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JESUS - Gospels Integrated - paperback
edition is produced for Eunice
Press by 1stbooks.
The purpose of
this harmony is to provide an original translation of the Greek
Scriptures in todays language, so clear that a bus driver could pick
up, read and understand the ministry of Jesus Christ.
"Literal"
refers to the fact that the JGI is a word
for word translation. The original grammar of the text is retained
as much as possible.
An Excerpt
from the book
The Sabbath was
past now; and it was still dark on the first day of the week. Mary
Magdalene, Mary the mother of Joses, Salome, Joanna, and the rest of
the ladies set off, just as the first light of dawn showed, to visit
the gravesite. They were bringing the spices they had purchased and
prepared, to anoint Him. Yet, they were wondering among
themselves,
"Who will roll
back the stone from the tomb door for us?", for it was very
heavy.
But when they arrived, the sun was up now, they looked
up and saw the stone had already been rolled back from the tomb
entrance. (For look, earlier a severe tremor occurred; and an angel
of the Lord descended from Heaven. His appearance was like lightning
and his clothes were white as snow. And he came over and rolled the
stone back; and sat on top of it. He so frightened the men watching
that they shook, and became like dead ones.)
A few of the
ladies went inside; and found that the body was missing. At once
Mary Magdalene took off, to go report this to Peter. Then the other
ladies entered, and also saw the tomb was empty.
While they were
puzzling about this, this happened: Suddenly, two young men in
brilliant clothing stood near them; and they were stunned. Fear so
overwhelmed them, they could only stare at the ground. Then the
angel to their right, who wore a white robe, sat down and spoke to
them, "Don't be afraid. I know that y'all are looking for Jesus the
Nazarene, the One Who was crucified. He's not here. He has been
raised, just as He told you. Come here, see the place where He was
lying.
"Don't you remember
what He told you while He was still in Galilee? That the Son of man
must be given over into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified,
and to rise on the third day?" Then they remembered Jesus' words.
The angel went on, "Now go quickly, and report to Peter and all His
disciples that He's been raised from the dead. And that He's going
ahead of you to Galilee. You all will see Him there. Look, I have
given you the message."
They came out at once and hurried
away from the gravesite, trembling but ecstatically joyful. Too
afraid to say anything to anybody, they ran to report these things
to all His disciples.
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