BREATH and BIBLE

 

2 Timothy 3:16

King James Version

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, 

and is profitable for doctrine, 

for reproof, 

for correction, 

for instruction 

in righteousness:

WELCOME to this second part in the "BREATH of GOD" series!

What is the relation of the breath of GOD with Scripture?

How important is the Bible?

What does "by inspiration of God" mean?

Let's have a look at what other Bible versions say.

2 Timothy 3:16

Amplified Bible

16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God’s will, both publicly and privately—behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage];

2 Timothy 3:16

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

16 Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God’s will in thought, purpose, and action),

2 Timothy 3:16

Complete Jewish Bible

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is valuable for teaching the truth, convicting of sin, correcting faults and training in right living;

2 Timothy 3:16

Easy-to-Read Version

16 All Scripture is given by God. And all Scripture is useful for teaching and for showing people what is wrong in their lives. It is useful for correcting faults and teaching the right way to live.

2 Timothy 3:16

EasyEnglish Bible

16 Everything that is written in the Bible comes from God's Spirit. It helps us in many ways. The Bible teaches us what is true. It warns us when we are doing wrong things. It shows us what is right. It teaches us how to live good lives.

2 Timothy 3:16

English Standard Version

16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

2 Timothy 3:16

Expanded Bible

16 All Scripture is ·inspired by God [breathed out by God; L God-breathed] and is useful for teaching, for ·showing people what is wrong in their lives [refuting error; rebuking], for correcting faults, and for ·teaching how to live right [training in righteousness].

2 Timothy 3:16

The Message

16 Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way.

2 Timothy 3:16

New International Reader's Version

16 God has breathed life into all Scripture. It is useful for teaching us what is true. It is useful for correcting our mistakes. It is useful for making our lives whole again. It is useful for training us to do what is right.

2 Timothy 3:16

New Life Version

16 All the Holy Writings are God-given and are made alive by Him. Man is helped when he is taught God’s Word. It shows what is wrong. It changes the way of a man’s life. It shows him how to be right with God.

2 Timothy 3:16

New Testament for Everyone

16 All scripture, breathed as it is by God, is useful for teaching, for rebuke, for improvement, for training in righteousness,

Timotiyos II 3:16

Orthodox Jewish Bible

16 The entire Kitvei HaKodesh is Hashem-breathed and useful for hora’ah (teaching), for reproof, for correction, for training in tzedek,

2 Timothy 3:16

The Voice

16 All of Scripture is God-breathed; in its inspired voice, we hear useful teaching, rebuke, correction, instruction, and training for a life that is right

2 Timothy 3:16

World English Bible

16 Every Scripture is God-breathed and[a] profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

2 Timothy 3:16

Worldwide English (New Testament)

16 All that is written in the holy writings comes from the Spirit of God. The holy writings are good for these things: to teach people, to show them when they are wrong, to make them see what is right, to teach them to do what is right.

2 Timothy 3:16

Wycliffe Bible

16 For all scripture inspired of God is profitable to teach, to reprove, to chastise, [for] to learn in rightwiseness,

2 Timothy 3:16

Young's Literal Translation

16 every Writing [is] God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that [is] in righteousness,

In SUMMARY, this we now know this about the Bible:

All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration]

Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration)

All Scripture is God-breathed

All Scripture is given by God.

Everything that is written in the Bible comes from God's Spirit.

All Scripture is breathed out by God

All Scripture is ·inspired by God [breathed out by God; L God-breathed]

Every part of Scripture is God-breathed

God has breathed life into all Scripture.

All the Holy Writings are God-given and are made alive by Him.

All scripture, breathed as it is by God

The entire Kitvei HaKodesh is Hashem-breathed

All of Scripture is God-breathed

Every Scripture is God-breathed

All that is written in the holy writings comes from the Spirit of God.

