Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
29 By faith they crossed[a] the Red Sea as through dry land— of which having taken the test[b], the Egyptians were swallowed-up. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish-with the ones having disobeyed, having welcomed the spies with peace.
What More Shall I Say?
32 And what more may I say? For time will fail me while telling about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, both David and Samuel, and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, worked righteousness[c], obtained[d] promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edges of the sword, were strengthened from weakness, became mighty in battle, put-to-flight armies of foreigners. 35 Women received their dead by resurrection— but others were tortured, not accepting redemption[e], in order that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36 And others received a trial of mockings and whippings, and furthermore of bonds and prison. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn-in-two, they died by murder of the sword. They went-around in sheepskins, in skins of-goats, being in-need, being afflicted, being mistreated— 38 of whom the world was not worthy— wandering in desolate-places and mountains and caves and openings of the earth.
They Did Not Receive The Promise, For God Had a Better Promise For Us
39 And these all, having been attested through their faith, did not receive the promise— 40 God having provided[f] something better for us, in order that they should not be perfected[g] apart from us.
So Run Your Race With Endurance, Looking To Jesus
12 So-therefore we also[h], having so large a cloud of witnesses[i] surrounding us, having laid-aside every weight[j] and the easily-entangling[k] sin, let us be running the race being set-before us with endurance 2 while looking-away toward the author and perfecter[l] of the faith[m]— Jesus— Who endured a cross for[n] the joy being set-before Him, having disregarded[o] the shame[p], and has sat-down at the right hand of the throne of God.
I Came To Cause Division On Earth, Not To Bring It Peace
49 “I came to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish that it were already kindled! 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized; and how I am held[a] by it until it is accomplished! 51 Do you think that I came[b] to grant peace on earth? No, I say to you, but rather division! 52 For from now on, there[c] will be five in one house having been divided— three against two, and two against three. 53 They will be divided— father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law”.
Read The Signs of The Times. Judge For Yourselves
54 And He was also saying to the crowds, “Whenever you see the cloud rising in the west, immediately you say that ‘A rainstorm is coming’, and so it happens. 55 And whenever a south wind is blowing, you say that ‘There will be burning-heat’, and it happens. 56 Hypocrites! You know-how to test the appearance of the earth and the heaven, but how is it you do not know-how to test this time?
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