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Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading 1: Isaiah 66:18-21
Thus says the LORD:
I know their works and their thoughts, and I come to gather nations of every language; they shall come and see my glory.
I will set a sign among them; from them I will send fugitives to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Mosoch, Tubal and Javan, to the distant coastlands that have never heard of my fame, or seen my glory; and they shall proclaim my glory among the nations.
They shall bring all your brothers and sisters from all the nations as an offering to the LORD, on horses and in chariots, in carts, upon mules and dromedaries, to Jerusalem, my holy mountain, says the LORD, just as the Israelites bring their offering to the house of the LORD in clean vessels.
Some of these I will take as priests and Levites, says the LORD.
works = מַעֲשֶׂה = maʿăśê Blue Letter Bible deed, thing done, act; work, labour; undertaking, enterprise; achievement; thing made; product
thoughts = מַחֲשָׁבָה = maḥăšāḇâ Blue Letter Bible thought; intention; device; plan, purpose; invention; contrivance; imagination; projects
gather = קָבַץ = qāḇaṣ Blue Letter Bible collect, gather, assemble; take with the hand; take hold of; heap; grasp; collect; congregate; take away, draw in, withdraw
every = כֹּל = kol Blue Letter Bible the whole; any, each, every, anything; totality, everything, of all kinds, every sort
nations = גּוֹי = gôy Blue Letter Bible nation, people; confluence of men
come = בּוֹא = bô' Blue Letter Bible to go in, enter, come, go, come in; to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring upon; carry; fetch; follow; entering into specific relations; walk, associate with
see = רָאָה= rā'â Blue Letter Bible to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider; learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out; consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish; gaze at; enjoy, have experience, take heed; spy, stare; enjoy the light; be pleased with the sight; provide or care for, go to see
glory = כָּבוֹד = kāḇôḏ Blue Letter Bible glory, honour, glorious, abundance; weight, but only figuratively in a good sense; heaviness; splendor or copiousness; dignity of position; reputation, of character; majesty
set= שׂוּם = suwm Blue Letter Bible to put, place, set, appoint, make; ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix; set in place, plant, fix; cast in; steadfastly; prepare; station
sign = אוֹת = 'ôṯ Blue Letter Bible sign, signal; a distinguishing mark; banner; remembrance; miraculous sign; omen; warning; portent; token; attestation; ensign, standard; miracle; proof, evidence; beacon; monument; changes of weather, heavens, times
send = שָׁלַח = šālaḥ Blue Letter Bible stretch out; extend, direct; to shoot forth (of branches); reach forth; sow, spread, stretch forth; to send, send away; to let loose; to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out or away; to let go, set free; to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled; forsake, give (up); eave, let depart; drive cattle to pasture
fugitives = פָּלִיט = pālîṭ Blue Letter Bible refugee, fugitive, escaped one; one who has escaped by flight
distant = רָחוֹק = rāḥôq Blue Letter Bible remote, far, distant; from afar; arduous, difficult; long ago
heard = שָׁמַע = šāmaʿ Blue Letter Bible listen to, obey; perceive by ear; to hear with attention or interest, listen to; give heed; to consent, agree; yield to; to obey, be obedient; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.); to hear and answer
fame = שֵׁמַע = šēmaʿ Blue Letter Bible report, a hearing; something heard; announcement
seen—see “see” above
glory—see above
proclaim = נָגַד = nāḡaḏ Blue Letter Bible to be conspicuous, tell, make known; to tell, announce, report; make known, expound; to inform of; to publish, declare; to avow, acknowledge, confess; stand boldly out; to manifest; to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); to expose, predict, explain, praise; profess; utter; be in front, be in sight; celebrate with praise; be courageous, vigorous, effective, be apparent; declare, make known, expound, especially of something before not understood, concealed or mysterious
glory—see above
bring = בּוֹא = bô' Blue Letter Bible to go in, enter, come, go, come in; to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring upon; carry; fetch; follow; entering into specific relations; walk, associate with
all—see “every” above
clean = טָהוֹר = ṭâôr Blue Letter Bible pure, fair; clear; unmixed, unalloyed, unpolluted
vessel = כְּלִי = kᵊlî Blue Letter Bible vessel, implement, apparatus, utensil, instrument, tool; receptacle, sack
bring = לָקַח = lāqaḥ Blue Letter Bible to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire; to take and carry along; to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away; to take (in the widest variety of applications)
Scriptures addressing similar principals are collected at Wisdom Principles—God Loves and Calls Us to Him, In Spite of our Sin
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 117:1, 2, (supplemented with Mark 16:15)
