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Promised Restoration of Israel

11 For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14 And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. — Jeremiah 29:11-14 | The Cambridge Paragraph Bible (CAMB) The Cambridge Paragraph Bible, by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose, 1813-1891. Published by Cambridge University Press. Cross References: Deuteronomy 4:29; 1 Chronicles 22:19; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 6:38; 2 Chronicles 22:9; Psalm 40:5; Psalm 50:15; Psalm 145:19; Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 55:12; Jeremiah 23:5-6; Jeremiah 30:9-10; Daniel 9:3; Matthew 7:7

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Greek interlinear bible nasb

The above notation is also used in a few cases such as John 8 where NA and WH agree and SBL does not include the text. ** Major variant * Minor or spelling variant Where both the NA and SBL agree on a variant word or spelling, it replaces the Nestle along with the following notation: TR and RP are included for major variants not contained in the critical texts. The Nestle text itself has been marked if not contained in either NA or SBL texts. Only the last version from left to right to contain a given variant is noted. Words not contained in the Nestle text have been included with the following notation: Paragraph formatting has been adapted from Westcott and Hort, 1881. Scrivener, The New Testament in the Original Griego according to the Text followed in the Authorised Version (Cambridge: University Press, 1894).īase text and orthography is the Nestle 1904 Griego Nuevo Testamento, courtesy of: site/nestle1904/. Pierpont, The Nuevo Testamento in the Original Griego: Byzantine Textform, 2005. 2: Introduction Appendix (Cambridge: Macmillan, 1881). Stuttgart: (Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1993).īrooke Foss Westcott and Fenton John Anthony Hort, The Nuevo Testamento in the Original Griego, vol. Holmes, Griego Nuevo Testamento: SBL Edition. (British and Foreign Biblia Society, 1904). The interlinear allows for each parallel reading and lexicon study. Read the original and literal Greek or Hebrew text with Strong’s words using the King James Version or New American Standard. Strong's Tagging via Open Scriptures, David Troidl and Christopher KimballĮberhard Nestle, Η ΚΑΙΝΗ ΔΙΑΘΗΚΗ. The Interlinear Bible is keyed to the Greek and Hebrew text using Strong’s Concordance. Lockman Foundation for use of the NASB Exhaustive Concordance (Strong's).ĭavid Troidl and Christopher Kimball for use of the WLC with Strong's Tagging. We are grateful to those who have made this project possible:Ĭharles Van der Pool for use of the Apostolic Biblia Polyglot Interlineal.

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Keyed to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance this one-volume Interlinear Bible offers pastors, ministers, students and laypeople a tool for researching the subtle nuances and layers of meaning within the original biblical languages.įeaturing the complete Hebrew and Greek texts of the Old and New Testaments in their original language order, with a direct English rendering below each word, it also it also includes The Literal Translation of the Bible in the outside column. Sauces, Curries, Pastes, Relishes & Pickles.There are no current plans for a print version, but this possibility will be revisited at a later date. The initial release will be in digital format.

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The full version of the Berean Interlinear Bible is under construction, to include both the New and Old Testaments. Stephanus Novum Testamentum Graece, Robertus Stephanus, 1550. Tischendorf’s 8th edition Greek New Testament, Constantin von Tischendorf, 1869-1872 The New Testament as is taught by the Greek Fathers, Greek Orthodox Church, 1904 Scrivener, The New Testament in the Original Greek according to the Text followed in the Authorised Version (Cambridge: University Press, 1894). Pierpont, The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform, 2005. 2: Introduction Appendix (Cambridge: Macmillan, 1881). (British and Foreign Bible Society, 1904).īrooke Foss Westcott and Fenton John Anthony Hort, The New Testament in the Original Greek, vol. Holmes, Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Novum Testamentum Graece, 28th revised edition, Edited by Barbara Aland and others, © 2012 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart. The following are the major texts included for consideration and documented or footnoted in the Berean Bible: Significant variants between modern critical texts have been documented and taken into consideration for translation, along with additional manuscript evidence. Paragraph and poetry formatting for the Greek Text has been adapted from Westcott and Hort, 1881. The Nestle 1904 was chosen, as we believe it is the most accurate critical text currently in the public domain.

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In choosing a base text for the Berean Greek Bible, it was important to start with a source that we can share and make available for free digital use. Significant variants are documented and footnoted. In producing the translation, weight was given to the more reliable / earlier manuscripts and more recent critical texts. The Greek source is documented for all renderings, with the following major sources being considered: Nestle, SBL, and Nestle Aland 28th Edition, Textus Receptus, Byzantine, Greek Orthodox, Tischendorf, Westcott and Hort, as well as a variety of manuscripts on which these critical texts are based. Punctuation: Both the Greek text source and, separately, the English gloss are punctuated to assist in reading and understanding. Morphology: Part of Speech – Person, Tense, Mood, Voice – Case, Number, Gender, Comparisonħ. The following are elements for each word of the interlinear:ģ. The basis for the interlinear text is the Biblos Interlinear, developed over several years and now refined by the translation committee. This text also contains complete parsing tags, as well as Strong’s numbers to for easy reference to Greek lexicons. The interlinear gloss is a word for word, Greek / Hebrew word order rendering based on the most reliable sources.

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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — Hebrews 11:1 | The Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English Version (CAMB) The Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English Version, by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose, 1813-1891. Published by Cambridge University Press. Cross References: Romans 8:24; 2 Corinthians 4:18; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 3:14; Hebrews 10:39; Hebrews 11:7; Hebrews 11:27

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Questions for Sherlocked UK

Below the cut are the questions that I’m submitting via the web portal to Sherlocked UK.  Feel free to use them, as is or changed up, for a web submission of your own or at the convention if you’re going. 

