Monday, August 6, 2012

Do you have fellowship with Jesus?

Jehovah's Witnesses don't have their own Bible, right? They use a variety of translations and look up the meaning of Greek and Hebrew in order to get an accurate understanding. Let's do this now with 1 Corinthians 1:9:




English Standard Version (©2001)
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
International Standard Version (©2008)
Faithful is the God by whom you were called into fellowship with his son Jesus the Messiah, our Lord.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
God is faithful, for by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Yeshua The Messiah Our Lord.
American Standard Version
God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Douay-Rheims Bible
God is faithful: by whom you are called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Darby Bible Translation
God is faithful, by whom ye have been called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
English Revised Version
God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Webster's Bible Translation
God is faithful, by whom ye were called to the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Weymouth New Testament
God is ever true to His promises, and it was by Him that you were, one and all, called into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord.
World English Bible
God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
faithful is God, through whom ye were called to the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

fellowship: Greek koinōnia fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, intercourse
a) the share which one has in anything, participation
b) intercourse, fellowship, intimacy



that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. -1 John1:3



If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. - 1John1:6-7

And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. - John 17:3

know: Greek ginōskō 
"and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son." Matthew 1:25

Do you have fellowship with Jesus?

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