#english standard version

[quotesfromscripture]

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?

Mark 8:36-37 ESV (2016)

#bible verse #christianity #words of Jesus #the soul #psyche #soul: psyche #debt #the world #worldliness #cosmos #surrender #sacrifice #payment #mark 8 #mark 8:36 #mark 8:37 #english standard version

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

He increases strength...

He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might He increases strength. — Isaiah 40:29 | English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Cross References: Judges 15:19; Psalm 29:11; Psalm 68:35; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 50:4; Jeremiah 31:25; 2 Corinthians 4:16

#strength #dependence #equipment #Book of Isaiah #Isaiah 40:29 #Old Testament #ESV #Holy Bible #English Standard Version #Good News Publishers #Crossway Bibles

[lost-onpurpose]

I find it kind of funny that the same people who stood outside of our local planned parenthood and called everyone entering the parking lot a murderer are the same ones supporting the slaughter of children in their homes and in the streets of their home country.

"Oh but Jasper doesn't the Bible say you're supposed to stand with the nation of Israel? So you're not being a very good Christian to say they're wrong for their actions."

"Hence, the Hebrew term for “nation” (pronounced something like “ahm”) is linguistically related to the preposition meaning “with,” and a verb form meaning “to be associated with,” “to belong to.” The Israelites understood themselves to have originated from a common set of ancestors: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Gen 11-35)."

Definition from Bible Odyssey

Nations in the Bible were not the physical locations or governments in control of the land. The nations are the people. And governments are run by people and people are not perfect, far from it. People in power are easily swayed and pressured to perform in ways to showcase their power and control of everything and everyone around them. This often comes at the expense of innocent people.

"But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" Matthew 5:44 ESV

My heart and soul just want to see an end to the violence for everyone's sake. There are innocent people being injured and killed and families are being torn apart for no reason.

"Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword." Matthew 26:52 ESV

Anyone guilty of war crimes or crimes against humanity should be held accountable for their actions.

#lost onpurpose #religion #Christianity #Israel #Palestine #ceasefire #politics #Bible Odyssey #toxic christianity #english standard version

[deremerstudios]

CHRONOLOGICAL CHRISTMAS

Our Advent gift to you - A Chronological Reading of the Christmas Story Scriptures, set to beautiful music and drone footage.

A Chronological Reading of the Christmas Story Scriptures Last year we had the honor of putting together this chronological reading of the advent narrative for the youth of our church. For many years, the church’s youth pastor had red this account to our youth at the annual Christmas party and we wanted to carry on this wonderful tradition. So, I spent some time finding just the right music,…

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#Advent #Ask Pastor John #Book 2 #Christian #Christians #Christmas #Christmas Story #Chronological #Drone #English Standard Version #ESV #Isaiah 9 #John 1 #John 3 #Luke 1 #Luke 2 #Matthew 1 #Matthew 2 #N.V. Deremer #Reading #Revelation 11 #Revelation 21 #Scriptures #The 2 books #Theology #two books #Video

[christianity-crucible]

Hoping to find an article I had but lost track of talking about how messed up the evangelical-favored English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible is, especially compared to the version it was cribbed from, the Revised Standard Version (RSV), which at least according to one telling tried to make it translation as accurate as possible. By contrast, the changes made in the English Standard Version were very political and were LESS linguistically accurate, though more political convenient for evangelicalism.

If I can find that article again, I'll post a link here.

#Christianity #evangelicalism #Bible #Revised Standard Version #RSV #English Standard Version

[goodjohnjr]

Reading An English Standard Version (ESV) Bible | Playing Soccer & Basketball & Necklaces

Silver Rope Chain Initial Necklaces For Men Letter Pendant Initial Necklace For Men Boys Women Chunky Initial Necklaces For Mens Jewelry Mens Gifts Dream 1 All that I can remember of this dream is that I was reading a large print Bible (Christian Bible) in the English Standard Version (ESV) translation. The Hope and Purpose of the ESV Translation Even though I have not read from this bible…

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#Basketball #Bible #Classmate #Doorbell #English Standard Version #ESV #Family #Goalie #Large Print #Miami Cuban Link Chain #Reading #Rope Chain #Soccer #Sweeper

[kellyis4jc]

ESV Preaching Bible!!!

We need to encourage our pastors to become stronger preachers. We can do this by giving them the "ESV Preaching Bible" which will show them how to speak God's truth in a biblical way. Give your pastor a preaching Bible they can rely on when they preach!!!

