Book of Common Prayer
God Sent His Son To Redeem Us So We All Could Be Adopted As Sons And Heirs
4 Now I say— for as much time as the heir is a child[a], he is no different from a slave. Being the [future] owner of all, 2 nevertheless[b] he is under guardians and stewards[c] until the pre-appointed day of the father. 3 In this manner also we, when we were children, were[d] enslaved under the elemental[e] things of the world. 4 But when the fullness of time came, God sent-forth His Son— having come[f] from a woman, having come under the Law 5 in order that He might redeem the ones under the Law, in order that we [all] might receive the adoption. 6 And because[g] you are sons, God sent-forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts crying-out, “Abba! Father!” 7 So then you are no longer a slave, but a son— and if a son, also an heir through God!
Why Turn Back To Being Slaves Again? I Fear For You
8 But at that time not knowing God, you were-slaves to the ones by nature not being gods. 9 But now having known God, yet rather having been known by God, how is it you are turning-back again to the weak and poor elemental things to which again you are wanting to be-slaves anew? 10 You are observing days and months and seasons and years. 11 I am fearing for you, that I somehow have labored in-vain for you.
A Gentile Woman Begs For Crumbs From The Master’s Table
24 And having arisen, He went from there to the districts of Tyre. And having entered into a house, He was wanting[a] no one to know[b] it. And-yet He was not able to escape-notice. 25 But immediately, a woman having heard about Him— of whom her little daughter was having an unclean spirit— having come, fell at His feet. 26 Now the woman was a Greek[c], a Syro-Phoenician[d] by nationality. And she was asking Him that He cast out the demon from her daughter. 27 And He was saying to her, “First allow the children to be filled-to-satisfaction. For it is not good to take the bread of the children and throw it to the little-dogs[e]”. 28 But the one responded and says to Him, “Master, even the little dogs under the table eat from the crumbs of the children!” 29 And He said to her, “Because of this statement, go— the demon has gone out of your daughter”. 30 And having gone to her house, she found the child having been put[f] on the bed, and the demon having gone out.
Jesus Heals a Deaf-Mute
31 And again having gone out of the districts of Tyre, He went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee in the midst of the districts of Decapolis. 32 And they bring to Him a deaf and speech-impaired one, and are begging Him that He lay His hand on him. 33 And having taken him away from the crowd privately, He put His fingers into his[g] ears. And having spit[h], He touched his[i] tongue. 34 And having looked up to heaven, He sighed. And He says to him “Ephphatha”, which means “Be opened”. 35 And immediately his ears were opened and the binding[j] of his tongue was released and he was speaking correctly. 36 And He gave-orders to them that they should be telling no one. But as much as He was giving orders to them, they even more abundantly were proclaiming it. 37 And they were being super-abundantly astounded, saying “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak”.
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