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Sunday, January 21. 2024

From today's Lectionary


Mark 1:14-20


1:14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God,


1:15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news."


1:16 As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea--for they were fishermen.


1:17 And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fish for people."


1:18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him.


1:19 As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets.


1:20 Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.






Posted by Bird Dog at 10:09 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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I much prefer the KJV for verse 17:

And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

"people" sounds like something from the Human Resources version.
#1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2024-01-21 10:44 (Reply)
The only Bible I recognise is the one I grew up with, The King James Bible. Other words I hear just don't sound right to me.
#1.1 JC on 2024-01-21 20:59 (Reply)
The Revised Standard Version has been Woke-ified. For shame.
#2 Bible text lover on 2024-01-21 17:42 (Reply)

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