For all scripture inspired of God

every Writing [is] God-breathed

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GUIDANCE for TODAY

 Titus 2:11-12

King James Version

11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation 

hath appeared to all men,

12 Teaching us that, 

denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, 

we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, 

in this present world;

This born again workman has been letting these verses simmer in her heart for a few days now.

Enjoying the beauty of its truth about CHRIST.

Even as the verses reveal what we all need to do in this "present world".

A world you can so easily be caught up in, because of its non-stop chaos, delusion, and deception.

Note what the 11th verse said:

"the grace of God that bringeth salvation 

hath appeared to all men"

Who else but JESUS, right?

Everything you need to know is in there.

How very beautiful, and soothing, for the tired soul.

Secondly, the 12th verse states:

"we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, 

in this present world"

Right there is the prescription for life today.

The only way to conduct ourselves, because JESUS, the "grace of God", already showed us how.

By "denying ungodliness and worldly lusts".

In two, short verses, Scripture has already told us what to believe in, and what to do, in these end days.

Now, I wanted to look more into the word "soberly".

What does it mean to live "soberly"?

Here's what I found from other Bible versions:

Titus 2:12

Amplified Bible

12 It teaches us to reject ungodliness and worldly (immoral) desires, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives [lives with a purpose that reflect spiritual maturity] in this present age,

Titus 2:12

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

12 It has trained us to reject and renounce all ungodliness (irreligion) and worldly (passionate) desires, to live discreet (temperate, self-controlled), upright, devout (spiritually whole) lives in this present world,

Titus 2:12

Complete Jewish Bible

12 It teaches us to renounce godlessness and worldly pleasures, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives now, in this age;

Titus 2:12

Expanded Bible

12 It ·teaches [trains; disciplines] us to ·turn away from [reject; deny] ungodly living and ·the evil things the world wants to do [or worldly desires; sinful pleasures]. Instead, that grace teaches us to live in the present age in a ·wise [self-controlled] and ·right [upright; just] way and in a ·way that shows we serve God [godly manner].

In SUMMARY, "soberly" means:

sensible

discreet (temperate, self-controlled)

self-controlled

wise [self-controlled]

So, it's all about "self -control".

But there are two more aspects of that 12th verse, too.

We should also live "righteously", and "godly".

Now, the Bible tells us all about that.

JESUS lived such a life,

We are merely to follow the LORD's example.

Yes, the road is narrow, but it leads to eternal life.

Matthew 7:13-14

King James Version

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: 

for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, 

that leadeth to destruction, 

and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, 

which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

But JESUS paved that road.

And He is the ONLY WAY BACK to GOD.

John 14:6

King James Version

6 Jesus saith unto him, 

I am the way, the truth, and the life: 

no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

To understand all these, we need to be born again.

We all need to be "born of the Spirit".

It is a command from the LORD:

John 3:5-8

King James Version

5 Jesus answered, 

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 

Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, 

he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; 

and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, 

Ye must be born again.

8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, 

and thou hearest the sound thereof, 

but canst not tell whence it cometh, 

and whither it goeth: so is every one 

that is born of the Spirit.

Thank GOD for SPIRIT and Scripture!

We have our SURE GUIDE to teach us how to live as JESUS lived.

Why be fascinated with how the world is destroying itself?

Why be occupied with its many demonic, and dissonant, voices?

Why pay attention to the same wolves that merely change their clothing?

They have become tired, old, boring news.

I focus on JESUS alone.

He already gave me the prescription for life.

His SPIRIT guides me, every time I fail, or fall.

His WORD is there forever to guide me.

Matthew 24:35

King James Version

35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, 

but my words shall not pass away.

Find your peace in JESUS alone.

The world will never give you the truth you seek.

It will always distance you from the LORD.

Make time to get right with the LORD now.

While there's still time.

The Rapture hovers.

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FULLNESS of CHRIST

 John 1:16

King James Version

16 And of his fulness have all we received, 

and grace for grace.

The Bible speaks of many instances of "fulness".

And that, we shall explore through a series of articles.

In this first part, we focus on the "fullness of CHRIST".

