Golden Rule
Those who lend generously are good people -- as are those who conduct their affairs with justice. ~ Psalm 112:5 (CEB)
Treat people in the same way that you want them to treat you. ~ Luke 6:31 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
Jesus calls us to treat people right.
PRAYER:
Thank you, Lord, for the more than kind way that you have treated me. I need help in passing your approach along to others. For I get caught up in the drama of the moment and forget about extending generosity to others. My goal is to live by the simple rule that is so hard. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
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)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
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)
