This book is an abridged edition of the 1769 King James Version of the Bible, which is in public domain outside the United Kingdom. The changes I made are as follows. Only the words of Jesus Christ have been reproduced. Chapter and verse numbers have been removed. Nonconsecutive passages are separated by an ellipsis. Words written or spoken by others are in brackets. Aramaic and Hebrew words are identified and defined in footnotes, as are Old Testament quotations and contextual references. This book also ...
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This book is an abridged edition of the 1769 King James Version of the Bible, which is in public domain outside the United Kingdom. The changes I made are as follows. Only the words of Jesus Christ have been reproduced. Chapter and verse numbers have been removed. Nonconsecutive passages are separated by an ellipsis. Words written or spoken by others are in brackets. Aramaic and Hebrew words are identified and defined in footnotes, as are Old Testament quotations and contextual references. This book also contains an introduction, a conclusion, appendices, and a bibliography. Appendices consist of twelve categories of lexicons (e.g. people) and all Bible references cited in the footnotes. Jesus Christ speaks with the same authority as the Old Testament prophets, yet he is the final prophet (Matthew 13:57; Mark 6:4; Luke 4:24, 13:33; Acts 3:22-23, 7:37). What does he say that is so powerful? The Jesus who said, "Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth" also said, "If thy right hand offend thee, cut it off" (Matthew 5:30, 6:3). The Jesus who said, "Love your enemies" also said, "Those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me" (Luke 6:27, 19:27). This contrast shows that Jesus took eternity and submission to his authority as seriously as charity and love. Unlike "heaven and earth," Jesus' words are eternal (Matthew 24:35, Mark 13:31, Luke 21:33). May we listen and obey.
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