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:'' For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end; As also ye have acknowledged us in part... (KJV) | :'' For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end; As also ye have acknowledged us in part... (KJV) | ||
:''Our letters have been straightforward, and there is nothing written between the lines and nothing you can’t understand. I hope someday you will fully understand us, | :''Our letters have been straightforward, and there is nothing written between the lines and nothing you can’t understand. I hope someday you will fully understand us, even if you don’t understand us now. (NLT) | ||
:'' For we do not write you anything other than | :'' For we do not write you anything other than what you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely just as also you have partly understood us... (NET) | ||
Paul is saying here that the Bible is not written to say one thing when something else is really meant. Paul’s integrity and the integrity of the Bible as a whole is based on God always letting people know exactly where He stands on all matters. | Paul is saying here that the Bible is not written to say one thing when something else is really meant. Paul’s integrity and the integrity of the Bible as a whole is based on God always letting people know exactly where He stands on all matters. | ||
Luke 10:21 | Luke 10:21 | ||
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Isaiah 5:21 | Isaiah 5:21 | ||
:''Woe unto them that are pwise in their own eyes, and prudent | :''Woe unto them that are pwise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! | ||
1 Cor. 1:19 | 1 Cor. 1:19 | ||
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Isaiah 29:14 | Isaiah 29:14 | ||
:''Therefore, behold, | :''Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. | ||
We don't need to add anything to the Bible by "reading between the lines". The truth of the Gospel is there for the simplest person to see. | We don't need to add anything to the Bible by "reading between the lines". The truth of the Gospel is there for the simplest person to see. | ||