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Psalm 13

For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 O Lord, how long will you forget me Forever How long will you look the other way? 2 How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day How long will my enemy have the upper hand

3 Turn and answer me, O Lord my God! Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die. 4 Don\'t let my enemies gloat, saying, \"We have defeated him!\" Don\'t let them rejoice at my downfall.

5 But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. 6 I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me.

Psalm 14? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 13

Psalm 13a
For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 How long LORD? Will you forget me forever How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart How long will my enemy triumph over me?

3 Look on me and answer LORD my God. Give light to my eyes or I will sleep in death 4 and my enemy will say \"I have overcome him\" and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

5 But I trust in your unfailing love my heart rejoices in your salvation. 6 I will sing the LORD\'s praise for he has been good to me.

FootnotesPsalm 131 In Hebrew texts 131-6 is numbered 132-6. Psalm 14? (New International Version 2011)

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Exodus 14

1 Then the Lord gave these instructions to Moses: 2 \"Order the Israelites to turn back and camp by Pi-hahiroth between Migdol and the sea. Camp there along the shore, across from Baal-zephon. 3 Then Pharaoh will think, \'The Israelites are confused. They are trapped in the wilderness!\' 4 And once again I will harden Pharaoh\'s heart, and he will chase after you.[a] I have planned this in order to display my glory through Pharaoh and his whole army. After this the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord!\" So the Israelites camped there as they were told.

The Egyptians Pursue Israel
5 When word reached the king of Egypt that the Israelites had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds. \"What have we done, letting all those Israelite slaves get away?\" they asked. 6 So Pharaoh harnessed his chariot and called up his troops. 7 He took with him 600 of Egypt\'s best chariots, along with the rest of the chariots of Egypt, each with its commander. 8 The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, so he chased after the people of Israel, who had left with fists raised in defiance. 9 The Egyptians chased after them with all the forces in Pharaoh\'s army, all his horses and chariots, his charioteers, and his troops. The Egyptians caught up with the people of Israel as they were camped beside the shore near Pi-hahiroth, across from Baal-zephon.

10 As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the Lord, 11 and they said to Moses, \"Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren\'t there enough graves for us in Egypt? What have you done to us? Why did you make us leave Egypt? 12 Didn\'t we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt? We said, \'Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It\'s better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!\'\"

13 But Moses told the people, \"Don\'t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. 14 The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.\"

Escape through the Red Sea
15 Then the Lord said to Moses, \"Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving! 16 Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground. 17 And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they will charge in after the Israelites. My great glory will be displayed through Pharaoh and his troops, his chariots, and his charioteers. 18 When my glory is displayed through them, all Egypt will see my glory and know that I am the Lord!\"

19 Then the angel of God, who had been leading the people of Israel, moved to the rear of the camp. The pillar of cloud also moved from the front and stood behind them. 20 The cloud settled between the Egyptian and Israelite camps. As darkness fell, the cloud turned to fire, lighting up the night. But the Egyptians and Israelites did not approach each other all night.

21 Then Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the Lord opened up a path through the water with a strong east wind. The wind blew all that night, turning the seabed into dry land. 22 So the people of Israel walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on each side!

r@23 Then the Egyptians, all of Pharaoh\'s horses, chariots, and charioteers, chased them into the middle of the sea. 24 But just before dawn the Lord looked down on the Egyptian army from the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw their forces into total confusion. 25 He twisted[b] their chariot wheels, making their chariots difficult to drive. \"Let\'s get out of here, away from these Israelites!\" the Egyptians shouted. \"The Lord is fighting for them against Egypt!\"

@? 26 When all the Israelites had reached the other side, the Lord said to Moses, \"Raise your hand over the sea again. Then the waters will rush back and cover the Egyptians and their chariots and charioteers.\" 27 So as the sun began to rise, Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the water rushed back into its usual place. The Egyptians tried to escape, but the Lord swept them into the sea. 28 Then the waters returned and covered all the chariots and charioteers, the entire army of Pharaoh. Of all the Egyptians who had chased the Israelites into the sea, not a single one survived.

29 But the people of Israel had walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, as the water stood up like a wall on both sides. 30 That is how the Lord rescued Israel from the hand of the Egyptians that day. And the Israelites saw the bodies of the Egyptians washed up on the seashore. 31 When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the Lord had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses.

Footnotes:Exodus 14:4 Hebrew after them.Exodus 14:25 As in Greek version, Samaritan Pentateuch, and Syriac version; Hebrew reads He removed. \n? Exodus 15? (New Living Translation)

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Exodus 14

1 Then the LORD said to Moses 2 \"Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth between Migdol and the sea. They are to encamp by the sea directly opposite Baal Zephon. 3 Pharaoh will think \'The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion hemmed in by the desert.\' 4 And I will harden Pharaoh\'s heart and he will pursue them. But I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.\" So the Israelites did this.

5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said \"What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services!\" 6 So he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him. 7 He took six hundred of the best chariots along with all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them. 8 The LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt so that he pursued the Israelites who were marching out boldly. 9 The Egyptians all Pharaoh\'s horses and chariots horsemena and troops pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi Hahiroth opposite Baal Zephon.

10 As Pharaoh approached the Israelites looked up and there were the Egyptians marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD. 11 They said to Moses \"Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Didn\'t we say to you in Egypt \'Leave us alone let us serve the Egyptians\'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!\"

13 Moses answered the people \"Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The LORD will fight for you you need only to be still.\"

15 Then the LORD said to Moses \"Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. 16 Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. 17 I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army through his chariots and his horsemen. 18 The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through Pharaoh his chariots and his horsemen.\"

19 Then the angel of God who had been traveling in front of Israel\'s army withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them 20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side so neither went near the other all night long.

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided 22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground with a wall of water on their right and on their left.

23 The Egyptians pursued them and all Pharaoh\'s horses and chariots and horsemen followed them into the sea. 24 During the last watch of the night the LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion. 25 He jammedb the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said \"Let\'s get away from the Israelites! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.\"

26 Then the LORD said to Moses \"Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.\" 27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing towardc it and the LORD swept them into the sea. 28 The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.

29 But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground with a wall of water on their right and on their left. 30 That day the LORD saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. 31 And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the LORD displayed against the Egyptians the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.

FootnotesExodus 149 Or charioteers also in verses 17 18 23 26 and 28Exodus 1425 See Samaritan Pentateuch Septuagint and Syriac Masoretic Text removedExodus 1427 Or from Exodus 15? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 91

 1HE WHO adwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty Whose power no foe can withstand.

    2I will say of the Lord He is my Refuge and my Fortress my God on Him I lean and rely and in Him I confidently trust!

    3For then He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.

    4Then He will cover you with His pinions and under His wings shall you trust and find refuge His truth and His faithfulness are a shield and a buckler.

    5You shall not be afraid of the terror of the night nor of the arrow (the evil plots and slanders of the wicked) that flies by day

    6Nor of the pestilence that stalks in darkness nor of the destruction and sudden death that surprise and lay waste at noonday.

    7A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand but it shall not come near you.

    8Only a spectator shall you be yourself inaccessible in the secret place of the Most High as you witness the reward of the wicked.

    9Because you have made the Lord your refuge and the Most High your dwelling place(A)

    10There shall no evil befall you nor any plague or calamity come near your tent.

    11For He will give His angels especial charge over you to accompany and defend and preserve you in all your ways of obedience and service.

    12They shall bear you up on their hands lest you dash your foot against a stone.(B)

    13You shall tread upon the lion and adder the young lion and the serpent shall you trample underfoot.(C)

    14Because he has set his love upon Me therefore will I deliver him I will set him on high because he knows and understands My name has a personal knowledge of My mercy love and kindness--trusts and relies on Me knowing I will never forsake him no never.

    15He shall call upon Me and I will answer him I will be with him in trouble I will deliver him and honor him.

    16With long life will I satisfy him and show him My salvation.

   

FootnotesPsalm 911 The rich promises of this whole chapter are dependent upon one\'s meeting exactly the conditions of these first two verses (see Exod. 1526). Cross referencesPsalm 919 Ps 911 14 Psalm 9112 Luke 410 11 Heb 114 Psalm 9113 Luke 1019  Psalm 92 (Amplified Bible)

