Jean Ann Williams | Author

“Yea, we receiued the sentence of death in our selues, because we shoulde not trust in our selues, but in God, which rayseth the dead. Who deliuered vs from so great a death, and doeth deliuer vs: in whom we trust, that yet hereafter he will deliuer vs. So that ye labour together in prayer […]

“Blessed be God, euen the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, Which comforteth vs in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any affliction by the comfort wherewith we our selues are comforted of God” (2 Corinthians 3, […]

“The Churches of Asia salute you: Aquila and Priscilla with ye Church that is in their house, salute you greatly in the Lord. All the brethren greete you. Greete ye one another, with an holy kisse” (1 Corinthians 16:19, 20 1587 Geneva Bible). Father God, in whatever way we greet Believers today, let us do […]

“Watch ye: stand fast in the faith: quite you like men, and be strong.Let all your things be done in loue” (1 Corinthians 16: 13, 14 1587 Geneva Bible). Father, we thank You for another day to be as You say in these words. We love You. We honor You. We want to obey You […]

“For I will not see you nowe in my passage, but I trust to abide a while with you, if the Lord permit” (1 Corinthians 16:7 1587 Geneva Bible).  Father, we understand the key words Paul says here is “if the Lord permit”. As Your followers we must keep in mind that in everyday life […]

“O death where is thy sting? O graue where is thy victorie? The sting of death is sinne: and ye strength of sinne is the Lawe. But thankes be vnto God, which hath giuen vs victorie through our Lord Iesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:55-57 1587 Geneva Bible). Father, You are perfect. You are merciful. You […]

“As it is also written, The first man Adam was made a liuing soule: and the last Adam was made a quickening Spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spirituall: but that which is naturall, and afterward that which is spirituall. The first man is of the earth, earthly: the second man is the […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

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: […]