This passage is the prelude to the next two chapters in Matthew. It is a warning to the nation of Israel. Matthew 23:37-39 is the sorrow of Messiah (Yeshua) because He came to deliver but had been rejected. Matthew 24-25 speaks of the Tribulation. This Tribulation is for Israel in the Last Days. Those…
My annotated noted on Hebrews 3:12-14. Being faithful until the end of life. 12 Be careful, brothers, lest there be in any of youp an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. [The slow slide into unbelief is a danger to all believers. There is the danger of something becoming a…
What is eating his flesh and drinking his blood mean? A somewhat difficult passage that has caused many questions and misunderstandings. These are my annotated notes, translation, and my understanding of this passage. It is about 5 pages long. Jesus Is the Bread of Life 25 When they found Jesus on the other side…
Annotated notes on my translation of 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 Apostolic Counsel—Freedom in Ministry 19 For even though I am free from all, yet I have made myself a servant to all, so that I may win even more. [He serves others. MacLaren (Expositions of Holy Scripture) notes: The great principle incumbent on all Christians,…
Annotated Notes on My Translation of 1 Corinthians 9:1-18 Apostolic Privileges 1 I’m an Apostle, aren’t I? Am I not free? Haven’t I seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Aren’t youp my work in the Lord? [One of the qualifications for being an apostle is to have seen the resurrected Jesus Christ (Acts 1:21-22). Paul…
Brief notes on my translation of 1 Corinthians 8 1 Corinthians Chapter 8 Apostolic Counsel—Food Sacrificed to Idols 1 Now concerning things offered to idols. We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge makes one proud, but love edifies. [Idol temples after the offered sacrifices then sell it to the public. Even when we…
Brief notes on my translation of 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 Apostolic Counsel—Unmarried 25 Now concerning virgins, I have no command from the Lord. Yet, I give my opinion as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be faithful. 26 Therefore, I think it is best for this present distress that it is better…
Brief notes on my translation of 1 Corinthians 7:17-24 Apostolic Counsel—Life Status 17 Nonetheless, [the believer should continue to live] only as God distributed to everyone, as the Lord has called everyone, so let them live their life. I give such directions in all congregations. 18 Is any man called already circumcised? He shouldn’t…
Brief notes on my translation of 1 Corinthians 7:7-16 7 For I wish that all people were even as I am, but each has their proper gift from God, one in this way and another in that way. 8 Therefore, I say to the unmarried and widows, “It is better for them if they…
Brief notes on my translation of John 3:15-17 15 “So that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, so that anyone believing in him should not perish but have everlasting life. [Most translations translate “only begotten”…