Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, LukeWeymouth, Richard Francis
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Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Luke
Weymouth, Richard Francis
Bible. Luke
022:027 For which is the greater--he who sits at table,
or he who waits on him? Is it not he who sits at table?
But my position among you is that of one who waits on others.
022:028 You however have remained with me amid my trials;
022:029 and I covenant to give you, as my Father has covenanted
to give me, a Kingdom--
022:030 so that you shall eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom,
and sit on thrones as judges over the twelve tribes of Israel.
022:031 "Simon, Simon, I tell you that Satan has obtained permission
to have all of you to sift as wheat is sifted.
022:032 But *I* have prayed for *you* that your faith may not fail,
and you, when at last you have come back to your true self,
must strengthen your brethren."
022:033 "Master," replied Peter, "with you I am ready to go both
to prison and to death."
022:034 "I tell you, Peter," said Jesus, "that the cock will not crow
to-day till you have three times denied that you know me."
022:035 Then He asked them, "When I sent you out without purse
or bag or shoes, was there anything you needed?"
"No, nothing," they replied.
022:036 "But now," said He, "let the one who has a purse take it,
and he who has a bag must do the same. And let him who has
no sword sell his outer garment and buy one.
022:037 For I tell you that those words of Scripture must yet find their
fulfilment in me: `And He was reckoned among the lawless';
for indeed that saying about me has its accomplishment."
022:038 "Master, here are two swords," they exclaimed.
"That is enough," He replied.
022:039 On going out, He proceeded as usual to the Mount of Olives,
and His disciples followed Him.
022:040 But when He arrived at the place, He said to them, "Pray that you
may not come into temptation."
022:041 But He Himself withdrew from them about a stone's throw,
and knelt down and prayed repeatedly, saying,
022:042 "Father, if it be Thy will, take this cup away from me;
yet not my will but Thine be done!"
022:043 And there appeared to Him an angel from Heaven, strengthening Him;
022:044 while He--an agony of distress having come upon Him--
prayed all the more with intense earnestness, and His sweat
became like clots of blood dropping on the ground.
022:045 When He rose from his prayer and came to His disciples,
He found them sleeping for sorrow.
022:046 "Why are you sleeping?" He said; "stand up; and pray that you
may not come into temptation."
022:047 While He was still speaking there came a crowd with Judas,
already mentioned as one of the Twelve, at their head.
He went up to Jesus to kiss Him.
022:048 "Judas," said Jesus, "are you betraying the Son of Man
with a kiss?"
022:049 Those who were about Him, seeing what was likely to happen,
asked Him, "Master, shall we strike with the sword?"
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