On DISORDERLY believers

 2 Thessalonians 3:6

King James Version

6 Now we command you, brethren, 

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

that ye withdraw yourselves 

from every brother that walketh disorderly, 

and not after the tradition which he received of us.

A believer that "walketh disorderly"?

Is there such a thing?

What does "withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly" mean?

These Bible versions explain more:

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Amplified Bible

6 Now we command you, believers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by His authority, that you withdraw and keep away from every brother or sister who leads an undisciplined life and does not live in accordance with the tradition and teaching that [a]you have received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

6 Now we charge you, brethren, in the name and on the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) that you withdraw and keep away from every brother (fellow believer) who is slack in the performance of duty and is disorderly, living as a shirker and not walking in accord with the traditions and instructions that you have received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Christian Standard Bible

Warning against Irresponsible Behavior

6 Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister who is idle and does not live[a] according to the tradition received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Common English Bible

Discipline for the undisciplined

6 Brothers and sisters, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to stay away from every brother or sister who lives an undisciplined life that is not in line with the traditions that you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Complete Jewish Bible

6 Now, in the name of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah we command you, brothers, to stay away from any brother who is leading a life of idleness, a life not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Contemporary English Version

Warnings against Laziness

6 My dear friends, in the name of[a] the Lord Jesus, I beg you not to have anything to do with any of your people who loaf around and refuse to obey the instructions we gave you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Easy-to-Read Version

The Obligation to Work

6 Brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ we tell you to stay away from any believer who refuses to work. People who refuse to work are not following the teaching that we gave them.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Evangelical Heritage Version

Warnings Against Idleness

6 We instruct you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to avoid every brother who is walking idly and not in accordance with the teaching that you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

English Standard Version

Warning Against Idleness

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Expanded Bible

The Duty to Work

6 Brothers and sisters, ·by the authority [L in the name] of our Lord Jesus Christ we command you to stay away from any ·believer [L brother (or sister)] who ·refuses to work [or behaves irresponsibly; L lives/walks in idleness/disorder] and does not follow the ·teaching we gave you [L tradition you received from us].

2 Thessalonians 3:6

1599 Geneva Bible

6 [a]We warn you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walked inordinately, and not after the instruction, which he received of us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

GOD’S WORD Translation

6 Brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ we order you not to associate with any believer who doesn’t live a disciplined life and doesn’t follow the tradition you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Good News Translation

The Obligation to Work

6 Our friends, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from all believers who are living a lazy life and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Warning against Irresponsible Behavior

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother who walks irresponsibly and not according to the tradition received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

International Children’s Bible

The Duty to Work

6 Brothers, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ we command you to stay away from any believer who refuses to work. People who refuse to work are not following the teaching that we gave them.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

International Standard Version

6 In the name of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,[a] we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is living in idleness[b] and not living[c] according to the tradition that they received[d] from us.

 Thessalonians 3:6

J.B. Phillips New Testament

Remember our example: everyone should do his fair share of work

One further order we must give you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: don’t associate with the brother whose life is undisciplined, and who despises the teaching we gave him.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Jubilee Bible 2000

6 ¶ Now we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walks out of order, and not after the doctrine which ye received of us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Living Bible

6 Now here is a command, dear brothers, given in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ by his authority: Stay away from any Christian who spends his days in laziness and does not follow the ideal of hard work we set up for you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

The Message

Our orders—backed up by the Master, Jesus—are to refuse to have anything to do with those among you who are lazy and refuse to work the way we taught you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Modern English Version

Warning Against Idleness

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in idleness and not according to the tradition that he received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Names of God Bible

6 Brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Yeshua Christ we order you not to associate with any believer who doesn’t live a disciplined life and doesn’t follow the tradition you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Neglect of Work. 6 We instruct you, brothers, in the name of [our] Lord Jesus Christ, to shun any brother who conducts himself in a disorderly way and not according to the tradition they received from us.[a]

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New American Standard Bible

6 Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you [a]keep away from every brother or sister who [b]leads a [c]disorderly life and not one in accordance with the tradition which [d]you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New American Standard Bible 1995

6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you [a]keep away from every brother who [b]leads an [c]unruly life and not according to the tradition which [d]you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New Catholic Bible

Christian Value of Work.[a] 6 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, brethren, we command you to keep your distance from any of the brethren who are living an idle existence and who disregard the tradition you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New Century Version

