Matthew 13:52 He said, “Then you see how every student well-trained in God’s kingdom is like the owner of a general store who can put his hands on anything you need, old o...

13:52 MSG

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The Message - He said, “Then you see how every student well-trained in God’s kingdom is like the owner of a general store who can put his hands on anything you need, old or new, exactly when you need it.”
新标点和合本 - 他说：“凡文士受教作天国的门徒，就像一个家主从他库里拿出新旧的东西来。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他对他们说：“凡文士学习作天国的门徒，就像一个家的主人从他库里拿出新的和旧的东西来。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他对他们说：“凡文士学习作天国的门徒，就像一个家的主人从他库里拿出新的和旧的东西来。”
当代译本 - 耶稣说：“律法教师成为天国的门徒后，就像一个家主从他的库房里拿出新的和旧的东西来。”
圣经新译本 - 耶稣说：“所以，每一个作天国门徒的经学家，就像家主从宝库中拿出新和旧的东西来。”
中文标准译本 - 耶稣对他们说：“为此，凡是成为天国门徒的经文士，就好比一家的主人，从他的宝库里拿出新的和旧的东西来。”
现代标点和合本 - 他说：“凡文士受教做天国的门徒，就像一个家主从他库里拿出新旧的东西来。”
和合本（拼音版） - 他说：“凡文士受教作天国的门徒，就像一个家主从他库里拿出新旧的东西来。”
New International Version - He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
New International Reader's Version - He said to them, “Every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house. He brings new treasures out of his storeroom as well as old ones.”
English Standard Version - And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”
New Living Translation - Then he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.”
Christian Standard Bible - “Therefore,” he said to them, “every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom treasures new and old.”
New American Standard Bible - And Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure new things and old.”
New King James Version - Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”
Amplified Bible - He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things that are new and fresh and things that are old and familiar.”
American Standard Version - And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
King James Version - Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
New English Translation - Then he said to them, “Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”
World English Bible - He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things.”
新標點和合本 - 他說：「凡文士受教作天國的門徒，就像一個家主從他庫裏拿出新舊的東西來。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他對他們說：「凡文士學習作天國的門徒，就像一個家的主人從他庫裏拿出新的和舊的東西來。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他對他們說：「凡文士學習作天國的門徒，就像一個家的主人從他庫裏拿出新的和舊的東西來。」
當代譯本 - 耶穌說：「律法教師成為天國的門徒後，就像一個家主從他的庫房裡拿出新的和舊的東西來。」
聖經新譯本 - 耶穌說：“所以，每一個作天國門徒的經學家，就像家主從寶庫中拿出新和舊的東西來。”
呂振中譯本 - 他對他們說：『故此每一個經學士受教為門徒歸於天國的、就像一個做家主的人，從他庫房裏拿出新舊的東西來。』
中文標準譯本 - 耶穌對他們說：「為此，凡是成為天國門徒的經文士，就好比一家的主人，從他的寶庫裡拿出新的和舊的東西來。」
現代標點和合本 - 他說：「凡文士受教做天國的門徒，就像一個家主從他庫裡拿出新舊的東西來。」
文理和合譯本 - 曰、故凡士子為天國之徒者、如家主由其庫中出新舊之物焉、○
文理委辦譯本 - 曰、夫如是、則士子學天國者、如一家主、由庫中出新舊之物焉、○
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 耶穌曰、是以凡經士、為天國而學道者、如一家主、由其庫中出新舊之物、○
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 耶穌曰：『是故士子而熟諳天國之理者、譬諸一家之主、庫中取物、新舊兼備。』
Nueva Versión Internacional - —Todo maestro de la ley que ha sido instruido acerca del reino de los cielos es como el dueño de una casa, que de lo que tiene guardado saca tesoros nuevos y viejos.