1. How do Eurus’ mind control powers work? Why don’t they affect Sherlock, John, and Mycroft?

 2. Why didn’t anyone look for Victor in the well when he went missing?

 3. Did you have any input into the BBC response to complaints following series 4?

 4. What is the significance of Sherlock being on social media so much in series 4?

 5. How did Sherlock get Mycroft’s paintings to weep blood?

 6. If Eurus wanted Sherlock to come to Sherrinford, why did she try to blow him up at the flat?

 7. You’ve talked about The Three Garridebs as being one of the most poignant moments in the canon.  Could you talk about your creative process in adapting it for The Final Problem?

 8. Could you talk about the reasoning behind having the cameraman in the scene in The Six Thatchers in series 4?

 9. Could you talk about the reasoning behind having lights on in one frame and off in the next in series 4?

 10. Could you talk about the reasoning behind having John present in one frame but then gone in the next in a scene in The Six Thatchers?

 11. Could you talk about the reasoning behind the skull changing luminosity and color in series 4?

 12. Is The Final Problem still your favorite episode?  If so, why did you nominate The Lying Detective for an Emmy rather than The Final Problem?

 13. Why would John think that he wouldn’t save Sherlock unless Mary told him to?  She didn’t tell him to shoot the cabbie in A Study in Pink.

 14. How did the rug in the flat survive the grenade explosion?

 15. If Eurus could leave Sherrinford whenever she wanted, why would she ever return?  

 16. Did Eurus mind control John or Sherlock? If not, why wasn’t she able to?

 17. You’ve said that you feel that all the other adaptations of Sherlock Holmes have got it wrong and you created Sherlock to fix that.  Other than modernizing, what other things do you think they got wrong?

 18. Why did John stop blogging?

 19. Are you familiar with the dramatic principle of Chekov’s gun?  How would you deal with that as a writer?

 20. Why do you think that The Final Problem had the lowest viewing numbers of any Sherlock episode so far?

 21. Why do you think that the Final Problem had the lowest critics’ ratings of any Sherlock episode so far?

 22. Could you talk about the dramatic principle of Chekov’s gun and how it applies to John’s note in The Six Thatchers?

 23. Could you talk about your creative decision-making in terms of having the security monitors at Sherrinford show medical scans?

 24. Why did the tranquilizer gun that Eurus shot John with at the end of The Lying Detective make a sound like a gunshot?

 25. How did Mary know that John would watch the DVD she sent Sherlock?

 26. How did Mary manage to send John a DVD months after her death?

 27. Could you talk a little bit about what Mary meant when she told John and Sherlock “Who you are, it doesn’t matter”?

 28. If John is hallucinating Mary in The Lying Detective, how is it that she’s able to hold Mycroft’s umbrella during the scene when Mycroft and John are in Baker Street?

 29. In The Six Thatchers, John is shown typing a blog entry on his computer, but in actuality the screen shows a jpeg file and the blog entry seems to skip time – he mentions that he’s going to be a father, and in the next paragraph is talking about having to buy nappies. Could you talk a little bit about the decision process in creating this?  

 30. You’ve mentioned before about how John is a good, honest man.  Could you talk a little bit about the character journey that leads to him cheating on Mary and beating up Sherlock in series 4?  

 31. If Eurus could manipulate people since she was five years old, why couldn’t she just make Sherlock play with her?  

 32. What made you decide to do The Six Thatchers differently from the way the case is written up on John's blog?

 33. Could you talk a little bit about the creative decision process in having the repeated scenes in The Six Thatchers be slightly different (John and Mary on different sides of the bed, etc.)?

 34. How does Lestrade know about Sherlock shooting Magnussen in The Lying Detective if it's supposed to be classified?

 35. Who does John usually leave Rosie with when he can't take care of her?

 36. How did Mary know to go to London Aquarium to meet Sherlock in The Six Thatchers?

 37. Where did Eurus keep Faith’s note?  In her cell at Sherrinford?  Were the window deductions false, then?  

 38. Could you talk about the creative decision-making to have John’s hairstyle change so dramatically from series 3 to series 4?  

 39. If Mycroft knew about Mary being an assassin, wouldn't he worry about Sherlock being involved with her and John? Wouldn't he try to prevent that?  

 40. Why does Mycroft let Sherlock go see Eurus alone?

 41. In The Lying Detective, Mrs. Hudson says "It's the government" when she hands the phone over to the policeman. Mycroft is on the phone.  So it's no longer a secret how powerful he is?  

 42. If Eurus could manipulate people since she was five years old, why did she wait until she was 35 to break out of Sherrinford?

 43. How did Magnussen's magnifying glass end up in 221B?

 44. How did the glass sculpture from the client’s place that John and Sherlock visited drunk on stag night end up in Sherlock’s hospital room in The Lying Detective?  

 45. Does Eurus have anything to do with the increased violence between John and Sherlock in season 4?  Is she the reason John beats Sherlock up so viciously in the morgue?

 46. John seems to have forgotten that he’s a doctor in series 4 – he doesn’t attempt to help Mary, and both Sherlock and Smith question his credentials.  Can you discuss how you came to this idea for the character?  

 47. Could you talk about how the movie Saw influenced your creative process on The Final Problem?

 48. Could you talk about how the movie The Ring influenced your creative process on The Final Problem?

 49. Could you talk about how the movie Shutter Island influenced your creative process on The Final Problem?

 50.Could you talk about how the movie Spectre influenced your creative process on The Final Problem?

 51. If the skull painting was too expensive, why not just get rid of it?  Why does Sherlock like that painting so much?  

 52. Did Sherlock go to Oxford or Cambridge?  

 53. Content creators like Bryan Fuller, John Fawcett, and Graeme Manson have managed to avoid spoilers while being honest with their fans.  Could you talk a little bit about why you think it’s necessary to lie to fans?

 54. Could you talk a little bit about the reasoning behind Steve Thompson no longer writing for the show?

 55. Could you talk a little bit about why you love to torment fans?

 56. Could you talk about your decision-making process in having Mary replace John as Sherlock’s partner in The Six Thatchers?

 57. Why do you participate in fan Q&A sessions when the questions just seem to annoy you?

 58. You’ve said you don’t like it when people say Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, and yet you’ve had two characters (Mycroft and Mary) say that on the show.  Why?

