Jean Ann Williams | Author

“There is another glorie of the sunne, and another glorie of the moone, and another glorie of the starres: for one starre differeth from another starre in glorie” (1 Corinthians 15:41 1587 Geneva Bible).  Father, You are the Glory of the Universe. So all Your creation is glorious. Thank You for creating beauty for us […]

“But God giueth it a body at his pleasure, euen to euery seede his owne body. All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beastes, and another of fishes, and another of birdes. There are also heauenly bodies, and earthly bodies: but the glorie of […]

“But some man will say, Howe are the dead raised vp? And with what body come they foorth? O foole, that which thou sowest, is not quickened, except it die. And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shalbe, but bare corne as it falleth, of wheat, or of some other” (1 […]

“If I [Paul] haue fought with beastes at Ephesus after ye maner of men, what aduantageth it me, if the dead be not raised vp? let vs eate and drinke: for to morowe we shall die. Be not deceiued: euill speakings corrupt good maners. Awake to liue righteously, and sinne not: for some haue not […]

“Why are wee also in ieopardie euery houre? By your reioycing which I haue in Christ Iesus our Lord, I die dayly” (1 Corinthians 15:30, 31 1560 Geneva Bible). Father God, we must lay down ourselves to You daily. What is it You would have us do today? Who needs prayer? Do we have sins […]

“And when all things shalbe subdued vnto him, then shall the Sonne also himselfe be subiect vnto him, that did subdue all things vnder him, that God may be all in all. Els what shall they doe which are baptized for dead? If the dead rise not at all, why are they then baptized for […]

“For he [Christ] must reigne till hee hath put all his enemies vnder his feete.The last enemie that shalbe destroyed, is death. For he hath put downe all things vnder his feete. (And when he saith that all things are subdued to him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put downe all […]

I’ll be posting from the 1587 Geneva Bible and from time to time give another translation in comparison. Enjoy!“For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, euen so in Christ shall all be made aliue, But euery man in his owne order: […]

I’ve used Geneva Bible so you will notice the Old English spelling. “And so they which are a sleepe in Christ, are perished [if Christ did not rise from the dead]. If in this life onely wee haue hope in Christ, we are of all men the most miserable. But nowe is Christ risen from […]

“And we are found also false witnesses of God: for we have testified of God, that he hath raised up Christ: whom he hath not raised up, if so be the dead be not raised. For if the dead be not raised, then is Christ not raised. And if Christ be not raised, your faith […]