Maandag 10 Junie 2024.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Handelinge 16:11-18)

“HIERDIE MENSE IS DIENSKNEGTE VAN GOD DIE ALLERHOOGSTE:”

11. ‘Ons het van Troas af weggevaar en reguit koers gehou na die eiland Samotrake, en is die volgende dag Neapolis toe.

12. ‘Daarvandaan is ons Filippi toe, die hoofstad van daardie deel van Masedonië, self ook ‘n Romeinse kolonie.

13. ‘Op die Sabbatdag is ons na die rivier buite die stadspoort, waar ons gereken het daar ‘n Joodse bidplek sou wees. Ons het gaan sit en met die vroue gepraat wat daar bymekaar was.

14. ‘Een van die vroue wat geluister het, was ‘n vrou met die naam Lidia – iemand wat reeds die ware God vereer het. Sy was ‘n handelaar van pers wol-materiaal en was van die stad Tiatira afkomstig. Die Here het haar hart oopgemaak, sodat sy ontvanklik was vir Paulus se boodskap.

15. ‘Sy, en die ander lede van haar huishouding is toe gedoop. Daarna het sy ons oorgenooi en gesê: “Aangesien julle daarvan oortuig is dat ek in die Here glo, kom bly dan by my oor.” En sy het aangehou totdat ons ingestem het.

16. ‘Terwyl ons eendag na die bidplek toe op pad was, het ‘n slavin met ‘n waarsêers-gees ons raakgeloop. Deur haar waarsêery het sy vir haar eienaars baie geld ingebring.

17. ‘Sy het agter Paulus en ons aangeloop en aanhoudend geskreeu: ‘Hierdie mense is diensknegte van God die Allerhoogste! Hulle verkondig aan julle die pad na verlossing!’

18. Sy het dit vir baie dae gedoen, totdat Paulus dit nie langer kon uithou nie. Hy het omgedraai en vir die gees gesê: “Ek beveel jou in die Naam van Jesus Christus: Gaan uit haar uit!” Die gees het oombliklik uit haar uitgegaan.

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Monday 10 June 2024.

(Acts 16:11-18)

“THESE MEN ARE SERVANTS OF THE MOST HIGH GOD:”

11. So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,

12. and from there to Phillipi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, and a Roman colony. We remained in the city some days.

13. And on the Sabbath day, we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer. And we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.

14. One who heard us, was a woman called Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.

15. And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying: ‘If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.’ And she prevailed upon us.

16. As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl, who had a spirit of divination. She brought her owners much gain by fortune telling.

17. She followed Paul and us, crying out: ‘These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation!’

18. And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit: “I command you in the Name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out that very hour.

(Ek vertrou die Heilige Gees van God om my van die korrekte Skriflesing gedeelte te voorsien elke dag, volgens u behoeftes en verwagtinge. Aan Hom kom toe alle eer, heerlikheid, krag, mag, majesteit, lofprysing, aanbidding, en danksegging, van nou af tot in ewigheid. 

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I am trusting the Holy Spirit of God to reveal the correct portion of Scripture to me every day, according to your needs and expectations. 

To Him be all glory, honour, power, might, majesty, praise, worship and thanksgiving, from now and forever more.)

Sondag 9 Junie 2024.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Handelinge 16:1-10)

“KOM OOR NA MASEDONIË TOE EN HELP ONS:”

1. Paulus het na Derbe gegaan en toe na Listra. Daar het hy Timótheüs ontmoet, ‘n gelowige, sy ma was ‘n Jodin, ‘n gelowige, en sy pa ‘n Griek.

2. Daar was van die kant van die gelowiges in Listra en Ikonium goeie getuies oor Timótheüs

3. Paulus wou hom by sy vertrek saamneem. Met die oog op die Jode in daardie gebied, het hy Timótheüs toe besny. Almal het immers geweet sy pa is ‘n Griek.

4. Soos hulle die stede deurreis het, het hulle die besluite wat die apostels en ouderlinge in Jerusalem geneem het, aan die gelowiges oorgedra, om daarvolgens te leef.

5. So is die Gemeentes in hulle geloof versterk, en die aantal gelowiges het by die dag meer geword.

6. Hulle het daarna deur die streke van Frigië en Galasië gereis, omdat hulle deur die Heilige Gees verhinder is om die Woord op daardie stadium in die provinsie Asië te verkondig.