What is this "fulness" we have all "received"?

These versions tell us more:

John 1:16

Amplified Bible

16 For out of His fullness [the superabundance of His grace and truth] we have all received grace upon grace [spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and gift heaped upon gift].

John 1:16

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

16 For out of His fullness (abundance) we have all received [all had a share and we were all supplied with] one grace after another and spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing and even favor upon favor and gift [heaped] upon gift.

John 1:16

Contemporary English Version

16 Because of all that the Son is, we have been given one blessing after another.

John 1:16

Easy-to-Read Version

16 Yes, the Word was full of grace and truth, and from him we all received one blessing after another.

John 1:16

EasyEnglish Bible

16 The Word is full of everything that we need. We have all received one good thing after another good thing.

John 1:16

Expanded Bible

16 ·Because he was full of grace and truth [L From his fullness; 1:14], from him we all received ·one gift after another [L grace for grace; C this could mean abundant grace or that the grace under Christ replaced grace under the law].

John 1:16

GOD’S WORD Translation

16 Each of us has received one gift after another because of all that the Word is.

John 1:16

Good News Translation

16 Out of the fullness of his grace he has blessed us all, giving us one blessing after another.

John 1:16

International Children’s Bible

16 The Word was full of grace and truth. From him we all received more and more blessings.

John 1:16

International Standard Version

16 We have all received one gracious gift after another from his abundance,

John 1:16

J.B. Phillips New Testament

16 We saw his splendour (the splendour as of a father’s only son), full of grace and truth.

John 1:16

Living Bible

16 We have all benefited from the rich blessings he brought to us—blessing upon blessing heaped upon us!

John 1:16

The Message

16 We all live off his generous abundance,

    gift after gift after gift.

John 1:16

New International Reader's Version

16 God is full of grace. From him we have all received grace in place of the grace already given.

John 1:16

New Life Version

16 From Him Who has so much we have all received loving-favor, one loving-favor after another.

John 1:16

New Living Translation

16 From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.

Yochanan 1:16

Orthodox Jewish Bible

16 For from the kol melo (all the plentitude) of him we all received Chesed upon Chesed.

John 1:16

Worldwide English (New Testament)

16 He was full of loving kindness, and we have all received so much kindness from him.

John 1:16

Wycliffe Bible

16 and of the plenty of him we all have taken, and grace for grace.

To support this verse, Expanded Bible referred us to a previous verse:

John 1:14

King James Version

14 And the Word was made flesh, 

and dwelt among us, 

(and we beheld his glory, 

the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)

 full of grace and truth.

We include another, after the 16th verse:

John 1:17

King James Version

17 For the law was given by Moses, 

but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

In SUMMARY, the "fullness of CHRIST" means:

the superabundance of His grace and truth

For out of His fullness (abundance)

Because of all that the Son is

the Word was full of grace and truth

The Word is full of everything that we need. 

Because he was full of grace and truth [L From his fullness; 1:14]

because of all that the Word is

Out of the fullness of his grace

The Word was full of grace and truth.

from his abundance

We saw his splendour (the splendour as of a father’s only son)

We have all benefited from the rich blessings he brought to us

We all live off his generous abundance

God is full of grace.

From Him Who has so much we have all received loving-favor

From his abundance

For from the kol melo (all the plentitude) of him

He was full of loving kindness

and of the plenty of him

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The IMPORTANT feast

 

Leviticus 23:4

King James Version

4 These are the feasts of the Lord, 

even holy convocations, 

which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

In "CLUES to JESUS", we discovered something striking.

And we promised to look into it.

On the matter of the FEAST of TABERNACLES.

And the Zechariah prophecy:

Zechariah 14:16

King James Version

16 And it shall come to pass, 

that every one that is left of all the nations 

which came against Jerusalem 

shall even go up from year to year 

to worship the King, 

the Lord of hosts, 

and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Zechariah 14:17

King James Version

17 And it shall be, 

that whoso will not come up 

of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem 

to worship the King, 

the Lord of hosts, 

even upon them shall be no rain.