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Psalm 119

Aleph[a]
1 Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord. 2 Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts. 3 They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths. 4 You have charged us to keep your commandments carefully. 5 Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees! 6 Then I will not be ashamed when I compare my life with your commands. 7 As I learn your righteous regulations, I will thank you by living as I should! 8 I will obey your decrees. Please don\'t give up on me!
Beth
9 How can a young person stay pure By obeying your word. 10 I have tried hard to find you, don\'t let me wander from your commands.r@ 11 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. @12 I praise you, O Lord; teach me your decrees. 13 I have recited aloud all the regulations you have given us. 14 I have rejoiced in your laws as much as in riches. 15 I will study your commandments and reflect on your ways. 16 I will delight in your decrees and not forget your word.
Gimel
17 Be good to your servant, that I may live and obey your word. 18 Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions. 19 I am only a foreigner in the land. Don\'t hide your commands from me! 20 I am always overwhelmed with a desire for your regulations. 21 You rebuke the arrogant; those who wander from your commands are cursed. 22 Don\'t let them scorn and insult me, for I have obeyed your laws. 23 Even princes sit and speak against me, but I will meditate on your decrees. 24 Your laws please me; they give me wise advice.
Daleth
25 I lie in the dust; revive me by your word. 26 I told you my plans, and you answered. Now teach me your decrees. 27 Help me understand the meaning of your commandments, and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds. 28 I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word. 29 Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions. 30 I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations. 31 I cling to your laws. Lord, don\'t let me be put to shame! 32 I will pursue your commands, for you expand my understanding.
He
33 Teach me your decrees, O Lord; I will keep them to the end. 34 Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions; I will put them into practice with all my heart. 35 Make me walk along the path of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found. 36 Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money! 37 Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word.[b] 38 Reassure me of your promise, made to those who fear you. 39 Help me abandon my shameful ways; for your regulations are good. 40 I long to obey your commandments! Renew my life with your goodness.
Waw
41 Lord, give me your unfailing love, the salvation that you promised me. 42 Then I can answer those who taunt me, for I trust in your word. 43 Do not snatch your word of truth from me, for your regulations are my only hope. 44 I will keep on obeying your instructions forever and ever. 45 I will walk in freedom, for I have devoted myself to your commandments. 46 I will speak to kings about your laws, and I will not be ashamed. 47 How I delight in your commands! How I love them! 48 I honor and love your commands. I meditate on your decrees.
Zayin
49 Remember your promise to me; it is my only hope. 50 Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles. 51 The proud hold me in utter contempt, but I do not turn away from your instructions. 52 I meditate on your age-old regulations; O Lord, they comfort me. 53 I become furious with the wicked, because they reject your instructions. 54 Your decrees have been the theme of my songs wherever I have lived. 55 I reflect at night on who you are, O Lord; therefore, I obey your instructions. 56 This is how I spend my life: obeying your commandments.
Heth
57 Lord, you are mine! I promise to obey your words! 58 With all my heart I want your blessings. Be merciful as you promised. 59 I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws. 60 I will hurry, without delay, to obey your commands. 61 Evil people try to drag me into sin, but I am firmly anchored to your instructions. 62 I rise at midnight to thank you for your just regulations. 63 I am a friend to anyone who fears you, anyone who obeys your commandments. 64 O Lord, your unfailing love fills the earth; teach me your decrees.
Teth
65 You have done many good things for me, Lord, just as you promised. 66 I believe in your commands; now teach me good judgment and knowledge. 67 I used to wander off until you disciplined me; but now I closely follow your word. 68 You are good and do only good; teach me your decrees. 69 Arrogant people smear me with lies, but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart. 70 Their hearts are dull and stupid, but I delight in your instructions. 71 My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees. 72 Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in gold and silver.
Yodh
73 You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands. 74 May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy, for I have put my hope in your word. 75 I know, O Lord, that your regulations are fair; you disciplined me because I needed it. 76 Now let your unfailing love comfort me, just as you promised me, your servant. 77 Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live, for your instructions are my delight. 78 Bring disgrace upon the arrogant people who lied about me; meanwhile, I will concentrate on your commandments. 79 Let me be united with all who fear you, with those who know your laws. 80 May I be blameless in keeping your decrees; then I will never be ashamed.
Kaph
81 I am worn out waiting for your rescue, but I have put my hope in your word. 82 My eyes are straining to see your promises come true. When will you comfort me 83 I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke, but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees. 84 How long must I wait When will you punish those who persecute me 85 These arrogant people who hate your instructions have dug deep pits to trap me. 86 All your commands are trustworthy. Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause. 87 They almost finished me off, but I refused to abandon your commandments. 88 In your unfailing love, spare my life; then I can continue to obey your laws.
Lamedh
89 Your eternal word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven. 90 Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created. 91 Your regulations remain true to this day, for everything serves your plans. 92 If your instructions hadn\'t sustained me with joy, I would have died in my misery. 93 I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life. 94 I am yours; rescue me! For I have worked hard at obeying your commandments. 95 Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me, I will quietly keep my mind on your laws. 96 Even perfection has its limits, but your commands have no limit.
Mem
97 Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long. 98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are my constant guide. 99 Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your laws. 100 I am even wiser than my elders, for I have kept your commandments. 101 I have refused to walk on any evil path, so that I may remain obedient to your word. 102 I haven\'t turned away from your regulations, for you have taught me well. 103 How sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey. 104 Your commandments give me understanding; no wonder I hate every false way of life.
Nun
105 Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. 106 I\'ve promised it once, and I\'ll promise it again: I will obey your righteous regulations. 107 I have suffered much, O Lord; restore my life again as you promised. 108 Lord, accept my offering of praise, and teach me your regulations. 109 My life constantly hangs in the balance, but I will not stop obeying your instructions. 110 The wicked have set their traps for me, but I will not turn from your commandments. 111 Your laws are my treasure; they are my heart\'s delight. 112 I am determined to keep your decrees to the very end.
Samekh
113 I hate those with divided loyalties, but I love your instructions. 114 You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope. 115 Get out of my life, you evil-minded people, for I intend to obey the commands of my God. 116 Lord, sustain me as you promised, that I may live! Do not let my hope be crushed. 117 Sustain me, and I will be rescued; then I will meditate continually on your decrees. 118 But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees. They are only fooling themselves. 119 You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum; no wonder I love to obey your laws! 120 I tremble in fear of you; I stand in awe of your regulations.
Ayin
121 Don\'t leave me to the mercy of my enemies, for I have done what is just and right. 122 Please guarantee a blessing for me. Don\'t let the arrogant oppress me! 123 My eyes strain to see your rescue, to see the truth of your promise fulfilled. 124 I am your servant; deal with me in unfailing love, and teach me your decrees. 125 Give discernment to me, your servant; then I will understand your laws. 126 Lord, it is time for you to act, for these evil people have violated your instructions. 127 Truly, I love your commands more than gold, even the finest gold. 128 Each of your commandments is right. That is why I hate every false way.
Pe
129 Your laws are wonderful. No wonder I obey them! 130 The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand. 131 I pant with expectation, longing for your commands. 132 Come and show me your mercy, as you do for all who love your name. 133 Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil. 134 Ransom me from the oppression of evil people; then I can obey your commandments. 135 Look upon me with love; teach me your decrees. 136 Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your instructions.
Tsadhe
137 O Lord, you are righteous, and your regulations are fair. 138 Your laws are perfect and completely trustworthy. 139 I am overwhelmed with indignation, for my enemies have disregarded your words. 140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much. 141 I am insignificant and despised, but I don\'t forget your commandments. 142 Your justice is eternal, and your instructions are perfectly true. 143 As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands. 144 Your laws are always right; help me to understand them so I may live.
Qoph
145 I pray with all my heart; answer me, Lord! I will obey your decrees. 146 I cry out to you; rescue me, that I may obey your laws. 147 I rise early, before the sun is up; I cry out for help and put my hope in your words. 148 I stay awake through the night, thinking about your promise. 149 In your faithful love, O Lord, hear my cry; let me be revived by following your regulations. 150 Lawless people are coming to attack me; they live far from your instructions. 151 But you are near, O Lord, and all your commands are true. 152 I have known from my earliest days that your laws will last forever.
Resh
153 Look upon my suffering and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your instructions. 154 Argue my case; take my side! Protect my life as you promised. 155 The wicked are far from rescue, for they do not bother with your decrees. 156 Lord, how great is your mercy; let me be revived by following your regulations. 157 Many persecute and trouble me, yet I have not swerved from your laws. 158 Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart, because they care nothing for your word. 159 See how I love your commandments, Lord. Give back my life because of your unfailing love. 160 The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever.
Shin
161 Powerful people harass me without cause, but my heart trembles only at your word. 162 I rejoice in your word like one who discovers a great treasure. 163 I hate and abhor all falsehood, but I love your instructions. 164 I will praise you seven times a day because all your regulations are just. 165 Those who love your instructions have great peace and do not stumble. 166 I long for your rescue, Lord, so I have obeyed your commands. 167 I have obeyed your laws, for I love them very much. 168 Yes, I obey your commandments and laws because you know everything I do.
Taw
169 O Lord, listen to my cry; give me the discerning mind you promised. 170 Listen to my prayer; rescue me as you promised. 171 Let praise flow from my lips, for you have taught me your decrees. 172 Let my tongue sing about your word, for all your commands are right. 173 Give me a helping hand, for I have chosen to follow your commandments. 174 O Lord, I have longed for your rescue, and your instructions are my delight. 175 Let me live so I can praise you, and may your regulations help me. 176 I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me, for I have not forgotten your commands.

Footnotes:Psalm 119:1 This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; there are twenty-two stanzas, one for each successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Each of the eight verses within each stanza begins with the Hebrew letter named in its heading.Psalm 119:37 Some manuscripts read in your ways. Psalm 120 (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 119

Psalm 119a
Aleph

1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless who walk according to the law of the LORD. 2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart 3 they do no wrong but follow his ways. 4 You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed. 5 Oh that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees! 6 Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands. 7 I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws. 8 I will obey your decrees do not utterly forsake me.

Beth

9 How can a young person stay on the path of purity By living according to your word. 10 I seek you with all my heart do not let me stray from your commands. 11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. 12 Praise be to you LORD teach me your decrees. 13 With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth. 14 I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. 15 I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. 16 I delight in your decrees I will not neglect your word.

Gimel

17 Be good to your servant while I live that I may obey your word. 18 Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. 19 I am a stranger on earth do not hide your commands from me. 20 My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times. 21 You rebuke the arrogant who are accursed those who stray from your commands. 22 Remove from me their scorn and contempt for I keep your statutes. 23 Though rulers sit together and slander me your servant will meditate on your decrees. 24 Your statutes are my delight they are my counselors.

Daleth

25 I am laid low in the dust preserve my life according to your word. 26 I gave an account of my ways and you answered me teach me your decrees. 27 Cause me to understand the way of your precepts that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds. 28 My soul is weary with sorrow strengthen me according to your word. 29 Keep me from deceitful ways be gracious to me and teach me your law. 30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness I have set my heart on your laws. 31 I hold fast to your statutes LORD do not let me be put to shame. 32 I run in the path of your commands for you have broadened my understanding.

He

33 Teach me LORD the way of your decrees that I may follow it to the end.b 34 Give me understanding so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart. 35 Direct me in the path of your commands for there I find delight. 36 Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. 37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things preserve my life according to your word.c 38 Fulfill your promise to your servant so that you may be feared. 39 Take away the disgrace I dread for your laws are good. 40 How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life.

Waw

41 May your unfailing love come to me LORD your salvation according to your promise 42 then I can answer anyone who taunts me for I trust in your word. 43 Never take your word of truth from my mouth for I have put my hope in your laws. 44 I will always obey your law for ever and ever. 45 I will walk about in freedom for I have sought out your precepts. 46 I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame 47 for I delight in your commands because I love them. 48 I reach out for your commands which I love that I may meditate on your decrees.

Zayin

49 Remember your word to your servant for you have given me hope. 50 My comfort in my suffering is this Your promise preserves my life. 51 The arrogant mock me unmercifully but I do not turn from your law. 52 I remember LORD your ancient laws and I find comfort in them. 53 Indignation grips me because of the wicked who have forsaken your law. 54 Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge. 55 In the night LORD I remember your name that I may keep your law. 56 This has been my practice I obey your precepts.

Heth

57 You are my portion LORD I have promised to obey your words. 58 I have sought your face with all my heart be gracious to me according to your promise. 59 I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes. 60 I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands. 61 Though the wicked bind me with ropes I will not forget your law. 62 At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws. 63 I am a friend to all who fear you to all who follow your precepts. 64 The earth is filled with your love LORD teach me your decrees.

Teth

65 Do good to your servant according to your word LORD. 66 Teach me knowledge and good judgment for I trust your commands. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray but now I obey your word. 68 You are good and what you do is good teach me your decrees. 69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies I keep your precepts with all my heart. 70 Their hearts are callous and unfeeling but I delight in your law. 71 It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees. 72 The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.

Yodh

73 Your hands made me and formed me give me understanding to learn your commands. 74 May those who fear you rejoice when they see me for I have put my hope in your word. 75 I know LORD that your laws are righteous and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. 76 May your unfailing love be my comfort according to your promise to your servant. 77 Let your compassion come to me that I may live for your law is my delight. 78 May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause but I will meditate on your precepts. 79 May those who fear you turn to me those who understand your statutes. 80 May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees that I may not be put to shame.

Kaph

81 My soul faints with longing for your salvation but I have put my hope in your word. 82 My eyes fail looking for your promise I say \"When will you comfort me?\" 83 Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke I do not forget your decrees. 84 How long must your servant wait When will you punish my persecutors? 85 The arrogant dig pits to trap me contrary to your law. 86 All your commands are trustworthy help me for I am being persecuted without cause. 87 They almost wiped me from the earth but I have not forsaken your precepts. 88 In your unfailing love preserve my life that I may obey the statutes of your mouth.

Lamedh

89 Your word LORD is eternal it stands firm in the heavens. 90 Your faithfulness continues through all generations you established the earth and it endures. 91 Your laws endure to this day for all things serve you. 92 If your law had not been my delight I would have perished in my affliction. 93 I will never forget your precepts for by them you have preserved my life. 94 Save me for I am yours I have sought out your precepts. 95 The wicked are waiting to destroy me but I will ponder your statutes. 96 To all perfection I see a limit but your commands are boundless.

Mem

97 Oh how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. 98 Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies. 99 I have more insight than all my teachers for I meditate on your statutes. 100 I have more understanding than the elders for I obey your precepts. 101 I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word. 102 I have not departed from your laws for you yourself have taught me. 103 How sweet are your words to my taste sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104 I gain understanding from your precepts therefore I hate every wrong path.

Nun

105 Your word is a lamp for my feet a light on my path. 106 I have taken an oath and confirmed it that I will follow your righteous laws. 107 I have suffered much preserve my life LORD according to your word. 108 Accept LORD the willing praise of my mouth and teach me your laws. 109 Though I constantly take my life in my hands I will not forget your law. 110 The wicked have set a snare for me but I have not strayed from your precepts. 111 Your statutes are my heritage forever they are the joy of my heart. 112 My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.d

Samekh

113 I hate double-minded people but I love your law. 114 You are my refuge and my shield I have put my hope in your word. 115 Away from me you evildoers that I may keep the commands of my God! 116 Sustain me my God according to your promise and I will live do not let my hopes be dashed. 117 Uphold me and I will be delivered I will always have regard for your decrees. 118 You reject all who stray from your decrees for their delusions come to nothing. 119 All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross therefore I love your statutes. 120 My flesh trembles in fear of you I stand in awe of your laws.

Ayin

121 I have done what is righteous and just do not leave me to my oppressors. 122 Ensure your servant\'s well-being do not let the arrogant oppress me. 123 My eyes fail looking for your salvation looking for your righteous promise. 124 Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees. 125 I am your servant give me discernment that I may understand your statutes. 126 It is time for you to act LORD your law is being broken. 127 Because I love your commands more than gold more than pure gold 128 and because I consider all your precepts right I hate every wrong path.

Pe

129 Your statutes are wonderful therefore I obey them. 130 The unfolding of your words gives light it gives understanding to the simple. 131 I open my mouth and pant longing for your commands. 132 Turn to me and have mercy on me as you always do to those who love your name. 133 Direct my footsteps according to your word let no sin rule over me. 134 Redeem me from human oppression that I may obey your precepts. 135 Make your face shine on your servant and teach me your decrees. 136 Streams of tears flow from my eyes for your law is not obeyed.

Tsadhe

137 You are righteous LORD and your laws are right. 138 The statutes you have laid down are righteous they are fully trustworthy. 139 My zeal wears me out for my enemies ignore your words. 140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested and your servant loves them. 141 Though I am lowly and despised I do not forget your precepts. 142 Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true. 143 Trouble and distress have come upon me but your commands give me delight. 144 Your statutes are always righteous give me understanding that I may live.

Qoph

145 I call with all my heart answer me LORD and I will obey your decrees. 146 I call out to you save me and I will keep your statutes. 147 I rise before dawn and cry for help I have put my hope in your word. 148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night that I may meditate on your promises. 149 Hear my voice in accordance with your love preserve my life LORD according to your laws. 150 Those who devise wicked schemes are near but they are far from your law. 151 Yet you are near LORD and all your commands are true. 152 Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever.

Resh

153 Look on my suffering and deliver me for I have not forgotten your law. 154 Defend my cause and redeem me preserve my life according to your promise. 155 Salvation is far from the wicked for they do not seek out your decrees. 156 Your compassion LORD is great preserve my life according to your laws. 157 Many are the foes who persecute me but I have not turned from your statutes. 158 I look on the faithless with loathing for they do not obey your word. 159 See how I love your precepts preserve my life LORD in accordance with your love. 160 All your words are true all your righteous laws are eternal.

Sin and Shin

161 Rulers persecute me without cause but my heart trembles at your word. 162 I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil. 163 I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law. 164 Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws. 165 Great peace have those who love your law and nothing can make them stumble. 166 I wait for your salvation LORD and I follow your commands. 167 I obey your statutes for I love them greatly. 168 I obey your precepts and your statutes for all my ways are known to you.

Taw

169 May my cry come before you LORD give me understanding according to your word. 170 May my supplication come before you deliver me according to your promise. 171 May my lips overflow with praise for you teach me your decrees. 172 May my tongue sing of your word for all your commands are righteous. 173 May your hand be ready to help me for I have chosen your precepts. 174 I long for your salvation LORD and your law gives me delight. 175 Let me live that I may praise you and may your laws sustain me. 176 I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant for I have not forgotten your commands.

FootnotesPsalm 1191 This psalm is an acrostic poem the stanzas of which begin with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet moreover the verses of each stanza begin with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet.Psalm 11933 Or follow it for its rewardPsalm 11937 Two manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Dead Sea Scrolls most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text life in your wayPsalm 119112 Or decrees / for their enduring reward Psalm 120? (New International Version 2011)

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Isaiah 53

 1 Who has believed our message    and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot    and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him    nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by mankind    a man of suffering and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces    he was despised and we held him in low esteem.

 4 Surely he took up our pain    and bore our suffering yet we considered him punished by God    stricken by him and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions    he was crushed for our iniquities the punishment that brought us peace was on him    and by his wounds we are healed. 6 We all like sheep have gone astray    each of us has turned to our own way and the LORD has laid on him    the iniquity of us all.

 7 He was oppressed and afflicted    yet he did not open his mouth he was led like a lamb to the slaughter    and as a sheep before its shearers is silent    so he did not open his mouth. 8 By oppressiona and judgment he was taken away.    Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living    for the transgression of my people he was punished.b 9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked    and with the rich in his death though he had done no violence    nor was any deceit in his mouth.

 10 Yet it was the LORD\'s will to crush him and cause him to suffer    and though the LORD makesc his life an offering for sin he will see his offspring and prolong his days    and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand. 11 After he has suffered    he will see the light of lifed and be satisfiede by his knowledgef my righteous servant will justify many    and he will bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the greatg    and he will divide the spoils with the strongh because he poured out his life unto death    and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many    and made intercession for the transgressors.

FootnotesIsaiah 538 Or From arrestIsaiah 538 Or generation considered / that he was cut off from the land of the living / that he was punished for the transgression of my people?Isaiah 5310 Hebrew though you makeIsaiah 5311 Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) Masoretic Text does not have the light of life.Isaiah 5311 Or (with Masoretic Text) He will see the fruit of his suffering / and will be satisfiedIsaiah 5311 Or by knowledge of himIsaiah 5312 Or manyIsaiah 5312 Or numerous  Isaiah 54 (New International Version 2011)

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Isaiah 55

Invitation to the Thirsty
1 \"Come all you who are thirsty come to the waters and you who have no money come buy and eat! Come buy wine and milk without money and without cost. 2 Why spend money on what is not bread and your labor on what does not satisfy Listen listen to me and eat what is good and you will delight in the richest of fare. 3 Give ear and come to me listen that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you my faithful love promised to David. 4 See I have made him a witness to the peoples a ruler and commander of the peoples. 5 Surely you will summon nations you know not and nations you do not know will come running to you because of the LORD your God the Holy One of Israel for he has endowed you with splendor.\"

6 Seek the LORD while he may be found call on him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD and he will have mercy on them and to our God for he will freely pardon.

8 \"For my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways\" declares the LORD. 9 \"As the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth It will not return to me empty but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. 12 You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace the mountains and hills will burst into song before you and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. 13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the LORD\'s renown for an everlasting sign that will endure forever.\"

Isaiah 56? (New International Version 2011)

'),(8,41,10,'32 Deny acknowledge disown','Jesus Sends Out the Twelve\r\n 1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.\r\n\r\n 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.\r\n\r\n 5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: \"Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. 7 As you go, proclaim this message: \'The kingdom of heaven has come near.\' 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,[a] drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.\r\n\r\n 9 \"Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts, 10 no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep. 11 Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave. 12 As you enter the home, give it your greeting. 13 If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. 14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. 15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.\r\n\r\n 16 \"I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. 17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues. 18 On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.\r\n\r\n 21 \"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 23 When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.\r\n\r\n 24 \"The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!\r\n\r\n 26 \"So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father\'s care.[b] 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don\'t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.\r\n\r\ng@ 32 \"Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.@\r\n\r\n 34 \"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn\r\n\r\n \"\'a man against his father,\r\n a daughter against her mother,\r\na daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,\r\n 36 a man\'s enemies will be the members of his own household.\'[c]\r\n\r\n 37 \"Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.\r\n\r\n 40 \"Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet\'s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person\'s reward. 42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\n Matthew 10:36 Micah 7:6','AMP','

Matthew 10

 1AND JESUS summoned to Him His twelve disciples and gave them power and authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure all kinds of disease and all kinds of weakness and infirmity.

    2Now these are the names of the twelve apostles (special messengers) first Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother James son of Zebedee and John his brother

    3Philip and Bartholomew Nathaniel Thomas and Matthew the tax collector James son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus Judas not Iscariot

    4Simon the Cananaean and Judas Iscariot who also betrayed Him.

    5Jesus sent out these twelve charging them Go nowhere among the Gentiles and do not go into any town of the Samaritans

    6But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

    7And as you go preach saying The kingdom of heaven is at hand!

    8Cure the sick raise the dead cleanse the lepers drive out demons. Freely (without pay) you have received freely (without charge) give.

    9Take no gold nor silver nor even copper money in your purses (belts)

    10And do not take a provision bag or a awallet for a collection bag for your journey nor two undergarments nor sandals nor a staff for the workman deserves his support (his living his food).

    11And into whatever town or village you go inquire who in it is deserving and stay there at his house until you leave that vicinity.

    12As you go into the house give your greetings and wish it well.

    13Then if indeed that house is deserving let come upon it your peace that is bfreedom from all the distresses that are experienced as the result of sin. But if it is not deserving let your peace return to you.

    14And whoever will not receive and accept and welcome you nor listen to your message as you leave that house or town shake the dust of it from your feet.

    15Truly I tell you it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

    16Behold I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves be cwary and wise as serpents and be innocent (harmless guileless and dwithout falsity) as doves.(A)

    17Be on guard against men whose eway or nature is to act in opposition to God for they will deliver you up to councils and flog you in their synagogues

    18And you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake as a witness to bear testimony before them and to the Gentiles (the nations).

    19But when they deliver you up do not be anxious about how or what you are to speak for what you are to say will be given you in that very hour and fmoment

    20For it is not you who are speaking but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

    21Brother will deliver up brother to death and the father his child and children will take a stand against their parents and will have them put to death.

    22And you will be hated by all for My name\'s sake but he who perseveres and endures to the end will be saved gfrom spiritual disease and death in the world to come.

    23When they persecute you in one town that is pursue you in a manner that would injure you and cause you to suffer because of your belief flee to another town for truly I tell you you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before hthe Son of Man comes.

    24A disciple is not above his teacher nor is a servant or slave above his master.

    25It is sufficient for the disciple to be like his teacher and the servant or slave like his master. If they have called the Master of the house Beelzebub imaster of the dwelling how much more will they speak evil of those of His household. II Kings 12.

    26So have no fear of them for nothing is concealed that will not be revealed or kept secret that will not become known.

    27What I say to you in the dark tell in the light and what you hear whispered in the ear proclaim upon the housetops.

    28And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul but rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell (Gehenna).

    29Are not two jlittle sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father\'s leave (consent) and notice.

    30But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

    31Fear not then you are of more value than many sparrows.

    32Therefore everyone who acknowledges Me before men and confesses Me kout of a state of oneness with Me I will also acknowledge him before My Father Who is in heaven and lconfess that I am abiding in him.

    33But whoever denies and disowns Me before men I also will deny and disown him before My Father Who is in heaven.

    34Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth I have not come to bring peace but a sword.

    35For I have come to part asunder a man from his father and a daughter from her mother and a mnewly married wife from her mother-in-law--

    36And a man\'s foes will be they of his own household.(B)

    37He who loves and ntakes more pleasure in father or mother more than in Me is not worthy of Me and he who loves and takes more pleasure in son or daughter more than in Me is not worthy of Me

    38And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me ocleave steadfastly to Me conforming wholly to My example in living and if need be in dying also is not worthy of Me.

    39Whoever finds his plower life will lose it the higher life and whoever loses his lower life on My account will find it the higher life.

    40He who receives and welcomes and accepts you receives and welcomes and accepts Me and he who receives and welcomes and accepts Me receives and welcomes and accepts Him Who sent Me.

    41He who receives and welcomes and accepts a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet\'s reward and he who receives and welcomes and accepts a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man\'s reward.

    42And whoever gives to one of these little ones in rank or influence even a cup of cold water because he is My disciple surely I declare to you he shall not lose his reward.

   

FootnotesMatthew 1010 James Moulton and George Milligan The Vocabulary.Matthew 1013 Hermann Cremer Biblico-Theological Lexicon.Matthew 1016 John Wycliffe The Wycliffe Bible.Matthew 1016 Martin Luther cited by Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Matthew 1017 Hermann Cremer Biblico-Theological Lexicon.Matthew 1019 James Moulton and George Milligan The Vocabulary.Matthew 1022 G. Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon.Matthew 1023 Believed by many to mean the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Other commentators observe that the saying seems to teach that the Gospel will continue to be preached to the Jews until Christ\'s second coming. Matthew 1025 John D. Davis A Dictionary of the Bible.Matthew 1029 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Matthew 1032 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Matthew 1032 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Matthew 1035 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Matthew 1037 Kenneth Wuest Word Studies.Matthew 1038 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Matthew 1039 Kenneth Wuest Word Studies. Cross referencesMatthew 1016 Gen 31 Matthew 1036 Mic 76  Matthew 11 (Amplified Bible)

'),(9,41,23,'9 father\r\n37 2020 prophets','A Warning Against Hypocrisy\r\n 1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 2 \"The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses\' seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people\'s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.\r\n\r\n 5 \"Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries[a] wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called \'Rabbi\' by others.\r\n\r\n 8 \"But you are not to be called \'Rabbi,\' for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. b@9 And do not call anyone on earth \'father,\' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.@ 11 The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.\r\nSeven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees\r\n 13 \"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people\'s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. [14] [b]\r\n\r\n 15 \"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.\r\n\r\n 16 \"Woe to you, blind guides! You say, \'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.\' 17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred? 18 You also say, \'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.\' 19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it. 22 And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God\'s throne and by the one who sits on it.\r\n\r\n 23 \"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices, mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law, justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.\r\n\r\n 25 \"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.\r\n\r\n 27 \"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.\r\n\r\n 29 \"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous. 30 And you say, \'If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.\' 31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Go ahead, then, and complete what your ancestors started!\r\n\r\n 33 \"You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? 34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town. 35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.\r\n\r\ng@ 37 \"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. 38 Look, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, \'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.\'[c]\"@\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\n Matthew 23:14 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.\r\n Matthew 23:39 Psalm 118:26','AMP','

Matthew 23

 1THEN JESUS said to the multitudes and to His disciples

    2The scribes and Pharisees sit on Moses\' seat of authority.

    3So observe and practice all they tell you but do not do what they do for they preach but do not practice.

    4They tie up heavy loads hard to bear and place them on men\'s shoulders but they themselves will not lift a finger to help bear them.

    5They do all their works to be seen of men for they make wide their phylacteries (asmall cases enclosing certain Scripture passages worn during prayer on the left arm and forehead) and make long their fringes worn by all male Israelites according to the command.(A)

    6And they btake pleasure in and thus love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues

    7And to be greeted with honor in the marketplaces and to have people call them rabbi.

    8But you are not to be called rabbi (teacher) for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.

    9And do not call anyone in the church on earth father for you have one Father Who is in heaven.

    10And you must not be called masters (leaders) for you have one Master (Leader) the Christ.

    11He who is greatest among you shall be your servant.

