I hope my words and thoughts please you.\par Lord, you are my Rock {\cf2\super [111]} —\par You are the One who saves me.\par
Ephesians 5:10 - Easy To Read Version Try to learn what pleases the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And try to learn [in your experience] what is pleasing to the Lord [let your lives be constant proofs of what is most acceptable to Him]. American Standard Version (1901) proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord; Common English Bible Therefore, test everything to see what’s pleasing to the Lord, Catholic Public Domain Version affirming what is well-pleasing to God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Proving what is well pleasing to God: |
I hope my words and thoughts please you.\par Lord, you are my Rock {\cf2\super [111]} —\par You are the One who saves me.\par
Do the things that are right and fair. The Lord loves that better than sacrifices.
Do you think on those special days for not eating food that all I want is to see people punish their bodies? Do you think I want people to look sad? Do you think I want people to bow their heads like dead plants and wear clothes of sadness? Do you think I want people to sit in ashes to show their sadness? That is what you do on your special days for not eating food. Do you think that is what the Lord wants?
\{The Lord says,\}\par “Why do you bring me incense {\cf2\super [43]} \par from the country of Sheba? {\cf2\super [44]} \par Why do you bring me sweet-smelling cane from a far away country?\par Your burnt offerings don’t make\par me happy.\par Your sacrifices don’t please me.”\par
Any person who serves Christ by living this way is pleasing God. And that person will be accepted by other people.
that you will see the difference between good and bad and choose the good;\par that you will be pure and without wrong\par for the coming of Christ;\par
I have all the things I need. I have even more than I need. I have all I need because Epaphroditus brought your gift to me. Your gift is like a sweet-smelling sacrifice {\cf2\super [24]} offered to God. God accepts that sacrifice and it pleases him.
that you will use these things to live in a way that brings honor to the Lord and pleases him in every way;\par that you will do all kinds of good things and grow in the knowledge of God;\par
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, the first thing they need to learn is this: to show respect for their own family \{by helping their parents\}. When they do this, they will be repaying their parents or grandparents. That pleases God.
But if you are punished for doing wrong, there is no reason to praise you for bearing that punishment. But if you suffer for doing good, and you are patient, then that pleases God.
You also are like living stones. God is using you to build a spiritual temple. {\cf2\super [14]} You are to serve God in that temple as holy {\cf2\super [15]} priests. You are to give spiritual sacrifices {\cf2\super [16]} to God that he will accept because of Jesus Christ.
David put on the sword and tried to walk around. David tried to wear Saul’s uniform, but David was not used to all those heavy things.