7. Toe hulle naby Misië kom, het hulle Bitinië toe probeer gaan, maar die Gees van Jesus het hulle nie toegelaat nie.

8. Hulle het toe deur Misië gereis na Troas toe.

9. Daar het Paulus in die nag ‘n visioen gehad. Hy het ‘n Masedoniese man gesien wat hom staan en smeek: ‘Kom oor na Masedonië toe en help ons.’

10. Nadat Paulus die visioen gesien het, het ons onmiddellik Masedonië toe vertrek, omdat ons tot die oortuiging gekom het dat God ons geroep het, om die Evangelie daar te verkondig.

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Sunday 9 June 2024.

(Acts 16:1-10)

“COME OVER ȚO MACEDONIA AND HELP US:”

1. Paul came also to Derbe and Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.

2. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium.

3. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him. And he took him and circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those places. For they all knew that his father was a Greek.

4. As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.

5. So the Churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily.

6. And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the Word in Asia.

7. And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.

8. So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.

9. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: A man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him, and saying: ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us!’

10. And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God Had called us to preach the Gospel to them.

(Ek vertrou die Heilige Gees van God om my van die korrekte Skriflesing gedeelte te voorsien elke dag, volgens u behoeftes en verwagtinge. Aan Hom kom toe alle eer, heerlikheid, krag, mag, majesteit, lofprysing, aanbidding, en danksegging, van nou af tot in ewigheid. 

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I am trusting the Holy Spirit of God to reveal the correct portion of Scripture to me every day, according to your needs and expectations. 

To Him be all glory, honour, power, might, majesty, praise, worship and thanksgiving, from now and forever more.)

Saterdag 8 Junie 2024.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Handelinge 15:31-41)

PAULUS HET DIE GEMEENTES VERSTERK:

31. Die Gemeente het dit gelees en was baie bly oor die bemoediging.

32. Judas en Silas wat self ook profete was, het lank met hulle mede-gelowiges gepraat en hulle bemoedig en geestelik versterk.

33. Judas en Silas het ‘n tyd lank daar gebly, en toe is hulle met ‘n vredes-boodskap deur die gelowiges teruggestuur

34. na diè wat hulle afgevaardig het.

35. Paulus en Barnabas het ‘n tyd lank in Antiogië gebly, en saam met baie ander onderrig gegee, en die Woord van die Here verkondig.

36. Na ‘n paar dae sê Paulus vir Barnabas: “Kom ons gaan terug na al die stede waar ons die Woord van die Here verkondig het, en kyk hoe dit gaan met ons mede-gelowiges.”

37. Barnabas wou vir Johannes Markus saamvat.

38. Paulus het egter gedink dis nie reg om die man saam te vat wat hulle in Pamfilië in die steek gelaat het en nie aan hulle verdere bediening deel gehad het nie.

39. Daar het toe kwade gevoelens tussen hulle ontstaan, en hulle het elkeen hulle eie koers gegaan. Barnabas het vir Johannes Markus gevat, en Siprus toe gevaar.

40. Paulus het Silas gekies, en hy het vertrek nadat hy deur die gelowiges aan die liefdevolle goedheid van die Here toevertrou is.

41. Hy het deur Sirië en Silisië gereis, en die Gemeentes daar versterk.

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Saturday 8 June 2024.

(Acts 15:31-41)

PAUL WAS STRENGTHENING THE CHURCHES:

31. And when they read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement.

32. And Judas en Silas, who were themselves Prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.

33. And after they had spent some time, they were sent off

34. in peace by the brothers, to those who has sent them.

35. But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the Word of the Lord with many others also.

36. And after some days Paul said to Barnabas: “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the Word of the Lord, and see how they are.”

37. Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark.

38. But Paul thought it best not to take with them one who had withdrawn with them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.

39. And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took John Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus.

40. But Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the Grace of the Lord.

41. And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the Churches.

(Ek vertrou die Heilige Gees van God om my van die korrekte Skriflesing gedeelte te voorsien elke dag, volgens u behoeftes en verwagtinge. Aan Hom kom toe alle eer, heerlikheid, krag, mag, majesteit, lofprysing, aanbidding, en danksegging, van nou af tot in ewigheid. 

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I am trusting the Holy Spirit of God to reveal the correct portion of Scripture to me every day, according to your needs and expectations. 

To Him be all glory, honour, power, might, majesty, praise, worship and thanksgiving, from now and forever more.)