    12Whoever exalts himself cwith haughtiness and empty pride shall be humbled (brought low) and whoever humbles himself whoever has a modest opinion of himself and behaves accordingly shall be draised to honor.

    13But woe to you scribes and Pharisees pretenders (hypocrites)! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in men\'s faces for you neither enter yourselves nor do you allow those who are about to go in to do so.

    14eWoe to you scribes and Pharisees pretenders (hypocrites)! For you swallow up widows\' houses and for a pretense to cover it up make long prayers therefore you will receive the greater condemnation and the heavier sentence.

    15Woe to you scribes and Pharisees pretenders (hypocrites)! For you travel over sea and land to make a single proselyte and when he becomes one a proselyte you make him doubly as much a child of hell (Gehenna) as you are.

    16Woe to you blind guides who say If anyone swears by the fsanctuary of the temple it is nothing but if anyone swears by the gold of the gsanctuary he is a debtor bound by his oath.

    17You blind fools! For which is greater the gold or the hsanctuary of the temple that has made the gold sacred?(B)

    18You say too Whoever swears by the altar is not duty bound but whoever swears by the offering on the altar his oath is binding.

    19You blind men! Which is greater the gift or the altar which makes the gift sacred?

    20So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

    21And he who swears by the isanctuary of the temple swears by it and by Him Who dwells in it. I Kings 813 Ps. 268.

    22And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him Who sits upon it.

    23Woe to you scribes and Pharisees pretenders (hypocrites)! For you give a tenth of your mint and dill and cummin and have neglected and omitted the weightier (more important) matters of the Law--right and justice and mercy and fidelity. These you ought particularly to have done without neglecting the others.

    24You blind guides filtering out a gnat and gulping down a jcamel!(C)

    25Woe to you scribes and Pharisees pretenders (hypocrites)! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate but within they are full of extortion (prey spoil plunder) and grasping self-indulgence.

    26You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and of the plate so that the outside may be clean also.

    27Woe to you scribes and Pharisees pretenders (hypocrites)! For you are like tombs that have been whitewashed which look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead men\'s bones and everything impure.

    28Just so you also outwardly seem to people to be just and upright but inside you are full of pretense and lawlessness and iniquity.(D)

    29Woe to you scribes and Pharisees pretenders (hypocrites)! For you build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous

    30Saying If we had lived in the days of our forefathers we would not have aided them in shedding the blood of the prophets.

    31Thus you are testifying against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

    32Fill up then the measure of your fathers\' sins to the brim so kthat nothing may be wanting to a full measure.

    33You serpents! You spawn of vipers! How can you escape the lpenalty to be suffered in hell (Gehenna)?

    34Because of this take notice I am sending you prophets and wise men (interpreters and teachers) and scribes (men learned in the Mosaic Law and the Prophets) some of them you will kill even crucify and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue and persecute from town to town

    35So that upon your heads may come all the blood of the righteous (mthose who correspond to the divine standard of right) shed on earth from the blood of the righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar of burnt offering.(E)

    36Truly I declare to you all these nevil calamitous times will come upon this generation. II Chron. 3615 16.

    37O Jerusalem Jerusalem murdering the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a mother fowl gathers her brood under her wings and you refused!

    38Behold your house is forsaken and desolate (abandoned and left destitute of God\'s help). I Kings 97 Jer. 225.

    39For I declare to you you will not see Me again until you say Blessed (magnified in worship adored and exalted) is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!(F)

   

FootnotesMatthew 235 John D. Davis A Dictionary of the Bible.Matthew 236 Kenneth Wuest Word Studies.Matthew 2312 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Matthew 2312 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Matthew 2314 Some manuscripts do not contain verse 14.Matthew 2316 Richard Trench Synonyms of the New Testament.Matthew 2316 Richard Trench Synonyms of the New Testament.Matthew 2317 Richard Trench Synonyms of the New Testament.Matthew 2321 Richard Trench Synonyms of the New Testament.Matthew 2324 The camel was also unclean one of the largest of unclean animals whereas the gnat was the smallest of unclean animals (Lev. 114).Matthew 2332 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Matthew 2333 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Matthew 2335 G. Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon.Matthew 2336 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon. Cross referencesMatthew 235 Exod 139 Num 1538 Deut 68 Matthew 2317 Exod 3029 Matthew 2324 Lev 2730 Mic 68 Matthew 2328 Ps 59 Matthew 2335 Gen 48 II Chron 2421 Matthew 2339 Ps 11826  Matthew 24 (Amplified Bible)

'),(10,23,41,'10 fear\r\n11 enemies war','O@The Helper of Israel @\r\n 1 \"Be silent before me, you islands!\r\n Let the nations renew their strength!\r\nLet them come forward and speak;\r\n let us meet together at the place of judgment.\r\n 2 \"Who has stirred up one from the east,\r\n calling him in righteousness to his service[a]?\r\nHe hands nations over to him\r\n and subdues kings before him.\r\nHe turns them to dust with his sword,\r\n to windblown chaff with his bow.\r\n3 He pursues them and moves on unscathed,\r\n by a path his feet have not traveled before.\r\n4 Who has done this and carried it through,\r\n calling forth the generations from the beginning?\r\nI, the LORD, with the first of them\r\n and with the last, I am he.\"\r\n\r\n 5 The islands have seen it and fear;\r\n the ends of the earth tremble.\r\nThey approach and come forward;\r\n 6 they help each other\r\n and say to their companions, \"Be strong!\"\r\n7 The metalworker encourages the goldsmith,\r\n and the one who smooths with the hammer\r\n spurs on the one who strikes the anvil.\r\nOne says of the welding, \"It is good.\"\r\n The other nails down the idol so it will not topple.\r\n\r\n 8 \"But you, Israel, my servant,\r\n Jacob, whom I have chosen,\r\n you descendants of Abraham my friend,\r\n9 I took you from the ends of the earth,\r\n from its farthest corners I called you.\r\nI said, \'You are my servant\';\r\n I have chosen you and have not rejected you.\r\nR@10 So do not fear, for I am with you;\r\n do not be dismayed, for I am your God.\r\nI will strengthen you and help you;\r\n I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.@\r\n\r\n g@11 \"All who rage against you\r\n will surely be ashamed and disgraced;\r\nthose who oppose you\r\n will be as nothing and perish.\r\n12 Though you search for your enemies,\r\n you will not find them.\r\nThose who wage war against you\r\n will be as nothing at all.@\r\n13 For I am the LORD your God\r\n who takes hold of your right hand\r\nand says to you, Do not fear;\r\n I will help you.\r\n14 Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob,\r\n little Israel, do not fear,\r\nfor I myself will help you,\" declares the LORD,\r\n your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.\r\n15 \"See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,\r\n new and sharp, with many teeth.\r\nYou will thresh the mountains and crush them,\r\n and reduce the hills to chaff.\r\n16 You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up,\r\n and a gale will blow them away.\r\nBut you will rejoice in the LORD\r\n and glory in the Holy One of Israel.\r\n\r\n 17 \"The poor and needy search for water,\r\n but there is none;\r\n their tongues are parched with thirst.\r\nBut I the LORD will answer them;\r\n I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.\r\n18 I will make rivers flow on barren heights,\r\n and springs within the valleys.\r\nI will turn the desert into pools of water,\r\n and the parched ground into springs.\r\n19 I will put in the desert\r\n the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive.\r\nI will set junipers in the wasteland,\r\n the fir and the cypress together,\r\n20 so that people may see and know,\r\n may consider and understand,\r\nthat the hand of the LORD has done this,\r\n that the Holy One of Israel has created it.\r\n\r\n 21 \"Present your case,\" says the LORD.\r\n \"Set forth your arguments,\" says Jacob\'s King.\r\n22 \"Tell us, you idols,\r\n what is going to happen.\r\nTell us what the former things were,\r\n so that we may consider them\r\n and know their final outcome.\r\nOr declare to us the things to come,\r\n 23 tell us what the future holds,\r\n so we may know that you are gods.\r\nDo something, whether good or bad,\r\n so that we will be dismayed and filled with fear.\r\n24 But you are less than nothing\r\n and your works are utterly worthless;\r\n whoever chooses you is detestable.\r\n\r\n 25 \"I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes,\r\n one from the rising sun who calls on my name.\r\nHe treads on rulers as if they were mortar,\r\n as if he were a potter treading the clay.\r\n26 Who told of this from the beginning, so we could know,\r\n or beforehand, so we could say, \'He was right\'?\r\nNo one told of this,\r\n no one foretold it,\r\n no one heard any words from you.\r\n27 I was the first to tell Zion, \'Look, here they are!\'\r\n I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.\r\n28 I look but there is no one,\r\n no one among the gods to give counsel,\r\n no one to give answer when I ask them.\r\n29 See, they are all false!\r\n Their deeds amount to nothing;\r\n their images are but wind and confusion.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','',''),(11,19,14,'1 fool corrupt','R@1 The fool[a] says in his heart, \r\n \"There is no God.\" \r\nThey are corrupt, their deeds are vile; \r\n there is no one who does good. @\r\n\r\n 2 The LORD looks down from heaven \r\n on all mankind \r\nto see if there are any who understand, \r\n any who seek God. \r\n3 All have turned away, all have become corrupt; \r\n there is no one who does good, \r\n not even one. \r\n\r\n 4 Do all these evildoers know nothing? \r\n\r\n They devour my people as though eating bread; \r\n they never call on the LORD. \r\n5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, \r\n for God is present in the company of the righteous. \r\n6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, \r\n but the LORD is their refuge. \r\n\r\n 7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! \r\n When the LORD restores his people, \r\n let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!','NIV','

Psalm 14

For the director of music. Of David.

 1 The foola says in his heart    \"There is no God.\" They are corrupt their deeds are vile    there is no one who does good.

 2 The LORD looks down from heaven    on all mankind to see if there are any who understand    any who seek God. 3 All have turned away all have become corrupt    there is no one who does good    not even one.

 4 Do all these evildoers know nothing?

   They devour my people as though eating bread    they never call on the LORD. 5 But there they are overwhelmed with dread    for God is present in the company of the righteous. 6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor    but the LORD is their refuge.

 7 Oh that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!    When the LORD restores his people    let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

FootnotesPsalm 141 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.  Psalm 15 (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 27

Of David.

1 The LORD is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked advance against me to devoura me it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. 3 Though an army besiege me my heart will not fear though war break out against me even then I will be confident.

4 One thing I ask from the LORD this only do I seek that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. 5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.

6 Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy I will sing and make music to the LORD.

7 Hear my voice when I call LORD be merciful to me and answer me. 8 My heart says of you \"Seek his face!\" Your face LORD I will seek. 9 Do not hide your face from me do not turn your servant away in anger you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me God my Savior. 10 Though my father and mother forsake me the LORD will receive me. 11 Teach me your way LORD lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors. 12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes for false witnesses rise up against me spouting malicious accusations.

13 I remain confident of this I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the LORD be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.

FootnotesPsalm 272 Or slander Psalm 28? (New International Version 2011)

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1 John 5

Faith in the Incarnate Son of God
? 1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2 This is how we know that we love the children of God by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In fact this is love for God to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome 4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

? 6 This is the one who came by water and blood Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify 8 thea Spirit the water and the blood and the three are in agreement. 9 We accept human testimony but God\'s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God which he has given about his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. 11 And this is the testimony God has given us eternal life and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Concluding Affirmations
? 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us whatever we ask we know that we have what we asked of him.

? 16 If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that. 17 All wrongdoing is sin and there is sin that does not lead to death.

? 18 We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin the One who was born of God keeps them safe and the evil one cannot harm them. 19 We know that we are children of God and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. 20 We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

? 21 Dear children keep yourselves from idols.

Footnotes1 John 58 Late manuscripts of the Vulgate testify in heaven the Father the Word and the Holy Spirit and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth the (not found in any Greek manuscript before the fourteenth century)'),(14,23,54,'17 prevail weapon','

Isaiah 54

Future Glory for Jerusalem
1 \"Sing, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem, you who have never been in labor. For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband,\" says the Lord. 2 \"Enlarge your house; build an addition. Spread out your home, and spare no expense! 3 For you will soon be bursting at the seams. Your descendants will occupy other nations and resettle the ruined cities.

4 \"Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don\'t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood. 5 For your Creator will be your husband; the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth. 6 For the Lord has called you back from your grief, as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband,\" says your God. 7 \"For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will take you back. 8 In a burst of anger I turned my face away for a little while. But with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,\" says the Lord, your Redeemer.

9 \"Just as I swore in the time of Noah that I would never again let a flood cover the earth, so now I swear that I will never again be angry and punish you. 10 For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of blessing will never be broken,\" says the Lord, who has mercy on you.