Zechariah 14:18

King James Version

18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, 

and come not, that have no rain; 

there shall be the plague, 

wherewith the Lord will smite the heathen 

that come not up 

to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Zechariah 14:19

King James Version

19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, 

and the punishment of all nations 

that come not up 

to keep the feast of tabernacles.

From the verses above, we gather the following:

-- The remaining nations who attacked Jerusalem, and were defeated, will now worship JESUS ("the King"), and to "keep the feast of tabernacles" yearly.

-- Those who don't go to Jerusalem to worship JESUS, will not have "rain".

-- The LORD will "smite the heathen" who don't go to Jerusalem to "keep the feast of tabernacles".

-- The punishment for Egypt, and all nations -- who have gone against Israel and who "come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles" -- would be the absence of "rain", and the presence of "plague".

Why is rain important?

What does it have to do with the "feast of tabernacles"?

That feast must honor GOD.

For giving Israel the land.

For providing for His people.

For protecting them from all harm.

The feast is to thank GOD for the provisions.

You will find it enumerated in Deuteronomy 8.

The people offer GOD their produce, gratitude, and harvest.

After which, the rains will come, for the next planting season.

There is only ONE GOD of rain.

Matthew 5:45

King James Version

45 That ye may be the children 

of your Father which is in heaven: 

for he maketh his sun 

to rise on the evil and on the good, 

and sendeth rain 

on the just and on the unjust.

Those are the rules set by GOD, through JESUS, and Zechariah.

Now, we wonder, what is the significance of the "feast of tabernacles"?

Why was it a requirement to celebrate this PARTICULAR feast, AFTER that last battle with Jerusalem?

To know more, we look to the OLD TESTAMENT:

Leviticus 23:33-35

King James Version

33 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, 

The fifteenth day of this seventh month 

shall be the feast of tabernacles 

for seven days unto the Lord.

35 On the first day shall be an holy convocation: 

ye shall do no servile work therein.

Leviticus 23:36

King James Version

36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering 

made by fire unto the Lord: 

on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation 

unto you; 

and ye shall offer an offering made by fire 

unto the Lord: 

it is a solemn assembly; 

and ye shall do no servile work therein.

Leviticus 23:39

King James Version

39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, 

when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, 

ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: 

on the first day shall be a sabbath, 

and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

For seven days, there will be burnt, meat, sin, and drink offerings.

Numbers 29:36-38

King James Version

36 But ye shall offer a burnt offering,

 a sacrifice made by fire, 

of a sweet savour unto the Lord: 

one bullock, 

one ram, 

seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

37 Their meat offering and their drink offerings 

for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, 

shall be according to their number, 

after the manner:

38 And one goat for a sin offering; 

beside the continual burnt offering, 

and his meat offering, 

and his drink offering.

Leviticus 23:40

King James Version

40 And ye shall take you on the first day 

the boughs of goodly trees, 

branches of palm trees, 

and the boughs of thick trees, 

and willows of the brook; 

and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God 

seven days.

Leviticus 23:41

King James Version

41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord 

seven days in the year. 

It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: 

ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.

Leviticus 23:42-43

King James Version

42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; 

all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:

43 That your generations may know 

that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, 

when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: 

I am the Lord your God.

On the eight day, rest.

Numbers 29:35

King James Version

35 On the eighth day 

ye shall have a solemn assembly: 

ye shall do no servile work therein:

Where before, only the Jews could celebrate it.

After that battle, the surviving Gentiles will keep the feast, too.

Both Jew and Gentile are to worship JESUS, "the King".

This conforms to the verses:

Galatians 3:28-29

King James Version

28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, 

there is neither bond nor free, 

there is neither male nor female: 

for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, 

and heirs according to the promise.