The Duty to Work

6 Brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ we command you to stay away from any believer who refuses to work and does not follow the teaching we gave you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New International Reader's Version

Paul Warns Those Who Do Not Want to Work

6 Brothers and sisters, here is a command we give you. We give it in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Keep away from every believer who doesn’t want to work and makes trouble. Keep away from any believer who doesn’t live up to the teaching you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New International Version

Warning Against Idleness

6 In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching[a] you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New Life Version

6 Now this is what we tell you to do, Christian brothers. In the name of the Lord Jesus, keep away from any Christian who is lazy and who does not do what we taught you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New Living Translation

An Exhortation to Proper Living

6 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from all believers[a] who live idle lives and don’t follow the tradition they received[b] from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Warning against Idleness

6 Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister living irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they[a] received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New Testament for Everyone

The Dangers of Idleness

6 Here is a command we have for you, my dear family, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah. Keep away from any member of the family who is stepping out of line, and not behaving according to the tradition that you received from us.

Kehillah in Thessalonika II 3:6

Orthodox Jewish Bible

6 Now we charge you, Achim b’Moshiach, b’Shem Adoneinu Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua, to shun chavrusashaft (association) with every one of the Achim b’Moshiach who follows the derech habatlanim (way of idlers) and walks not according to Moshiach’s [pnimiyus] haTorah that was handed over and transmitted to you and which you received from us [Shlichim].

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Tree of Life Version

No Time to Be Lazy

6 Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, to keep away from every brother who behaves irresponsibly and not according to the tradition they received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

The Voice

6 For the sake of the church, brothers and sisters, we insist in the name of our Lord Jesus the Anointed that you withdraw from any brother or sister who is out of order and unwilling to work, who is straying from the line of teaching we passed on to all of you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

World English Bible

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Worldwide English (New Testament)

6 Now, my brothers, we tell you to do this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Have nothing to do with any lazy brother who is not living the way we taught you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Wycliffe Bible

6 But, brethren, we command to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw you from each brother that wandereth out of order, and not after the teaching, that they received of us. [Forsooth, brethren, we announce to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw you from each brother wandering unordinately, or against good order, and not after the tradition, that they received of us.]

In SUMMARY, "withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly" means:

withdraw and keep away from every brother or sister who leads an undisciplined life and does not live in accordance with the tradition and teaching that [a]you have received from us

withdraw and keep away from every brother (fellow believer) who is slack in the performance of duty and is disorderly, living as a shirker and not walking in accord with the traditions and instructions that you have received from us

keep away from every brother or sister who is idle and does not live[a] according to the tradition received from us

stay away from every brother or sister who lives an undisciplined life that is not in line with the traditions that you received from us

stay away from any brother who is leading a life of idleness, a life not in keeping with the tradition you received from us

not to have anything to do with any of your people who loaf around and refuse to obey the instructions we gave you

stay away from any believer who refuses to work; not following the teaching that we gave them

avoid every brother who is walking idly and not in accordance with the teaching that you received from us

keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us

stay away from any ·believer [L brother (or sister)] who ·refuses to work [or behaves irresponsibly; L lives/walks in idleness/disorder] and does not follow the ·teaching we gave you [L tradition you received from us]

withdraw yourselves from every brother that walked inordinately, and not after the instruction, which he received of us

not to associate with any believer who doesn’t live a disciplined life and doesn’t follow the tradition you received from us

keep away from all believers who are living a lazy life and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them

keep away from every brother who walks irresponsibly and not according to the tradition received from us

stay away from any believer who refuses to work; not following the teaching that we gave them

keep away from every brother who is living in idleness[b] and not living[c] according to the tradition that they received[d] from us

don’t associate with the brother whose life is undisciplined, and who despises the teaching we gave him

withdraw yourselves from every brother that walks out of order, and not after the doctrine which ye received of us

Stay away from any Christian who spends his days in laziness and does not follow the ideal of hard work we set up for you.

refuse to have anything to do with those among you who are lazy and refuse to work the way we taught you

withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in idleness and not according to the tradition that he received from us

not to associate with any believer who doesn’t live a disciplined life and doesn’t follow the tradition you received from us

shun any brother who conducts himself in a disorderly way and not according to the tradition they received from us

keep away from every brother or sister who [b]leads a [c]disorderly life and not one in accordance with the tradition which [d]you received from us

keep away from every brother who [b]leads an [c]unruly life and not according to the tradition which [d]you received from us

keep your distance from any of the brethren who are living an idle existence and who disregard the tradition you received from us

stay away from any believer who refuses to work and does not follow the teaching we gave you