11 \"O storm-battered city, troubled and desolate! I will rebuild you with precious jewels and make your foundations from lapis lazuli. 12 I will make your towers of sparkling rubies, your gates of shining gems, and your walls of precious stones. 13 I will teach all your children, and they will enjoy great peace. 14 You will be secure under a government that is just and fair. Your enemies will stay far away. You will live in peace, and terror will not come near. 15 If any nation comes to fight you, it is not because I sent them. Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat.

16 \"I have created the blacksmith who fans the coals beneath the forge and makes the weapons of destruction. And I have created the armies that destroy. r@17 But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord; their vindication will come from me. I, the Lord, have spoken!@

Isaiah 55 (New Living Translation)

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Isaiah 54

The Future Glory of Zion
 1 \"Sing barren woman    you who never bore a child burst into song shout for joy    you who were never in labor because more are the children of the desolate woman    than of her who has a husband\"             says the LORD. 2 \"Enlarge the place of your tent    stretch your tent curtains wide    do not hold back lengthen your cords    strengthen your stakes. 3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left    your descendants will dispossess nations    and settle in their desolate cities.

 4 \"Do not be afraid you will not be put to shame.    Do not fear disgrace you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth    and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood. 5 For your Maker is your husband    the LORD Almighty is his name the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer    he is called the God of all the earth. 6 The LORD will call you back    as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit a wife who married young    only to be rejected\" says your God. 7 \"For a brief moment I abandoned you    but with deep compassion I will bring you back. 8 In a surge of anger    I hid my face from you for a moment but with everlasting kindness    I will have compassion on you\"    says the LORD your Redeemer.

 9 \"To me this is like the days of Noah    when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So now I have sworn not to be angry with you    never to rebuke you again. 10 Though the mountains be shaken    and the hills be removed yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken    nor my covenant of peace be removed\"    says the LORD who has compassion on you.

 11 \"Afflicted city lashed by storms and not comforted    I will rebuild you with stones of turquoisea    your foundations with lapis lazuli. 12 I will make your battlements of rubies    your gates of sparkling jewels    and all your walls of precious stones. 13 All your children will be taught by the LORD    and great will be their peace. 14 In righteousness you will be established Tyranny will be far from you    you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed    it will not come near you. 15 If anyone does attack you it will not be my doing    whoever attacks you will surrender to you.

 16 \"See it is I who created the blacksmith    who fans the coals into flame    and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc  17 no weapon forged against you will prevail    and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD    and this is their vindication from me\"             declares the LORD.

FootnotesIsaiah 5411 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.  Isaiah 55 (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 94

1O LORD God You to Whom vengeance belongs O God You to Whom vengeance belongs shine forth!

2Rise up O Judge of the earth render to the proud a fit compensation!

3Lord how long shall the wicked how long shall the wicked triumph and exult?

4They pour out arrogant words speaking hard things all the evildoers boast loftily.(A)

5They crush Your people O Lord and afflict Your heritage.

6They slay the widow and the transient stranger and murder the unprotected orphan.

7Yet they say The Lord does not see neither does the God of Jacob notice it.

8Consider and understand you stupid ones among the people! And you self-confident fools when will you become wise?

9He Who planted the ear shall He not hear? He Who formed the eye shall He not see?

10He Who disciplines and instructs the nations shall He not punish He Who teaches man knowledge?

11The Lord knows the thoughts of man that they are vain (empty and futile--only a breath).(B)

12Blessed (happy fortunate to be envied) is the man whom You discipline and instruct O Lord and teach out of Your law

13That You may give him power to keep himself calm in the days of adversity until the inevitable pit of corruption is dug for the wicked.

14For the Lord will not cast off nor spurn His people neither will He abandon His heritage.

15For justice will return to the uncompromisingly righteous and all the upright in heart will follow it.

16Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

17Unless the Lord had been my help I would soon have dwelt in the land where there is silence.

18When I said My foot is slipping Your mercy and loving-kindness O Lord held me up.

19In the multitude of my anxious thoughts within me Your comforts cheer and delight my soul!

20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with You--they who frame and hide their unrighteous doings under the sacred name of law?

21They band themselves together against the life of the consistently righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

22But the Lord has become my High Tower and Defense and my God the Rock of my refuge.

23And He will turn back upon them their own iniquity and will wipe them out by means of their own wickedness the Lord our God will wipe them out.

Cross referencesPsalm 944 Jude 14 15 Psalm 9411 I Cor 320 Psalm 95? (Amplified Bible)

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Jeremiah 29

A Letter to the Exiles
? ? ? Jeremiah wrote a letter from Jerusalem to the elders, priests, prophets, and all the people who had been exiled to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. 2 This was after King Jehoiachin,[a] the queen mother, the court officials, the other officials of Judah, and all the craftsmen and artisans had been deported from Jerusalem. 3 He sent the letter with Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah when they went to Babylon as King Zedekiah\'s ambassadors to Nebuchadnezzar. This is what Jeremiah\'s letter said:

? 4 This is what the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the captives he has exiled to Babylon from Jerusalem: 5 \"Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce. 6 Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away! 7 And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.\"? 8 This is what the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies, the God of Israel, says: \"Do not let your prophets and fortune-tellers who are with you in the land of Babylon trick you. Do not listen to their dreams, 9 because they are telling you lies in my name. I have not sent them,\" says the Lord.? 10 This is what the Lord says: \"You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. r@11 For I know the plans I have for you,\" says the Lord. \"They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.@ 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. 14 I will be found by you,\" says the Lord. \"I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.\"? 15 You claim that the Lord has raised up prophets for you in Babylon. 16 But this is what the Lord says about the king who sits on David\'s throne and all those still living here in Jerusalem, your relatives who were not exiled to Babylon. 17 This is what the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies says: \"I will send war, famine, and disease upon them and make them like bad figs, too rotten to eat. 18 Yes, I will pursue them with war, famine, and disease, and I will scatter them around the world. In every nation where I send them, I will make them an object of damnation, horror, contempt, and mockery. 19 For they refuse to listen to me, though I have spoken to them repeatedly through the prophets I sent. And you who are in exile have not listened either,\" says the Lord.? 20 Therefore, listen to this message from the Lord, all you captives there in Babylon. 21 This is what the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies, the God of Israel, says about your prophets, Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are telling you lies in my name: \"I will turn them over to Nebuchadnezzar[b] for execution before your eyes. 22 Their terrible fate will become proverbial, so that the Judean exiles will curse someone by saying, \'May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned alive!\' 23 For these men have done terrible things among my people. They have committed adultery with their neighbors\' wives and have lied in my name, saying things I did not command. I am a witness to this. I, the Lord, have spoken.\"

A Message for Shemaiah
? 24 The Lord sent this message to Shemaiah the Nehelamite in Babylon: 25 \"This is what the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies, the God of Israel, says: You wrote a letter on your own authority to Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, and you sent copies to the other priests and people in Jerusalem. You wrote to Zephaniah,

? 26 \"The Lord has appointed you to replace Jehoiada as the priest in charge of the house of the Lord. You are responsible to put into stocks and neck irons any crazy man who claims to be a prophet. 27 So why have you done nothing to stop Jeremiah from Anathoth, who pretends to be a prophet among you 28 Jeremiah sent a letter here to Babylon, predicting that our captivity will be a long one. He said, \'Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce.\'\"

? 29 But when Zephaniah the priest received Shemaiah\'s letter, he took it to Jeremiah and read it to him. 30 Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: 31 \"Send an open letter to all the exiles in Babylon. Tell them, \'This is what the Lord says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Since he has prophesied to you when I did not send him and has tricked you into believing his lies, 32 I will punish him and his family. None of his descendants will see the good things I will do for my people, for he has incited you to rebel against me. I, the Lord, have spoken!\'\"

Footnotes:Jeremiah 29:2 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant spelling of Jehoiachin.Jeremiah 29:21 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, a variant spelling of Nebuchadnezzar. ? Jeremiah 30? (New Living Translation)

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Jeremiah 29

A Letter to the Exiles
 1 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests the prophets and all the other people Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 2 (This was after King Jehoiachina and the queen mother the court officials and the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem the skilled workers and the artisans had gone into exile from Jerusalem.) 3 He entrusted the letter to Elasah son of Shaphan and to Gemariah son of Hilkiah whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It said

 4 This is what the LORD Almighty the God of Israel says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon 5 \"Build houses and settle down plant gardens and eat what they produce. 6 Marry and have sons and daughters find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there do not decrease. 7 Also seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it because if it prospers you too will prosper.\" 8 Yes this is what the LORD Almighty the God of Israel says \"Do not let the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the dreams you encourage them to have. 9 They are prophesying lies to you in my name. I have not sent them\" declares the LORD.

 10 This is what the LORD says \"When seventy years are completed for Babylon I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. 11 For I know the plans I have for you\" declares the LORD \"plans to prosper you and not to harm you plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you\" declares the LORD \"and will bring you back from captivity.b I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you\" declares the LORD \"and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.\"

 15 You may say \"The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon\" 16 but this is what the LORD says about the king who sits on David\'s throne and all the people who remain in this city your fellow citizens who did not go with you into exile 17 yes this is what the LORD Almighty says \"I will send the sword famine and plague against them and I will make them like figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten. 18 I will pursue them with the sword famine and plague and will make them abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth a cursec and an object of horror of scorn and reproach among all the nations where I drive them. 19 For they have not listened to my words\" declares the LORD \"words that I sent to them again and again by my servants the prophets. And you exiles have not listened either\" declares the LORD.

 20 Therefore hear the word of the LORD all you exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon. 21 This is what the LORD Almighty the God of Israel says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah who are prophesying lies to you in my name \"I will deliver them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and he will put them to death before your very eyes. 22 Because of them all the exiles from Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse \'May the LORD treat you like Zedekiah and Ahab whom the king of Babylon burned in the fire.\' 23 For they have done outrageous things in Israel they have committed adultery with their neighbors\' wives and in my name they have uttered lies which I did not authorize. I know it and am a witness to it\" declares the LORD.

Message to Shemaiah
 24 Tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite 25 \"This is what the LORD Almighty the God of Israel says You sent letters in your own name to all the people in Jerusalem to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah and to all the other priests. You said to Zephaniah 26 \'The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada to be in charge of the house of the LORD you should put any maniac who acts like a prophet into the stocks and neck-irons. 27 So why have you not reprimanded Jeremiah from Anathoth who poses as a prophet among you? 28 He has sent this message to us in Babylon It will be a long time. Therefore build houses and settle down plant gardens and eat what they produce.\'\"

 29 Zephaniah the priest however read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet. 30 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah 31 \"Send this message to all the exiles \'This is what the LORD says about Shemaiah the Nehelamite Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you even though I did not send him and has persuaded you to trust in lies 32 this is what the LORD says I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people nor will he see the good things I will do for my people declares the LORD because he has preached rebellion against me.\'\"

FootnotesJeremiah 292 Hebrew Jeconiah a variant of JehoiachinJeremiah 2914 Or will restore your fortunesJeremiah 2918 That is their names will be used in cursing (see verse 22) or others will see that they are cursed.  Jeremiah 30 (New International Version 2011)

'),(17,20,6,'16 - 19 2020 hate democrat wicked pride','O@Warnings Against Folly @\r\n 1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,\r\n if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,\r\n2 you have been trapped by what you said,\r\n ensnared by the words of your mouth.\r\n3 So do this, my son, to free yourself,\r\n since you have fallen into your neighbor\'s hands:\r\nGo, to the point of exhaustion, \r\n and give your neighbor no rest!\r\n4 Allow no sleep to your eyes,\r\n no slumber to your eyelids.\r\n5 Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,\r\n like a bird from the snare of the fowler.\r\n 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;\r\n consider its ways and be wise!\r\n7 It has no commander,\r\n no overseer or ruler,\r\n8 yet it stores its provisions in summer\r\n and gathers its food at harvest.\r\n\r\n 9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard?\r\n When will you get up from your sleep?\r\n10 A little sleep, a little slumber,\r\n a little folding of the hands to rest,\r\n11 and poverty will come on you like a thief\r\n and scarcity like an armed man.\r\n\r\n 12 A troublemaker and a villain,\r\n who goes about with a corrupt mouth,\r\n 13 who winks maliciously with his eye,\r\n signals with his feet\r\n and motions with his fingers,\r\n 14 who plots evil with deceit in his heart,\r\n he always stirs up conflict.\r\n15 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;\r\n he will suddenly be destroyed, without remedy.\r\n\r\n G@16 There are six things the LORD hates,\r\n seven that are detestable to him:\r\n 17 haughty eyes,\r\n a lying tongue,\r\n hands that shed innocent blood,\r\n 18 a heart that devises wicked schemes,\r\n feet that are quick to rush into evil,\r\n 19 a false witness who pours out lies\r\n and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.@\r\n\r\nO@Warning Against Adultery @\r\n 20 My son, keep your father\'s command\r\n and do not forsake your mother\'s teaching.\r\n21 Bind them always on your heart;\r\n fasten them around your neck.\r\n22 When you walk, they will guide you;\r\n when you sleep, they will watch over you;\r\n when you awake, they will speak to you.\r\n23 For this command is a lamp,\r\n this teaching is a light,\r\nand correction and instruction\r\n are the way to life,\r\n24 keeping you from your neighbor\'s wife,\r\n from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.\r\n 25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty\r\n or let her captivate you with her eyes.\r\n\r\n 26 For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread,\r\n but another man\'s wife preys on your very life.\r\n27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap\r\n without his clothes being burned?\r\n28 Can a man walk on hot coals\r\n without his feet being scorched?\r\n29 So is he who sleeps with another man\'s wife;\r\n no one who touches her will go unpunished.\r\n\r\n 30 People do not despise a thief if he steals\r\n to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.\r\n31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,\r\n though it costs him all the wealth of his house.\r\n32 But a man who commits adultery has no sense;\r\n whoever does so destroys himself.\r\n33 Blows and disgrace are his lot,\r\n and his shame will never be wiped away.\r\n\r\n 34 For jealousy arouses a husband\'s fury,\r\n and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.\r\n35 He will not accept any compensation;\r\n he will refuse a bribe, however great it is.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','AMP','

Proverbs 6

 1MY SON if you have become security for your neighbor if you have given your pledge for a stranger or another

    2You are snared with the words of your lips you are caught by the speech of your mouth.