 59. What mistakes did you make on Sherlock and how will you address them on your next show?

 60. What decisions on Sherlock do you regret?

 61. You’ve said that you go back to Arthur Conan Doyle’s original stories for each episode.  In which of Doyle’s stories did Sherlock have an insane sister with mind control powers who was incarcerated on an island fortress?

 62.  What do you think that the people who make the next adaptation of Sherlock will do differently?  

 63.  Could you talk a little bit about your decision to have Mary’s death violate the rules about being shot that you set up in His Last Vow (there’s no spurt of blood, no flying backwards)?

 64. What does the note that John gave Molly to give to Sherlock at the end of The Six Thatchers say?  

 65. What is the recurring dream that Sherlock talks to Ella about at the end of The Lying Detective?

 66.  What does Sherlock mean when he tells Ella that he needs to know what to do about John Watson at the end of The Lying Detective?

 67.  Could you talk a little bit about the creative decision-making in having the walls in Ella’s office when Sherlock is seeing her not reach the ground?

 68.  Isn’t it a conflict of interest for Ella to be seeing Sherlock?

 69.  Why isn’t John going to see Ella if he wants to see a therapist?

 70.  Why does Ella have a different office in series 4?

 71.  Why don’t Sherlock’s parents ever mention Eurus when he was a child?  Even if they thought she was dead, you would think they would talk about her occasionally.

 72.  Why aren’t there any family pictures with Eurus in them?  They must have had some pictures taken before she was sent away.

 73. Why doesn’t anyone else in the family talk about Eurus?  

 74. Why isn’t Eurus in the family movies?  

 75. Could you talk a little bit about your process around presenting Mary Morstan as a potential villain but then killing her off?

 76. Could you talk a little bit about the decision to have someone as clever and malevolent as James Moriarty get brainwashed into making videos of himself making train noises?

 77. In your writer’s bible, you wrote “John is our man in the show, we can’t do without him.”  Can you talk a little bit about your decision-making process in replacing him with Mary and having him not be involved in much of the action in The Six Thatchers?  

 78.  In your writer’s bible, you wrote about John and Sherlock “Keep them together as much as you can.”  Could you talk a little bit about your creative process in having John and Sherlock be separate for most of series 4?

 79.  In The Sherlock Chronicles, you said that you were most proud of making John Watson a character the audience could really care for, because he is the audience. Could you talk a little bit about your decision to have him do things the audience might find objectionable, like beat Sherlock up and have an affair?

 80.  Following series 1, you said that you weren’t going to make Sherlock’s drug abuse a major plot point in the show.  What changed your mind?

 81. Why did three people on Twitter complaining about the scene with Irene being naked cause much “soul-searching” but several hundred people complaining to the BBC about the plot holes and poor quality of series 4 got no response?

 82.  If Molly has “moved on” by the end of series 3, as you said in The Sherlock Chronicles, why does she struggle with telling Sherlock she loves him in The Final Problem?

 83. In The Sherlock Chronicles, you said that there were “one or two… extra little ideas” about how Sherlock survived the fall that were “so clever we later added them into the mix….”  What were those ideas and where did you get them?

 84.  In The Sherlock Chronicles, you talk about how Mary Morstan is a character that doesn’t come between John and Sherlock, but she did in series 4, since her death was the primary reason for the breach between them at the end of The Six Thatchers. Could you talk about your reasons for that and why that changed from series 3 to series 4?

 85.  At Sherlocked US you said that a lot of the issues that fans noticed with changing lights and the changing skull picture and the like were because of having a low budget.  But in The Sherlock Chronicles, you talked about how “producers are great at moving money around, and money saved on one thing can be spent on another.”  Could you talk a little bit about why you weren’t able to do this on series 4?

86. You’ve said that you go back to Arthur Conan Doyle’s original stories for each episode.  In which of Doyle’s stories did Sherlock repress a traumatic childhood memory and replace it with his memory of a pet?

 87.  Could you talk about the significance of Sherlock characterizing Henry Knight’s problem in The Hounds of Baskerville as “Childhood trauma masked by an invented memory. Boring!” given the revelations about Redbeard and Victor Trevor in The Final Problem?

 88. Why do you think there are so many conspiracy theories around series 4?

 89. How do you think the use of romantic tropes and romance in advertising (i.e., “Sherlock’s back and he’s in love – but who with?” by the BBC for series 4) on the show has affected conspiracy theories?  

 90. We know that Sherlock can drive from The Hounds of Baskerville.  Why wouldn’t he be driving Mary to the hospital when she is in labor in The Six Thatchers so that John could be in the back seat helping her?  

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The Great Work Experience Masterpost

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This is gonna be a huge blurb of work experience related advice, based off my own experience, the UK university requirements and also The Work Experience Bible on TSR. Go check it out if you haven’t already, as it’s incredibly useful!

So, for those of you who don’t know, most UK vet schools expect you to have done something called ‘work experience’ before you apply to vet school.

So what exactly is it? Essentially, you volunteer at a local kennels, farm or vet practice, and get to see lots of things a vet may do in their day-to-day job. Or at least, ideally. You will most probably spend a lot of time cleaning, and a lot of time standing around watching, and a lot of time trying to think of interesting things to ask.

Why should I bother? Well, it’s a good way to see if the job is really for you, because you’ll get to see what vets get up to, and if you don’t like the idea of relieving a dog’s anal glands, work experience is a good way to find this out, rather than after 5 years of uni, and having to do it yourself… Similarly, its a really good way of finding out more about what you’re really letting yourself in for. You get to see all sorts of things you may not even have considered — how the vet deals with aggressive dogs, or people for that matter, and other routine tasks. You can learn a lot by watching, and even more by asking questions, even stupid ones — chances are if you ask it now, you’ll probably be asked a similar thing by an interviewer, lecturer, or client! Also, as I said previously, it is actually required by most of the vet schools, and recommended by all of them. Some unis are pretty strict on it too — more later.