In the Body of Christ today, we need to look up to our pastors for preaching the Word of God and seeing people get saved through the power of Jesus. As we look up to our pastors, we need to show them how much we appreciate them. To show them our appreciation, we can give them the “ESV Preaching Bible” to help them become stronger preachers of the Word of God. The “ESV Preaching Bible” gives…

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#English Standard Version #ESV #ESV Preaching Bible #Preaching #Preaching Bible

[kakashi-fangirl-ita-blog]

Zosan headcanon (set either after Whole Cake Island or during one of the pre-timeskip arcs)

One night Sanji has a bad dream (about his childhood, his trauma, his fears...) and suddenly wakes up gasping and heavy breathing.

He doesn't want to wake up his crewmates, so he just gets up from the floor where he usually sleeps and leaves the room. But Zoro is on lookout that night and sees Sanji running into the kitchen (his comfort place). He knows that something isn't right by how panicked his breathing sounded and how confused he looked around, so he decides to check on him.

He finds Sanji in the darkness, sitting on the floor, with his back leaning on the counter, covering his head with his arms and sobbing like he never heard him do. (In his own mind, it that moment Sanji is still a child, left alone crying in the darkness by his father).

Sanji sees Zoro on the doorsteps, lit by the moonlight. Because of his pride and his rivalry with the swordsman, he doesn't want Zoro to see him while he is so vulnerable and tells him to go away, but of course Zoro is way too stubborn to do what he tells him to and wants to know why he's crying.

Sanji thinks that he wants to make fun of him, so he just stays silent, suffocating his sobs, waiting for an insult or a joke. But instead Zoro sits next to him and tells him that he envies him, because he's able to let all his emotions out and to cry freely without feeling judged (by his own self) or "less masculine".

Sanji is obviously surprised by that glimpse of Zoro's sincerity, but doesn't want to tell him why he's crying. He doesn't want to burden him with his story. In that moment, he just knows that Zoro's company is comforting. Their shoulders slightly brushing while sitting next to each other in the darkness, Zoro's slow breathing, the warmth of his body... Everything about that makes Sanji cry even more. He isn't alone anymore. He doesn't have to bear all his sufferings by himself in a loop of poisonous thoughts.

Without even realising it, he finds himself leaning his head on Zoro's shoulder, feeling the tears running down his cheeks and soaking Zoro's shirt. He quickly starts sobbing again, covering his face with his hand. Zoro wraps his arm around him and pulls him closer, letting Sanji bury his head on his chest.

Zoro patiently waits, while Sanji cries until he's too tired to even let out a single hiccup and they both fall asleep holding each other.

#in another version zoro was laying on the floor next to him but he couldn't sleep cause he drank too much lol #i love them so much your honor #zoro feels the weight of toxic masculinity and heavy emotional standards for men #i love angst-fluff #i want to write a fanfiction about this so bad #zosan #zoro #sanji #roronoa zoro #sanji vinsmoke #vinsmoke sanji #zoro x sanji #one piece #one piece headcanons #zosan headcanons #one piece spoilers #i'm not an english speaker so be patient with my grammar lol #raga io

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Cave In • The Bird And The Worm • Hello Seattle • Umbrella Beach • The Saltwater Room • Dental Care • Meteor Shower • On The Wing • Fireflies • The Tip Of The Iceberg • Vanilla Twilight • Tidal Wave • Hot Air Balloon • Butterfly Wings • Rugs From Me To You • Sunburn • Hello Seattle - Remix • If My Heart Was a House • Strawberry Avalanche

Spotify ♪ YouTube

#hyltta-polls #polls #artist: owl city #language: english #decade: 2010s #Electropop #Synthpop #Indietronica #Alt-Pop #the standard version of this album was posted previously -- this one is the deluxe version so it's distinct

[awkward-teabag]

I have to wonder how many people celebrating AI translation also complain about "broken English" and how obvious it is something was Google translated from another language without a fluent English speaker involved to properly clean up the translation/grammar.

Because I bet it's a lot.

I know why execs are all for it—AI is the new buzzword and it lets them cut jobs thus "save" money and not have to worry about pesky labour laws when one employs humans—but everyone else?

There was some outcry when Crunchyroll fired many of their translators in favour of AI translation (with some people to "clean up the AI's work") but I can't help but think that was in part because it was Japanese-to-English and personally affected them. Same when Duolingo fired many of their translators in favour of LLM translation. Meanwhile companies are firing staff when it's English to another language and there's this idea that that's fine or not as big a deal because English is "easy" to translate and/or because people don't think of how it will impact people in non-English countries.

Also it doesn't affect native English speakers so it doesn't get much headway in the news cycle or online anyway because so much of the dominant media is from English-speaking countries and English-speakers dominate social media.

But different languages have different grammar structures that LLMs don't do, and I grew up on "jokes" about people speaking in "broken English" and mocking people who use the wrong word when it was clearly a literal translation but the meaning was obvious long before LLMs were a thing, too. In fact, the specific way a character spoke broken English has been a way to denote their native tongue for decades, usually in a racist way.

Then Google translate came out and "Google-translated English" became an insult for people and criticism of companies because it was clearly wonky to native speakers. Even now, LLMs—which are heavily trained on English compared to other languages—don't have a natural output so native English speakers can clock LLM-generated text if it's longer than a sentence or two.

But, for whatever reason, it's not seen as a problem when it goes the other way because fuck non-English readers or people who want to read in their native tongue I guess.

#and it's not like no people were doing translations so wonky translations were better than nothing #it's actual translators being fired for a subpar replacement #and anyone who keeps their job suddenly being responsible for cleaning up llm output rather than what they trained in #(which can take just as much time or longer than doing the translation by hand from scratch) #(if you want it done right anyway) #hell to this day i hear people complain about written translations of indigenous words and how they 'aren't english enough' #even though they're using the ipa and use a system white english people came up with in the first place #and you can easily look up the proper pronunciation and hear it spoken #but there's such a double-standard where it's expected that other languages cater to english/english speakers #but that grace and accommodation doesn't go the other way #and it's the failing of non-english speakers when an english translation is broken #you see it whenever monolingual english speakers travel to other countries and utterly refuse to learn the language #but if someone doesn't speak in unaccented (to them) english fluently in their home country the person 'isn't trying hard enough' #this is just the new version of that where non-english speakers are supposed to do more work and put up with subpar translations #even as a native english speaker/writer i get a (much) lesser version of this because i write with canadian spelling #and some people get pissed if their internet experience is disrupted by 'ou' instead of 'o' or '-re' instead of '-er' #because dialects and regional phrasing/spelling is a thing #human translators can (or should) be able to account for it but llms are not smart enough to do so #and that's not even getting into slang and how llms don't account for it #or how llms can put slurs into translations because it doesn't do nuance or context and doesn't know the language #if you ever complained about buying something from another country that came with machine-translated instructions #you should be pissed at companies cutting english-to-[language] staff in favour of glorified google translate #because the companies are effectively saying they're fine with non-native speakers getting a wonky/broken version

[nonokoko13]

If I see someone else trying to defend Kalim/Jamil by attacking the other or their enjoyers and misreading and boiling down their characters by saying Kalim is stupid or how Jamil is the only one at fault in their situation I'll be the one overblotting. Why you pit two victims of an awful hierarchy system they weren't asked to be stuck with. Why you have to treat people who respectfully disagrees with you in something like a series or a character interpretation like they're criminals who must be shamed or punished with death. How do you play a game that relies on narrative without actually reading. Why can't you use the block/mute button instead of engaging in a conversation you know it will be unpleasant for all parts to make it a fight you want to win. And why I see so many mysoginy/misandry in a game that it's about a lot of male characters with a main character who can be the gender you imagine them to be

#twisted wonderland #fandom drama #I'm not exaggerating when I say twst western fandom is one of the most toxic fandoms I have ever had the bad luck to interact with #I have seen a lot of people stop playing or drawing twst because they felt like they were in a witch hunt #over something so harmless like saying they like Vil or Rook or Neige or Jamil and they're their faces #some dude (a minor I believe) killed himself because the amount of negativity he encountered for being a Vil fan amd using he/him #a very weird thing when REDDIT USERS out of all social media turn out to be the most chill #Twitter is a given that they nuclear toxic but like ?? even for twitter standards the level of toxicity is concerning and crazy #and tumblr I have no idea because I'm not updated with drama but I'm pretty sure it's a “vanilla” version of the twt twst fandom #every month I see something bad has happened god I love this game very much but this fandom sucks #at least the english one idk the rest #jamil viper #kalim al asim #♡ — shut up noko #vent post #i guess #I'm glad I found this series I just don't want to stretch my patience with people who search trouble or make it up when they're bored

[quotesfromscripture]

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.

Matthew 11:19 ESV (2016)

#bible verse #scripture #life of Jesus #son of man #drinking #gluttony #accusations #tax collectors #taxes #jesus friend of sinners #wisdom #justification #matthew 11 #actions speak louder than words #english standard version #words of Jesus

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

The Birth of Esau and Jacob

19 These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham fathered Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. 21 And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord said to her,

“Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.”

24 When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau's heel, so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

27 When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. 28 Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Esau Sells His Birthright

29 Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.) 31 Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” 32 Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” 33 Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright. — Genesis 25:19-34 | English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Cross References: Genesis 10:9; Genesis 17:4; Genesis 22:23; Genesis 24:15; Genesis 27:1; Genesis 27:3; Genesis 27:11; Genesis 27:32; Genesis 27:36; Genesis 32:3; Genesis 36:1; Genesis 38:27; Deuteronomy 21:16-17; Deuteronomy 23:7; 1 Samuel 1:17; 1 Samuel 9:9; 1 Samuel 10:22; 2 Kings 4:38-39; Matthew 1:2; Acts 7:8; Romans 9:10; Romans 9:12; Hebrews 11:9; Hebrews 12:16

#birth #Jacob #Esau #Esau sells his birthright #bowl of soup #Genesis 25:19-34 #Book of Genesis #Old Testament #ESV #English Standard Version #Holy Bible #Good News Publishers #Crossway Bibles

[kermakatti]

Finally played through the Pixel Remaster of Final Fantasy VI, it was a game

#Kermis plays video games #Final Fantasy VI #Final Fantasy #took me around 40 hours. I didn't do all the optional content but I did recruit all the party members #the default English font in this version is terrible though #I'm glad they patched in a more pixelated font later but even that still left something to be desired #luckily the Steam version is moddable so I added the font from the SNES original to it #if you're playing the PC release you can also delete the font_en file in the game directory and replace it with a copy of the font_ja file #and you get a more standard/less shrunken down & narrow font like you see in the first two screenshots #the auto-battle feature and being able to change between the original and redone soundtrack were nice #the opera scene being redone with actual sung vocals and a 2.5D graphical style reminiscent of some DS games was cool as hell

[hylianengineer]

Of all the things I expected to get emotional about while reading fanfic, the casual and extremely accurate portrayal of Midwestern culture via Superman and his adopted human family was not one of them. I'm totally not happy crying about the fact that a few throwaway lines in a story made me feel more at home and connected to my culture than I have in years.

I spend a lot of time being ashamed of where I come from because it's a red state and there's a lot of bigotry here, but this is also the place where people literally drive around in snowstorms in their pickup trucks looking for cars that need pulled out of ditches. We eat our cinnamon rolls with chili, we call soda 'pop,' and it's not a proper holiday until we've cooked so much the smoke alarm goes off. This is my home, too. This is where I come from, and it's just as real and important as any of the bad stuff.

I learned to drive in a cow pasture. I still like country music. And yes, I really do say 'ope.' I've spent a lot of time being embarrassed about my dialect, too, but tonight I'm kind of proud of it. After all, Superman speaks it too.

#hylian rambles #yes i am actually crying about this #i know being from the midwestern us is a huge privelege. i know that. that doesn't mean i'm not allowed to be proud of it or #be upset about how the internet likes to say places like this are full of bigotry and boredom and nothing else. it's not true. #i know the fact that there is a hero - arguably THE classic superhero - who is from where i'm from is a huge privelege #it's not even like it's unusual it just hit me tonight. most characters written as midwestern come across as generically american but this #this version of clark kent is so deeply and obviously KANSAN and it just reminded me so much all the sudden of my family #usually when i see characters who talk like they're from here they get made fun of about it. but this was just so casual and normalized. #it's not even like my dialect is stigmatized - it's not like it's appalachian english or AAVE. but it's not standard american english eithe

[zurazakis]

i got used to mar.cille's english voice but then heard her japanese voice & now it's all over once again

#dunmeshiposting #idc that the voice actress did a good job as na.mi in opla her voice is very much all over the place for ma.rcille 😭 #i don't know how to explain but it constantly sounds unstable & wobbly & that's just not how i imagine mar.cille #it's like she's always yelling or upset but her voice is also always on the verge of breaking or falling through a cloud. very odd #i think i prefer sungwon as sen.shi over his japanese voice though. he sounds older than he is in japanese #la.ios sounds fine in both though i had trouble getting used to his voice in english bc smth about the tone didn't feel right #fa.lin having a very high pitched sweet voice is not what i envisioned at all but it's consistent between versions so far #which is gonna get really fun soon enough. #chil sounds perfect in english no notes wonderful work there. same w na.mari though she sounds perfect in both languages #japanese chil is. too standard voice. english voice stands out imo. ca.sey mong.illo is doing an awesome job #don't rlly have opinions on ka.bru's party i haven't heard them in japanese yet bc i only checked out the last ep #they sound fine in english though? idk i don't remember going 'oh noooo NOOOOO' about it lmao #there you go. my unwanted dunmeshi voice opinions 👍