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the Temple, one to the south of the entrance
and the other to the north. He named the one
on the south Jakin, and the one on the north
Boaz.*
1:2 Hebrew the commanders of thousands and of hundreds.
1:3 Hebrew Tent of Meeting; also in 1:6, 13. 1:5a As in Greek
version and Latin Vulgate, and some Hebrew manuscripts;
1:5b Hebrew to consult
Masoretic Text reads he placed.
1:10 Hebrew to go out and come in before this
him.
1:14 Or charioteers; also in 1:14b. 1:15 Hebrew
people.
1:16a Possibly Muzur, a district near Cilicia;
the Shephelah.
also in 1:17. 1:16b Hebrew Kue, probably another name for
Cilicia. 1:17a Hebrew 600 [shekels] of silver, about 15 pounds
or 6.8 kilograms in weight. 1:17b Hebrew 150 [shekels],
about 3.8 pounds or 1.7 kilograms in weight. 2:1 Verse 2:1 is
numbered 1:18 in Hebrew text. 2:2 Verses 2:2‑18 are numbered
2:1‑17 in Hebrew text. 2:3 Hebrew Huram, a variant spelling
of H
iram; also in 2:11. 2:8 Or juniper; Hebrew reads algum,
perhaps a variant spelling of almug; compare 9:10‑11 and
parallel text at 1 Kgs 10:11‑12. 2:10a Hebrew 20,000 cors [4,400
2:10b Hebrew
kiloliters] of crushed wheat, 20,000 cors of barley.
20,000 baths [420 kiloliters] of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive
2:16 Hebrew the sea.
3:1 Hebrew reads Ornan, a variant
oil.
spelling of A
raunah; compare 2 Sam 24:16. 3:2 Hebrew on
the second [day] of the second month. This day of the ancient
Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in April or May. 3:3a The
“old standard of measurement” was a cubit equal to 18 inches
[46 centimeters]. The new standard was a cubit of approximately
21 inches [53 centimeters]. 3:3b Hebrew 60 cubits [27.6 meters]
3:4a Hebrew 20 cubits
long and 20 cubits [9.2 meters] wide.
[9.2 meters]; also in 3:8, 11, 13. 3:4b As in some Greek and
Syriac manuscripts, which read 20 cubits [9.2 meters]; Hebrew
reads 120 [cubits], which is 180 feet or 55 meters. 3:8 Hebrew
600 talents [20.4 metric tons]. 3:9 Hebrew 50 shekels
[570 grams]. 3:11 Hebrew 5 cubits [2.3 meters]; also in 3:11b, 12,
3:15 As in S
yriac version (see also 1 Kgs 7:15; 2 Kgs 25:17;
15.
Jer 52:21), which reads 18 cubits [8.3 meters]; Hebrew reads
35 cubits, which is 52.5 feet or 16.5 meters. 3:16 Hebrew He
made chains in the inner sanctuary. The meaning of the Hebrew
is uncertain. 3:17 Jakin probably means “he establishes”; Boaz
probably means “in him is strength.”
ROMANS 6:1‑23
Well then, should we keep on sinning so
that God can show us more and more of his
wonderful grace? 2 Of course not! Since we
have died to sin, how can we continue to live in
it? 3 Or have you forgotten that when we were
joined with Christ J esus in baptism, we joined
him in his death? 4 For we died and were buried
with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was
raised from the dead by the glorious power of
the Father, now we also may live new lives.
5 Since we have been united with him in
his death, we will also be raised to life as he
was. 6 We know that our old sinful selves were
crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its
power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to
sin. 7 For when we died with Christ we were
set free from the power of sin. 8 And since we
died with Christ, we know we will also live
with him. 9 We are sure of this because Christ
was raised from the dead, and he will never
die again. Death no longer has any power over
him. 10 When he died, he died once to break the
power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for
the glory of God. 11 So you also should consider
yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and
alive to God through Christ Jesus.
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12 Do not let sin control the way you live;* do
not give in to sinful desires. 13 Do not let any
part of your body become an instrument of
evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves com
pletely to God, for you were dead, but now you
have new life. So use your whole body as an
instrument to do what is right for the glory of
God. 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no
longer live under the requirements of the law.
Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s
grace.
15 Well then, since God’s grace has set us
free from the law, does that mean we can go
on sinning? Of course not! 16 Don’t you real
ize that you become the slave of whatever
you choose to obey? You can be a slave to
sin, which leads to death, or you can choose
to obey God, which leads to righteous living.
17 Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but
now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching
we have given you. 18 Now you are free from
your slavery to sin, and you have become
slaves to righteous living.
19 Because of the weakness of your human
nature, I am using the illustration of slavery
to help you understand all this. Previously,
you let yourselves be slaves to impurity
and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into
sin. Now you must give yourselves to be
slaves to righteous living so that you will be
come holy.
20 When you were slaves to sin, you were
free from the obligation to do right. 21 And
what was the result? You are now ashamed of
the things you used to do, things that end in
eternal doom. 22 But now you are free from the
power of sin and have become slaves of God.
Now you do those things that lead to holiness
and result in eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin
is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life
through Christ J esus our Lord.
6:12 Or Do not let sin reign in your body, which is subject to death.
PSALM 16:1‑11
A psalm* of David.
1
Keep me safe, O God,
for I have come to you for refuge.
2
I said to the Lord, “You are my Master!
Every good thing I have comes from you.”
The godly people in the land
are my true heroes!
I take pleasure in them!
Troubles multiply for those who chase
after other gods.
I will not take part in their sacrifices
of blood
or even speak the names of their gods.
3
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