11/05/28 08:24:24.09
John Testifies About Jesus
The next day John saw [ Jesus coming toward him ] and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, [ who takes away the sin of the world ]!
This is the one [ I meant [ when I said ] ],
‘A man [ who comes after me ] has surpassed me [ because he was before me ].’
I myself did not know him, but the reason [ I came [ baptizing with water ] ] was [ that he might be revealed to Israel ].”
Then John gave this testimony: “I saw [ the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him ].
And I myself did not know him, but the one [ who sent me [ to baptize with water ] ] told me,
‘The man [ [ on whom ] you see [ the Spirit come down and remain ] ] is the one [ who will baptize with the Holy Spirit ].’
I have seen and I testify [ that this is God’s Chosen One ].”
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11/05/28 13:34:28.98
Luke 17
Sin, Faith, Duty
Jesus said to his disciples: “Things [ that cause people [ to stumble ] ] are bound to come,
but woe to anyone [ through whom they come ]. It would be better [ for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone [ tied around their neck than [ to cause one of these little ones [ to stumble ] ] ] ].
So watch yourselves.
“[ If your brother or sister sins against you ], rebuke them;
and [ if they repent ], forgive them.
[ Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you [ saying ‘I repent,’]
you must forgive them.”
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
He replied, “ [ If you have faith as small [ as a mustard seed (is) ], you can say to this mulberry tree,
‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
“Suppose [ one of you has a servant [ plowing or looking after the sheep ].
Will he say to the servant [ when he comes in from the field ], ‘Come along now and sit down [ to eat ]’?
Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get [ yourself ready and wait on me [ while I eat and drink ] ];
after that you may eat and drink’? Will he thank the servant [ because he did [ what he was told [ to do ] ] ]?
So you also, [ when you have done everything [ you were told to do ] ], should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
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11/05/28 13:38:26.27
Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy
Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
[ As he was going into a village ], ten men [ who had leprosy ] met him.
They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”
[ When he saw them ], he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And [ as they went ], they were cleansed.
One of them, [ when he saw [ he was healed ] ], came back, [ praising God in a loud voice ].
He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.
Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned [ to give praise to God ] except this foreigner?”
Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”
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11/05/28 13:41:33.90
I am only just a messenger.
Withou reading the Bible, without reading Moira Ayako's writings,
how can I speak such [ as I am speaking now ]?