Book of Common Prayer
18 For I consider that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to the glory destined to be revealed to[a] us.
Creation Itself Groans To Share In Our Glory
19 For the eager-expectation of the creation is awaiting[b] the revelation of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility[c]— not willingly[d], but because of the One having subjected it— in hope[e] 21 that the creation itself also will be set-free from the slavery of [f] decay into the freedom of [g] the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation is groaning-together and suffering-birthpains-together[h] until the present.
We Groan For The Redemption of Our Body
23 And not only creation, but also ourselves having the firstfruit[i] of the Spirit— we ourselves also are groaning within ourselves while eagerly-awaiting adoption, the redemption of our body. 24 For we were saved in hope. But hope being seen is not hope, for who hopes-for what he sees? 25 But since we hope-for what we do not see, we are eagerly-awaiting it with endurance.
The Sadducees Try To Snare Jesus On The Resurrection of a Wife With Seven Husbands
23 On that day Sadducees came to Him— ones saying that there is not a resurrection. And they questioned Him, 24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said [in Deut 25:5] ‘If someone dies not having children, his brother shall as-next-of-kin-marry[a] his wife and raise-up a seed[b] for his brother’. 25 Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first, having married, came-to-an-end[c]. And not having a seed, he left his wife to his brother. 26 Likewise also the second, and the third, up to the seventh. 27 And last of all, the woman died. 28 In the resurrection, therefore, of which of the seven will she be the wife? For they all had her!” 29 But having responded, Jesus said to them, “You are mistaken[d], not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection, they neither marry nor are given-in-marriage, but are like angels[e] in heaven. 31 And concerning the resurrection of the dead, did you not read the thing having been spoken to you by God[f], saying [in Ex 3:15] 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of dead ones, but of living ones”. 33 And having heard it, the crowds were astounded at His teaching.
A Scribe Tests Jesus: Which Is The Great Commandment?
34 And the Pharisees, having heard that He silenced the Sadducees, were gathered-together at the same place. 35 And one of them, a Law-expert, asked Him— testing Him— 36 “Teacher, which is the great[g] commandment in the Law?” 37 And the One said to him: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind’ [Deut 6:5]— 38 this is the great and foremost[h] commandment. 39 And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself’ [Lev 19:18]. 40 The whole Law and the Prophets hang[i] on these two commandments”.
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