    3Do this now at once and earnestly my son and deliver yourself when you have put yourself into the apower of your neighbor go bestir and humble yourself and beg your neighbor to pay his debt and thereby release you.

    4Give not unnecessary sleep to your eyes nor slumber to your eyelids

    5Deliver yourself as a roe or gazelle from the hand of the hunter and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

    6Go to the ant you sluggard consider her ways and be wise!--(A)

    7Which having no chief overseer or ruler

    8Provides her food in the summer and gathers her supplies in the harvest.

    9How long will you sleep O sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?(B)

    10Yet a little sleep a little slumber a little folding of the hands to lie down and sleep--

    11So will your poverty come like a robber or one who travels with slowly but surely approaching steps and your want like an armed man making you helpless.(C)

    12A worthless person a wicked man is he who goes about with a perverse (contrary wayward) mouth.

    13He winks with his eyes he speaks by shuffling or tapping with his feet he makes signs to mislead and deceive and teaches with his fingers.

    14Willful and contrary in his heart he devises trouble vexation and evil continually he lets loose discord and sows it.

    15Therefore upon him shall the crushing weight of calamity come suddenly suddenly shall he be broken and that without remedy.

    16These six things the Lord hates indeed seven are an abomination to Him

    17A proud look the spirit that makes one overestimate himself and underestimate others a lying tongue and hands that shed innocent blood(D)

    18A heart that manufactures wicked thoughts and plans feet that are swift in running to evil

    19A false witness who breathes out lies even under oath and he who sows discord among his brethren.

    20My son keep your father\'s God-given commandment and forsake not the law of God your mother taught you.(E)

    21Bind them continually upon your heart and tie them about your neck.(F)

    22When you go they the words of your parents\' God shall lead you when you sleep they shall keep you and when you waken they shall talk with you.

    23For the commandment is a lamp and the whole teaching of the law is light and reproofs of discipline are the way of life(G)

    24To keep you from the evil woman from the flattery of the tongue of a loose woman.

    25Lust not after her beauty in your heart neither let her capture you with her eyelids.

    26For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread and the adulteress stalks and snares as with a hook the precious life of a man.

    27Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned?

    28Can one go upon hot coals and his feet not be burned?

    29So he who cohabits with his neighbor\'s wife will be tortured with evil consequences and just retribution he who touches her shall not be innocent or go unpunished.

    30Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry

    31But if he is found out he must restore seven times what he stole he must give the whole substance of his house if necessary--to meet his fine.

    32But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks heart and understanding (moral principle and prudence) he who does it is destroying his own life.

    33Wounds and disgrace will he get and his reproach will not be wiped away.

    34For jealousy makes the wronged man furious therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance upon the detected one.

    35He will not consider any ransom offered to buy him off from demanding full punishment neither will he be satisfied though you offer him many gifts and bribes.

   

FootnotesProverbs 63 The Bible consistently teaches that one is not to forsake a friend and this passage is not to be otherwise construed. But it is one thing to lend a friend money and quite another thing to promise to pay his debts for him if he fails to do so himself. It might cost one under the rigid customary laws governing debt his money his land his bed and his clothing--and if these were not sufficient he and his wife and children could be sold as slaves not to be released until the next Year of Jubilee--fifty years after the previous one. God\'s Word is very plain on the subject of not underwriting another person\'s debts (see Prov. 1115 1718 2226). Cross referencesProverbs 66 Job 127 Proverbs 69 Prov 2433 34 Proverbs 611 Prov 104 134 204 Proverbs 617 Ps 1202 3 Proverbs 620 Eph 61-3 Proverbs 621 Prov 33 73 Proverbs 623 Ps 198 119105  Proverbs 7 (Amplified Bible)

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'),(18,43,21,'2020 end times','The Widow\'s Offering\r\n 1 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 \"Truly I tell you,\" he said, \"this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.\"\r\nThe Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times p@\r\n 5 Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, 6 \"As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down.\"\r\n\r\n 7 \"Teacher,\" they asked, \"when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?\"\r\n\r\n 8 He replied: \"Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, \'I am he,\' and, \'The time is near.\' Do not follow them. 9 When you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away.\"\r\n\r\n 10 Then he said to them: \"Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.\r\n\r\n 12 \"But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. 13 And so you will bear testimony to me. 14 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. 16 You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. 17 Everyone will hate you because of me. 18 But not a hair of your head will perish. 19 Stand firm, and you will win life.\r\n\r\n 20 \"When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. 22 For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written. 23 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. 24 They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. @\r\n\r\nl@ 25 \"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. 26 People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. 27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.\" @\r\n\r\n 29 He told them this parable: \"Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 30 When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. 31 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near.\r\n\r\n 32 \"Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.\r\n\r\n 34 \"Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. 35 For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.\"\r\n\r\n 37 Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives, 38 and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple.','AMP','

Luke 21

 1LOOKING UP Jesus saw the rich people putting their gifts into the treasury.

    2And He saw also a poor widow putting in two mites (copper coins).

    3And He said Truly I say to you this poor widow has put in more than all of them

    4For they all gave out of their abundance (their surplus) but she has contributed out of her lack and her want putting in all that she had on which to live.

    5And as some were saying of the temple that it was decorated with handsome (shapely and magnificent) stones and consecrated offerings alaid up to be kept He said

    6As for all this that you thoughtfully look at the time will come when there shall not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.

    7And they asked Him Teacher when will this happen? And what sign will there be when this is about to occur?

    8And He said Be on your guard and be careful that you are not led astray for many will come in My name bappropriating to themselves the name Messiah which belongs to Me saying I am He! and The time is at hand! Do not go out after them.

    9And when you hear of wars and insurrections (disturbances disorder and confusion) do not become alarmed and panic-stricken and terrified for all this must take place first but the end will not come immediately.

    10Then He told them Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. II Chron. 156 Isa. 192.

    11There will be mighty and violent earthquakes and in various places famines and pestilences (plagues cmalignant and contagious or infectious epidemic diseases which are deadly and devastating) and there will be sights of terror and great signs from heaven.

    12But previous to all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you turning you over to the synagogues and prisons and you will be led away before kings and governors for My name\'s sake.

    13This will be a time (an opportunity) for you to bear testimony.

    14Resolve and settle it in your minds not to meditate and prepare beforehand how you are to make your defense and how you will answer.

    15For I Myself will give you a mouth and such utterance and wisdom that all of your foes combined will be unable to stand against or refute.

    16You will be delivered up and betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends and some of you they will put to death.

    17And you will be hated (despised) by everyone because you bear My name and for its sake.

    18But not a hair of your head shall perish. I Sam. 1445.

    19By your steadfastness and patient endurance you dshall win the etrue life of your souls.

    20But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies then know and understand that its desolation has come near.

    21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains and let those who are inside the city get out of it and let not those who are out in the country come into it

    22For those are days of vengeance of rendering full justice or satisfaction that all things that are written may be fulfilled.

    23Alas for those who are pregnant and for those who have babies which they are nursing in those days! For great misery and anguish and distress shall be upon the land and indignation and punishment and retribution upon this people.

    24They will fall by fthe mouth and the edge of the sword and will be led away as captives to and among all nations and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled (completed).(A)

    25And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars and upon the earth there will be distress (trouble and anguish) of nations in bewilderment and perplexity gwithout resources left wanting embarrassed in doubt not knowing which way to turn at the roaring (hthe echo) of the tossing of the sea(B)

    26Men swooning away or expiring with fear and dread and apprehension and expectation of the things that are coming on the world for the very powers of the heavens will be shaken and icaused to totter.

    27And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great (transcendent and overwhelming) power and all His kingly glory (majesty and splendor).(C)

    28Now when these things begin to occur look up and lift up your heads because your redemption (deliverance) is drawing near.

    29And He told them a parable Look at the fig tree and all the trees

    30When they put forth their buds and come out in leaf you see for yourselves and perceive and know that summer is already near.

    31Even so when you see these things taking place understand and know that the kingdom of God is at hand.

    32Truly I tell you this generation (jthose living at that definite period of time) will not perish and pass away until all has taken place.

    33The ksky and the earth (lthe universe the world) will pass away but My words will not pass away.

    34But take heed to yourselves and be on your guard lest your hearts be overburdened and depressed (weighed down) with the mgiddiness and headache and nnausea of self-indulgence drunkenness and worldly worries and cares pertaining to the obusiness of this life and lest that day come upon you suddenly like a trap or a noose

    35For it will come upon all who live upon the face of the entire earth.

    36Keep awake then and watch at all times be discreet attentive and ready praying that you may have the full strength and ability and be accounted worthy to escape all these things taken together that will take place and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man.

    37Now in the daytime Jesus was teaching in pthe porches and courts of the temple but at night He would go out and stay on the mount called Olivet.

    38And early in the morning all the people came to Him in the temple qporches or courts to listen to Him.

   

FootnotesLuke 215 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Luke 218 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Luke 2111 Webster\'s New International Dictionary offers this phrase as a definition of \"plague\" and \"pestilence.\"Luke 2119 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Luke 2119 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Luke 2124 John Wycliffe The Wycliffe Bible.Luke 2125 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Luke 2125 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Luke 2126 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Luke 2132 Hermann Cremer Biblico-Theological Lexicon.Luke 2133 James Moulton and George Milligan The Vocabulary.Luke 2133 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Luke 2134 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Luke 2134 G. Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon.Luke 2134 John Wycliffe The Wycliffe Bible.Luke 2137 Richard Trench Synonyms of the New Testament.Luke 2138 Richard Trench Synonyms of the New Testament. Cross referencesLuke 2124 Isa 6318 Dan 813 Luke 2125 Isa 1310 Joel 210 Zeph 115 Luke 2127 Dan 713 14  Luke 22 (Amplified Bible)

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Ezekiel 3

 1 And he said to me \"Son of man eat what is before you eat this scroll then go and speak to the people of Israel.\" 2 So I opened my mouth and he gave me the scroll to eat.

 3 Then he said to me \"Son of man eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.\" So I ate it and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.

 4 He then said to me \"Son of man go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them. 5 You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and strange language but to the people of Israel 6 not to many peoples of obscure speech and strange language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them they would have listened to you. 7 But the people of Israel are not willing to listen to you because they are not willing to listen to me for all the Israelites are hardened and obstinate. 8 But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are. 9 I will make your forehead like the hardest stone harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them though they are a rebellious people.\"

 10 And he said to me \"Son of man listen carefully and take to heart all the words I speak to you. 11 Go now to your people in exile and speak to them. Say to them \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says\' whether they listen or fail to listen.\"

 12 Then the Spirit lifted me up and I heard behind me a loud rumbling sound as the glory of the LORD rose from the place where it was standing.a 13 It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them a loud rumbling sound. 14 The Spirit then lifted me up and took me away and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit with the strong hand of the LORD on me. 15 I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the Kebar River. And there where they were living I sat among them for seven days deeply distressed.

Ezekiel\'s Task as Watchman
 16 At the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me 17 \"Son of man I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. 18 When I say to a wicked person \'You will surely die\' and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life that wicked person will die forb their sin and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 19 But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways they will die for their sin but you will have saved yourself.

 20 \"Again when a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil and I put a stumbling block before them they will die. Since you did not warn them they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 21 But if you do warn the righteous person not to sin and they do not sin they will surely live because they took warning and you will have saved yourself.\"

 22 The hand of the LORD was on me there and he said to me \"Get up and go out to the plain and there I will speak to you.\" 23 So I got up and went out to the plain. And the glory of the LORD was standing there like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River and I fell facedown.

 24 Then the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet. He spoke to me and said \"Go shut yourself inside your house. 25 And you son of man they will tie with ropes you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people. 26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them for they are a rebellious people. 27 But when I speak to you I will open your mouth and you shall say to them \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says.\' Whoever will listen let them listen and whoever will refuse let them refuse for they are a rebellious people.

FootnotesEzekiel 312 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text Masoretic Text sound may the glory of the LORD be praised from his placeEzekiel 318 Or in also in verses 19 and 20  Ezekiel 4 (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 46

For the choir director: A song of the descendants of Korah, to be sung by soprano voices.[a]
1 God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. 2 So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. 3 Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge! Interlude

4 A river brings joy to the city of our God, the sacred home of the Most High. 5 God dwells in that city; it cannot be destroyed. From the very break of day, God will protect it. 6 The nations are in chaos, and their kingdoms crumble! God\'s voice thunders, and the earth melts! 7 The Lord of Heaven\'s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel[b] is our fortress. Interlude

8 Come, see the glorious works of the Lord: See how he brings destruction upon the world. 9 He causes wars to end throughout the earth. He breaks the bow and snaps the spear; he burns the shields with fire.

r@10 \"Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.\"

@? 11 The Lord of Heaven\'s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude

Footnotes:Psalm 46:1 Hebrew according to alamoth.Psalm 46:7 Hebrew of Jacob; also in 46:11. See note on 44:4. \n? Psalm 47? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 46

Psalm 46a
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.b A song.

1 God is our refuge and strength an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.c

4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God the holy place where the Most High dwells. 5 God is within her she will not fall God will help her at break of day. 6 Nations are in uproar kingdoms fall he lifts his voice the earth melts.

7 The LORD Almighty is with us the God of Jacob is our fortress.

8 Come and see what the LORD has done the desolations he has brought on the earth. 9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear he burns the shieldsd with fire. 10 He says \"Be still and know that I am God I will be exalted among the nations I will be exalted in the earth.\"

11 The LORD Almighty is with us the God of Jacob is our fortress.

FootnotesPsalm 461 In Hebrew texts 461-11 is numbered 462-12.Psalm 461 Title Probably a musical termPsalm 463 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 11.Psalm 469 Or chariots Psalm 47? (New International Version 2011)

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2 Chronicles 20

War with Surrounding Nations
1 After this, the armies of the Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites[a] declared war on Jehoshaphat. 2 Messengers came and told Jehoshaphat, \"A vast army from Edom[b] is marching against you from beyond the Dead Sea.[c] They are already at Hazazon-tamar.\" (This was another name for En-gedi.)

3 Jehoshaphat was terrified by this news and begged the Lord for guidance. He also ordered everyone in Judah to begin fasting. 4 So people from all the towns of Judah came to Jerusalem to seek the Lord\'s help.

5 Jehoshaphat stood before the community of Judah and Jerusalem in front of the new courtyard at the Temple of the Lord. 6 He prayed, \"O Lord, God of our ancestors, you alone are the God who is in heaven. You are ruler of all the kingdoms of the earth. You are powerful and mighty; no one can stand against you! 7 O our God, did you not drive out those who lived in this land when your people Israel arrived? And did you not give this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham? 8 Your people settled here and built this Temple to honor your name. 9 They said, \'Whenever we are faced with any calamity such as war,[d] plague, or famine, we can come to stand in your presence before this Temple where your name is honored. We can cry out to you to save us, and you will hear us and rescue us.\'

10 \"And now see what the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir are doing. You would not let our ancestors invade those nations when Israel left Egypt, so they went around them and did not destroy them. 11 Now see how they reward us! For they have come to throw us out of your land, which you gave us as an inheritance. 12 O our God, won\'t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.\"

13 As all the men of Judah stood before the Lord with their little ones, wives, and children, 14 the Spirit of the Lord came upon one of the men standing there. His name was Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite who was a descendant of Asaph.

15 He said, \"Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid! Don\'t be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God\'s. 16 Tomorrow, march out against them. You will find them coming up through the ascent of Ziz at the end of the valley that opens into the wilderness of Jeruel. 17 But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the Lord\'s victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you!\"

18 Then King Jehoshaphat bowed low with his face to the ground. And all the people of Judah and Jerusalem did the same, worshiping the Lord. 19 Then the Levites from the clans of Kohath and Korah stood to praise the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud shout.

r@? 20 Early the next morning the army of Judah went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. On the way Jehoshaphat stopped and said, \"Listen to me, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be able to stand firm. Believe in his prophets, and you will succeed.\"

@? 21 After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the Lord and praising him for his holy splendor. This is what they sang:

\"Give thanks to the Lord; his faithful love endures forever!\"

22 At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the Lord caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves. 23 The armies of Moab and Ammon turned against their allies from Mount Seir and killed every one of them. After they had destroyed the army of Seir, they began attacking each other. 24 So when the army of Judah arrived at the lookout point in the wilderness, all they saw were dead bodies lying on the ground as far as they could see. Not a single one of the enemy had escaped.

25 King Jehoshaphat and his men went out to gather the plunder. They found vast amounts of equipment, clothing,[e] and other valuables, more than they could carry. There was so much plunder that it took them three days just to collect it all! 26 On the fourth day they gathered in the Valley of Blessing,[f] which got its name that day because the people praised and thanked the Lord there. It is still called the Valley of Blessing today.

27 Then all the men returned to Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat leading them, overjoyed that the Lord had given them victory over their enemies. 28 They marched into Jerusalem to the music of harps, lyres, and trumpets, and they proceeded to the Temple of the Lord.

29 When all the surrounding kingdoms heard that the Lord himself had fought against the enemies of Israel, the fear of God came over them. 30 So Jehoshaphat\'s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.

Summary of Jehoshaphat\'s Reign
31 So Jehoshaphat ruled over the land of Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

32 Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the ways of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the Lord\'s sight. 33 During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people never fully committed themselves to follow the God of their ancestors.

34 The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat\'s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Record of Jehu Son of Hanani, which is included in The Book of the Kings of Israel.

35 Some time later King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who was very wicked.[g] 36 Together they built a fleet of trading ships[h] at the port of Ezion-geber. 37 Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat. He said, \"Because you have allied yourself with King Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy your work.\" So the ships met with disaster and never put out to sea.[i]

Footnotes:2 Chronicles 20:1 As in some Greek manuscripts (see also 26:7); Hebrew repeats Ammonites.2 Chronicles 20:2 As in one Hebrew manuscript; most Hebrew manuscripts and ancient versions read Aram.2 Chronicles 20:2 Hebrew the sea.2 Chronicles 20:9 Or sword of judgment; or sword, judgment.2 Chronicles 20:25 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Latin Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts read corpses.2 Chronicles 20:26 Hebrew valley of Beracah.2 Chronicles 20:35 Or who made him do what was wicked.2 Chronicles 20:36 Hebrew fleet of ships that could go to Tarshish.2 Chronicles 20:37 Hebrew never set sail for Tarshish. \n? 2 Chronicles 21? (New Living Translation)

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2 Chronicles 20

Jehoshaphat Defeats Moab and Ammon
1 After this the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunitesa came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.

2 Some people came and told Jehoshaphat \"A vast army is coming against you from Edomb from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar\" (that is En Gedi). 3 Alarmed Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the LORD and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. 4 The people of Judah came together to seek help from the LORD indeed they came from every town in Judah to seek him.

5 Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple of the LORD in the front of the new courtyard 6 and said

\"LORD the God of our ancestors are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand and no one can withstand you. 7 Our God did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? 8 They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your Name saying 9 \'If calamity comes upon us whether the sword of judgment or plague or famine we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress and you will hear us and save us.\'

10 \"But now here are men from Ammon Moab and Mount Seir whose territory you would not allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt so they turned away from them and did not destroy them. 11 See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance. 12 Our God will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do but our eyes are on you.\"

13 All the men of Judah with their wives and children and little ones stood there before the LORD.

14 Then the Spirit of the LORD came on Jahaziel son of Zechariah the son of Benaiah the son of Jeiel the son of Mattaniah a Levite and descendant of Asaph as he stood in the assembly.

15 He said \"Listen King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you \'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours but God\'s. 16 Tomorrow march down against them. They will be climbing up by the Pass of Ziz and you will find them at the end of the gorge in the Desert of Jeruel. 17 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow and the LORD will be with you.\'\"

18 Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD. 19 Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD the God of Israel with a very loud voice.

20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out Jehoshaphat stood and said \"Listen to me Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.\" 21 After consulting the people Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise him for the splendor of hisc holiness as they went out at the head of the army saying

\"Give thanks to the LORD for his love endures forever.\"

22 As they began to sing and praise the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah and they were defeated. 23 The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir they helped to destroy one another.

24 When the men of Judah came to the place that overlooks the desert and looked toward the vast army they saw only dead bodies lying on the ground no one had escaped. 25 So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothingd and also articles of value more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it. 26 On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berakah where they praised the LORD. This is why it is called the Valley of Berakahe to this day.

27 Then led by Jehoshaphat all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to Jerusalem for the LORD had given them cause to rejoice over their enemies. 28 They entered Jerusalem and went to the temple of the LORD with harps and lyres and trumpets.

29 The fear of God came on all the surrounding kingdoms when they heard how the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace for his God had given him rest on every side.

The End of Jehoshaphat\'s Reign
31 So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king of Judah and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother\'s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 32 He followed the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. 33 The high places however were not removed and the people still had not set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.

34 The other events of Jehoshaphat\'s reign from beginning to end are written in the annals of Jehu son of Hanani which are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel.

35 Later Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel whose ways were wicked. 36 He agreed with him to construct a fleet of trading ships.f After these were built at Ezion Geber 37 Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat saying \"Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah the LORD will destroy what you have made.\" The ships were wrecked and were not able to set sail to trade.g

Footnotes2 Chronicles 201 Some Septuagint manuscripts Hebrew Ammonites2 Chronicles 202 One Hebrew manuscript most Hebrew manuscripts Septuagint and Vulgate Aram2 Chronicles 2021 Or him with the splendor of2 Chronicles 2025 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate most Hebrew manuscripts corpses2 Chronicles 2026 Berakah means praise.2 Chronicles 2036 Hebrew of ships that could go to Tarshish2 Chronicles 2037 Hebrew sail for Tarshish2 Chronicles 21?(New International Version 2011)

'),(22,41,24,'14 gospel whole world \r\n34 word heaven pass Away\r\n45 responsible','Matthew 24\r\nJesus Foretells the Future\r\n 1 As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings. 2 But he responded, \"Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!\"\r\n 3 Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, \"Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?[a]\"\r\n\r\n 4 Jesus told them, \"Don\'t let anyone mislead you, 5 for many will come in my name, claiming, \'I am the Messiah.\' They will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don\'t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won\'t follow immediately. 7 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. 8 But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.\r\n\r\n 9 \"Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers. 10 And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. 11 And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. 12 Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. b@14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.@\r\n\r\n 15 \"The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about, the sacrilegious object that causes desecration[d] standing in the Holy Place.\" (Reader, pay attention!) 16 \"Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. 17 A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. 18 A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat. 19 How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. 20 And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again. 22 In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person will survive. But it will be shortened for the sake of God\'s chosen ones.\r\n\r\n 23 \"Then if anyone tells you, \'Look, here is the Messiah,\' or \'There he is,\' don\'t believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God\'s chosen ones. 25 See, I have warned you about this ahead of time.\r\n\r\n 26 \"So if someone tells you, \'Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,\' don\'t bother to go and look. Or, \'Look, he is hiding here,\' don\'t believe it! 27 For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man[e] comes. 28 Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.[f]\r\n\r\n 29 \"Immediately after the anguish of those days,\r\n\r\n the sun will be darkened,\r\n the moon will give no light,\r\n the stars will fall from the sky,\r\n and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.[g]\r\n\r\n 30 And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.[h] 31 And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world[i], from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.\r\n\r\n 32 \"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near. 33 In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door.r@ 34 I tell you the truth, this generation[j] will not pass from the scene until all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.@\r\n\r\n 36 \"However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself.[k] Only the Father knows.\r\n\r\n 37 \"When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah\'s day. 38 In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat. 39 People didn\'t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.\r\n\r\n 40 \"Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.\r\n\r\n 42 \"So you, too, must keep watch! For you don\'t know what day your Lord is coming. 43 Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into. 44 You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.\r\n\r\nG@ 45 \"A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. 46 If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. 47 I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns. 48 But what if the servant is evil and thinks, \'My master won\'t be back for a while,\' 49 and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk? 50 The master will return unannounced and unexpected, 51 and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.@\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nMatthew 24:3 Or the age?\r\nMatthew 24:9 Greek on account of my name.\r\nMatthew 24:14 Or all peoples.\r\nMatthew 24:15 Greek the abomination of desolation. See Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11.','NIV','

Matthew 24

The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
1 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. 2 \"Do you see all these things?\" he asked. \"Truly I tell you not one stone here will be left on another every one will be thrown down.\"

3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives the disciples came to him privately. \"Tell us\" they said \"when will this happen and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?\"

4 Jesus answered \"Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name claiming \'I am the Messiah\' and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9 \"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness the love of most will grow cold 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations and then the end will come.

