“People will make weapons to fight against you, but those weapons will not defeat you. Some people will say things against you. But every person that speaks against you will be shown to be wrong.”
Mark 14:6 - Easy To Read Version Jesus said, “Don’t bother the woman. Why are you troubling her? She did a very good thing for me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Jesus said, Let her alone; why are you troubling her? She has done a good and beautiful thing to Me [praiseworthy and noble]. American Standard Version (1901) But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. Common English Bible Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you make trouble for her? She has done a good thing for me. Catholic Public Domain Version But Jesus said: "Permit her. What is the reason that you trouble her? She has done a good deed for me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Jesus said: Let her alone, why do you molest her? She hath wrought a good work upon me. |
“People will make weapons to fight against you, but those weapons will not defeat you. Some people will say things against you. But every person that speaks against you will be shown to be wrong.”
But Jesus knew what happened. Jesus said, “Why are you troubling this woman? She did a very good thing for me.
That perfume was worth a full year’s work. It could be sold and the money could be given to poor people.” And they criticized the woman strongly.
You will always have poor people with you. You can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me.
In the city of Joppa there was a follower \{of Jesus\} named Tabitha. (Her Greek name, Dorcas, means “a deer.”) She always did good things for people. She always gave money to people that needed it.
It is not the person who says that he is good who is accepted. It is the person that the Lord thinks is good who is accepted.
And God can give you more blessings than you need. Then you will always have plenty of everything. You will have enough to give to every good work.
God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us new people so that we would do good things. God had already planned those good things for us. God had planned for us to live our lives doing those good things.
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
She must be known as a woman who has done good things. I mean good things like raising her children, accepting visitors in her home, washing the feet of God’s people, helping people in trouble, and using her life to do all kinds of good things.
Tell the rich people to do good. Tell them to be rich in doing good things. And tell them to be happy to give and ready to share.
The Lord wants to use you for special purposes. So make yourself clean from all those evil things. Then you will be holy, {\cf2\super [16]} and the Master can use you. You will be ready to do any good work.
He gave himself for us. He died to free us from all evil. He died to make us pure people that belong only to him—people that are always wanting to do good things.
You should do good things to be an example in every way for the young men. When you teach, be honest and serious.
But I did not want to do anything without asking you first. Then the good thing you do for me will be because you want to do it, not because I forced you to do it.
There is something that you should do. And because of the authority I have in Christ, I feel free to command you to do it.
We should think about each other and see how we can help each other to show love and do good things.
People who don’t believe are living all around you. Those people may say that you are doing wrong. So live good lives. Then they will see the good things you do, and they will give glory to God on that day when he comes.