“I am distressed for you, my brother Yehonathan. You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was wondrous, Surpassing the love of women.
2 Samuel 9:1 - The Scriptures 1998 And Dawiḏ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND DAVID said, Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I may show kindness for Jonathan's sake? American Standard Version (1901) And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake? Common English Bible David asked, “Is there anyone from Saul’s family still alive that I could show faithful love for Jonathan’s sake?” Catholic Public Domain Version And David said, "Do you think that there could be anyone left from the house of Saul, so that I might show mercy to him because of Jonathan?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may shew kindness to him for Jonathan's sake? |
“I am distressed for you, my brother Yehonathan. You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was wondrous, Surpassing the love of women.
Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, And do not go into your brother’s house In the day of your calamity – Better is a neighbour nearby than a brother far away.
“And whoever gives one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a taught one, truly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”
“And the Sovereign shall answer and say to them, ‘Truly, I say to you, in so far as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.’
“For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My Name, because you are of Messiah, truly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.
To sum up, let all of you be like-minded, sympathetic, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, humble-minded,