Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
15 For I do not understand[a] what[b] I am producing. For I am not practicing this which I am wanting, but I am doing this which I am hating. 16 But if I am doing this which I am not wanting, I am agreeing-with[c] the Law— that it is good. 17 And now I am no longer producing it, but the sin[d] dwelling in me is.
I Know I Am Not Good, For I Cannot Do The Good I Want To Do
18 For I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh. For the wanting is present in me, but the producing the good is not. 19 For I am not doing the good which I am wanting, but I am practicing this evil which I am not wanting. 20 But if I am doing this which I am not wanting, I am no longer producing it, but the sin[e] dwelling in me is.
So The Evil Inside Me Enslaves Me To The Law of Sin And Death In Me
21 I find then the law[f] in me, the one wanting to do the good, that the evil is present in me. 22 For I am rejoicing-with[g] the Law of God according-to[h] the inner person. 23 But I am seeing a different law in my body-parts waging-war-against[i] the law of my mind, and taking me captive[j] under the law of sin existing in my body-parts. 24 I am a wretched[k] person! Who will deliver me from this[l] body of [m] death? 25 But thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself am serving the Law of God with the mind, but the law of sin with the flesh.
But This Generation Rejects Both The One Preparing And The One Who Came
16 “But to what will I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces who, calling to the others, 17 say ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance. We lamented[a] and you did not beat-your-breast[b]’. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking[c], and they say ‘He has a demon’. 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say ‘Behold— a man who is a glutton and drunkard[d], a friend of tax-collectors and sinners’. And wisdom was vindicated[e] by her works[f]”.
It Pleases God To Hide The Kingdom From The Wise And Reveal It To The Childlike
25 At that time, having responded, Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that[a] You hid these things from wise ones and intelligent ones, and You revealed them to children[b]. 26 Yes, Father, because[c] in-this-manner it became well-pleasing in Your sight. 27 All things were handed-over to Me by My Father. And no one knows[d] the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom[e] the Son wills[f] to reveal Him. 28 Come to Me, all the ones being weary and having been burdened[g], and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy[h], and My burden[i] is light”.
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