March 23
Today’s Verse
1 Thessalonians 4:13
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. (KJV)
Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. (BSB)
Today’s Verse
1 Thessalonians 4:13
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. (KJV)
Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. (BSB)
But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. (WEB)
Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest who have no hope. (NET)
KJV - King James Version, BSB - Berean Study Bible, WEB - World English Bible, NET - New English Translation
Today’s Quote
Death for the believer is but a passage into eternal joy, a tender transition into Christ’s arms.
— Richard Sibbes
Spurgeon’s Daily Help
Oh, children of God! Death has lost its sting. It is sweet to die, to rest on the chest of Christ and have your soul tenderly kissed out of your body by divine love. And you who have lost loved ones or may be grieving, don’t sorrow as those who have no hope. The death of Christ brings us comfort about
those who have passed away. They are gone, but do you realize how close they still are? The distance between the glorified spirits in Heaven and the saints still on earth may seem great, but it’s not as far as you think. We are not far from home.
Public domain content from Daily Help by Charles Spurgeon.
The Spurgeon Birthday Book
March 23
Plautus once said that both the person who spreads gossip and the one who listens to it should be punished—one by hanging them by their tongue, and the other by their ears. If that were enforced today, we’d soon run out of wood for gallows! But there’s
no reason any of us should end up like that. With all the technology for hearing and over-hearing these days, it’s wise to cultivate a little deafness when people start gossiping. "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life."
Public domain content from The Spurgeon Birthday Book by Charles Spurgeon
Spurgeon’s Quote
The sting of death is gone; Christ has turned it into the gateway to glory.
— Charles Spurgeon
Jordan Valley, Israel
Daily Devotionals
March 23