Archive for April, 2008

2 Timothy 1 & 2
April 30, 2008

Greeting
 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ[a] by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2 To Timothy, a beloved son:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Timothy’s Faith and Heritage
   
3 I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my [...]

1 Timothy 5 & 6
April 29, 2008

Treatment of Church Members
 1 Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.
Honor True Widows
   
3 Honor widows who are really widows. 4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show [...]

1 Timothy 3 & 4
April 28, 2008

Qualifications of Overseers
 1 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop,[a] he desires a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; 3 not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,[b] but [...]

1 Timothy 1 & 2
April 27, 2008

Greeting
 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope,
2 To Timothy, a true son in the faith:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
No Other Doctrine
   
3 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that [...]

2 Thessalonians 2 & 3
April 26, 2008

The Great Apostasy
 1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ[a] had come. 3 Let [...]

1 Thess 5 & 2 Thess 1
April 25, 2008

The Day of the Lord
 1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. 2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes [...]

1 Thessalonians 3 & 4
April 24, 2008

Concern for Their Faith
 1 Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone, 2 and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith, 3 that no one should [...]

1 Thessalonians 1 & 2
April 23, 2008

Greeting
 1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.[a]
Their Good Example
   
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, 3 remembering without ceasing your [...]

John 21
April 22, 2008

Breakfast by the Sea
 1 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to [...]

John 19 & 20
April 21, 2008

The Soldiers Mock Jesus
 1 So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. 2 And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe. 3 Then they said,[a] “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands.
4 Pilate then went out [...]