KJV - 2 And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

NRSV - 2 Then the LORD answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. 3 For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay.

TEV - "The LORD's Answer to Habakkuk" - 2 The LORD gave me this answer: "Write down clearly on tablets what I reveal to you, so that it can be read at a glance. 3 Put it in writing, because it is not yet time for it to come true. But the time is coming quickly, and what I show you will come true. It may seem slow in coming, but wait for it; it will certainly take place, and it will not be delayed. 4 And this is the message: "Those who are evil will not survive, but those who are righteous will live because they are faithful to God."

KJV - 2 ...thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. 3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth:...

NRSV - 2 ...you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. 3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labor has brought forth; then the rest of his kindred shall return to the people of Israel.

TEV - "God Promises a Ruler from Bethlehem" - 2 The LORD says, "Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times." 3 So the LORD will abandon his people to their enemies until the woman who is to give birth has her son. Then his fellow countrymen who are in exile will be reunited with their own people. 4 When he comes, he will rule his people with the strength that comes from the LORD and with the majesty of the LORD God himself. His people will live in safety because people all over the earth will acknowledge his greatness, 5 and he will bring peace.

• Mic 5:2,3 - exegetical commentary

  Interpreter's One Volume Commentary on the Bible (edited by Charles M. Laymon, NY: Abingdon Press, 1971, p. 487):

  5:2. The renewal of Judah will be a reenactment of the events of the golden era of David. Though he is not named, the reference to his birthplace, Bethlemeh Ephrathah, as well as other details of the vs. points unmistakably to him (cf. 1 Sam. 16:1; 17:12). The Christian tradition saw in this passage a prohecy of the birth of Jesus (Matt. 2:6).

  5:3. The deliverance of Judah must wait on the birth of the expected heir to David's throne...

  The International Critical Commentary: Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habkkuk, Obadiah and Joel (by John Merlin Powis Smith, William Hayes Ward, and Julius A. Bewer, Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1911, p. 104)

  2... The statement concerning the expected birth is evidently an allusion to Is. 7:15 and comes from a time when that prophecy was being given Messianic significance. This would point to an age long after the days of Isaiah.

KJV - 1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counseller hath taught him?

15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

NRSV - 1 Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God.

8 The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever.

13 Who has directed the spirit of the LORD, or as his counselor has instructed him?

15 Even the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as dust on the scales; see, he takes up the isles like fine dust.

25 To whom then will you compare me, or who is my equal? says the Holy One.

TEV - "Words of Hope" - 1 "Comfort my people," says our God. "Comfort them! 2 Encourage the people of Jerusalem. Tell them they have suffered long enough and their sins are now forgiven. I have punished them in full for all their sins."

6 A voice cries out, "Proclaim a message!" "What message shall I proclaim?" I ask. "Proclaim that all mankind are like grass; they last no longer than wild flowers. 7 Grass withers and flowers fade when the LORD sends the wind blowing over them. People are no more enduring than grass. 8 Yes, grass withers and flowers fade, but the word of our God endures forever."

"Israel's Incomparable God" - 12 Can anyone measure the ocean by handfuls or measure the sky with his hands? Can anyone hold the soil of the earth in a cup or weigh the mountains and hills on scales? 13 Can anyone tell the LORD what to do? Who can teach him or give him advice? 14 With whom does God consult in order to know and understand and to learn how things should be done? 15 To the LORD the nations are nothing, no more than a drop of water; the distant islands are as light as dust. 16 All the animals in the forests of Lebanon are not enough for a sacrifice to our God, and its trees are too few to kindle the fire. 17 The nations are nothing at all to him.

25 To whom can the holy God be compared? Is there anyone else like him? 26 Look up at the sky! Who created the stars you see? The one who leads them out like an army, he knows how many there are and calls each one by name! His power is so great -- not one of them is ever missing!

• Isa 40:8
• Psa 119:89
• Luk 21:33
• 1Pe 1:24,25
• Isa 40:13
• Rom 11:34
• 1Co 2:16

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KJV - 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

NRSV - 9 Those who have been born of God do not sin, because God's seed abides in them; they cannot sin, because they have been born of God.

TEV - "Children of God" - 9 Whoever is a child of God does not continue to sin, for God's very nature is in him; and because God is his Father, he cannot continue to sin. 10 Here is the clear difference between God's children and the Devil's children: anyone who does not do what is right or does not love his brother is not God's child.

• 1Jo 3:9
• 1Jo 5:18

KJV - 4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

NRSV - 4 for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith.

TEV - "Our Victory over the World" - 1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Messiah is a child of God; and whoever loves a father loves his child also. 2 This is how we know that we love God's children: it is by loving God and obeying his commands. 3 For our love for God means that we obey his commands. And his commands are not too hard for us, 4 because every child of God is able to defeat the world. And we win the victory over the world by means of our faith. 5 Who can defeat the world? Only the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

• 1Jo 5:4 - born of God
• For biblical and other references to this, browse "Born of God" at http://www.bibletexts.com/topics/b.htm#born-of-god.
• 1Jo 5:4-5 - overcometh
• Joh 16:33
• 1Co 15:57
• "Overcome" and words derived therefrom are used 24 times in the KJV New Testament. In Mary Baker's writings, it is used 46 times in S&H, 53 times in her Prose Works, and 3 times in the Church Manual.

KJV - 7 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble;...

9 What do ye imagine against the Lord? he will make an utter end:...

NRSV - 7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in a day of trouble; he protects those who take refuge in him,

9 Why do you plot against the LORD? He will make an end; no adversary will rise up twice.

TEV - "The LORD's Anger against Nineveh" - 7 The LORD is good; he protects his people in times of trouble; he takes care of those who turn to him. 8 Like a great rushing flood he completely destroys his enemies; he sends to their death those who oppose him. 9 What are you plotting against the LORD? He will destroy you. No one opposes him more than once. 10 Like tangled thorns and dry straw you drunkards will be burned up!

KJV - 1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. 5 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on thisside of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. 6 And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? 7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half;...

8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? 9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel:...

12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. 13 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.

NRSV - 1 "At that time Michael, the great prince, the protector of your people, shall arise. There shall be a time of anguish, such as has never occurred since nations first came into existence. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book.

4 But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and the book sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be running back and forth, and evil shall increase." 5 Then I, Daniel, looked, and two others appeared, one standing on this bank of the stream and one on the other. 6 One of them said to the man clothed in linen, who was upstream, "How long shall it be until the end of these wonders?" 7 The man clothed in linen, who was upstream, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven. And I heard him swear by the one who lives forever that it would be for a time, two times, and half a time,...

8 I heard but could not understand; so I said, "My lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?" 9 He said, "Go your way, Daniel,...

12 Happy are those who persevere and attain the thousand three hundred thirty-five days. 13 But you, go your way, and rest; you shall rise for your reward at the end of the days."

TEV - "The Time of the End" - 1 The angel wearing linen clothes said, "At that time the great angel Michael, who guards your people, will appear. Then there will be a time of troubles, the worst since nations first came into existence. When that time comes, all the people of your nation whose names are written in God's book will be saved. 2 Many of those who have already died will live again: some will enjoy eternal life, and some will suffer eternal disgrace. 3 The wise leaders will shine with all the brightness of the sky. And those who have taught many people to do what is right will shine like the stars forever." 4 He said to me, "And now, Daniel, close the book and put a seal on it until the end of the world. Meanwhile, many people will waste their efforts trying to understand what is happening." 5 Then I saw two men standing by a river, one on each bank. 6 One of them asked the angel who was standing further upstream, "How long will it be until these amazing events come to an end?" 7 The angel raised both hands toward the sky and made a solemn promise in the name of the Eternal God. I heard him say, "It will be three and a half years. When the persecution of God's people ends, all these things will have happened." 8 I heard what he said, but I did not understand it. So I asked, "But, sir, how will it all end?" 9 He answered, "You must go now, Daniel, because these words are to be kept secret and hidden until the end comes. 10 Many people will be purified. Those who are wicked will not understand but will go on being wicked; only those who are wise will understand. 11 "From the time the daily sacrifices are stopped, that is, from the time of The Awful Horror, 1,290 days will pass. 12 Happy are those who remain faithful until 1,335 days are over! 13 "And you, Daniel, be faithful to the end. Then you will die, but you will rise to receive your reward at the end of time.

• Dan 11:40-12:4
  • Harper’s Bible Commentary (edited by James Luther Mays, New York: Harper and Row, 1988) comments:

11:40-12:4, A Prophecy of the Future. Up to this point, everything has taken place as “predicted”; readers therefore have confidence that the balance of the vision will also transpire. In fact, however, it does not. Verses 40-45 present Antiochus [IV] as meeting his final doom in the aftermath of a historically unknown victory over Egypt. He is pictured as dying between Jerusalem, “the glorious holy mountain” (v. 45), and the sea, when, in fact, extrabiblical records attest that Antiochus died while campaigning in Persia. We can assume, therefore, that the writer was actually living between vv. 39 and 40, namely, after the desolation of the Temple on Kislev 15, 167 b.c. but before its restoration on Kislev 25, 164 b.c., and before the death of Antiochus, which must have taken place somewhat after that latter event, hence early in 163 b.c. As is always the case, the prophecy of the end was in error, its timing considerably off. But the Jewish and Christian communities acknowledged that fact when they admitted the book of Daniel to their canon of sacred Scripture. The canonizers knew that the end had not come on time, but they allowed the vision to remain as testimony to what they held to be fundamentally and perpetually true, namely, that God is the victor in the struggle of history.

In this process, they preserved the most important innovation contained in the book of Daniel, the notion of resurrection in 12:1-3: “and many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt” (12:2, rsv). Isa. 26:19 may allude to the possibility of the resurrection of the dead, but if so, it is the only other instance of the concept in the ot. “Those who are wise” (Dan. 12:3) may well refer to the chasidim of which the writer of Daniel is a part. Whether they pass over into the realm of the holy ones of God, the host of angels, is not entirely clear, though the notion that they will shine “like the stars forever and ever” might support the idea. In any case, the writer of Daniel has dared here to go further than any theological predecessor in Israel since he suggests that beyond the culmination of human history and God’s victory on behalf of righteousness is a world populated by the saints themselves.

• Dan 12:1
  • The Oxford Bible Commentary, edited by John Barton and John Muddiman (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001, page 570) comments:

    (12:1) ...The final resolution now concerns the respective fates of righteous and wicked and the calculation of the time when the end will come. On the death of Antiochus [IV], the patron angel Michael will 'stand' or 'arise', which may mean not more than 'appear' or 'act'. Reference to a 'time of distress' following this is curious, but may refer to prophecies of such a time in Isa 13:22; Jer 14:8; 15:11; 30:7, all of which associate the phrase with a decisive divine rescue, and intend to identify rather than predict fresh misery. But the deliverance will only be for some, not all: 'everyone found written in the book', presumably in a heavenly record of the names of the righteous...

• Dan 12:5-13
  • Harper’s Bible Commentary (edited by James Luther Mays, New York: Harper and Row, 1988) comments:

12:5-13, Conclusion. The great vision of the culmination of history is over, but the persistent question remains: “How long?” (v. 6). The traditional answer is given: “A time, two times, and half a time” (see 7:25, 9:27; the three years, two-and-a-third months [by lunar reckoning] of 8:14 is a deviation from this stereotypical response). This oblique sequence allows the author to say that by the time the Temple is desolated, the end is imminent. No more need be said (v. 9). In the meantime, those who are righteous have an interim task, to “purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined” (v. 10).

The book concludes with what may well be two additions composed by the writer himself or by some later editor. These glosses (vv. 11-12) lengthen the time before the culmination to 1290 days and 1335 days, respectively. Perhaps they display an anxious adjustment by someone who did not experience the end on its proper timetable. Had the writer lived through the expected three-and-a-half-year period, we might assume that he would have known about the cleansing of the Temple on Kislev 25, 164 b.c. (1 Macc. 4:52) because that event would have occurred in just a little over three years from the time of its profanation. He might even have known about the death of Antiochus [IV], which must have occurred soon after the latter date. It is odd that he made no mention of these great events! Perhaps the writer realized that the ultimate culmination of God’s saving purpose, including the glorious resurrection of the righteous dead, did not belong to the simple turning of political fortune, but that it, in time and significance, lay well beyond the vicissitudes of Jewish history during the second century b.c.

• Regarding "A time, two times, and half a time," see also commentary on Rev 11:1-14 at http://www.bibletexts.com/verses/v-rev.htm#rev-11-1.

• Mat 24:21
• Mar 13:19
• Phi 4:3
• Jude 1:9
• Rev 3:5
• Rev 7:14
• Rev 12:7
• Rev 13:8
• Rev 16:18
• Rev 17:8
• Rev 20:12,15
• Rev 21:17
• Dan 12:4
• Rev 10:4
• Rev 22:10
• Dan 12:7
  • See commentary above on Dan 12:5-13
  • Louis Hartman and Alexander A. Di Lella (The Anchor Bible: Daniel, New York: Doubleday, 1978, page 312) concisely comment:

    "The desecrator of the holy people" (12:7c) is Antiochus IV whose power would be "brought to an end" after the three and a half years have elapsed, when "all these things" prophesied in ch. 11 "would be accomplished."

