Scripture Passage for the Day

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Gal. 5:1 New International Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

So den, how come you guys everytime like make argue an fight wit each odda? You know why? Cuz inside you, you like go all out fo get someting, an same time, you like get one nodda ting. Az why one part everytime fighting one nodda part. Wen you guys like someting, an you no can get um, yu guys even like go kill peopo. Cuz you like get um so bad, but still yet you no can. You guys everytime like make argue an fight! You no can get notting, cuz you not aksing God fo um, az why! Yeah, you aks fo um, but still yet you no get um, cuz inside yoa heart no stay right. Da kine stuff you aksing fo, ony fo make yoa own self feel good, az why.

From James 4:1-3 Da Jesus Book (Hawaii Pidgin New Testament)

Scripture Passage for the Day

Where do conflicts and fightings among your originate? Do they not spring from your passions that are at war in your organs? You covet and you do not acquire; you murder and you quarrel and you cannot get hold; you fight and you battle and you do not possess, because -- you do not pray. You ask and you do not receive, because you ask wrongly; you want to spend it on your dissolute pleasures.

James 4:1-3 Berkeley Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

What causes fighting and quarrels among you? Is not their origin the appetites that war in your bodies? You want what you cannot have, so you murder; you are envious, and cannot attain your ambition, so you quarrel and fight. You do not get what you want, because you do not pray for it. Or, if you do, your requests are not granted, because you pray from wrong motives, in order to squander what you get on your pleasures.

James 4:1-3 Revised English Bible

Scripture Passage for the Day

Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you? You want something and do not have it; so you commit murder. And you covet something and cannot obtain it; so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures.

James 4:1-3 New Revised Standard Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

James 4:1 New International Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

Watch out! No let nobody hemo you guys from da trut! Dey goin try teach you guys wrong kine stuff wit any kine talk. Dey get all dis kine teaching ony from peopo, from now an from befo time, an from da spirits dat stay in charge a da world, but dey neva get um from Christ.

Fo Da Colosse Peopo 2:8 Da Jesus Book (Hawaii Pidgin New Testament)

Scripture Passage for the Day

Beware of anyone carrying you captive through philosophy and empty deceitfulness along lines of human tradition and the world's elementary principles, and not according to Christ.

Col. 2:8 Berkeley Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

Be on your guard; let no one capture your minds with hollow and delusive speculations, based on traditions of human teaching and centered on the elemental spirits of the universe and not on Christ.

Col. 2:8 Revised English Bible

Scripture Passage for the Day

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the universe, and not according to Christ.

Col 2:8 New Revised Standard Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.

Col 2:8 New International Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

So den, jalike we wen mahke wit Christ. Dass why we believe dat we goin stay live wit him too.

Fo Da Rome Peopo 6:8 Da Jesus Book (Hawaii Pidgin New Testament)

Scripture Passage for the Day

If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live together with Him,

Rom. 6:8 Berkeley Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

But if we thus died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him,

Rom. 6:8 Revised English Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.

Rom. 6:8 New Revised Standard Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.

Rom 6:8 New International Version

AAUW Annual Book Sale

A couple of weeks ago, the local chapter of the AAUW had their annual book sale. After I had bankrupted myself stocking up on reading material for the next year, I went back inside and took a few pictures. I've been playing around with them and this is what resulted.

Scripture Passage for the Day

An no ony hear da tings God say, now. You guys gotta do um! Cuz if you ony hear, you ony fooling yoaself.

Da Letta From James 1:22 Da Jesus Book (Hawaii Pidgin New Testament)

Scripture Passage for the Day

But become doers of the word, and not deluders of yourselves by merely listening;

James 1:22 Berkeley Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

Only be sure you act on the message, and do not merely listen and so deceive yourselves.

James 1:22 Revised English Version