Okay, well, how much of my life will I lose to work experience? Unfortunately, quite a bit. Depending of course how close you are to applying, and which unis you’re planning on applying to. The following placements are pretty much essential:

Lambing Large animal practice — note, most won’t let you until you’re 18, so most unis will understand if you can’t get any Small animal practice Stables Kennels/ Cattery/ R.S.P.C.A etc Farm, other than lambing (e.g. cows/pigs/poultry)

Some unis have different requirements than others, e.g. RVC wants work experience from at least 2 different small animal practices. It’s best to check the websites and ask the question on open days for the uni you’re applying to. The general rule is the more the better, because its an incredibly competitive course (ignore the medics who say its less competitive than medicine, because they’re wrong), and anything you can do to make your personal statement stand out will help you secure your interviews.

If you have time to do more than the minimum, your options are to;

Do extra weeks at different vet practices, farms, stables etc; going to different places will let you see how routines and procedures vary from place to place.  

Try and get a Saturday job with animals (local vet practices are sometimes an option), even if its voluntary, to boost your application. This will show commitment as you’ve worked there over a longer time period — working at a vets every Saturday for 6 months looks better than working at a vets for 1 week.

Try and get more outlandish placements to help make you stand out. One or two of the following would be plenty, some suggestions include; · Zoos- they are hard placements to get but will show your dedication and are very interesting · Abattoirs (only 1 or 2 days max needed) · Labs · Racing tracks · Other exciting stuff e.g. elephant sanctuary — better if you’re planning on taking a gap year

How do I get placements? Often the hardest part of the process. If you’ve just received your 84726th email saying they have ‘no placements available’, ‘no insurance for volunteers’ or simply ‘no animals’ (honestly an email I received once), then don’t lose faith! Often, it’s a load of bullish*t to see how persistent and dedicated you are, so try not to be too disheartened, as they are trying to rule out the time wasters! This is how you can find placements:

Yellow pages Your eyes — obvious but its surprising what you miss when you’re not looking The internet Word of mouth — you’ll be amazed at how many people your local farmer or vet knows- one placement will soon lead to another On here - http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=349634 

Contacting them:

Write in — some people swear by this as its formal and will create a good impression, however it can be incredibly slow —  you often wait weeks for replies and it doesn’t really spur them into giving you a placement … However if you aren’t getting anywhere then seriously — get off your arse and do something; Ring them up — It’s often better to take a more persistent approach than writing. This way also gives you an instant reply, if they take down your number it’s unlikely they will ring you back — so it’s up to you to keep pestering them until they get the message that you are serious! Email — if you don’t like using the phone, emailing is much quicker than writing, and some practices will give you an email address to contact if you phone them Drop in — go in and speak to them in person: they get to meet you, see that you are serious and will work hard (and it’s often harder to say no in person). Get introduced — if the placement is a friend of a friend, ask them to introduce you, as people are more likely to help out a friendly face. If you have animals, go along on vet visits and mention it to the vet when you meet them (especially useful with equine vets if your lucky enough to own one of those!). If you have a farm placement ask the farmer if they can introduce you to their vet… etc etc. Keep on pestering (unless its due to insurance reasons — then they really can’t take you)!

Actually getting there — not many people live near farms as they are often in the middle of nowhere! Here are a few of your options:

Public transport — it might mean stupidly early mornings but it has to be done, and other people will do it Parents — some parents will be willing to give you a lift if you’re lucky (bless my parents) Drive — if you get the chance, learn to drive and get a car, it makes it a lot easier Live in — if you have to travel a considerable distance ask if they would be able to put you up. People can be very accommodating when they hear your predicament and you may be lucky enough to get a room for free onsite Cycle — if there’s no public transport then it may mean some early mornings and a long hike… If you want it badly enough, you’ll do it.

So, I’ve finally got a placement, and I know how to get there — what will I need to wear?

Honestly, it can vary hugely. If you’ve got a placement at a small animal practice, most will probably indicate what you need to wear, and often it’s a blouse/shirt and trousers, with smart but sturdy shoes, but if you’re unsure just ask. For lambing and other farm work — wellies, lots of layers, clothes you don’t mind getting mucky, waterproofs, gloves, overalls. Some people swear by steel toe cap boots, and others say they’re too heavy and not comfortable enough to stand around in all day, so do what you think is best — I managed fine without steel toe caps! Stables — layers, waterproofs, and wellies. Kennels — same as above, but you can probably get away with walking boots or old trainers.

In general, use your common sense. There’s no point wearing your expensive pair of jeans if they’re going to get covered in God-knows-what.

What will I do whilst I’m there?

Lots of cleaning. Wherever you end up, there will always be a lot of things that need cleaning or tidying, be it surgical instruments, kennels, or stables. Cleaning is a really good way of busying yourself when there’s not a lot to do — just check with whoever’s around first that its okay. It’s also a really good way to earn brownie points, a lot of my first week at the vets was cleaning instruments and kennels, but by my last week I was helping out with lots of more exciting things; drawing up vaccines, helping hold cats, and even rubbing some caesarean puppies! Another thing I did which really helped when it came to writing my personal statement was keep a diary - if you record dates, times you worked, and what you did, it can really help you to remember when you’re writing that critical paragraph in September. The most important thing is to ask lots of questions; it shows you’re keen and interested, and means you actually learn something from your work experience. If a vet or nurse is doing something, ask them why they’re doing it. If a farmer is administering antibiotics, ask them what sort of diseases they’re aiming to prevent. etc, etc, etc. The worst thing you can do is stand around gormless looking bored, as you won’t get a lot out of your placement, and the people you’re working with probably won’t think much of you!

Which brings me on to…

Do I need a reference?

It’s a pretty good idea to ask for a reference whilst you’re there, as many of the universities ask for one. Try to get somebody quite high up to write it, as that often looks better, but don’t worry if they can’t. Make sure it’s signed and on headed paper as otherwise it could just be written by anyone!!