Keep away from every believer who doesn’t want to work and makes trouble. Keep away from any believer who doesn’t live up to the teaching you received from us.

keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching[a] you received from us

keep away from any Christian who is lazy and who does not do what we taught you

Stay away from all believers[a] who live idle lives and don’t follow the tradition they received[b] from us.

keep away from every brother or sister living irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they[a] received from us

Keep away from any member of the family who is stepping out of line, and not behaving according to the tradition that you received from us.

shun chavrusashaft (association) with every one of the Achim b’Moshiach who follows the derech habatlanim (way of idlers) and walks not according to Moshiach’s [pnimiyus] haTorah that was handed over and transmitted to you and which you received from us [Shlichim]

keep away from every brother who behaves irresponsibly and not according to the tradition they received from us

withdraw from any brother or sister who is out of order and unwilling to work, who is straying from the line of teaching we passed on to all of you

withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us

Have nothing to do with any lazy brother who is not living the way we taught you.

withdraw you from each brother that wandereth out of order, and not after the teaching, that they received of us

withdraw you from each brother wandering unordinately, or against good order, and not after the tradition, that they received of us

Apostle Paul tells us how to approach these idle, and lazy, believers with compassion:

2 Thessalonians 3:13-15

King James Version

13 But ye, brethren, 

be not weary in well doing.

14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, 

note that man, 

and have no company with him, 

that he may be ashamed.

15 Yet count him not as an enemy, 

but admonish him as a brother.

What GOD is CAPABLE of

 Isaiah 45:7

King James Version

7 I form the light, and create darkness: 

I make peace,  and create evil: 

I the Lord do all these things.

GOD creates light, and makes peace.

But He also creates "darkness" and "evil"?

Wow, did I understand that right?

So, I searched other Bible versions.

Here's what I found:

Isaiah 45:7

Amplified Bible

The One forming light and creating darkness,

Causing peace and creating disaster;

I am the Lord who does all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

7 I form the light and create darkness, I make peace [national well-being] and I create [physical] [a]evil (calamity); I am the Lord, Who does all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

Christian Standard Bible

7 I form light and create darkness,

I make success and create disaster;

I am the Lord, who does all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

Common English Bible

7     I form light and create darkness,

    make prosperity and create doom;

    I am the Lord, who does all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

Complete Jewish Bible

7 I form light, I create darkness;

I make well-being, I create woe;

I, Adonai, do all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

Contemporary English Version

7 I create light and darkness,

happiness and sorrow.

    I, the Lord, do all this.

Isaiah 45:7

Easy-to-Read Version

7 I made the light and the darkness.

    I bring peace, and I cause trouble.

    I, the Lord, do all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

English Standard Version

7 I form light and create darkness;

    I make well-being and create calamity;

    I am the Lord, who does all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

Expanded Bible

7 I make the light

    and create the darkness.

I bring ·peace [prosperity; wholeness; C Hebrew shalom], and I ·cause [create] ·troubles [disaster; calamity].

    I, the Lord, do all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

Good News Translation

7 I create both light and darkness;

    I bring both blessing and disaster.

    I, the Lord, do all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

International Children’s Bible

7 I made the light and the darkness.

    I bring peace, and I cause troubles.

    I, the Lord, do all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

Living Bible

7 I form the light and make the dark. I send good times and bad. I, Jehovah, am he who does these things.

Isaiah 45:7

The Message

I form light and create darkness,

    I make harmonies and create discords.

    I, God, do all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

New Catholic Bible

7 I form the light and create the darkness;

    prosperity and disaster depend upon my will;

    I, the Lord, do all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

New Century Version

7 I made the light and the darkness.

    I bring peace, and I cause troubles.

    I, the Lord, do all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

New International Reader's Version

7 I cause light to shine. I also create darkness.

    I bring good times. I also create hard times.

    I do all these things. I am the Lord.

Isaiah 45:7

New Life Version

7 I make light and I make darkness. I bring good and I make trouble. I am the Lord Who does all these things.

Yeshayah 45:7

Orthodox Jewish Bible

7 I form ohr, and create choshech; I make shalom, and create rah; I Hashem worketh all these things.

In SUMMARY, "create evil" means:

creating disaster

create [physical] [a]evil (calamity)

create disaster

create doom

create woe

sorrow

cause trouble

create calamity

cause [create] ·troubles [disaster; calamity]

disaster

cause troubles

bad

create discords

cause troubles

create hard times

make trouble

create rah

In SUMMARY, "peace" means:

national well-being

success

prosperity

well-being

happiness

prosperity; wholeness; C Hebrew shalom

blessing

good times

harmonies

good

shalom

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The MAGNIFICENCE and MAJESTY of GOD

CHRIST as END of the LAW

 Romans 10:4

King James Version

4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness 

to every one that believeth.

What did that mean for believers?

That "Christ is the end of the law for righteousness"?

This will be interesting, for it will define THREE things:

1. Christ

2. the end of the law

3. righteousness

As always, I turn to other Bible versions.

That I may understand, and share with you.

Romans 10:4

Amplified Bible

4 For Christ is the end of the law [it leads to Him and its purpose is fulfilled in Him], for [granting] righteousness to everyone who believes [in Him as Savior].

Romans 10:4

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

4 For Christ is the end of the Law [the limit at which it ceases to be, for the Law leads up to Him Who is the fulfillment of its types, and in Him the purpose which it was designed to accomplish is fulfilled. That is, the purpose of the Law is fulfilled in Him] as the means of righteousness (right relationship to God) for everyone who trusts in and adheres to and relies on Him.

Romans 10:4

Common English Bible

4 Christ is the goal of the Law, which leads to righteousness for all who have faith in God.

Romans 10:4

Complete Jewish Bible

4 For the goal at which the Torah aims is the Messiah, who offers righteousness to everyone who trusts.

Romans 10:4

Contemporary English Version

4 But Christ makes the Law no longer necessary[a] for those who become acceptable to God by faith.

Romans 10:4

Easy-to-Read Version

4 Christ ended the law so that everyone who believes in him is made right with God.

Romans 10:4

Expanded Bible

4 [L For] Christ ·ended [is the end/culmination/fulfillment of] the law so that everyone who believes in him may ·be right with God [have righteousness].

Romans 10:4

GOD’S WORD Translation

4 Christ is the fulfillment of Moses’ Teachings so that everyone who has faith may receive God’s approval.

Romans 10:4

Good News Translation

4 For Christ has brought the Law to an end, so that everyone who believes is put right with God.

Romans 10:4

International Children’s Bible

4 Christ ended the law, so that everyone who believes in him may be right with God.

Romans 10:4

International Standard Version

4 For the Messiah[a] is the culmination[b] of the Law as far as righteousness is concerned for everyone who believes.

Romans 10:4

J.B. Phillips New Testament

For Christ means the end of the struggle for righteousness-by-the-Law for everyone who believes in him.

Romans 10:4

Names of God Bible

4 Christ is the fulfillment of Moses’ Teachings so that everyone who has faith may receive God’s approval.

Romans 10:4

New American Bible (Revised Edition)

4 For Christ is the end[a] of the law for the justification of everyone who has faith.

Romans 10:4

New Catholic Bible

4 For Christ is the fulfillment of the Law for the justification of all who believe.

Romans 10:4

New Century Version

4 Christ ended the law so that everyone who believes in him may be right with God.

Romans 10:4

New International Reader's Version

4 Christ has fulfilled everything the law was meant to do. So now everyone who believes can be right with God.

Romans 10:4

New International Version

4 Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.

Romans 10:4

New Life Version

4 For Christ has put an end to the Law, so everyone who has put his trust in Christ is made right with God.

Romans 10:4

New Living Translation

4 For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given.[a] As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God.

Romans 10:4

New Matthew Bible

4 For Christ is the end of the law, to justify all who believe.

Romans 10:4

New Testament for Everyone

4 The Messiah, you see, is the goal of the law, so that covenant membership may be available for all who believe.

Kehillah in Rome 10:4

Orthodox Jewish Bible

4 For Moshiach is the goal of the Torah as a means to being YITZDAK IM HASHEM, for all who have emunah.

Romans 10:4

Tree of Life Version

4 For Messiah is the goal[a] of the Torah as a means to righteousness for everyone who keeps trusting.

Romans 10:4

The Voice

4 You see, God’s purpose for the law reaches its climax when the Anointed One arrives; now all who trust in Him can have their lives made right with God.

Romans 10:4

World English Bible

4 For Christ is the fulfillment[a] of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

Romans 10:4

Worldwide English (New Testament)

4 Christ has made an end to the law as a way of getting right with God. Everyone who believes in him is put right with God.

Romans 10:4

Wycliffe Bible

4 For the end of the law is Christ, to rightwiseness to each man that believeth.

In SUMMARY, "Christ is the end of the law for righteousness" means:

Christ is the end of the law [it leads to Him and its purpose is fulfilled in Him], for [granting] righteousness

Christ is the end of the Law [the limit at which it ceases to be, for the Law leads up to Him Who is the fulfillment of its types, and in Him the purpose which it was designed to accomplish is fulfilled. That is, the purpose of the Law is fulfilled in Him] as the means of righteousness (right relationship to God)

Christ is the goal of the Law, which leads to righteousness

the goal at which the Torah aims is the Messiah, who offers righteousness

Christ makes the Law no longer necessary[a] for those who become acceptable to God

Christ ended the law so that everyone who believes in him is made right with God

Christ ·ended [is the end/culmination/fulfillment of] the law so that everyone who believes in him may ·be right with God [have righteousness]

Christ is the fulfillment of Moses’ Teachings so that everyone who has faith may receive God’s approval

Christ has brought the Law to an end, so that everyone who believes is put right with God

Christ ended the law, so that everyone who believes in him may be right with God

the Messiah[a] is the culmination[b] of the Law as far as righteousness is concerned

Christ means the end of the struggle for righteousness-by-the-Law

Christ is the fulfillment of Moses’ Teachings so that everyone who has faith may receive God’s approval.

Christ is the end[a] of the law for the justification of everyone who has faith

Christ is the fulfillment of the Law for the justification of all who believe

Christ ended the law so that everyone who believes in him may be right with God

Christ has fulfilled everything the law was meant to do. So now everyone who believes can be right with God.

Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.

Christ has put an end to the Law, so everyone who has put his trust in Christ is made right with God

Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given.[a] As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God

Christ is the end of the law, to justify all who believe

The Messiah, you see, is the goal of the law, so that covenant membership may be available for all who believe.

Moshiach is the goal of the Torah as a means to being YITZDAK IM HASHEM

Messiah is the goal[a] of the Torah as a means to righteousness for everyone who keeps trusting

God’s purpose for the law reaches its climax when the Anointed One arrives; now all who trust in Him can have their lives made right with God

Christ is the fulfillment[a] of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes

Christ has made an end to the law as a way of getting right with God. Everyone who believes in him is put right with God.

the end of the law is Christ, to rightwiseness to each man that believeth

CHRIST's life and work, His VERY presence, are FULFILLMENT of SCRIPTURE.

Here's what JESUS says:

Matthew 5:17

King James Version

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, 

or the prophets: 

I am not come to destroy, 

but to fulfil.

Matthew 8:16-17

King James Version

16 When the even was come, 

they brought unto him 

many that were possessed with devils: 

and he cast out the spirits with his word, 

and healed all that were sick:

17 That it might be fulfilled which 

was spoken by Esaias the prophet, 

saying, 

Himself took our infirmities, 

and bare our sicknesses.

Matthew 26:53-54

King James Version

53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, 

and he shall presently give me 

more than twelve legions of angels?

54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, 

that thus it must be?

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FORGIVING debts

 Matthew 6:12

King James Version

12 And forgive us our debts, 

as we forgive our debtors.

What did JESUS mean, when He mentioned the words "forgive",  "debts", and "debtors"?

Was it literal debt, or symbolic debt?

Find out through these Bible versions:

Matthew 6:12

Amplified Bible

12 ‘And forgive us our [a]debts, as we have forgiven our debtors [letting go of both the wrong and the resentment].

Matthew 6:12

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven ([a]left, remitted, and let go of the debts, and have [b]given up resentment against) our debtors.

Matthew 6:12

Common English Bible

12 Forgive us for the ways we have wronged you,

just as we also forgive those who have wronged us.

Matthew 6:12

Complete Jewish Bible

12 Forgive us what we have done wrong,

    as we too have forgiven those who have wronged us.

Matthew 6:12

Contemporary English Version

12 Forgive us for doing wrong,

    as we forgive others.

Matthew 6:12

Easy-to-Read Version

12 Forgive our sins,

    just as we have forgiven those who did wrong to us.

Matthew 6:12

Expanded Bible

12 Forgive us for our ·sins [L debts],

    just as we have forgiven ·those who sinned against us [L our debtors; C sin is pictured as a debt owed].

Matthew 6:12

Good News Translation

12 Forgive us the wrongs we have done,

    as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us.

Matthew 6:12

International Children’s Bible

12 Forgive the sins we have done,

    just as we have forgiven those who did wrong to us.

Matthew 6:12

International Standard Version

12 and forgive us our sins,[a]

    as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.

Matthew 6:12

J.B. Phillips New Testament

Forgive us what we owe to you, as we have also forgiven those who owe anything to us.

Matthew 6:12

Jubilee Bible 2000

12 And set us free from our debts, as we set free our debtors.

Matthew 6:12

Living Bible

12 and forgive us our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.

Matthew 6:12

New Life Version

12 Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

Matthew 6:12

New Matthew Bible

12 And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us.

Matthew 6:12

New Testament for Everyone

12 and forgive us the things we owe,

as we too have forgiven what was owed to us.

Matthew 6:12

Worldwide English (New Testament)

12 "Forgive us for the wrong things we have done, the way we forgive those who have done wrong things to us.

In SUMMARY, "forgive" means:

let go

set free

left

remit

give up

In SUMMARY, "debts" to GOD mean:

the wrong and the resentment

resentment

the ways we have wronged you

what we have done wrong

for doing wrong

our sins

the wrongs we have done

the sins we have done

what we owe to you

our trespasses

the things we owe

the wrong things we have done

In SUMMARY, "debtors" mean:

those who have wronged us

those who did wrong to us

those who sinned against us

the wrongs that others have done to us

those who have sinned against us

those who owe anything to us

those who sin against us

them that trespass against us

what was owed to us

those who have done wrong things to us

More explanation about "debts" was explained by JESUS in Luke's gospel:

Luke 11:4

King James Version

4 And forgive us our sins; 

for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. 

And lead us not into temptation; 

but deliver us from evil.

The key is FORGIVENESS.

If we ask JESUS for forgiveness, we must also forgive.

That our debts may be canceled by the LORD.

That we may be "set free" from sin, and all wrongdoing.

The Bible says, all of us have sinned.

Romans 3:23

King James Version

23 For all have sinned, 

and come short of the glory of God;

Thus, ALL of us have debts.

And are debtors.

The GOOD news is that JESUS has canceled all the debts of sinners who believe in Him.

Colossians 2:13-14

King James Version

13 And you, 

being dead in your sins 

and the uncircumcision of your flesh, 

hath he quickened together with him, 

having forgiven you all trespasses;

14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances 

that was against us, 

which was contrary to us, 

and took it out of the way, 

nailing it to his cross;

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JEWS lending to kin and foreigners

 Deuteronomy 23:20

King James Version

20 Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; 

but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: 

that the Lord thy God may bless thee 

in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land 

whither thou goest to possess it.

SPIRIT and I were writing posts on lending.

Exploring GOD's laws that applied.

I needed to know more about the verse above.

What did patriarch Moses mean when he said, "Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury"?

What is usury?

Didn't GOD abhor usury?

Let other Bible versions explain more here:

Deuteronomy 23:20

21st Century King James Version

20 Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon interest, but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest, that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Deuteronomy 23:20

Easy-to-Read Version

20 You may charge interest to a foreigner. But you must not charge interest to another Israelite. If you follow these rules, the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do in the land where you are going to live.

Deuteronomy 23:20

International Children’s Bible

20 You may charge a foreigner, but not a fellow Israelite. Then the Lord your God will bless everything you do. He will bless you in the land you are entering to take as your own.

Deuteronomy 23:20

International Standard Version

20 You may charge interest to a foreigner, but don’t charge interest to your relatives, so the Lord your God may bless you in everything you undertake in the land that you are about to enter and possess.

Deuteronomy 23:20

Lexham English Bible

20 You may lend on interest to the foreigner, but to your countryman[a] you may not lend on interest, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all your undertakings[b] in the land where you are going,[c] in order to take possession of it

Deuteronomy 23:20

Living Bible

20 You may take interest from a foreigner, but not from an Israeli. For if you take interest from a brother, an Israeli, the Lord your God won’t bless you when you arrive in the Promised Land.

Deuteronomy 23:20

New Century Version

20 You may charge foreigners, but not fellow Israelites. Then the Lord your God will bless everything you do in the land you are entering to take as your own.

Deuteronomy 23:20

New English Translation

20 You may lend with interest to a foreigner, but not to your fellow Israelite; if you keep this command the Lord your God will bless you in all you undertake in the land you are about to enter to possess.

Deuteronomy 23:20

New International Reader's Version

20 You can charge interest to people from another country. But don’t charge your own people. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do. He will bless you in the land you are entering to take as your own.

Deuteronomy 23:20

New Life Version

20 You may make a stranger pay you for the use of money, but not your brother. So the Lord your God may bring good to you in all you do in the land you are going into to have for your own.

Deuteronomy 23:20

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

20 On loans to a foreigner you may charge interest, but on loans to another Israelite you may not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land that you are about to enter and possess.

Devarim 23:20

Orthodox Jewish Bible

20 (21) Unto a nokhri thou mayest lend upon neshekh; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon neshekh; that Hashem Eloheicha may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in ha’aretz whither thou goest to possess it.

Deuteronomy 23:20

Tree of Life Version

Usury, Vows

20 “You are not to charge excessive interest to your brother—on money, food or anything that may be loaned for interest.

Deuteronomy 23:20

Young's Literal Translation

20 To a stranger thou mayest lend in usury, and to thy brother thou dost not lend in usury, so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in every putting forth of thy hand on the land whither thou goest in to possess it.

In SUMMARY, "Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury" means:

Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon interest, but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest,

You may charge interest to a foreigner. But you must not charge interest to another Israelite.

You may charge a foreigner, but not a fellow Israelite.

You may charge interest to a foreigner, but don’t charge interest to your relatives,

You may lend on interest to the foreigner, but to your countryman[a] you may not lend on interest,

You may take interest from a foreigner, but not from an Israeli.

You may charge foreigners, but not fellow Israelites.

You may lend with interest to a foreigner, but not to your fellow Israelite;

You can charge interest to people from another country. But don’t charge your own people.

You may make a stranger pay you for the use of money, but not your brother

On loans to a foreigner you may charge interest, but on loans to another Israelite you may not charge interest

Unto a nokhri thou mayest lend upon neshekh; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon neshekh;

You are not to charge excessive interest to your brother

To a stranger thou mayest lend in usury, and to thy brother thou dost not lend in usury

In SUMMARY, "usury" means:

interest 

charge

neshekh

excessive interest

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KNOWN by GOD

 1 Corinthians 8:3

King James Version

3 But if any man love God, 

the same is known of him.

What does it mean "known of him"?

What do other Bible versions say?

Here's what we found:

1 Corinthians 8:3

21st Century King James Version

3 But if any man love God, the same is known by Him.

1 Corinthians 8:3

Amplified Bible

3 But if anyone loves God [with awe-filled reverence, obedience and gratitude], he is known by Him [as His very own and is greatly loved].

1 Corinthians 8:3

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

3 But if one loves God truly [[a]with affectionate reverence, prompt obedience, and grateful recognition of His blessing], he is known by God [[b]recognized as worthy of His intimacy and love, and he is owned by Him].

1 Corinthians 8:3

Easy-to-Read Version

3 But whoever loves God is known by God.

1 Corinthians 8:3

J.B. Phillips New Testament

For whatever a man may know, he still has a lot to learn, but if he loves God, he is opening his whole life to the Spirit of God.

1 Corinthians 8:3

Living Bible

3 But the person who truly loves God is the one who is open to God’s knowledge.

1 Corinthians 8:3

New Life Version

3 But if he loves God, he is known by God also.

1 Corinthians 8:3

New Living Translation

3 But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes

Kehillah in Corinth I 8:3

Orthodox Jewish Bible

3 But if a person has Ahavas Hashem, Hashem has da’as of that person.

1 Corinthians 8:3

The Voice

3 But if someone loves God, it is certain that God has already known that one.

1 Corinthians 8:3

Worldwide English (New Testament)

3 But if anyone loves God, then God knows him.

In SUMMARY, "known of him" means:

known by Him

known by Him [as His very own and is greatly loved]

known by God [[b]recognized as worthy of His intimacy and love, and he is owned by Him]

known by God

he is opening his whole life to the Spirit of God

one who is open to God’s knowledge

known by God also

one whom God recognizes

Hashem has da’as of that person

God has already known that one

God knows him

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