R. (Mk 16:15) Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.
Praise the LORD, all you nations; glorify him, all you peoples!
R. Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.
For steadfast is his kindness toward us, and the fidelity of the LORD endures forever.
R. Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.
go = πορεύω = poreuō Blue Letter Bible to go on one's way, to depart from one place to another; to traverse; to lead oneself across; to pursue the journey on which one has entered, to continue on one's journey; to depart from life; to follow one, that is: become his adherent; to lead or order one's life; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon make to go, carry, convey; bring, carry; to be driven or carried; go, walk, march; proceed at law; go on one's way, i.e. die
out = εἰς = eis Blue Letter Bible unto the end; continual; into, unto, to, towards, for, among; directed toward, or looks to; in reference to something; with respect to, in reference to; as regards; the end which a thing is adapted to attain; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon towards, in regard to
all = ἅπας = hapas = Blue Letter Bible all; the whole of; absolutely all or (singular) every one; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon quite all, the whole; all possible, absolute; every one, everything; in any cause whatever; in every matter
world = κόσμος = kosmos Blue Letter Bible the world, or the universe, as that which is Divinely arranged; order, arrangement, ornament, adornment; the human race, mankind, the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human race; the present condition of human affairs; the sum of temporal possessions, the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc.; the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human family; world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly; the majority of men in a place, the multitude or mass (as we say the public); Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon the natural order; order; good order, good behaviour, discipline; ornament, decoration; honour, credit; world-order, universe; earth, as opp. Heaven
tell = κηρύσσω = kēryssō Blue Letter Bible to be a herald, or, in general, to proclaim, publish; to proclaim after the manner of a herald; always with the suggestion of formality, gravity and an authority which must be listened to and obeyed; proclaim openly: something which has been done; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon to be a herald, officiate as herald; to be an auctioneer; make proclamation; summon; extoll; call upon, invoke; announce; advertise; invite; declare, tell, crow
good news = εὐαγγέλιον = euangelion Blue Letter Bible good tidings; originally denoted a reward for good tidings; later, the idea of reward dropped, and the word stood for "the good news" itself; a good message; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon good tidings, good news; reward of good tidings given to the messenger
praise = הָלַל = halal Blue Letter Bible to shine; to flash forth light; to praise, boast, be boastful; be commended; glory; rave, celebrate; to be clear, to be brilliant; to sing; to make bright or shining
all = כֹּל = kol Blue Letter Bible the whole; any, each, every, anything; totality, everything, of all kinds, every sort
nations = גּוֹי = gôy Blue Letter Bible nation, people; confluence of men
glorify = שָׁבַח = šāḇaḥ Blue Letter Bible to laud, praise, commend; boast; congratulate; to soothe, still, stroke; to address in a loud tone; pronounce happy; still
peoples = אֻמָּה = 'ummâ Blue Letter Bible people, tribe, nation; a collection, i.e. community of persons
steadfast = גָּבַר = gāḇar Blue Letter Bible to prevail, have strength, be strong, be powerful, be mighty, be great; to show oneself mighty; to be strong; exceed, confirm, be great; be valiant; robust; firm
kindness = חֶסֶד = ḥeseḏ Blue Letter Bible goodness, kindness, faithfulness; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful, mercy; kindness especially as extended to the lowly, needy and miserable; lovely appearance; of God: kindness, lovingkindness in condescending to the needs of his creatures; redemption from enemies and troubles; in preservation of life from death; in quickening of spiritual life; in redemption from sin; in keeping the covenants; fidelity; abundant, plenteous in kindness (goodness); greatness of thy mercy; everlasting; plural mercies, deeds of kindness, the historic displays of lovingkindness; desire, ardor; zeal; benignity, benevolence, pity, mercy; grace
toward = עַל = ʿal Blue Letter Bible in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over; (of elevation or pre-eminence); surpassing, going beyond
fidelity = אֱמֶת = 'ĕmeṯ Blue Letter Bible firmness, faithfulness, truth; sureness, reliability; stability, continuance; certainty, truth, trustworthiness; perpetuity; fidelity
endures forever = עוֹלָם = ôlām Blue Letter Bible long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient; forever, always; perpetuity; continuous existence, perpetual; everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity; time out of mind (past or future); always; unending
Scriptures addressing similar principals are collected at Wisdom Principles—God Loves and Calls Us to Him, In Spite of our Sin
Reading 2: Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13
You have forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as children: "My son, do not disdain the discipline of the Lord or lose heart when reproved by him; for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines; he scourges every son he acknowledges."