University WE and Admissions Pages:

Bristol — http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/media/undergraduate/admissions-statements/2017/veterinary-science.pdf Cambridge — http://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/study/vet/howtoapply Edinburgh — http://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/studying/5-year-programme/non-academic-requirements Liverpool — https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/veterinaryscience/pdf/Work,experience,guidance,notes,for,applicants,2018,entry.pdf Nottingham — http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/vet/prospectivestudents/undergraduate/admissions.aspx RVC — http://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/bachelor-of-veterinary-medicine#tab-entry-requirements Surrey — http://www.surrey.ac.uk/undergraduate/veterinary-medicine-and-science

Hopefully this has been a helpful little guide, I’ll be doing similar ones for personal statements, universities and interviews!

— L x

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Book Review: The Heart of the Preacher

This past year has given me many preaching opportunities. While I typically teach Sunday School, I have been open to speaking where God would have me go. While I appreciate books that help me with the style and substance of preaching, I must not neglect to examine my heart. The Heart of the Preacher by Rick Reed is a book that I believe is helpful and crucial for my spiritual formation as I am given and take more opportunities to preach.

Preparing Your Soul

Author Rick Reed is the president of Heritage College and Seminary in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. He was also the plenary and seminar presenter for Billy Graham’s School of Evangelism and is a master coach for the Global Proclamation Academy in Dallas, Texas with REACH ministries. These qualifications alone seem staggering for a small-town teacher like me, but he writes in a way that is accessible, pastoral, and practical.

The book is divided into two halves. The first half is all about Testing the Preacher’s Heart, and it calls us to examine our heart motives and attitudes. The second half is about Strengthening the Preacher’s Heart, and it offers encouragement and practical help to preachers. He keeps his chapters and paragraphs short by sticking to the point.

Reed typically opens his chapters with a personal real-example or anecdote. He then takes us to Scripture to see what it has to say. He cuts the text clearly and points out what we need to notice. He then offers encouragement and gives advice grounded in wisdom.

Proclaiming the Word

The issues that this book tackles are not surface-level or cliche. Chapter 5 is about laziness. While many might think they are busy, Reed cuts deeper and reveals how busyness may be a sign of laziness, especially in preaching.

Reed challenges his readers to become excellent preachers. In Chapter 8, he uses the memorable example of music soloists foregoing their music in order to establish a deeper connection and better communicate with the audience. In the same way, he challenges preachers to combat fear and try speaking without sermon manuscripts and notes.

While this book offers much introspection, Reed also teaches our hearts how to rightfully respond to others. For example, chapter 11 deals with disengaged listeners, and he writes about preaching to the dozing and the disgruntled.

Forming Our Hearts

This book offers excellent content on topics that are pertinent to preachers for congregations of all sizes and shapes. What I appreciate most, however, is that Reed does not seek to make himself the hero of his book. He lets us learn from his examples, typically embarrassingly awkward failures, and encourages us.  He exhorts us to trust in God. He causes us to look to Christ. He asks us to depend on the Holy Spirit. And when I read his writing I can perceive his heart. It is the heart of a humble preacher. And it is one that I want to cultivate for myself.

I was provided a complimentary copy of The Heart of the Preacher in exchange for an honest review. Read more of my book reviews and follow Dive In, Dig Deep on Instagram - my account dedicated to Bibles and books to see the beauty of the Bible and the role of reading in the Christian life.  

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ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE

TRADITIONAL - Additions to Esther, Susanna, Song of the Three Holy Children, Bel and the Dragon, Judith, and Tobit.

PROPHETIC - Baruch and the Prayer of Manasseh.

APOCALYPTIC - 2 Esdras and 4 Esdras in the Latin Vulgate.

INSTRUCTIVE - Ecclesiasticus and the Wisdom of Solomon (in a style like the Proverbs).

ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE

The above drawing shows the gradual development of the English Bible as well as the foundations on which each successive version rests.

Since we are living in an age of printing, it is hard for us to realize that when the books of the Bible were originally written, there was no easy or inexpensive way to make copies. Each copy had to be made slowly

and laboriously by hand. It was inevitable that many ancient books would be lost. This largely accounts for the fact that all original manuscripts of the Bible have

perished.

The question arises, What is the literary foundation of the Bible?

(1) - EARLY COPIES

These were possibly made from the original manuscripts. Three principal ones are:

(a) The Codex Sinaiticus, a codex (early bound book) of the Greek Bible, belonging to the fourth century. Purchased from the Soviet Republic of Russia in 1933 by Great Britain and now in the British Museum.

(b) The Codex Alexandrinus, probably written in the fifth century, now in the British Museum. Contains the whole Greek Bible with the exception of forty lost leaves.

(c) The Codex Vaticanus, in the Vatican library at Rome, originally contained the whole Bible but parts are now lost. Written probably about the middle of the fourth century.

(2) - THE ANCIENT VERSIONS AND TEXTS

a) The Septuagint. A translation of the Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, made at Alexandria about 250 B.C.

(b) The Samaritan Pentateuch. Not strictly speaking a version, but the Hebrew text perpetuated in Samaritan characters.

(c) Peshitta or Syriac. The whole Bible, date uncertain (first or second century?), a translation into the common language of certain parts of Syria.

(d) The Vulgate. The entire Bible translated into Latin, by Jerome at Bethlehem. Completed about AD 400. For a thousand years this was the standard Bible in the Roman Catholie Church.

(e) The Masoretic Text. An authoritative edition of the Hebrew Scriptures (OT) developed by Jewish scholars from c. AD 500-950, in which vowel points were first introduced into the consonantal (consonants only) Hebrew text.

(3) - EARLY ENGLISH VERSIONS

During the Dark Ages very little Bible translation was attempted. A few minor translations were made of parts of the Bible, but generally the Word of God was locked up in the Latin language, which was unknown to the common people.

