ELTB Bible References
These references are paraphrases of the scripture made by the author using the KJV, Hebrew, and Greek texts. Please use a translation of your choice. BP - Bob's Paraphrase
Introduction
1. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
1 BP Jer 31:34 [The day will come] when everyone will know me, and there will be no more missionaries. I will forgive all they have done by instinct, and forget their intentional sin.
2. Ro 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
2. BP Ro 1:20 They have no excuse for not knowing God. His invisible attributes, like his power and deity, have been seen from the beginning. We know made things have a maker.
3. De 28:37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb [parable], and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
3. BP De 28:37 Everywhere God leads you, you will be desolate. Your lives will be a parable [of Christ], and people will taunt you.
The Law and the Play
1. De 28:37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb [parable], and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
1. BP De 28:37 Everywhere God leads you, you will be desolate. Your lives will be a parable [of Christ], and people will taunt you.
2. Ge 22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
2. BP Ge 22:18 Because you obeyed me, I will bless all nations [by the parable of Israel and] by Christ.
3. Pr 25:2 [It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter.
3. BP Pr 25:2 God's glory is his riddling speech; kings gain honor by discovering his sayings.
4. Ps 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
4 BP Ps 78:2 [When I come as Messiah] I will teach with parables that are riddles.
5. Ge 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
5. BP Ge 2:17 Don't eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, or you will die that day.
Meditate on the Word of God 1. Le 11:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These [are] the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that [are] on the earth.
1. BP Le 11:2 Talk to Israel. Say, "Among all the animals on earth. Eat these."
2. Le 11:3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
2. BP Le 11:3 You will eat whatever has a divided and separated hoof, and chews the cud.
3. Heb 7:26 For such an high priest became us, [who is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
3. BP A high priest like this stood out among us, then separated from us sinners higher than the heavens. He is holy, simple, pure and sinless.
4. Ro 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
4.BP Ro 6:4 So baptism is a symbol of us dying to self with Christ. Since he rose from the dead according to the hidden riddles of the Father, we also should walk in a new life.
Unclean Animals
1. Le 11:4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: [as] the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.
1. BP Don't eat the animals that don't chew cud or have a split hoof. Don't eat the camel because even though it chews cud, it does not have a split hoof.
2. Ro 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
2. BP Ro 12:2 Don't act like everyone else. Think different and act different. Prove God's good, acceptable, and perfect will [by your life].
Camel
1. Mt 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
1. BP 1. Mt 7:1 God will judge you for playing God, if you judge others.
2. Ro 5:17 For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
2. BP [Adam sinned and his spirit died. As a result, his children were born with living bodies and dead spirits.] Your life [spirit] will abound in love and the gift of righteousness even more so through Jesus Christ.
3. Mt 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
3. BP Mt 5:44 I have a different teaching. Love your enemies. Bless them if they curse you. Do good to those who hate you. Pray for those who abuse and bully you.
Coney
1. Isa 55:9 For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
1. BP Isa 55:9 The heavens are higher than the earth. So are my ways [of the Spirit] higher than your [ways of the flesh]. And so my [Spiritual] thoughts are more exalted than your [carnal] thoughts.
2. Ro 7:9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
2. BP Ro 7:9 I thought I was fine before I heard the law. Then I heard the law and realized that by all my sin, I had a dead spirit.
3. 1Co 11:24 And when he had given thanks, he brake [it], and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
3. BP 1Co 11:24 After he gave thanks, he broke [the bread]. "Take the bread and eat it: it represents my broken body [scourged and pierced] which I gave to you [on the cross]. Do this as a memorial of me.
Rabbit
1. Ps 1:2 But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
1. BP Ps 1:2 He enjoys meditating on the law of the Lord day and night.
Swine
1. Pr 11:22 [As] a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, [so is] a fair woman which is without discretion.
1. BP Pr 11:22 A pretty girl who does not discern [what she learns] is like a pig with a gold ring in it's nose.
2. Mt 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
2. BP Mt 7:6 Don't give holy things to dogs [those who return to their old sins]. Don't give pearls [precious things] to pigs [those who don't know they are precious]. They will destroy them and you.
Swine2
1. Le 11:8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they [are] unclean to you.
1. BP Le 11:8 Don't eat pork or bacon and don't touch their dead bodies. [They are a picture of something you shouldn't learn.]
2. Tit 3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
2. BP Tit 3:9 There is nothing to gain by stupid questions, or your family tree. Being disagreeable, and arguing about the rules are also a waste of time.
Fish
1. Le 11:9 These shall ye eat of all that [are] in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
1. BP Le 11:9 You may eat anything from the lakes, seas and rivers, that has fins and scales.
