remind Everyone How To Behave Toward Other People
3 Be reminding them to be subject to rulers, to authorities; to be obedient[a]; to be ready for every good work; 2 to blaspheme no one; to be non-quarrelsome, kind, demonstrating all gentleness toward all people.
For We Also Were Once Foolish And Deceived, But God Saved Us By His Mercy And Grace
3 For we also were once foolish[b], disobedient, being deceived, being-slaves[c] to various desires and pleasures, spending life in malice and envy, detested[d], hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and love-for-mankind of our Savior God appeared, 5 He saved us[e]— not by works which we did in [our] righteousness, but according-to[f] His mercy, through a washing[g] of [h] regeneration[i] and a renewing[j] of [k] the Holy Spirit, 6 Whom He richly poured-out upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 in order that having been declared-righteous by the grace of that One, we might become heirs according-to[l] the hope of eternal life. 8 The saying is trustworthy.
Speak With Confidence, So That Believers Take The Lead In Good Works
And concerning these things I want you to be speaking-confidently, in order that the ones having believed in God may be careful[m] to take-the-lead[n] in good works. These things are good and profitable for people. 9 But be shunning foolish[o] controversies and genealogies and quarrels and battles pertaining-to-the-Law. For they are unprofitable and worthless[p]. 10 Be declining[q] a divisive person after a first and second admonition, 11 knowing that such a one has been perverted[r] and is sinning, being self-condemned.
12 When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, be diligent to come to me in Nicopolis, for I have determined to spend-the-winter there. 13 Diligently[s] send-forward[t] Zenas the lawyer[u] and Apollos, in order that nothing may be lacking for them. 14 And let our people also be learning to take-the-lead[v] in good works for necessary[w] needs, in order that they may not be unfruitful. 15 All the ones with me greet you. Greet the ones loving us in the faith. Grace be with you all.
Jesus Finds Philip, Who Finds Nathanael. They Follow The Son of God, The King of Israel
43 On the next day He wanted[a] to go forth to Galilee. And He finds Philip. And Jesus says to him, “Be following Me”. 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, “We have found the One of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the Prophets wrote— Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth”. 46 And Nathanael said to him, “Is anything good able to be out of Nazareth?” Philip says to him, “Come and see”. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and says about him, “Look— truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit”. 48 Nathanael says to Him, “From where do You know me?” Jesus responded and said to him, “Before Philip called you, while being[b] under the fig tree, I saw you”. 49 Nathanael responded to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel”. 50 Jesus responded and said to him, “Do[c] you believe because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these!” 51 And He says to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you[d] all, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man”.
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