JOHN WYCLIFFE (1320-1384), a great English scholar and Bible student, conceived the plan of translating the whole Bible into common English. He first translated the New Testament about 1380. Exactly how much more he did before his death is uncertain. His friends completed the work after his death. From the drawing it can be seen that his work rests primarily on the Latin Vulgate.

WILLIAM TYNDALE was the next of the great English translators. He was an early and courageous reformer and was determined that the English common people should have the Bible in their own language. Because persecution made it impossible for him to do his work in England, he crossed over to the Continent, where his New Testament translation was issued in 1525 and the Pentateuch in 1530.

By referring to the drawing it can be seen that his version does not rest entirely upon the Latin Vulgate. Tyndale was a capable Greek scholar and had access to the Greek text of Erasmus and other helps which

Wycliffe did not possess. He also had a fine command of English, which left its impression on all later versions. Although he was martyred before he completed the Old Testament, it is generally thought that he translated the material which appeared later in the Matthew's Version.

MILES COVERDALE. A friend of Tyndale, he prepared and published a Bible dedicated to Henry VIII in 1535. Coverdale's New Testament is largely based on Tyndale's. He explicitly disclaimed originality, but used

the Latin and other versions, as well as Tyndale's, as helps.

MATTHEW'S BIBLE. 1537. About the same time as the second edition of the Coverdale Bible another translation appeared. Its authorship is somewhat uncertain, but though it bears the name of Matthew it

is generally credited to John Rogers, a friend and companion of Tyndale. This scholar, it is thought, had come into possession of Tyndale's unpublished translation of the historical books of the Bible. It contains Tyndale's translations in their latest forms but also reflects Coverdale's work.

THE GREAT BIBLE. 1539. It will be noted, by consulting the drawing, that this translation is based on the Matthew's, Coverdale, and Tyndale Bibles. The first edition was prepared by Miles Coverdale and was ordered to be displayed in every Enıylish church. It Was a large volume and was chained to the reading desk in the churches, where the people flocked to hear the reading of the Word of God.

THE GENEVA BIBLE. 1560. Made at Geneva by scholars who fled from England during the persecution by Queen Mary, it was a revision of the Great Bible collated with other English translations. A very scholarly version, handy in size, and for many years a popular Bible in England.

THE BISHOPS' BIBLE. 1568. Prepared under the direction of the Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Elizabeth. Mainly a revision of the Great Bible, although somewhat dependent upon the Geneva version. It was used ehiefly by the clergy and was not popular with the common people.

THE DOUAY BIBLE. A Roman Catholic version made from the Latin Vulgate. The New Testament was published at Rheims, 1582; the Old Testament at Douay 1609-1610. It contains controversial notes and, until recently, was the generally accepted English version of the Catholic Church.

THE KING JAMES, or Authorized, Version. 1611. The translation generally used by English-speaking people for over three hundred years; made by forty seven scholars under the authorization of King James I of England. The Bishops' Bible was the basis of this version, but the Hebrew and Greek texts were studied and other English translations consulted in order to obtain the best renderings.

THE REVISED VERSION. 1881-1885. Made by a group of English and American scholars. It can be seen by glancing at the drawing that the Revised Version, while it was supposed to be a revision of the Authorized Version, has one distinct advantage over all its predecessors. It reaches down to the most ancient copies of the original Scriptures. Some of these ancient texts were not available at the time of the translation of the Authorized Version.

THE AMERICAN STANDARD VERSION. 1900-1901. This version incorporates into the Revised Version, the renderings preferred by the American members of the Revision Committee of 181-1885.

(4) - ENGLISH VERSIONS SINCE 1901

As shown on the chart, at least ten modern English translations of the Bible have appeared since 1901. The twentieth century has seen numerous archaeological discoveries in the Holy Land, as well as the discovery in 1947 of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which inlcluded ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek manuscripts and fragments. Some of these are more than 1000 years older than any previously known Old Teatament manuscripts. Bible scholars are therefore able to study and compare more and better materials in trying to determine exactly what the inspired writers wrote. In addition to going back to ancient copies of

original Scriptures and to the Dead Sea Scrolls, modern translators for the most part have followed the text arrangement of the King James Version, the English Revised Version, and the American Standard Version.

THE REVISED STANDARD VERSION. 1952. In 1928 the copyright for the American Standard Version was acquired by International Council of Religious Education, who authorized a revision by a committee thirty-two Bible scholars. The New Testament was published in 1946 and the complete Bible in 1952. It is now owned by the Division of Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. The Revised Standard Version Committee is a continuing body, which is both ecumenical and international, with active Protestant and Catholic members from Great Britain, Canada, and the United States. Additional revisions were made in the New Testament in 1971.

THE BERKELEY VERSION. 1959. The New Testament was originally translated into modern English from the Greek by Gerrit Verkuyl in 1945. A staff of 20 translators, including professors from various Christian colleges and seminaries, worked on the Old Testament under the direction of Dr. Verkuyl. Footnotes are given on many difficult passages.

THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE. 1965. This modern English version was commissioned by the Lockman Foundation. An editorial committee of Hebrew and Greek scholars gave particular attention to the original language texts. In addition to footnotes, it has bracketed explanatory words following many difficult phrases.

THE JERUSALEM BIBLE. 1966. This Roman Catholic work was produced originally in French at the Dominican Biblical School in Jerusalem in 1956 and was known as "La Bible de Jerusalem." The English version was translated from the original Hebrew and Greek texts, but follows the French version on most matters of interpretation. The divine name Yahweh is used, and the Apocrypha is included.

NEW ENGLISH BIBLE. 1970. A joint committee of Bible scholars from leading denominations in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, assisted by the University presses of Oxford and Cambridge, worked some twenty-two years making this translation from the Hebrew and Greek texts. The New Testament was published in 1961, and the full Bible edition includes

Apocrypha. It is printed in paragraphed single-column format, with verse numbers on the outside margin of the pages.

NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE. 1971. This revision of the American Standard Version was, like the Amplified Bible, commissioned by the Lockman Foundation. A group of Bible scholars worked for ten years, translating from the best original texts and endeavoring to render the grammar and terminology of the American Standard Version in more contemporary English. The New Testament was published in 1963.

THE LIVING BIBLE. 1971. This paraphrase by Kenneth N. Taylor seeks to express in the simplest modern English what the writers of the Scriptures meant.

TODAY'S ENGLISH VERSION (Good News Bible). 1976. The New Testament, entitled "Good News for Modern Man," was published in 1966 by the American Bible Society. A translation committee of Bible scholars was appointed to work with the United Bible Socileties to make a similar translation of the Old Testament. Their objective was to provide a faithful translation into natural, clear, and simple contemporary English. American and British editions of the complete Bible were published in 1976.

NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. 1978. Under sponsorship of the New York International Bible Society (now the International Bible Society), a Committee on Bible Translation was formed to oversee a completely new translation from the best original texts. The Committee enlisted the help of Bible scholars from the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and from various denominations in order to avoid sectarian bias. The translation of each book was assigned to a team of scholars, and several committees carefully checked accuracy, clarity, and literary style. The translators were united in their commitment to the authority and infallibility of the Bible as God's written Word.

NEW KING JAMES VERSION. 1982. The New Testament of the New King James Version was published in 1979. One hundred and nineteen Bible scholars worked on this project, which was sponsored by the International Trust for Bible Studies and Thomas Nelson Publishers. They sought both to preserve and to improve the 161l version.

THE NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION. 1990. This is the result of fifteen years of work contributed by a committee of thirty scholars representing various

denominations. The motto of translators was to be "As literal as possible, as free as necessary." Some editions include also the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books

accepted by Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Churches. The Committee states in the Preface, "We have resisted the temptation to introduce terms and phrases that merely reflect current moods, and have tried to put the message of the Scriptures in simple, enduring words and expressions that are worthy to stand in the great tradition of the King James Bible and its predecessors."

Source - Thompson Chain - Reference Bible, Second Improved Edition, New International Version, Frank Charles Thompson, D.D., Ph.D., 1990.

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Does God Exist

Does God Exist?

By Ethan Rulloda

Christianity, the biggest religion in the world, with over  2.1 billion believers. Especially, in the Philippines, where 86% of the population are Roman Catholics, 6% Various Nationalized Christian Cults, and 2% are associated with over 100 Protestant denominations. But, did Christ really exist?

Here in this article, will show significant amounts of pieces of evidence proving the existence of Jesus Christ.

My entire life, I've been a Christian without knowing if he actually existed. I usually just listen to whoever lectures me about Christ. But, I obviously had faith, and will always have, even though, I had no evidence. And even other Christians can relate. There are even some who question and doubt the existence of Christ(skeptics).  

So I searched up different videos on YouTube, including  such as, Matthew Santoro a Canadian Youtuber who posts Top 10 Lists and 50 amazing facts and The Case for Christ hosted by Lee Strobel is a Documentary and a book about trying to find valid evidence about the existence of Jesus, both gave viable evidence which will help strengthen the argument.

But first who is Jesus? Based on (https://carm.org/what-is-christianity), Christianity is a monotheistic religion which is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. Christ, meaning the anointed one, is indicating that Jesus was anointed or chosen by God from Father who in the old testament created the world, fulfilled the laws and prophecies, died on the cross for our sins, and rose from the dead three days later. After reading this paragraph, you might be really intrigued, or in disbelief. You can assume that these aren’t true, I mean reading this seems pretty impossible, but I’m going to show you six arguments about Jesus’ existence,

First, Anselm's ontological argument. In 1070, Ansel states that our ability to imagine a concept of a perfect human being means that it must exist. He argued that his idea must stem from something that exists in our universe, otherwise, we wouldn't be able to think it up.

French philosopher Rene Descartes, supported it 571 years later saying that if his concept of perfection needs existence, then God must exist. We all know who God is and that he's perfect, so, therefore, he exists in our understanding. We also understand things we see everywhere, but there are hidden things that we do not yet understand. But why do we understand who God is even though we couldn't see him? And some may argue is because he exists.

Second, the Bible is based on many eye-witness accounts, including, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But, how can we prove it's real? We can say that Jesus was crucified on the cross and that he was buried in a tomb, which was owned by one of the executors. But first, he appeared in front of over 500 people, and second, his disciples died for the truth. After Jesus rose from the dead, his disciples sacrificed their own lives just to prove that Jesus really has risen from the dead. No one would risk their lives just to validate a fake religion. One of them, named James, the brother of John who was later exiled to the island of Patmos was killed by the sword upon the order of King Herod.

Third, there are many miracles written in the Bible, one of the stories, when Jesus healed a Blind Man, or when he turned water to wine. It's not possible, but it was witnessed by many people. And, no ordinary person or thing in this world could do that. And even today there have been reports about miracles. Like for example, a child named Colton, a young boy who had to undergo an emergency surgery and says that he went from Heaven and back. He can even recall meeting his father’s(Todd Burpo) grandfather and remembering how he looked like back when he was young, as when you are in heaven everyone is young.

Fourth, there are laws in science, including laws of physics. But, if those laws never existed or debunked, then, it would be the end of the world. But it isn't, some say that there is a person who holds things together which prevents his creation from fading away. For example, if there was no gravity, then the earth wouldn't be here anymore. Without gravity, we would be weightless and everyone and everything floating everywhere. Also, there would be a change in air pressure because of the disappearance of the earth’s atmosphere. In other words, the earth will be losing its oxygen, and we will die eventually.

Fifth, people believe that faith is one of the things that make us believe in Jesus. It's hard to actually believe in something we can't see, but if we have faith, we can believe in the most unlikely thing in the world. There is one study(https://adrenalfatiguesolution.com/faith-and-stress/) which says that faith can reduce stress and improve physical and mental health. And so, even though God is an intangible creature, the faith God has given us affects the world in different ways.