현대인의 성경 - 그러자 예수님은 그들에게 “그러므로 하늘 나라의 가르침을 받은 율법학자는 마치 자기 곳간에서 새 것과 낡은 것을 꺼내는 집 주인과 같다” 라고 하셨다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Тогда Иисус сказал им: – Так вот, каждый учитель Закона, усвоивший весть о Небесном Царстве, похож на хозяина дома, который выносит из своих кладовых и новое, и старое. ( Мк. 6:1-6 ; Лк. 4:16-30 )
Восточный перевод - Тогда Иса сказал им: – Так вот, каждый учитель Таурата, усвоивший весть о Царстве Всевышнего, похож на хозяина дома, который выносит из своих кладовых и новое, и старое.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Тогда Иса сказал им: – Так вот, каждый учитель Таурата, усвоивший весть о Царстве Аллаха, похож на хозяина дома, который выносит из своих кладовых и новое, и старое.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Тогда Исо сказал им: – Так вот, каждый учитель Таврота, усвоивший весть о Царстве Всевышнего, похож на хозяина дома, который выносит из своих кладовых и новое, и старое.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Alors Jésus conclut : Ainsi donc, tout spécialiste de la Loi qui a été instruit des choses qui concernent le royaume des cieux est semblable à un père de famille qui tire de son trésor des choses nouvelles et des choses anciennes.
リビングバイブル - そこでイエスは、さらにこう言われました。「ユダヤ人のおきてに通じ、しかも、わたしの弟子でもある人たちは、古くからある聖書の宝と、私が与える新しい宝と、二つの宝を持つことになるのです。」
Nestle Aland 28 - ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· διὰ τοῦτο πᾶς γραμματεὺς μαθητευθεὶς τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδεσπότῃ, ὅστις ἐκβάλλει ἐκ τοῦ θησαυροῦ αὐτοῦ καινὰ καὶ παλαιά.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, διὰ τοῦτο, πᾶς γραμματεὺς μαθητευθεὶς τῇ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδεσπότῃ, ὅστις ἐκβάλλει ἐκ τοῦ θησαυροῦ αὐτοῦ καινὰ καὶ παλαιά.
Nova Versão Internacional - Ele lhes disse: “Por isso, todo mestre da lei instruído quanto ao Reino dos céus é como o dono de uma casa que tira do seu tesouro coisas novas e coisas velhas”. ( Mc 6.1-6 )
Hoffnung für alle - Und Jesus fügte hinzu: »Jeder Schriftgelehrte, der zu Gottes himmlischem Reich gehört und das, was er darüber gelernt hat, weitergibt, ist wie ein Hausherr, der aus seiner Vorratskammer Neues und Altes hervorholt.« ( Markus 6,1‒6 ; Lukas 4,16‒30 )
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa lại tiếp: “Người nào vốn thông thạo luật pháp, nay làm môn đệ Ta là người có hai thứ châu báu: Châu báu cũ và châu báu mới.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระองค์ตรัสว่า “เพราะฉะนั้นธรรมาจารย์ทุกคนที่รับคำสอนเกี่ยวกับอาณาจักรสวรรค์ก็เป็นเหมือนเจ้าของบ้านซึ่งนำสมบัติใหม่และสมบัติเก่าออกมาจากคลังของตน” ( มก.6:1-6 )
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระองค์กล่าวกับพวกเขาว่า “ฉะนั้นอาจารย์ฝ่ายกฎบัญญัติทุกคนที่เรียนรู้ถึงอาณาจักรแห่งสวรรค์ เปรียบเสมือนเจ้าบ้านที่เอาสมบัติทั้งใหม่และเก่าของตนออกมาให้ดู”

交叉引用

Ephesians 3:4 - As you read over what I have written to you, you’ll be able to see for yourselves into the mystery of Christ. None of our ancestors understood this. Only in our time has it been made clear by God’s Spirit through his holy apostles and prophets of this new order. The mystery is that people who have never heard of God and those who have heard of him all their lives (what I’ve been calling outsiders and insiders) stand on the same ground before God. They get the same offer, same help, same promises in Christ Jesus. The Message is accessible and welcoming to everyone, across the board.
Proverbs 10:20 - The speech of a good person is worth waiting for; the blabber of the wicked is worthless.
Proverbs 10:21 - The talk of a good person is rich fare for many, but chatterboxes die of an empty heart.