Endure your trials as "discipline"; God treats you as sons. For what "son" is there whom his father does not discipline?
***
At the time, all discipline seems a cause not for joy but for pain, yet later it brings the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who are trained by it.
So strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees. Make straight paths for your feet, that what is lame may not be disjointed but healed.
exhortation = παράκλησις = paraklesis Blue Letter Bible comfort; encouragement with alleviation of grief; that which affords comfort or refreshment; persuasive discourse, stirring address — instructive; admonitory, consolatory; powerful hortatory discourse; calling to one's side; an exhortation; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon calling to one's aid, summons, imploring, appealing, exhortation
children = υἱός = yhios Blue Letter Bible a descendant, one of the posterity of any one; one who depends on another or is his follower, equivalent to pupils; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon child; term of affection; inheritors of the nature of
son (Hebrew from Proverbs 3:11) = בֵּן = bēn Blue Letter Bible son, grandson, child, member of a group; male child; young men; children (pl. - male and female)
disdain = ὀλιγωρέω = oligōreō Blue Letter Bible think little of, regard lightly, to care little for, make small account, disesteem, despise; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon esteem little or lightly, make small account of; take no heed; neglect; intermit
distain (Hebrew from Proverbs 3:11) = מָאַס = mā'as Blue Letter Bible to reject, despise, refuse; spurn; disdain, loathe; contemned
discipline = παιδεία = paideia Blue Letter Bible training of a child, including instruction; discipline, correction, chastening; cultivation of mind and morals, and employs for this purpose now commands and admonitions, now reproof and punishment; also includes the training and care of the body; education or training; by implication, disciplinary correction; nurture; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon rearing of a child; training and teaching, education; its result, mental culture, learning, education; parts or systems of education
discipline (Hebrew from Proverbs 3:11) = מוּסָר = muwcar Blue Letter Bible discipline, chastening, correction; reproof, warning or instruction; doctrine, instruction, rebuke; admonition
lose heart = ἐκλύω = eklyō Blue Letter Bible to loose, release; to dissolve; to weaken, relax, exhaust; to have one's strength relaxed, to be enfeebled through exhaustion, to grow weak, grow weary, be tired out; to despond, become faint hearted; relax, faint; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon unloose; let loose a foolish tongue; to be faint; fail; to be unserviceable
lose heart (Hebrew from Proverbs 3:11) = קוּץ = qûṣ Blue Letter Bible to be grieved, loathe, abhor, feel a loathing or abhorrence or sickening dread; to be disgusted or anxious; abhor, be distressed, be grieved, loathe, vex, be weary; put in fear
reproved = ἐλέγχω = elegchō Blue Letter Bible to convict, confute, refute; to reprove; convince; shew (him) his fault; by conviction to bring to the light, to expose; to find fault with, correct; to call to account, show one his fault, demand an explanation; admonish; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon cross-examine, question; accuse one of doing; test, bring to the proof; put right, correct, prove by a reductio ad impossibile; expose; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon (alternate) giving an opportunity of refuting; to give an account of; catalogue, inventory
reproved (Hebrew from Proverbs 3:11) = תּוֹכֵחָה = towkechah Blue Letter Bible rebuke, correction, reproof, punishment, chastisement; argument, impeachment; refutation; chiding; arguing down, contradicting
loves = ἀγαπάω = agapaō Blue Letter Bible to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly; to be well pleased, to be contented at or with a thing; to take pleasure in the thing, prize it above other things, be unwilling to abandon it or do without it; to welcome with desire, long for; to be full of good-will and exhibit the same; to have a preference for, wish well to, regard the welfare of; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon greet with affection, show affection for; persuade, entreat; to be fond of, prize, desire; to be well pleased, contented; Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words "Love can be known only from the actions it prompts *** this is not the love of complacency, or affection, that is, it was not drawn out by any excellency in its objects; It was an exercise of the [] will in deliberate choice, made without assignable cause”