JESUS is the "King of kings" the Bible spoke of:

1 Timothy 6:15

King James Version

15 Which in his times he shall shew, 

who is the blessed and only Potentate, 

the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Revelation 17:14

King James Version

14 These shall make war with the Lamb, 

and the Lamb shall overcome them: 

for he is Lord of lords, 

and King of kings: 

and they that are with him 

are called, 

and chosen, 

and faithful.

Revelation 19:16

King James Version

16 And he hath on his vesture 

and on his thigh a name written, 

King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.

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My brother's KEEPER

 

Genesis 4:9

King James Version

9 And the Lord said unto Cain, 

Where is Abel thy brother? 

And he said, I know not: 

Am I my brother's keeper?

Many of us know the story of Cain and Abel.

The first children of Adam and Eve.

Here's the backgrounder to this post:

Genesis 4:2

King James Version

2 And she again bare his brother Abel. 

And Abel was a keeper of sheep, 

but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Both gave the LORD their offerings, but only Abel's was acceptable.

Genesis 4:4

King James Version

4 And Abel, 

he also brought of the firstlings of his flock 

and of the fat thereof. 

And the Lord had respect unto Abel 

and to his offering:

Genesis 4:5

King James Version

5 But unto Cain and to his offering 

he had not respect. 

And Cain was very wroth, 

and his countenance fell.

You know what happened next.

Genesis 4:8

King James Version

8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: 

and it came to pass, when they were in the field, 

that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, 

and slew him.

Is Cain his brother's "keeper"?

What does "my brother's keeper" mean?

These Bible versions tell us:

Genesis 4:9

Christian Standard Bible

9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”

“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s guardian?”

Genesis 4:9

Contemporary English Version

9 Afterwards the Lord asked Cain, “Where is Abel?”

“How should I know?” he answered. “Am I supposed to look after my brother?”

Genesis 4:9

Easy-to-Read Version

9 Later, the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”

Cain answered, “I don’t know. Is it my job to watch over my brother?”

Genesis 4:9

EasyEnglish Bible

9 Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is Abel, your brother?’ Cain replied, ‘I do not know where he is. Must I always keep my brother safe?’

Genesis 4:9

International Children’s Bible

9 Later, the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”

Cain answered, “I don’t know. Is it my job to take care of my brother?”

Genesis 4:9

Living Bible

9 But afterwards the Lord asked Cain, “Where is your brother? Where is Abel?”

“How should I know?” Cain retorted. “Am I supposed to keep track of him wherever he goes?”

Genesis 4:9

The Message

9 God said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?”

He said, “How should I know? Am I his babysitter?”

Genesis 4:9

Names of God Bible

9 Yahweh asked Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”

“I don’t know,” he answered. “Am I supposed to take care of my brother?”

Genesis 4:9

New Century Version

9 Later, the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”

Cain answered, “I don’t know. Is it my job to take care of my brother?”

Bereshis 4:9

Orthodox Jewish Bible

9 And Hashem said unto Kayin, Where is Hevel thy brother? And he said, I know not; am I shomer achi (my brother’s keeper)?

Genesis 4:9

The Voice

Eternal One (to Cain): 9 Where’s your brother Abel?

Cain: I have no idea. Am I supposed to be responsible for where he goes and what he does?

In SUMMARY, Cain's retort, "Am I my brother's keeper?" refers to:

Am I my brother’s guardian?

Am I supposed to look after my brother?

Is it my job to watch over my brother?

Must I always keep my brother safe?

Is it my job to take care of my brother?

Am I supposed to keep track of him wherever he goes?

Am I his babysitter?

Am I supposed to take care of my brother?

Is it my job to take care of my brother?

am I shomer achi (my brother’s keeper)?

Am I supposed to be responsible for where he goes and what he does?

What do you think?

What would you do for your brother?

Imagine such a retort to the LORD's question.

Would you answer GOD that way?

Indifferently?

Arrogantly?

Disrespectfully?

I dread to even think that.

It's also intriguing.

How GOD spoke directly to Cain in those days.

Does GOD still do right now?

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