Song of Songs 7:13 - Love-apples drench us with fragrance, fertility surrounds, suffuses us, Fruits fresh and preserved that I’ve kept and saved just for you, my love.
John 13:34 - “Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.”
Proverbs 22:17 - Listen carefully to my wisdom; take to heart what I can teach you. You’ll treasure its sweetness deep within; you’ll give it bold expression in your speech. To make sure your foundation is trust in God, I’m laying it all out right now just for you. I’m giving you thirty sterling principles— tested guidelines to live by. Believe me—these are truths that work, and will keep you accountable to those who sent you.
Ecclesiastes 12:9 - Besides being wise himself, the Quester also taught others knowledge. He weighed, examined, and arranged many proverbs. The Quester did his best to find the right words and write the plain truth.
Ecclesiastes 12:11 - The words of the wise prod us to live well. They’re like nails hammered home, holding life together. They are given by God, the one Shepherd.
2 Corinthians 4:5 - Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we’re proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you. It started when God said, “Light up the darkness!” and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful.
2 Corinthians 4:7 - If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us. As it is, there’s not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we’re not much to look at. We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken. What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among them, he does in us—he lives! Our lives are at constant risk for Jesus’ sake, which makes Jesus’ life all the more evident in us. While we’re going through the worst, you’re getting in on the best!
Ephesians 3:8 - And so here I am, preaching and writing about things that are way over my head, the inexhaustible riches and generosity of Christ. My task is to bring out in the open and make plain what God, who created all this in the first place, has been doing in secret and behind the scenes all along. Through followers of Jesus like yourselves gathered in churches, this extraordinary plan of God is becoming known and talked about even among the angels!
Ezra 7:6 - That’s Ezra. He arrived from Babylon, a scholar well-practiced in the Revelation of Moses that the God of Israel had given. Because God’s hand was on Ezra, the king gave him everything he asked for. Some of the Israelites—priests, Levites, singers, temple security guards, and temple slaves—went with him to Jerusalem. It was in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
Proverbs 11:30 - A good life is a fruit-bearing tree; a violent life destroys souls.
Ezra 7:21 - I, Artaxerxes the king, have formally authorized and ordered all the treasurers of the land across the Euphrates to give Ezra the priest, scholar of the Teaching of the God-of-Heaven, the full amount of whatever he asks for up to 100 talents of silver, 650 bushels of wheat, and 607 gallons each of wine and olive oil. There is no limit on the salt. Everything the God-of-Heaven requires for The Temple of God must be given without hesitation. Why would the king and his sons risk stirring up his wrath?
Proverbs 16:20 - It pays to take life seriously; things work out when you trust in God.
Proverbs 16:21 - A wise person gets known for insight; gracious words add to one’s reputation.
Proverbs 16:22 - True intelligence is a spring of fresh water, while fools sweat it out the hard way.
Proverbs 16:23 - They make a lot of sense, these wise folks; whenever they speak, their reputation increases.
Proverbs 16:24 - Gracious speech is like clover honey— good taste to the soul, quick energy for the body.
2 Corinthians 3:4 - We couldn’t be more sure of ourselves in this—that you, written by Christ himself for God, are our letter of recommendation. We wouldn’t think of writing this kind of letter about ourselves. Only God can write such a letter. His letter authorizes us to help carry out this new plan of action. The plan wasn’t written out with ink on paper, with pages and pages of legal footnotes, killing your spirit. It’s written with Spirit on spirit, his life on our lives!
Titus 2:7 - But mostly, show them all this by doing it yourself, trustworthy in your teaching, your words solid and sane. Then anyone who is dead set against us, when he finds nothing weird or misguided, might eventually come around.
Proverbs 18:4 - Many words rush along like rivers in flood, but deep wisdom flows up from artesian springs.
Proverbs 15:7 - Perceptive words spread knowledge; fools are hollow—there’s nothing to them.
1 John 2:7 - My dear friends, I’m not writing anything new here. This is the oldest commandment in the book, and you’ve known it from day one. It’s always been implicit in the Message you’ve heard. On the other hand, perhaps it is new, freshly minted as it is in both Christ and you—the darkness fading away and the True Light already blazing!