Sixth, the concept of moral values. During the primitive times, people never really understood what is good or bad. As they had the freedom to do anything, like killing and stealing. But when God was introduced to us, we already thought of the idea of morality and what is supposedly right or wrong so we can assume that our morals must have been given by someone who acted good upon us and helped us understand humanity.

More reasons by Matthew Santoro-10 most popular arguments for the existence of God.

But let's look at the other spectrum just so we could compare these arguments and choose which of these are more believable. What if Jesus is fake?

People who believe in this or the non-theist have two variations. The Agnostics, who claims neither faith nor disbelief. And the atheists, who don't believe in a God or God's.

One man named C.S Lewis was a professor at Cambridge University who before was an agnostic, he claims that Jesus is just a good moral man but not God. So he wrote different arguments on this website (https://www.cru.org/us/en/how-to-know-god/who-is-Jesus-God-or-just-a-good-man.html) why Jesus is just a good man.

First, he said that Jesus might be a demon (even though he presumes that he is a GOOD man), believing that when Jesus said to trust him in our eternal destiny. And if he couldn’t back up his claim, then he is both evil and a hypocrite. The ninth commandment in the ten commandments reads “ Thou shall not bear false witness”, or in other words, no lying. If God lied about his promises, then he sinned and is a hypocrite, considering he was described as perfect or lived perfectly. So if he lied about all of his promises, then he isn't the son of God.

Second, Jesus claiming to be God or anyone claiming to be god is certainly a lunatic. Noyes and Kolb described the schizophrenic as a person who is more Autistic than realistic. People with Schizophrenia desires to escape from reality. And claiming to be God, might be an escape from reality.

And to conclude, he asked these three questions to jews, and hopefully, you could answer all of them. The first question, Is Jesus a liar? The second question, Is Jesus a lunatic? Third, do you believe that Jesus is God? These people believe he is both not a liar and not a lunatic. But believes he isn’t God. But the writer asked one more question, as the three are possible, what is more probable?

For the first argument, God never really lied to anyone yet, which doesn’t conclude that he is a demon; because fulfilled all his promises. I even remembered my pastor telling me that God only responds to us in either one of these three responses. The first response, is yes, second, not yet, and third, “I’ll give you something better in return.”

For the second argument, not all people who claim to be God are not lunatics. We can say those other people who don’t have any evidence of him/her being God/Goddess, but Jesus has proof. He sacrificed his own life for our sins, rose from the dead three days after, and appeared to almost 500 people in his time. And him doing that already proves he is God. 

But, even though non-Christians try to test me or debunk my belief. It won't affect me. God shaped me into who I am and who I will be. I have a great amount of respect and faith in him. And I'm thankful for it. I'm not here to judge your beliefs, but here to hopefully believe in mine.

Based on this article, the evidence of Jesus Christ’s existence is stronger or more powerful than the arguments about Jesus never existing. But there are still many atheists in the world right now believing in what is wrong. And us Christians should make a move about it. We were given an opportunity to share the word like what Jesus’s followers did in the Bible, and in the future maybe our world would turn out like what God wanted it to be.

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Preparations for Building the Temple

1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. 4 But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. 5 And behold, I purpose to build a house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build a house unto my name. 6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. 7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. 9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in flotes unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household. 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. 11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 12 And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.

13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy. 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; 16 besides the chief of Solomon’s officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. 17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 18 And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. — 1 Kings 5 | Cambridge Paragraph Bible (CAMB) The Cambridge Paragraph Bible, by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose, 1813-1891. Published by Cambridge University Press. Cross References: Joshua 9:21; Joshua 13:5; 2 Samuel 5:11; 2 Samuel 6:5; 2 Samuel 7:5; 2 Samuel 7:12-13; 1 Kings 3:12; 1 Kings 4:6; 1 Kings 4:24; 1 Kings 6:7; 1 Kings 8:19; 1 Kings 9:15; 1 Kings 9:20; 1 Kings 9:23; 1 Kings 10:9; 1 Kings 12:18; 1 Chronicles 14:1; 1 Chronicles 17:12; 1 Chronicles 22:2; 1 Chronicles 22:9; 2 Chronicles 2:2-3; 2 Chronicles 2:8; 2 Chronicles 2:10; 2 Chronicles 2:16; 2 Chronicles 10:18; Psalm 29:5; Ezra 3:7; Ezekiel 27:9; Ezekiel 27:17; Acts 12:20

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Praise to the Creator

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. — Psalm 33:6 | Cambridge Paragraph Bible (CAMB) The Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English Version, by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose, 1813-1891. Published by Cambridge University Press. Cross References: Genesis 1:3; Genesis 1:6; Genesis 2:1; 2 Chronicles 2:12; Psalm 104:30; Psalm 148:5; Hebrews 11:3

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The Purpose of Jesus’ Parables

13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15 for this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. — Matthew 13:13-15 | Cambridge Paragraph Bible (CAMB) The Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English Version, by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose, 1813-1891. Published by Cambridge University Press. Cross References: Deuteronomy 29:4; Psalm 119:70; Isaiah 6:9-10; Isaiah 42:19-20; Jeremiah 5:21; Jeremiah 17:9; Ezekiel 12:2; Zechariah 7:11; Mark 4:12

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Abiding in Christ

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. — John 15:7 | Cambridge Paragraph Bible (CAMB) The Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English Version, by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose, 1813-1891. Published by Cambridge University Press. Cross References: 1 Kings 3:5; Matthew 7:7; John 8:31; John 15:16

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If My Words Abide In You

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Rivers of Living Water

37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) — John 7:37-39 | Cambridge Paragraph Bible (CAMB) The Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English Version, by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose, 1813-1891. Published by Cambridge University Press. Cross References: Leviticus 23:36; Numbers 29:35; Nehemiah 8:18; Proverbs 1:23; Proverbs 8:17; Isaiah 12:3; Isaiah 35:6; Isaiah 44:3; Isaiah 55:1; Joel 2:28; John 1:33; John 8:54