Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family, before the real king comes. [257] Then many people will obey and serve him.
Matthew 12:30 - Easy To Read Version “If a person is not with me, then he is against me. The person that does not work with me is working against me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who is not with Me [definitely on My side] is against Me, and he who does not [definitely] gather with Me and for My side scatters. American Standard Version (1901) He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Common English Bible Whoever isn’t with me is against me, and whoever doesn’t gather with me scatters. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever is not with me, is against me. And whoever does not gather with me, scatters. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth. |
Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family, before the real king comes. [257] Then many people will obey and serve him.
No person helped me fight\par against the evil people.\par No person stood with me to fight\par against the people who do bad things.\par
If a person gives freely, then he will gain even more. But if a person refuses to give, then he will become poor.
“If a person wants to enter a strong man’s house and steal his things, first the person must tie the strong man. Then the person can steal the things from the strong man’s house.
“No person can serve two masters at the same time. He will hate one master and love the other master. Or he will follow one master and refuse to follow the other master. So you cannot serve God and Money {\cf2\super [81]} at the same time.
“If a person is not with me, he is against me. The person that does not work with me is working against me.
Jesus said to John, “Don’t stop him. If a person is not against you, then he is for you.”
Yes, Jesus would die for the Jewish people. But Jesus would also die for God’s other children that were scattered \{in all the world\}. He would die to bring them all together and make them one people.
“But maybe you don’t want to serve the Lord. You must choose for yourselves today. Today you must decide who you will serve. Will you serve the gods that your ancestors worshiped when they lived on the other side of the Euphrates River? Or will you serve the gods of the Amorite people that lived in this land? You must choose for yourselves. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord!”
When Joshua was near Jericho he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him. The man had a sword in his hand. Joshua went to the man and asked, “Are you a friend to our people, or are you one of our enemies?”
Those enemies of Christ were in our group. But they left us. They did not really belong with us. If they were really part of our group, then they would have stayed with us. But they left. This shows that none of them really belonged with us.