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The Message - He said, “Then you see how every student well-trained in God’s kingdom is like the owner of a general store who can put his hands on anything you need, old or new, exactly when you need it.”
新标点和合本 - 他说：“凡文士受教作天国的门徒，就像一个家主从他库里拿出新旧的东西来。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他对他们说：“凡文士学习作天国的门徒，就像一个家的主人从他库里拿出新的和旧的东西来。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他对他们说：“凡文士学习作天国的门徒，就像一个家的主人从他库里拿出新的和旧的东西来。”
当代译本 - 耶稣说：“律法教师成为天国的门徒后，就像一个家主从他的库房里拿出新的和旧的东西来。”
圣经新译本 - 耶稣说：“所以，每一个作天国门徒的经学家，就像家主从宝库中拿出新和旧的东西来。”
中文标准译本 - 耶稣对他们说：“为此，凡是成为天国门徒的经文士，就好比一家的主人，从他的宝库里拿出新的和旧的东西来。”
现代标点和合本 - 他说：“凡文士受教做天国的门徒，就像一个家主从他库里拿出新旧的东西来。”
和合本（拼音版） - 他说：“凡文士受教作天国的门徒，就像一个家主从他库里拿出新旧的东西来。”
New International Version - He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
New International Reader's Version - He said to them, “Every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house. He brings new treasures out of his storeroom as well as old ones.”
English Standard Version - And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”
New Living Translation - Then he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.”
Christian Standard Bible - “Therefore,” he said to them, “every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom treasures new and old.”
New American Standard Bible - And Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure new things and old.”
New King James Version - Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”
Amplified Bible - He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things that are new and fresh and things that are old and familiar.”
American Standard Version - And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
King James Version - Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
New English Translation - Then he said to them, “Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”
World English Bible - He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things.”
新標點和合本 - 他說：「凡文士受教作天國的門徒，就像一個家主從他庫裏拿出新舊的東西來。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他對他們說：「凡文士學習作天國的門徒，就像一個家的主人從他庫裏拿出新的和舊的東西來。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他對他們說：「凡文士學習作天國的門徒，就像一個家的主人從他庫裏拿出新的和舊的東西來。」
當代譯本 - 耶穌說：「律法教師成為天國的門徒後，就像一個家主從他的庫房裡拿出新的和舊的東西來。」
聖經新譯本 - 耶穌說：“所以，每一個作天國門徒的經學家，就像家主從寶庫中拿出新和舊的東西來。”
呂振中譯本 - 他對他們說：『故此每一個經學士受教為門徒歸於天國的、就像一個做家主的人，從他庫房裏拿出新舊的東西來。』
中文標準譯本 - 耶穌對他們說：「為此，凡是成為天國門徒的經文士，就好比一家的主人，從他的寶庫裡拿出新的和舊的東西來。」
現代標點和合本 - 他說：「凡文士受教做天國的門徒，就像一個家主從他庫裡拿出新舊的東西來。」
文理和合譯本 - 曰、故凡士子為天國之徒者、如家主由其庫中出新舊之物焉、○
文理委辦譯本 - 曰、夫如是、則士子學天國者、如一家主、由庫中出新舊之物焉、○
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 耶穌曰、是以凡經士、為天國而學道者、如一家主、由其庫中出新舊之物、○
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 耶穌曰：『是故士子而熟諳天國之理者、譬諸一家之主、庫中取物、新舊兼備。』
Nueva Versión Internacional - —Todo maestro de la ley que ha sido instruido acerca del reino de los cielos es como el dueño de una casa, que de lo que tiene guardado saca tesoros nuevos y viejos.