loves (Hebrew from Proverbs 3:12) = אָהַב = 'ahab Blue Letter Bible human love for another, includes family, and sexual; human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom; to love; act of being a friend; to like; to have affection for; to desire; to delight; beathe after
disciplines = παιδεύω = paideuō Blue Letter Bible to train children; teach, instruct; to chastise or castigate with words; to correct; molding character by reproof and admonition; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon bring up or rear a child; train and teach, educate; give instruction, teach; correct, discipline; chastise, punish
disciplines (Hebrew from Proverbs 3:12) = יָכַח = yakach Blue Letter Bible to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right; argue, chasten, convince, be in the sunshine, be clear, manifest; dispute, altercate
scourges = μαστιγόω = mastigoō Blue Letter Bible scourge; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon whip, flog; let him be whipped
son—see “child” above
son (Hebrew from Proverbs 3:12)—see “son” above
acknowledges = παραδέχομαι = paradechomai Blue Letter Bible to receive or admit with approval; to admit i.e. not to reject, to accept; delight in; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon receive from; take upon oneself or engage to another to do a thing; admit; allow; signify; credit; Georg Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary receive from, or at the hands of
acknowledges (Hebrew from Proverbs 3:12) = רָצָה = rāṣâ Blue Letter Bible to be pleased with, be favourable to, accept favourably; to make acceptable, satisfy; accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight; reconcile self; pay off; be graciously accepted
endure = ὑπομένω = hypomenō Blue Letter Bible to abide under; to remain in a place instead of leaving it, to stay behind; to persevere; endurance under what would be burdensome; to bear up courageously; take it patiently; not recede or flee; under misfortunes and trials to hold fast; bear bravely and calmly; take patiently; to persevere: absolutely and emphatically, under misfortunes; to cleave faithfully to; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon stay behind, remain, to be permanent; abide or await; stand one's ground, stand firm; endure patiently; submit, bear; suffer
discipline—see above (Greek)
treats = προσφέρω = prospherō Blue Letter Bible to bring or bear to; to bring a present or a thing, to reach or hand a thing to one; tender, present; offer; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon bring to or upon, apply to; add; present, offer; contribute, pay
sons—see “child” above (Greek)
discipline—see above (Greek)
time = πάρειμι = pareimi Blue Letter Bible to be by or beside or here; to have arrived or come; to be ready, in store, at command; to be near; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon to be by or present; to be by or near one; to be present so as to help, stand by; to have arrived at, to have come; to be by, i.e. ready or at hand; at [] command, ready, available
joy = χαρά = chara Blue Letter Bible Delight, gladness; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon delight
pain = λύπη = lypē Blue Letter Bible pain of body or mind; grief, sorrow, heaviness; annoyance, affliction; sadness; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon pain of body; sad plight or condition; pain of mind, grief; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon (alternate definition) grieve, vex, whether in body or mind; distresses; cause pain or grief
later = ὕστερον = hysteron Blue Letter Bible latter, later, coming after, the second
afterward, after this, later, lastly; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon coming after, behind; next; later than, after
peaceable = εἰρηνικός = eirēnikos Blue Letter Bible pacific, loving peace; bring peace with it, salutary; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon of or for peace, of or in peace, peaceful
fruit = καρπός = karpos Blue Letter Bible that which is produced by the inherent energy of a living organism; the visible expression of power working inwardly and invisibly; advantage, profit; sanctification; that which originates or comes from something, an effect, result; work, act, deed; utility; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon the fruits of the earth, corn, harvest, produce; taxes paid in kind; seed with seed-vessel; returns, profits; reward
righteousness = δικαιοσύνη = dikaiosynē Blue Letter Bible integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking feeling, and acting; "the character or quality of being right or just;" it was formerly spelled "rightwiseness"; faithfulness, or truthfulness; the sum total of the requirements of God; "right action"; state of him who is as he ought to be; the condition acceptable to God; virtue which gives each his due; a state approved of God; manifests itself in beneficence; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Justice, fulfillment of the Law
trained = γυμνάζω = gymnazō Blue Letter Bible to exercise vigorously, in any way, either the body or the mind; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon train naked, train in gymnastic exercise: generally, train, exercise; practice; prepare
strengthen = ἀνορθόω = anorthoō Blue Letter Bible to set upright; to set straight, set up; to set up, make erect; o rear again, build anew; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon set up again, restore, rebuild; restore to health or well being; set straight again, set right, correct
drooping = παρίημι = pariēmi Blue Letter Bible to relax, loosen; to be relaxed, exhausted; hang down in weakness; to relax, loose, let go; relaxed, unstrung, weakened, exhausted; to let pass, to pass by, neglect; to disregard, omit; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon let fall at the side, let fall; it hung down; relax; to be relaxed, weakened; slack away; letting go one's hold of; yield, give up; leave a thing to another; permit, allow; allow to pass, admit
weak = παραλύω = paralyō Blue Letter Bible to loose from the side; being enfeebled, palsied; to weaken, enfeeble; suffering from the relaxing of the nerves, unstrung, weak of limb; tottering, weakened, feeble; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon loose and take off, detach; loose besides, in addition; to be paralyzed; to be exhausted, flag
make = ποιέω = poieō Blue Letter Bible to do, make; used of spending a time or tarrying, in a place; to acquire, to provide a thing for one's self; to produce, bear, shoot forth; to carry out, to execute; to celebrate, keep; to perform; abide; continue; perform; to labor, to do work; to be operative, exercise activity; accomplish Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon make, produce; create, bring into existence; bring about, cause; make, render; do; practice; to be doing, act; be efficacious
straight = ὀρθός = orthos Blue Letter Bible rightly, plain; upright; straight, erect; not crooked; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon upright, standing; erect posture; at right angles to; in line, straight; right, safe, prosperous; true, correct; real, genuine; upright, just; straight, straightforward; on tiptoe, full of expectation, excited; right angle; real or unmodified
lame = χωλός = chōlos Blue Letter Bible crippled, maimed; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon lame in the feet; halting, limping; defective
disjointed = ἐκτρέπω = ektrepō Blue Letter Bible to turn or twist out; out of joint; to cause to turn aside, turning away; dislocated; to turn away from, to shun a thing, to avoid meeting or associating with one; to deflect; avoid; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon turn out of the course, turn aside; turn away; to be diverted or everted; be put out of joint
healed = ἰάομαι = iaomai Blue Letter Bible to make whole, wholesome; to cure, heal;to free from errors and sins, to bring about (one's) salvation; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon heal, cure, treat; cure the effects of, counteract; repair; recover
Scriptures addressing similar principles are collected at:
Wisdom Principles—Rebuke & Openness to Correction
Wisdom Principles—God Loves and Calls Us to Him, In Spite of our Sin
Alleluia: John 14:26
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
I am the way, the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father, except through me.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
way = ὁδός = hodos Blue Letter Bible way, path, road; highway; used of a traveler's way; journey; a course of conduct; a way (i.e. manner) of thinking, feeling, deciding; the way in which one walks; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon way, road; course, channel of a river; way or manner; course; method, system
truth = ἀλήθεια = aletheia Blue Letter Bible the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter; that candour of mind which is free from affection, pretense, simulation, falsehood, deceit; sincerity of mind and integrity of character, or a mode of life in harmony with divine truth; veracity; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon The opposite of lie or mere appearance; reality
life = ζωή = zōē Blue Letter Bible the state of one who is possessed of vitality or is animate; of the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical; life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon living, i.e. one's substance, property; way of life
comes = ἔρχομαι = erchomai Blue Letter Bible denoting either "to come, or to go," signifies the act, in contrast with heko, which stresses the arrival; to come from one place to another; to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence; to come to a thing; to go; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon start, set out; come or go; to go a journey; any kind of motion
