justlistening wrote: 
I know... some people have the most amazing ability to f**** up even the simplest message.

 oldviolin wrote: 

 Back at ya

 justlistening wrote: 

 oldviolin wrote: 

My guess out of context.  Not a bible scholar in the least, but considering there are certainly contradictions that people can point to it does always amaze me that people spend so much energy examining the minutiae.  Always strikes me as the 'can't see the forest for the trees' thing.

 justlistening wrote: 

Lost in translation?

Ooops:

"But anyone who says 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell." (Jesus) Mat 5:22

"You fools!" (Jesus) Luke 11:40
"You blind fools!" (Jesus) Mat 23:17
"How foolish you are" (Jesus) Luke 24:25

"Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it."

~ Luke 17:33

‎"If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee."

~ Revelation 3:2

"No reason to get excited," the thief he kindly spoke,
"There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.

"But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate
"So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."

 samiyam wrote: 
Let's use a more modern rendering, with added comments (mine).

20 But on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them and said: “The kingdom of God is not coming with striking observableness, 21 neither will people be saying, ‘See here!’ or, ‘There!’ For, look! the kingdom of God is in YOUR midst.” - Comment: If they could not see the Kingdom of God while it (Meaning himself - Jesus as the King of the Kingdom) was in their midst - right there in front of their very eyes, then none of them would be likely to see it later either.

22 Then he said to the disciples: “Days will come when YOU will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man but YOU will not see . Comment: Because he was shortly to die.

  23 And people will say to YOU, ‘See there!’ or, ‘See here!’ Do not go out or chase after . Comment: Because they know who Jesus really is, they should not fall foul of false prophets.

24 For even as the lightning, by its flashing, shines from one part under heaven to another part under heaven, so the Son of man will be. Comment: When he returns as the King, he will be as visible as lightning to all those who know what to look for. 

25 First, however, he must undergo many sufferings and be rejected by this generation. Comment: advising them by predicting his own death.

 nuggler wrote: 

Are you tempted to recite poetry to me now? Again, I find that a little funny. I would offer up verse as response, but, alas, 'tis fair to you to allow your due.

The poem is nice, and would look nice in the Poetry Forum.
Of course, the Bible has much poetry in it also. Perhaps Biblical prose from your learned amalgamation of motives and delights could be produced to further clarify the subtle traces of sublime emptiness expressed by the writer of the above verse .

 oldviolin wrote: 
I know its only sarcasm but please, not in the Bible Verse of the Day forum.


Little by little we subtract
Faith & fallacy from fact
The illusory from the true
And starve upon the residue

~ Samuel Hoffenstein

 nuggler wrote: 
Always at someone elses expense. What do you think, I actually care about people and what I say to them or what they have to say?
I only pretend to read the Bible. It suits my messy antic complex...

 oldviolin wrote: 
Hope not at someone else's expense. This is the Bible Verse of the Day forum after all. 

 nuggler wrote: 
I laughs a plenty. All the time. Right now for instance.

 oldviolin wrote: 
Oh ? Ok then.

Laugh all you want but you'd laugh a lot harder at the Big Yin if you allowed yourself half a chance.

Don't you look around you sometimes & just know that God has one hell of a sense of humor....?

 nuggler wrote: 

Doesn't read like a verse.
Perhaps a little respect is in order. Put it in Once A Day or Favorite Youtubes. It might fit a little better all the way around.
Of course, you can do whatever suits your intent. I laugh at the poster on this one.

Billy Connolly's Last Supper deleted on request.

 

Torah portion of the week:

The Parshah in a Nutshell
Shoftim

Moses instructs the people of Israel to appoint judges and law-enforcement officers in every city; "Justice, justice shall you pursue," he commands them, and you must administer it without corruption or favoritism. Crimes must be meticulously investigated and evidence thoroughly examined — a minimum of two credible witnesses is required for conviction and punishment.

John 1
 
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not

 oldviolin wrote: