Jean Ann Williams | Author

“For ye suffer [as] fooles gladly, because that yee are wise. For ye suffer, euen if a man bring you into bondage, if a man deuoure [devour] you, if a man take your goods, if a man exalt himselfe, if a man smite you on the face” (2 Corinthians 11:19, 20 1587 Geneva Version). Father, […]

“Verely I suppose that I was not inferior to the very chiefe Apostles. And though I be rude in speaking, yet I am not so in knowledge, but among you wee haue beene made manifest to the vttermost, in all things” (2 Corinthians 11: 5, 6 1587 Geneva Version). Father, Paul was against You, and […]

“Woulde to God, yee coulde suffer a litle my foolishnes, & in deede, ye suffer me. For I am ielous ouer you, with godly ielousie: for I haue prepared you for one husband, to present you as a pure virgine to Christ” (2 Corinthians 11:1, 2 1587 Geneva Version). Father in heaven, help us remember […]

“But we wil not reioyce of things, which are not within our measure, but according to the measure of the line, whereof God hath distributed vnto vs a measure to attaine euen vnto you. For we stretche not our selues beyonde our measure, as though wee had not attained vnto you: for euen to you […]

Before you read the below verse, let me clarify something. I understand Geneva old English is hard to understand. Please know I agree but as I kept pushing myself to grasp the wording with odd spelling, I’ve become acquainted much better. I’ve chosen to change to Geneva because there is proof, serious proof, that most […]

“Nowe I Paul my selfe beseech you by the meekenes, and gentlenes of Christ, which when I am present among you am base, but am bolde toward you being absent” (2 Corinthians 10:1 1587 Geneva Version).  Father, to know Your Son better each day is a blessing, a peace, and a joy for which words […]

“And God is able to make all grace to abound towarde you, that yee alwayes hauing all sufficiencie in all thinges, may abounde in euery good worke” (2 Corinthians 9:8 1587 Geneva Bible). Father, as we wake each day help us to remember to ask what Your will and work is for us in Your […]

“For as touching the ministring to the Saints, it is superfluous for me to write vnto you. For I knowe your readinesse of minde, whereof I boast my selfe of you vnto them of Macedonia, and say, that Achaia was prepared a yeere agoe, and your zeale hath prouoked many” (2 Corinthians 9:1, 2 1587 […]

“For if that I haue boasted any thing to him of you, I haue not bene ashamed: but as I haue spoken vnto you all things in trueth, euen so our boasting vnto Titus was true” ( 2 Corinthians 7:14 1587 Geneva).  Father, giving a good report of fellow Believers uplifts. Please help us to […]

“Therefore we were comforted, because ye were comforted: but rather we reioyced much more for the ioye of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all” (2 Corinthians 7:13 1587 Geneva Bible).  Father, believers can and do give us great joy as we speak of Christ our Savior and all You do to help […]