APPROVED?

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Wednesday, April 02, 2014

2Timothy 2:15

(ASV)  Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

(CEV)  Do your best to win God's approval as a worker who doesn't need to be ashamed and who teaches only the true message.

(ESV)  Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need

to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

(GW)  Do your best to present yourself to God as a tried-and-true worker who isn't ashamed to teach the word of truth correctly.

(ISV)  Do your best to present yourself to God as an approved worker who has nothing to be ashamed of, handling the word of truth with precision.

(KJV)  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

(KJV+)  StudyG4704 to shewG3936 thyselfG4572 approvedG1384 unto God,G2316 a workmanG2040 that needeth not to be ashamed,G422 rightly dividingG3718 theG3588 wordG3056 of truth.G225

(LITV)  Give diligence to present yourself approved to God, a workman unashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.

(MKJV)  Study earnestly to present yourself approved to God, a workman that does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.

(Webster)  Study to show thyself approved to God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

(YLT)  be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

(NIV) Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

(NLT) Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth. 

  By now most of you internet subscribers have gotten over the shock and awe at the length of yesterday’s DT.

  I almost didn’t include the #10 font size 30+ pages of verse references on “Jesus, the Christ” from Nave’s Topical Bible, but knew I must. (Not included in this blogsite.)

  So what could be learned from yesterday’s looooooong posting?

  Nave’s is a wonderfully helpful Bible study aid that is easy to use, especially when facilitated using software. Using Nave’s and other helpful literature to study God’s Word would be, is, a vast undertaking. Using the available library of Bible study helps we could learn for our entire lifetime and still be limited in knowledge of God’s Message.

  But do we need to know everything in order to have our Lord’s approval? And exactly what qualifies us as approved? (Please answer the 2 questions so we can again learn from one another. I’ll publish your responses next Wednesday, April 9, 2014.)  EBB4