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NASB | Matthew 22:42 "What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?" They *said to Him, "The son of David." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:42 "What do you [Pharisees] think of the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)? Whose Son is He?" They said to Him, "The son of David." |
Bible Question: Who do you believe about Jesus--those who were closest to Him, or those who are two thousand years removed from the events? |
Bible Answer: Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; lest, if we be silent, we become like them that go down into the pit. Is it really true that Moses knew the Lord Jesus Christ as well as John did? Of that Savior the prophets enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the One that should come; searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ that was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into. But they knew this, that after their departing grievous wolves would enter in among us, not sparing the flock. Also of our own selves should men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. They would have us to watch, and remember, that by the space of many years they warned us with tears. Believe not every spirit, but try the spirits. They had the right spirit, the Holy Spirit, by whose inspiration they gave us the apostolic epistles. And can it be that we can know our Lord Jesus Christ the way John did? Let it be. Hereby we do know that they knew him, because they kept his commandments. He that says, I know him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keeps his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that they were in him. He that says he abides in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. And they walked in love, even as he said, “By this shall all men know that you are My disciples”. He washed their feet with water, literal water, and they wash our feet with the water of the word Of God. Seeing we have purified our souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, let us see that we love one another with a pure heart fervently: being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides for ever. Brethren, they wrote no new commandment unto us, but an old commandment, which we had from the beginning. But in some sense, it is a new commandment, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shines. He that says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loves his brother abides in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and knows not whither he goes, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. They had also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto we do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward; how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him. Thank God for the sure word that we have from them that heard him. That which was from the beginning, they heard, they saw with their eyes, they looked upon him, and their hands handled him, of the Word of life. That which they saw and heard they have declare unto us, that ye also might be able to share in the same thing, in fellowship with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another. |