The New Heaven and Earth 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away (vanished), and there is no longer anysea. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, arrayed like a bride adorned […]
Monthly Archives: August 2017
REVELATION 22
The Perfect Life 1 Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb (Christ), 2 in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelvekinds offruit, yielding its fruit every […]
JUDE 1
The Warnings of History to the Ungodly 1 Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, andbrother ofJames, [writes this letter], To those who are the called (God’s chosen ones, the elect), dearly loved by God the Father, and kept [secure and set apart] for Jesus Christ: 2 May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to […]
3 JOHN 1
You Walk in the Truth 1 The elder [of the church addresses this letter] to the belovedandesteemed Gaius, whom I love in truth. 2 Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeedandprosper and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul prospers [spiritually]. 3 For I was greatly pleased when […]
2 JOHN 1
Walk According to His Commandments 1 The elder [of the church addresses this letter] to the elect (chosen)lady and her children, whom I love in truth–and not only I, but also all who knowandunderstand the truth– 2 because of the truth which lives in our hearts and will be with us forever: 3 Grace, mercy, […]
1 JOHN 1
Introduction, The Incarnate Word 1 [I am writing about] what existed from the beginning, whatwe have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life [the One who existed even before the beginning of the world, Christ]– 2 and the Life […]
1 JOHN 2
Christ Is Our Advocate 1 My little children (believers, dear ones), I am writing you these things so that you will not sinandviolate God’s law. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate [who will intercede for us] with the Father: Jesus Christ the righteous [the upright, the just One, who conforms to the Father’s […]
1 JOHN 3
Children of God Love One Another 1 See what an incredible quality of love the Father has shown to us, that we would [be permitted to] be namedandcalledandcounted the children of God! And so we are! For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, we are […]
1 JOHN 4
Testing the Spirits 1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit [speaking through a self-proclaimed prophet]; instead test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophetsandteachers have gone out into the world. 2 By this you knowandrecognize the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledgesandconfesses [the fact] that Jesus Christ has […]
1 JOHN 5
Overcoming the World 1 Everyone who believes [with a deep, abiding trust in the fact] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) is born of God [that is, reborn from above–spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], and everyone who loves the Father also lovesthechildborn of Him. 2 By this we […]