Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ( NASB ). The following quotation is taken from this version of the Holy Bible: "In the history of English Bible translations, the King James Version is the most prestigious. This time-honored version of 1611, itself a revision of the Bishop's Bible of 1568, became the basis for the English Revised Version appearing in 1881 (New Testament) and 1885 (Old Testament). The American counterpart of this last work was published in 1901 as the American Standard Version. Recognizing the values of the American Standard Version, the Lockman Foundation felt an urgency to update it by incorporating recent discoveries of Hebrew and Greek textual sources and by rendering it into more current English. Therefore, in 1959 a new translation project was launched, based on the ASV. The result is the New American Standard Bible.
The American Standard Version (1901) has been highly regarded for its scholarship and accuracy. A product of both British and American scholarship, it has frequently been used as a standard for other translations. It is still recognized as a valuable tool for study of the Scriptures. The New American Standard Bible has sought to preserve these and other lasting values of the ASV." [ See The HOLY BIBLE, New American Standard Bible, INTERNATIONAL BIBLE SOCIETY, Colorado Springs, Mexico City, Herrljunga, Nairobi, Hyderabad, Bangkok, Copyright THE LOCKMAN FOUNDATION, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, p. iv. ]
Jesus ( see Matthew 4:23 ) said the following in Matthew 5:44: "But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you." A Bible video ( associated with the following link ) has been included for you, the reader, to view. Please click on the link below:
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwt40y5qiELlbEEwbFhzVUcyR0U/edit?usp=sharing>.Jesus ( see Matthew 4:23 ) said the following in Matthew 5:44: "But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you." A Bible video ( associated with the following link ) has been included for you, the reader, to view. Please click on the link below:
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NOTE: It can be shown from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ( NASB ) that the United States of America is not God's spiritual nation. 1 Peter 2:9 reads as follows: "But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light." As explained in the previous weblog posting, the word "NATION," in 1 Peter 2:9, is not a reference to a physical nation ( such as the United States of America ), because there are a number of unholy things occurring in America ( such as the sin of homosexuality, for example - see Leviticus 18:22, Psalm 119:65-72, 142, 151, John 1:1, 14; 3:16, 17; 7:16; 8:26; 10:30; 14:6; 17:17, Romans 1:20 ( see Romans 1:20 ( KJV, for example; with center-column references ) to get the equivalent translation for the word "Godhead" ); 1:24-27 ( especially verses 26 and 27, for example ); 15:4, Colossians 2:8, 9, 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, Titus 1:1, 2, 1 John 3:4 ( KJV, for example ); 5:6-8, for example ), for example. In short, God's spiritual nation is the New Testament church ( the church of Christ - see Matthew 16:18, Acts 2:38, 41, 47 ( KJV, for example; with center-column references ); 8:26-40 ( especially verses 36-39, for example ), Romans 6:1-4 ( especially verses 3 and 4, for example ); 16:16, Galatians 3:26, 27, Hebrews 10:22, and 1 Peter 1:1, 2, for example ). Also, the use of all-capital letters, in some of the above-given words in this note ( in 1 Peter 2:9 ), is based on a format employed by the copy of the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ( NASB ) referenced in this weblog posting, whereby small capital letters in the New Testament "are used in the text to indicate Old Testament quotations or obvious allusions to Old Testament texts" ( ibid., p. vii. ).