Father = πατήρ = patēr Blue Letter Bible from a root signifying a nourisher, protector, upholder; the originator and transmitter of anything; one who stands in a father's place and looks after another in a paternal way; creator, preserver, guardian and protector; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon respectful mode of addressing persons older than oneself; father, author
through = διά = dia Blue Letter Bible by, by means of; whereby; through; the channel of an act; instrument used to accomplish a thing; the instrumental cause; the manner in which a thing is done; the formal cause; on account of; for this cause, signifying the ground or reason; the ground or reason by which something is or is not done; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon through, by; the Instrument or Means; manner; thanks to, by aid of; because of
Gospel: Luke 13:22-30
Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.
Someone asked him, "Lord, will only a few people be saved?"
He answered them, "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough. After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking and saying, 'Lord, open the door for us.' He will say to you in reply, 'I do not know where you are from. And you will say, 'We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.' Then he will say to you, 'I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!' And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves cast out.
And people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the kingdom of God. For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."
passing through = διαπορεύομαι = diaporeuomai Blue Letter Bible to go through, to pass across; journeying
teaching = διδάσκω = didaskō Blue Letter Bible to hold discourse with others in order to instruct them; to impart instruction; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon instruct a person, or teach a thing; explain, show by argument; prove
proceeding = ποιέω = poieō Blue Letter Bible to do, make; used of spending a time or tarrying, in a place; to acquire, to provide a thing for one's self; to produce, bear, shoot forth; to carry out, to execute; to celebrate, keep; to perform; abide; continue; perform; to labor, to do work; to be operative, exercise activity; accomplish Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon make, produce; create, bring into existence; bring about, cause; make, render; do; practice; to be doing, act; be efficacious
few = ὀλίγος = oligos Blue Letter Bible few; little, small; slight; puny; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon few; little
saved = σῴζω = sōzō Blue Letter Bible To heal, make whole; to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction; to preserve one who is in danger of destruction, to save or rescue; preserve; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to save, keep; to save from death, keep alive, preserve; to keep safe; to keep in mind, remember; to carry off safe, rescue from danger
strive = ἀγωνίζομαι = agōnizomai Blue Letter Bible to contend in the public games; laboring fervently; to fight, engage in conflict; to contend with adversaries; to contend perseveringly against opposition and temptation; struggle with difficulties and dangers; to endeavour with strenuous zeal; strive to obtain something; labor fervently; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon contend for a prize; fight; struggle, exert oneself; fight a cause to the last; contend in court
enter = εἰσέρχομαι = eiserchomai. Blue Letter Bible to come into; entrance into any condition, state of things; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon go in or into; enter the ranks of; to be brought in; come into one's mind
narrow = στενός = stenos Blue Letter Bible narrow, strait; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon a narrow space; the narrows, straits; close, confined; to be in difficulties
attempt = ζητέω = zeteo Blue Letter Bible to seek after, endeavor; inquire for; require, demand; strive after, endeavor, to desire; metaphorically, to "seek" by thinking, to "seek" how to do something; strive after, desire; to seek (i. e. in order to find out) by thinking, meditating, reasoning; to inquire into; to seek in order to find; to crave, demand something from someone; aim at; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon inquire for; search after, search out; inquire into, investigate, examine; require, demand; desire; feel the want of
enter—see above
strong = ἰσχύω = ischyō Blue Letter Bible to be strong, to prevail; to have power; to exert, wield power, to have strength to overcome; to be of force, to be effective, capable of producing results; to be strong in body, to be robust, to be in sound health; to be a force, avail; to be serviceable; to be able; have might; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon to be strong; to be powerful, prevail
know = εἴδω = eidō Blue Letter Bible to know by perception; to have knowledge of, get knowledge of, understand, perceive; be aware, behold; to have regard for one, cherish, pay attention to; to perceive, notice, discern, discover; to be skilled in; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to know; be assured; know how to do; versed in; cunning in
where you are from = πόθεν = pothen Blue Letter Bible from where, from what condition; from what author or giver; place, state, source or cause; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon whence; from some place or other,
company = ἐνώπιον = enōpion Blue Letter Bible in one's sight or hearing; in the presence of; before, in sight of anyone; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon facing, to the front
weeping = κλαυθμός = klauthmos Blue Letter Bible weeping, lamentation; crying
knashing = βρυγμός = brygmos Blue Letter Bible a gnashing of teeth; snarling, growling; biting; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon biting; gobbling; chattering, shivering; gnashing of teeth,
cast out = ἐκβάλλω = ekballō Blue Letter Bible drive out, to send out; to draw out, extract; to bring out of, to draw or bring forth; to lead one forth or away somewhere with a force which he cannot resist; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon throw or cast out of; throw out or away; divorce; strike out; let fall, drop; throw away, cast aside, reject; recall, repudiate; go out, depart
come = ἥκω = hēkō Blue Letter Bible to come, to be present; to have come, have arrived, be present; to come to one, i.e. to seek an intimacy with one, become his follower; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon to have come, be present; to have reached a point; to be well off for a thing, have plenty of it; to have come back, returned;depend upon
recline = ἀνακλίνω = anaklinō Blue Letter Bible to lean against, lean upon; to lay down; lean back; to make or bid to recline; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon lean one thing upon another; lie, sink, or lean back, recline
last = ἔσχατος = eschatos Blue Letter Bible last, utmost, extreme; lowest; final; uttermost; what remains when the rest have one after another been spent; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon farthest, uttermost, extreme; highest; utmost; lowest, meanest; to the end; to the uttermost, exceedingly; finally, in the end
first = πρῶτος = protos Blue Letter Bible best; first, chief; former; first in time or place; first in rank, influence, honor; principal; before, beginning, best; pristine; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon before, in front; former, earlier; precedence, superior; foremost; above all; first in order of existence, primary
Scriptures addressing similar principles are collected at:
Wisdom Principles—God Loves and Calls Us to Him, In Spite of our Sin
What these readings tell us about God’s nature/our relationship to Him:
I know their works and their thoughts
I come to gather nations of every language
they shall come and see my glory
from them I will send fugitives to the nations
to the distant coastlands that have never heard of my fame, or seen my glory
they shall proclaim my glory among the nations.
They shall bring all your brothers and sisters from all the nations as an offering to the LORD
on horses and in chariots, in carts, upon mules and dromedaries, to Jerusalem
Some of these I will take as priests and Levites
Praise the LORD, all you nations
glorify him, all you peoples!
steadfast is his kindness toward us
the fidelity of the LORD endures forever
whom the Lord loves, he disciplines
At the time, all discipline seems a cause not for joy but for pain, yet later it brings the peaceful fruit of righteousness
Make straight paths for your feet, that what is lame may not be disjointed but healed.
the way
the truth
the life
no one comes to the Father, except through me
Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went
making his way to Jerusalem.
many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough
people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south
and will recline at table in the kingdom of God
some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last
What these readings tell us to do:
Go out to all the world and tell the Good News
Praise the LORD
glorify him
Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.
Go out to all the world and tell the Good News
Endure your trials as "discipline”
strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees
Make straight paths for your feet
come[] to the Father
Strive to enter through the narrow gate
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