Book of Common Prayer
24 Now a certain Jew— Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by nationality, an eloquent man— came to Ephesus, being powerful in the Scriptures. 25 This one had been instructed as to the way of the Lord. And boiling in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, knowing-about only the baptism of John. 26 And this one began to speak-boldly in the synagogue. And having heard him, Priscilla and Aquila took him aside and explained the way of God to him more-accurately. 27 And he wanting to go to Achaia, the brothers, having urged him forward, wrote to the disciples to welcome him; who, having arrived, greatly helped the ones having believed through grace. 28 For he was vigorously[a] refuting the Jews in public, showing through the Scriptures that the Christ is Jesus.
Paul Arrives In Ephesus. He Baptizes Some Disciples of Apollos
19 And it came about during Apollos’s being in Corinth that Paul, having gone through the upper regions, came down to Ephesus and found some disciples. 2 And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit, having believed?” And the ones said to him, “But we did not even hear if [b] the Holy Spirit is given”. 3 And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” And the ones said, “Into John’s baptism”. 4 And Paul said, “John baptized a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus”. 5 And having heard it, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And Paul having laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they were speaking in tongues and prophesying. 7 And all the men were [totaling] about twelve.
What Shall I Do To Inherit Life? Love God And Your Neighbor. Who Is My Neighbor?
25 And behold— a certain Law-expert stood up, putting Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, [by] having done what shall I inherit eternal life?” 26 And the One said to him, “What has been written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And the one, having responded, said, “You shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole strength, and with your whole mind, and your neighbor as yourself ”. 28 And He said to him, “You answered correctly. Be doing this and you will live”. 29 But the one, wanting to vindicate[a] himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
The Parable of The Good Samaritan: Be a Neighbor To Everyone
30 Having taken-up the question, Jesus said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. And he fell-into[b] robbers, who, both having stripped him and having laid-on blows, went away— having left him half-dead. 31 And by coincidence, a certain priest was going down on that road. And having seen him, he passed-by-on-the-other-side. 32 And likewise also a Levite having come-to-be upon the place, having come and having seen, passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, while traveling, came upon him. And having seen, he felt-deep-feelings [of compassion]. 34 And having gone to him, he bound his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. And having put him on his own mount, he brought him to an inn and took-care-of him. 35 And on the next day, having taken out two denarii[c], he gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take-care-of him. And whatever thing you spend-further I will give-back to you during my returning’. 36 Which of these three seems to you to have become[d] a neighbor of the one having fallen into the robbers?” 37 And the one said, “The one having shown mercy to him”. And Jesus said to him, “Go, and you be doing likewise”.
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