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The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation QUOTES

The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation QUOTES

1 " 29“I’ll tell you the truth,” replied Jesus. “No one who has left a house, or brothers or sisters, or mother or father, or children, or lands because of me and the gospel 30will fail to receive back a hundred times more in the present age: houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and lands—with persecutions!—and finally the life of the age to come. 31But plenty of people at the front will end up at the back, and the back at the front. "

― N.T. Wright , The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation

2 " 28“Are you having a real struggle? Come to me! Are you carrying a big load on your back? Come to me—I’ll give you a rest! 29Pick up my yoke and put it on; take lessons from me! My heart is gentle, not arrogant. You’ll find the rest you deeply need. 30My yoke is easy to wear; my load is easy to bear. "

― N.T. Wright , The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation

3 " 14And the Word became flesh, and lived among us. We gazed upon his glory, glory like that of the father’s only son, full of grace and truth. "

― N.T. Wright , The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation

4 " make your top priority God’s kingdom and his way of life, and all these things will be given to you as well. "

― N.T. Wright , The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation

5 " they saw how boldly Peter and John were speaking, and realized that they were untrained, ordinary men, they were astonished, and they recognized them as people who had been with Jesus. "

― N.T. Wright , The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation

6 " 42They all gave full attention to the teaching of the apostles and to the common life, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43Great awe fell on everyone, and many remarkable deeds and signs were performed by the apostles. 44All of those who believed came together, and held everything in common. 45They sold their possessions and belongings and divided them up to everyone in proportion to their various needs. 46Day by day they were all together attending the Temple. They broke bread in their various houses, and ate their food with glad and sincere hearts, 47praising God and standing in favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to their number those who were being rescued. "

― N.T. Wright , The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation

7 " Just as Jesus taught us to pray for our daily bread, our bread for each day, we can never simply live on yesterday’s bread, on the interpretations and translations of previous generations. To be sure, we can and must learn from those who have gone before us in the faith. But they themselves would tell us that living faith requires that we do business with God for ourselves. Inherited spiritual capital may help to get you started, but you need to do fresh work for yourself, to think things through, to struggle and pray and ponder and try things out. "

― N.T. Wright , The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation