Tag Archives: Bible translations

Walking in the Spirit; October 20, 2025

Posted on October 21, 2025 by jgarrott

Galatians 5:16, 25 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. There are various songs that I like very much … Continue reading →

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Fear and Happiness; August 28, 2025

Posted on August 29, 2025 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 32:39-40 “I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them.  I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never … Continue reading →

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Priests; July 17, 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by jgarrott

Psalm 132:16 I will clothe her priests with salvation,    and her faithful people will ever sing for joy. Reading the Bible in different languages gets really interesting at times. This is a passage I’m quite familiar with, because verses 14-16 have been … Continue reading →

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Physical Worship; June 16, 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by jgarrott

Psalm 63:3-4 Because your love is better than life,    my lips will glorify you.I will praise you as long as I live,    and in your name I will lift up my hands. A musical setting of these two verses was one of … Continue reading →

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The Bible; May 21, 2025

Posted on May 22, 2025 by jgarrott

Nehemiah 8:10 Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” The last line of … Continue reading →

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Handling the Holy; May 8, 2025

Posted on May 9, 2025 by jgarrott

1 Chronicles 15:13 “It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the Lord our God broke out in anger against us. We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.” The … Continue reading →

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Loving God; July 26, 2024

Posted on July 27, 2024 by jgarrott

Hosea 6:6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,    the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. Many English translations say “mercy” here, following the Septuagint, but the ESV (quoted here) and the Japanese go with “love.” This passage as a whole … Continue reading →

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Pride; July 18, 2024

Posted on July 19, 2024 by jgarrott

Proverbs 21:4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—    the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin. In reading this verse this morning I felt I was to write on it, but then I checked other translations, and was shocked! The ESV and the … Continue reading →

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Language; June 24, 2024

Posted on June 25, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 9:13 Lord, see how my enemies persecute me!    Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death. Nuances of translation are interesting. The NIV and the Japanese both speak of “mercy” here, but the ESV, which is the English in … Continue reading →

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Reading the Bible; March 16, 2024

Posted on March 17, 2024 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 8:8 “‘How can you say, “We are wise, for we have the law of the Lord,” when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?’ The passage as a whole is describing a refusal to repent, … Continue reading →

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