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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Unity

(Joseph said to his brothers,) “Don’t quarrel about all this along the way!” ~ Genesis 45:24b (NLT)

You are joined together with peace through the Spirit. Do all you can to continue as you are, letting peace hold you together. ~ Ephesians 4:3 (NIRV)

Lord, even though you have brought us together, we like to fight. When we quarrel with each other we feel important. So, instead of looking to you for our sense of importance we jump on others if they do anything wrong. Forgive me and help me to be more understanding. Help me to be more flexible. Help me to find my sense of importance in your love for me. Because of Jesus I'm going to be a peacemaker today. Amen.
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ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon

CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)

CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)

EEB = EasyEnglish Bible (©2015, MissionAssist)

ERV = Easy-To-Read Version (©2006, World Bible Translation Center)

EXB = The Expanded Bible (©2011, Thomas Nelson Publishing)

GNT = Good News Translation (©1992, American Bible Society)

MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)

NCB = New Catholic Bible (©2019 by Catholic Book Publishing Corp.)

NCV = New Century Version (©2005, Thomas Nelson Inc)

NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)

NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)

NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)

NRSVue = New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (© 2021 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.)

NTE = New Testament for Everyone (©2011 Nicolas Thomas Wright.)

REB = Revised English Bible (© 1989 Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press)

TCEB = The Casual English Bible (© Stephen M. Miller)

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