현대인의 성경 - 그러자 예수님은 그들에게 “그러므로 하늘 나라의 가르침을 받은 율법학자는 마치 자기 곳간에서 새 것과 낡은 것을 꺼내는 집 주인과 같다” 라고 하셨다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Тогда Иисус сказал им: – Так вот, каждый учитель Закона, усвоивший весть о Небесном Царстве, похож на хозяина дома, который выносит из своих кладовых и новое, и старое. ( Мк. 6:1-6 ; Лк. 4:16-30 )
Восточный перевод - Тогда Иса сказал им: – Так вот, каждый учитель Таурата, усвоивший весть о Царстве Всевышнего, похож на хозяина дома, который выносит из своих кладовых и новое, и старое.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Тогда Иса сказал им: – Так вот, каждый учитель Таурата, усвоивший весть о Царстве Аллаха, похож на хозяина дома, который выносит из своих кладовых и новое, и старое.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Тогда Исо сказал им: – Так вот, каждый учитель Таврота, усвоивший весть о Царстве Всевышнего, похож на хозяина дома, который выносит из своих кладовых и новое, и старое.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Alors Jésus conclut : Ainsi donc, tout spécialiste de la Loi qui a été instruit des choses qui concernent le royaume des cieux est semblable à un père de famille qui tire de son trésor des choses nouvelles et des choses anciennes.
リビングバイブル - そこでイエスは、さらにこう言われました。「ユダヤ人のおきてに通じ、しかも、わたしの弟子でもある人たちは、古くからある聖書の宝と、私が与える新しい宝と、二つの宝を持つことになるのです。」
Nestle Aland 28 - ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· διὰ τοῦτο πᾶς γραμματεὺς μαθητευθεὶς τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδεσπότῃ, ὅστις ἐκβάλλει ἐκ τοῦ θησαυροῦ αὐτοῦ καινὰ καὶ παλαιά.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, διὰ τοῦτο, πᾶς γραμματεὺς μαθητευθεὶς τῇ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδεσπότῃ, ὅστις ἐκβάλλει ἐκ τοῦ θησαυροῦ αὐτοῦ καινὰ καὶ παλαιά.
Nova Versão Internacional - Ele lhes disse: “Por isso, todo mestre da lei instruído quanto ao Reino dos céus é como o dono de uma casa que tira do seu tesouro coisas novas e coisas velhas”. ( Mc 6.1-6 )
Hoffnung für alle - Und Jesus fügte hinzu: »Jeder Schriftgelehrte, der zu Gottes himmlischem Reich gehört und das, was er darüber gelernt hat, weitergibt, ist wie ein Hausherr, der aus seiner Vorratskammer Neues und Altes hervorholt.« ( Markus 6,1‒6 ; Lukas 4,16‒30 )
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa lại tiếp: “Người nào vốn thông thạo luật pháp, nay làm môn đệ Ta là người có hai thứ châu báu: Châu báu cũ và châu báu mới.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระองค์ตรัสว่า “เพราะฉะนั้นธรรมาจารย์ทุกคนที่รับคำสอนเกี่ยวกับอาณาจักรสวรรค์ก็เป็นเหมือนเจ้าของบ้านซึ่งนำสมบัติใหม่และสมบัติเก่าออกมาจากคลังของตน” ( มก.6:1-6 )
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระองค์กล่าวกับพวกเขาว่า “ฉะนั้นอาจารย์ฝ่ายกฎบัญญัติทุกคนที่เรียนรู้ถึงอาณาจักรแห่งสวรรค์ เปรียบเสมือนเจ้าบ้านที่เอาสมบัติทั้งใหม่และเก่าของตนออกมาให้ดู”

Ephesians 3:4 - As you read over what I have written to you, you’ll be able to see for yourselves into the mystery of Christ. None of our ancestors understood this. Only in our time has it been made clear by God’s Spirit through his holy apostles and prophets of this new order. The mystery is that people who have never heard of God and those who have heard of him all their lives (what I’ve been calling outsiders and insiders) stand on the same ground before God. They get the same offer, same help, same promises in Christ Jesus. The Message is accessible and welcoming to everyone, across the board.
Proverbs 10:20 - The speech of a good person is worth waiting for; the blabber of the wicked is worthless.
Proverbs 10:21 - The talk of a good person is rich fare for many, but chatterboxes die of an empty heart.
Song of Songs 7:13 - Love-apples drench us with fragrance, fertility surrounds, suffuses us, Fruits fresh and preserved that I’ve kept and saved just for you, my love.
