get back to where you once belonged

Today I began my re-entry into the legal profession (don't anybody get too excited) by going to a Christian Legal Society luncheon.

There was a time (a number of years ago now -- why am I so old???) when Jeff and Roger and I would go to these Christian legal lunches that I called the Catholic judges' club. Some of those meetings would make excellent blog material, except that attorneys need to be careful about blogging about judges (even good things!). That, and I realized today that I can't really remember much of what happened in those days, or who I met (and especially not their names).

Anyway.

So, today for some reason the topic of conversation turned (abruptly) to "Scripture verses to give to clients." And this one attorney said (as a joke, I think) that he thought that a "confrontational" but true passage to give to clients would be Philippians 2:12, "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."

So he said that.

And the lady next to me said, "Pshaw," [Serious! She did!] "that's a Catholic verse."

So he said, "That's a Biblical verse."

And she said, "Well did you get it out of the Catholic Bible?"

Eventually they agreed to get a drink and talk about later (she must be Lutheran).

But I got home curious. So I checked it out. Behold:

KJV: 12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

NIV: 12Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,

NASB: 12So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;

ESV: 12Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,

NKJV: 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

I just realized that I forgot to check the Catholic Bible . . .