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NASB | 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 2:15 Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth. |
Bible Question:
Comparison of Malachi 3:1 and Matthew 11:10: Are we looking for the messenger or the Messenger? Are we looking for a prophet or the Prophet? From the heart, Ray |
Bible Answer: Hi, Ray! Please compare the following Biblical passages: 'Look, I shall send my messenger to clear a way before me. And suddenly the Lord whom you seek will come to his Temple; yes, the angel of the covenant, for whom you long, is on his way, says Yahweh Sabaoth. (Malachi 3:1) he is the one of whom scripture says: Look, I am going to send my messenger in front of you to prepare your way before you. (Matthew 11:10) Ray, there is no confusion about the messenger; Jesus told of John the Baptist that, though he was the greatest of earthly origin, the least in Heaven is greater than he. John the Baptist also did not presume greatness for he said of himself that he was not worthy to untie His (Jesus') sandals. [Where there's no direct quote, I am paraphrasing.] The point I am making is in reference to Jesus' changing the pronouns in the original prophecy: Malachi: clear a way before ME Matthew: in front of YOU and to prepare YOUR way before YOU Malachi reflects Yahweh as the One who speaks and who is to come, hence "clear a way before me," and "the Lord... to his Temple." While in Matthew Jesus replaces the pronoun to conceal His Divinity (as He constantly did during his public years) because as the Christ He did not come to demonstrate that He is equal to the Father; He came to take on our iniquities and to bring us to the Father, not just by preaching but by real life example! Like Thomas finally learned, Jesus is my Lord and my God, so I will never down grade His Sacrifice and His Love by denying or deminishing Him! God Bless! |