John 13:34 - “Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.”
Proverbs 22:17 - Listen carefully to my wisdom; take to heart what I can teach you. You’ll treasure its sweetness deep within; you’ll give it bold expression in your speech. To make sure your foundation is trust in God, I’m laying it all out right now just for you. I’m giving you thirty sterling principles— tested guidelines to live by. Believe me—these are truths that work, and will keep you accountable to those who sent you.
Ecclesiastes 12:9 - Besides being wise himself, the Quester also taught others knowledge. He weighed, examined, and arranged many proverbs. The Quester did his best to find the right words and write the plain truth.
Ecclesiastes 12:11 - The words of the wise prod us to live well. They’re like nails hammered home, holding life together. They are given by God, the one Shepherd.
2 Corinthians 4:5 - Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we’re proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you. It started when God said, “Light up the darkness!” and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful.
2 Corinthians 4:7 - If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us. As it is, there’s not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we’re not much to look at. We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken. What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among them, he does in us—he lives! Our lives are at constant risk for Jesus’ sake, which makes Jesus’ life all the more evident in us. While we’re going through the worst, you’re getting in on the best!
Ephesians 3:8 - And so here I am, preaching and writing about things that are way over my head, the inexhaustible riches and generosity of Christ. My task is to bring out in the open and make plain what God, who created all this in the first place, has been doing in secret and behind the scenes all along. Through followers of Jesus like yourselves gathered in churches, this extraordinary plan of God is becoming known and talked about even among the angels!
Ezra 7:6 - That’s Ezra. He arrived from Babylon, a scholar well-practiced in the Revelation of Moses that the God of Israel had given. Because God’s hand was on Ezra, the king gave him everything he asked for. Some of the Israelites—priests, Levites, singers, temple security guards, and temple slaves—went with him to Jerusalem. It was in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
Proverbs 11:30 - A good life is a fruit-bearing tree; a violent life destroys souls.
Ezra 7:21 - I, Artaxerxes the king, have formally authorized and ordered all the treasurers of the land across the Euphrates to give Ezra the priest, scholar of the Teaching of the God-of-Heaven, the full amount of whatever he asks for up to 100 talents of silver, 650 bushels of wheat, and 607 gallons each of wine and olive oil. There is no limit on the salt. Everything the God-of-Heaven requires for The Temple of God must be given without hesitation. Why would the king and his sons risk stirring up his wrath?
Proverbs 16:20 - It pays to take life seriously; things work out when you trust in God.
Proverbs 16:21 - A wise person gets known for insight; gracious words add to one’s reputation.
Proverbs 16:22 - True intelligence is a spring of fresh water, while fools sweat it out the hard way.
Proverbs 16:23 - They make a lot of sense, these wise folks; whenever they speak, their reputation increases.
Proverbs 16:24 - Gracious speech is like clover honey— good taste to the soul, quick energy for the body.
2 Corinthians 3:4 - We couldn’t be more sure of ourselves in this—that you, written by Christ himself for God, are our letter of recommendation. We wouldn’t think of writing this kind of letter about ourselves. Only God can write such a letter. His letter authorizes us to help carry out this new plan of action. The plan wasn’t written out with ink on paper, with pages and pages of legal footnotes, killing your spirit. It’s written with Spirit on spirit, his life on our lives!
Titus 2:7 - But mostly, show them all this by doing it yourself, trustworthy in your teaching, your words solid and sane. Then anyone who is dead set against us, when he finds nothing weird or misguided, might eventually come around.
Proverbs 18:4 - Many words rush along like rivers in flood, but deep wisdom flows up from artesian springs.
Proverbs 15:7 - Perceptive words spread knowledge; fools are hollow—there’s nothing to them.
1 John 2:7 - My dear friends, I’m not writing anything new here. This is the oldest commandment in the book, and you’ve known it from day one. It’s always been implicit in the Message you’ve heard. On the other hand, perhaps it is new, freshly minted as it is in both Christ and you—the darkness fading away and the True Light already blazing!