Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
For It Was Fitting For God To Perfect The Author of Salvation Through Sufferings
10 For it was fitting[a] for Him[b] for-the-sake-of Whom are all things and through Whom are all things, that in bringing many sons to glory He should perfect[c] the Author[d] of their salvation through sufferings. 11 For both the One making-holy and the ones being made holy are all from one Father[e], for which reason He is not ashamed to be calling them brothers, 12 saying “I will declare Your name to My brothers. I will sing-praise to You in the midst of the congregation” [Ps 22:22]; 13 and again [in Isa 8:17], “I will be trusting[f] in Him”; and again [in Isa 8:18], “Behold— I and the children whom God gave to Me”.
So The Son Took On Mortal Flesh And Died To Release Us From The Power of Death
14 Therefore, since the children have shared of blood and flesh, He Himself also similarly partook of the same things in order that through death He might do-away-with[g] the one having the power of death (that is, the devil), 15 and release these: all-who by the fear of death were subject-to[h] slavery through all their living. 16 For He surely does not take-hold-of [i] angels, but He takes hold of the seed of Abraham.
He Had To Become Like Us In All Things In Order To Become a Merciful High Priest
17 Hence, He had-to become-like His brothers in all things in order that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in the things pertaining to God, so as to make-an-offering-for-satisfaction[j] [of God’s wrath] as to the sins of the people. 18 For having Himself [k] been tempted[l] in what He has suffered, He is able to help the ones being tempted.
An Angel Tells Joseph To Flee From Herod To Egypt, Fulfilling Hosea
13 And they having gone away, behold— an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream saying, “Having arisen, take the Child and His mother and flee into Egypt, and be there until I tell you. For Herod is about to seek-for the Child that he might destroy Him”. 14 And the one, having arisen, took the Child and His mother by night and withdrew into Egypt, 15 and was there until the end[a] of Herod— in order that the thing might be fulfilled having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet saying “I called My Son out of Egypt” [Hos 11:1].
Herod Kills The Boys In Bethlehem, Bringing Another Fulfillment of Jeremiah
16 Then Herod, having seen that he was tricked[b] by the magi, became very furious. And having sent-out men, he killed all[c] the boys— the ones in Bethlehem and in all its districts from two years old and under— in accordance with the time which he learned-accurately from the magi. 17 Then the thing was fulfilled having been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet saying 18 “A voice was heard in Ramah[d], weeping and great mourning— Rachel weeping-for her children. And she was not willing to be comforted, because they are no more” [Jeremiah 31:15].
After Herod Dies, Joseph Returns To Israel And Settles In Nazareth
19 And Herod having come-to-an-end[e], behold— an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream in Egypt 20 saying, “Having arisen, take the Child and His mother and proceed into the land of Israel. For the ones seeking the life of the Child are dead”. 21 And the one, having arisen, took the Child and His mother and entered into the land of Israel. 22 But having heard that Archelaus[f] was king of Judea in place of his father Herod, he feared to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew into the regions of Galilee. 23 And having come, he dwelled in a city being called Nazareth— so that the thing having been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, because[g] He will be called a Nazarene.
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