  • Norman W. Porteous (The Old Testament Library: Daniel, Philadelphia: Westminster, 1965, page 172) comments:

    It seems preferable to believe that behind these mysterious calculations an unquenchable faith was active which kindled and maintained a like faith in many who were living through dark and calamitous days. This reflection may lead us to be more charitable towards those who foolishly misuse the Book of Daniel today by employing it as a key to future events, but proclaim thereby their conviction that God is indeed at work in the events of our time. At the same time they would be wiser to recognize that it was just because the author of the Book of Daniel was primarily speaking to his own day that he can with profit be read in ours.

• Luk 21:24
• Rev 4:9
• Rev 10:5,6
• Rev 12:14
• Dan 12:9
• Rev 10:4
• Dan 12:12
• Jam 5:11

KJV - 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Marywas espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

NRSV - 18 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. 20 But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." 22 All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23 "Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means, "God is with us."

TEV - "The Birth of Jesus Christ" - 18 This was how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. His mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they were married, she found out that she was going to have a baby by the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph was a man who always did what was right, but he did not want to disgrace Mary publicly; so he made plans to break the engagement privately. 20 While he was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary to be your wife. For it is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived. 21 She will have a son, and you will name him Jesus -- because he will save his people from their sins." 22 Now all this happened in order to make come true what the Lord had said through the prophet, 23 "A virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and he will be called Immanuel" (which means, "God is with us"). 24 So when Joseph woke up, he married Mary, as the angel of the Lord had told him to. 25 But he had no sexual relations with her before she gave birth to her son. And Joseph named him Jesus.

• Mat 1:18 - Mary .. Joseph
• To further explore the family with whom Jesus grew up, including his sisters and brothers (as noted in the New Testament), browse: http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/jesusfamily.htm.
• Mat 1:18
• Luk 1:35
• Mat 1:19 - KJV wording: to make <3856> her <846> a publick <3856> example <3856> - corrected wording: to make a public spectacle <1165> of her <846> - (based on the original text's correction of KJV's Greek text)
• Mat 1:19 - KJV wording: to put her away <630> <846> privily <2977> - modern translation: to break the engagement <630, or divorce> without publicly bringing charges against <2977> her <846> (or: to break the engagement <630> "without a public trial and without statement of the cause" <2977> - Newman and Stine, A Handbook on the Gospel of Matthew, NY: United Bible Societies, 1988, page 23)
  • The Greek word apoluo, which is variously translated in Mat 1:19 as 'put away' (KJV), 'dismiss' (NRSV), 'break the engagement' (TEV), is exactly the same word translated as "divorced" in Mat 5:32. That same word apoluo is translated in the KJV as "put away" in Mat 5:31,32; Mat 19:7-9, Mar 10:2,4,11,12; Luk 16:18; all of which refer to divorce.
  • From the Middle East to Southeast Asia, many culture have treated and still treat a marriage engagement as seriously and as binding as the actual marriage itself. Breaking an engagement would require divorce procedures just as breaking the marriage itself would. The minimum number of witnesses to a divorce was two, which would have been considered very private, in relative terms. A charge of adultery during engagement would subject an engaged person to a sentence of death by stoning. (See Deu 22:20,21.)

  • Willoughby C. Allen (The International Critical Commentary: The Gospel according to St. Matthew, Third Edition, Edinburgh: T&T Clark, no date, page 9) writes:]

  According to Jewish law, a betrothed woman was already the wife of her betrothed husband;... Mary's condition seemed to make the fulfilment of their contract of marriage impossible for a religious man... On the other hand, he [Joseph] did not wish to expose her to shame... Appeal to the courts for a divorce would expose Mary to public ignominy, and make her liable to severe penalties. Refusal to carry out the contract of marriage would leave her and her child in disgrace in the house of her parents. The latter seemed the more merciful course, and Joseph determined, therefore, to repudiate her by private arrangement.

• To explore "Divorce as understood by Jesus and the earliest Christians, browse http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/divorce.htm.
• Mat 1:21
  • Luk 2:21
  • Act 4:12
  • Psa 130:8
• Mat 1:23 - KJV wording: virgin <Old Testament Hebrew text: 05959; Old Testament Greek Septuagint text: 3933; New Testament Greek text: 3933> - modern translation: young woman
• To read textual commentary on this verse, browse http://www.bibletexts.com/versecom/isa07v14.htm.
• Mat 1:23 - Emmanuel or Immanuel
• To read a response to a question about "Immanuel" as it relates to Jesus' name, browse http://www.bibletexts.com/qa/qa028.htm.
• Mat 1:23
• Isa 7:14
• Mis 103:28
• Mis 331:27
• My 218:8
• S&H .11:16
• S&H 107:8

KJV - 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

NRSV - 6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

TEV - "Jesus and Nicodemus" - 5 "I am telling you the truth," replied Jesus, "that no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 6 A person is born physically of human parents, but he is born spiritually of the Spirit. 7 Do not be surprised because I tell you that you must all be born again. 8 The wind blows wherever it wishes; you hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. It is like that with everyone who is born of the Spirit."

KJV - 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

NRSV - 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor.

TEV - "The Boy Jesus in the Temple" - 49 He answered them, "Why did you have to look for me? Didn't you know that I had to be in my Father's house?" 50 But they did not understand his answer. 51 So Jesus went back with them to Nazareth, where he was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart. 52 Jesus grew both in body and in wisdom, gaining favor with God and men.

KJV - 56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

NRSV - 56 And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed.

TEV - "Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret" - 53 They crossed the lake and came to land at Gennesaret, where they tied up the boat. 54 As they left the boat, people recognized Jesus at once. 55 So they ran throughout the whole region; and wherever they heard he was, they brought to him the sick lying on their mats. 56 And everywhere Jesus went, to villages, towns, or farms, people would take their sick to the marketplaces and beg him to let the sick at least touch the edge of his cloak. And all who touched it were made well.

KJV - 40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

NRSV - 40 A leper came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, "If you choose, you can make me clean." 41 Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, "I do choose. Be made clean!" 42 Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.

TEV - "Jesus Heals a Man" - 40 A man suffering from a dreaded skin disease came to Jesus, knelt down, and begged him for help. "If you want to," he said, "you can make me clean." 41 Jesus was filled with pity, and reached out and touched him. "I do want to," he answered. "Be clean!" 42 At once the disease left the man, and he was clean. 43 Then Jesus spoke sternly to him and sent him away at once, 44 after saying to him, "Listen, don't tell anyone about this. But go straight to the priest and let him examine you; then in order to prove to everyone that you are cured, offer the sacrifice that Moses ordered."

• Mar 1:40 - Christian healing of contagious disease, including leprosy and plague
• See the full texts references to healing contagious diseases at http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/healingcontagion.htm.
• Additional references can be found at http://www.bibletexts.com/topics/h.htm#healing-contagious-diseases.
• Mar 1:41,42 - clean
• To explore what it meant to have "unclean spirits," browse http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/unclean.htm.

KJV - 5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

NRSV - 5 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" 6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

25 "I have said these things to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you.

TEV - "Jesus the Way to the Father" - 5 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going; so how can we know the way to get there?" 6 Jesus answered him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one goes to the Father except by me. 7 Now that you have known me," he said to them, "you will know my Father also, and from now on you do know him and you have seen him." 8 Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father; that is all we need."

"The Promise of the Holy Spirit" - 25 "I have told you this while I am still with you. 26 The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and make you remember all that I have told you.

• Joh 14:6 - the way, the truth, and the life
• To explore additional references, browse "Way, the truth, and the life" at http://www.bibletexts.com/topics/w.htm#way-truth-life.
• Joh 14:26
• KJV wording:
• "the Holy Ghost"
• Corrected wording that appears in other Bible versions owned and used by Mary Baker Eddy
• RV, ASV, Rotherham, Weymouth, TCNT, Moulton : "the Holy Spirit"
• The same corrected wording that appears in the writings of Mary Baker Eddy
• S&H: "the Holy Spirit" (S&H 359:9. See also '01 9:22)
• To explore some of Mary Baker Eddy's other quotes and paraphrases from non-KJV translations of the Bible, see Section 3 of http://www.bibletexts.com/bl-ver.htm.
• Original Greek New Testament (upon which the above corrections are based)
• Greek: to <3588> pneuma <4151> to <3588> hagion <40>
• For more details on the use of the terms Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit, browse: http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/comforter.htm.
• Joh 14:26
• Mat 10:20
• Mar 13:11
• Luk 12:12
• S&H 271:20

KJV - 12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. 13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

NRSV - 12 "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

TEV - "The Work of the Holy Spirit" - 12 "I have much more to tell you, but now it would be too much for you to bear. 13 When, however, the Spirit comes, who reveals the truth about God, he will lead you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own authority, but he will speak of what he hears and will tell you of things to come. 14 He will give me glory, because he will take what I say and tell it to you. 15 All that my Father has is mine; that is why I said that the Spirit will take what I give him and tell it to you.

KJV - 1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron:...

7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not;...

10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ:...

14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

NRSV - 1 A great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 She was pregnant and was crying out in birthpangs, in the agony of giving birth.

5 And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron..

7 And war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but they were defeated,...

10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, proclaiming, "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Messiah,...

14 But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle, so that she could fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to her place where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.

TEV - "The Woman and the Dragon" - 1 Then a great and mysterious sight appeared in the sky. There was a woman, whose dress was the sun and who had the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. 2 She was soon to give birth, and the pains and suffering of childbirth made her cry out. 3 Another mysterious sight appeared in the sky. There was a huge red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and a crown on each of his heads. 4 With his tail he dragged a third of the stars out of the sky and threw them down to the earth. He stood in front of the woman, in order to eat her child as soon as it was born. 5 Then she gave birth to a son, who will rule over all nations with an iron rod. But the child was snatched away and taken to God and his throne. 6 The woman fled to the desert, to a place God had prepared for her, where she will be taken care of for 1,260 days. 7 Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, who fought back with his angels; 8 but the dragon was defeated, and he and his angels were not allowed to stay in heaven any longer. 9 The huge dragon was thrown out -- that ancient serpent, named the Devil, or Satan, that deceived the whole world. He was thrown down to earth, and all his angels with him. 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, "Now God's salvation has come! Now God has shown his power as King! Now his Messiah has shown his authority! For the one who stood before our God and accused our brothers day and night has been thrown out of heaven. 11 Our brothers won the victory over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the truth which they proclaimed; and they were willing to give up their lives and die. 12 And so be glad, you heavens, and all you that live there! But how terrible for the earth and the sea! For the Devil has come down to you, and he is filled with rage, because he knows that he has only a little time left." 13 When the dragon realized that he had been thrown down to the earth, he began to pursue the woman who had given birth to the boy. 14 She was given the two wings of a large eagle in order to fly to her place in the desert, where she will be taken care of for three and a half years, safe from the dragon's attack. 15 And then from his mouth the dragon poured out a flood of water after the woman, so that it would carry her away. 16 But the earth helped the woman; it opened its mouth and swallowed the water that had come from the dragon's mouth. 17 The dragon was furious with the woman and went off to fight against the rest of her descendants, all those who obey God's commandments and are faithful to the truth revealed by Jesus.

KJV - 11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

NRSV - 11 Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God,

TEV - "Confidence in God's Protection" - 11 More than once I have heard God say that power belongs to him 12 and that his love is constant. You yourself, O Lord, reward everyone according to his deeds.

KJV - 33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.

NRSV - 33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes, and I will observe it to the end.

TEV - "A Prayer for Understanding" - 33 Teach me, LORD, the meaning of your laws, and I will obey them at all times. 34 Explain your law to me, and I will obey it; I will keep it with all my heart. 35 Keep me obedient to your commandments, because in them I find happiness. 36 Give me the desire to obey your laws rather than to get rich. 37 Keep me from paying attention to what is worthless; be good to me, as you have promised. 38 Keep your promise to me, your servant -- the promise you make to those who obey you. 39 Save me from the insults I fear; how wonderful are your judgments!

KJV - 14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

NRSV - 14 But the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

TEV - "Doom on the Unrighteous" - 9 You are doomed! You have made your family rich with what you took by violence, and have tried to make your own home safe from harm and danger! 10 But your schemes have brought shame on your family; by destroying many nations you have only brought ruin on yourself. 11 Even the stones of the walls cry out against you, and the rafters echo the cry. 12 You are doomed! You founded a city on crime and built it up by murder. 13 The nations you conquered wore themselves out in useless labor, and all they have built goes up in flames. The LORD Almighty has done this. 14 But the earth will be as full of the knowledge of the LORD's glory as the seas are full of water.