15 \"So when you see standing in the holy place \'the abomination that causes desolation\'a spoken of through the prophet Daniel let the reader understand 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress unequaled from the beginning of the world until now and never to be equaled again.

22 \"If those days had not been cut short no one would survive but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you \'Look here is the Messiah!\' or \'There he is!\' do not believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive if possible even the elect. 25 See I have told you ahead of time.

26 \"So if anyone tells you \'There he is out in the wilderness\' do not go out or \'Here he is in the inner rooms\' do not believe it. 27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there is a carcass there the vultures will gather.

29 \"Immediately after the distress of those days

\"\'the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light the stars will fall from the sky and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.\'b

30 \"Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earthc will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.d 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect from the four winds from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 \"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out you know that summer is near. 33 Even so when you see all these things you know that ite is near right at the door. 34 Truly I tell you this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away but my words will never pass away.

The Day and Hour Unknown
36 \"But about that day or hour no one knows not even the angels in heaven nor the Sonf but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood people were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Two men will be in the field one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill one will be taken and the other left.

42 \"Therefore keep watch because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

45 \"Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47 Truly I tell you he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself \'My master is staying away a long time\' 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

FootnotesMatthew 2415 Daniel 927 1131 1211Matthew 2429 Isaiah 1310 344Matthew 2430 Or the tribes of the landMatthew 2430 See Daniel 713-14.Matthew 2433 Or heMatthew 2436 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son. Matthew 25? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 121

A Song of Ascents.
 1aI WILL lift up my eyes to the hills around Jerusalem to sacred Mount Zion and Mount Moriah--From whence shall my help come?(A)

    2My help comes from the Lord Who made heaven and earth.

    3He will not allow your foot to slip or to be moved He Who keeps you will not slumber.(B)

    4Behold He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

    5The Lord is your keeper the Lord is your shade on your right hand the side not carrying a shield.(C)

    6The sun shall not smite you by day nor the moon by night.(D)

    7The Lord will keep you from all evil He will keep your life.

    8The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.(E)

   

FootnotesPsalm 1211 See Psalm 120 title footnote. Cross referencesPsalm 1211 Jer 323 Psalm 1213 I Sam 29 Ps 1271 Prov 323 26 Isa 273 Psalm 1215 Isa 254 Psalm 1216 Ps 915 Isa 4910 Rev 716 Psalm 1218 Deut 286 Prov 28 36  Psalm 122 (Amplified Bible)

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\r\nG@Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two @\r\n 1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.\r\n 5 "When you enter a house, first say, \'Peace to this house.\' 6 If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.\r\n\r\n 8 "When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. B@9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, \'The kingdom of God has come near to you.\' 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11 \'Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.\' 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.@\r\n\r\n 13 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.\r\n\r\n 16 "Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me."\r\n\r\n o@17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name."\r\n\r\n 18 He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."@\r\n\r\n 21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.\r\n\r\n p@ 22 "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."\r\n\r\n 23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."@

\r\n\r\nG@The Parable of the Good Samaritan @

L@25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"\r\n 26 "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"\r\n\r\n 27 He answered, "\'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind\'; and, \'Love your neighbor as yourself.\'"\r\n\r\n 28 "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."\r\n\r\n 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"\r\n\r\n 30 In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. \'Look after him,\' he said, \'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.\'\r\n\r\n 36 "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"\r\n\r\n 37 The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him."\r\n\r\n Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."@

\r\n\r\nG@At the Home of Martha and Mary @\r\n R@38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord\'s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don\'t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"\r\n 41 "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed, or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."@\r\n

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Luke 10

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two
1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-twoa others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest therefore to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals and do not greet anyone on the road.

5 "When you enter a house first say \'Peace to this house.\' 6 If someone who promotes peace is there your peace will rest on them if not it will return to you. 7 Stay there eating and drinking whatever they give you for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

8 "When you enter a town and are welcomed eat what is offered to you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them \'The kingdom of God has come near to you.\' 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed go into its streets and say 11 \'Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this The kingdom of God has come near.\' 12 I tell you it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

13 "Woe to you Chorazin! Woe to you Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon they would have repented long ago sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you Capernaum will you be lifted to the heavens? No you will go down to Hades.b

16 "Whoever listens to you listens to me whoever rejects you rejects me but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me."

17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said "Lord even the demons submit to us in your name."

18 He replied "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy nothing will harm you. 20 However do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

21 At that time Jesus full of joy through the Holy Spirit said "I praise you Father Lord of heaven and earth because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to little children. Yes Father for this is what you were pleased to do.

22 "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."

The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher" he asked "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

26 "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"

27 He answered "\'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind\'c and \'Love your neighbor as yourself.\'d"

28 "You have answered correctly" Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."

29 But he wanted to justify himself so he asked Jesus "And who is my neighbor?"

30 In reply Jesus said "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes beat him and went away leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road and when he saw the man he passed by on the other side. 32 So too a Levite when he came to the place and saw him passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan as he traveled came where the man was and when he saw him he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denariie and gave them to the innkeeper. \'Look after him\' he said \'and when I return I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.\'

36 "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"

37 The expert in the law replied "The one who had mercy on him."

Jesus told him "Go and do likewise."

At the Home of Martha and Mary
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary who sat at the Lord\'s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked "Lord don\'t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"

41 "Martha Martha" the Lord answered "you are worried and upset about many things 42 but few things are needed or indeed only one.f Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her."

FootnotesLuke 101 Some manuscripts seventy also in verse 17Luke 1015 That is the realm of the deadLuke 1027 Deut. 65Luke 1027 Lev. 1918Luke 1035 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 202).Luke 1042 Some manuscripts but only one thing is neededLuke 11? (New International Version 2011)

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Genesis 17

Abram Is Named Abraham
1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, \"I am El-Shaddai, \'God Almighty.\' Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life. 2 I will make a covenant with you, by which I will guarantee to give you countless descendants.\"

3 At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him, 4 \"This is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of a multitude of nations! 5 What\'s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham,[a] for you will be the father of many nations. 6 I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them!

7 \"I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants[b] after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God.\"

The Mark of the Covenant
9 Then God said to Abraham, \"Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility. 10 This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumcised. 11 You must cut off the flesh of your foreskin as a sign of the covenant between me and you. 12 From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. This applies not only to members of your family but also to the servants born in your household and the foreign-born servants whom you have purchased. 13 All must be circumcised. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant. 14 Any male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for breaking the covenant.\"
Sarai Is Named Sarah
15 Then God said to Abraham, \"Regarding Sarai, your wife, her name will no longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah.[c] 16 And I will bless her and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among her descendants.\"

7 Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. \"How could I become a father at the age of 100\" he thought. \"And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old\" 18 So Abraham said to God, \"May Ishmael live under your special blessing!\"

19 But God replied, \"No, Sarah, your wife, will give birth to a son for you. You will name him Isaac,[d] and I will confirm my covenant with him and his descendants as an everlasting covenant. 20 As for Ishmael, I will bless him also, just as you have asked. I will make him extremely fruitful and multiply his descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. 21 But my covenant will be confirmed with Isaac, who will be born to you and Sarah about this time next year.\" 22 When God had finished speaking, he left Abraham.

23 On that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his household, including those born there and those he had bought. Then he circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins, just as God had told him. 24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, 25 and Ishmael, his son, was thirteen. 26 Both Abraham and his son, Ishmael, were circumcised on that same day, 27 along with all the other men and boys of the household, whether they were born there or bought as servants. All were circumcised with him.

Footnotes:Genesis 17:5 Abram means \"exalted father\"; Abraham sounds like a Hebrew term that means \"father of many.\"Genesis 17:7 Hebrew seed; also in 17:7b, 8, 9, 10, 19.Genesis 17:15 Sarai and Sarah both mean \"princess.\"Genesis 17:19 Isaac means \"he laughs.\" Genesis 18 (New Living Translation)

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Genesis 17

The Covenant of Circumcision
1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, \"I am God Almighty[a]; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. 2 Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.\"

3 Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, 4 \"As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. 5 No longer will you be called Abram[b]; your name will be Abraham,[c] for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. 7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.\"

9 Then God said to Abraham, \"As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come. 10 This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised. 11 You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. 12 For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner, those who are not your offspring. 13 Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant. 14 Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the flesh, will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.\"

15 God also said to Abraham, \"As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. 16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.\"

17 Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, \"Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?\" 18 And Abraham said to God, \"If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!\"

19 Then God said, \"Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac.[d] I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. 21 But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.\" 22 When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.

23 On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him. 24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, 25 and his son Ishmael was thirteen; 26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were both circumcised on that very day. 27 And every male in Abraham\'s household, including those born in his household or bought from a foreigner, was circumcised with him.

Footnotes:Genesis 17:1 Hebrew El-ShaddaiGenesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.Genesis 17:19 Isaac means he laughs. \n? Genesis 18? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Psalm 34

Psalm 34ab
??? Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek who drove him away and he left.

?1 I will extol the LORD at all times ???his praise will always be on my lips. 2 I will glory in the LORD ???let the afflicted hear and rejoice. 3 Glorify the LORD with me ???let us exalt his name together.

?4 I sought the LORD and he answered me ???he delivered me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to him are radiant ???their faces are never covered with shame. 6 This poor man called and the LORD heard him ???he saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him ???and he delivers them.

?8 Taste and see that the LORD is good ???blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. 9 Fear the LORD you his holy people ???for those who fear him lack nothing. 10 The lions may grow weak and hungry ???but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. 11 Come my children listen to me ???I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12 Whoever of you loves life ???and desires to see many good days 13 keep your tongue from evil ???and your lips from telling lies. 14 Turn from evil and do good ???seek peace and pursue it.

?15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous ???and his ears are attentive to their cry 16 but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil ???to blot out their name from the earth.

?17 The righteous cry out and the LORD hears them ???he delivers them from all their troubles. 18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted ???and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

?19 The righteous person may have many troubles ???but the LORD delivers him from them all 20 he protects all his bones ???not one of them will be broken.

?21 Evil will slay the wicked ???the foes of the righteous will be condemned. 22 The LORD will rescue his servants ???no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.

FootnotesPsalm 341 This psalm is an acrostic poem the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.Psalm 341 In Hebrew texts 341-22 is numbered 342-23. ?Psalm 35?(New International Version 2011)

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Romans 14

The Weak and the Strong
 1 Accept the one whose faith is weak without quarreling over disputable matters. 2 One person\'s faith allows them to eat anything but another whose faith is weak eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does for God has accepted them. 4 Who are you to judge someone else\'s servant? To their own master servants stand or fall. And they will stand for the Lord is able to make them stand.

 5 One person considers one day more sacred than another another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6 Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord for they give thanks to God and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives for ourselves alone and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8 If we live we live for the Lord and if we die we die for the Lord. So whether we live or die we belong to the Lord. 9 For this very reason Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

 10 You then why do you judge your brother or sistera? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God\'s judgment seat. 11 It is written

   \"\'As surely as I live\' says the Lord \'every knee will bow before me    every tongue will acknowledge God.\'\"b

 12 So then each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

 13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. 14 I am convinced being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean then for that person it is unclean. 15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Spirit 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.

 19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.

 22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. 23 But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat because their eating is not from faith and everything that does not come from faith is sin.c

FootnotesRomans 1410 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer whether man or woman as part of God\'s family also in verses 13 15 and 21.Romans 1411 Isaiah 4523Romans 1423 Some manuscripts place 1625-27 here others after 1533.  Romans 15 (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 37

Psalm 37a
Of David.

1 Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong 2 for like the grass they will soon wither like green plants they will soon die away.

3 Trust in the LORD and do good dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Take delight in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the LORD trust in him and he will do this 6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn your vindication like the noonday sun.

7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him do not fret when people succeed in their ways when they carry out their wicked schemes.

8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath do not fret it leads only to evil. 9 For those who are evil will be destroyed but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

10 A little while and the wicked will be no more though you look for them they will not be found. 11 But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.

12 The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them 13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked for he knows their day is coming.

14 The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy to slay those whose ways are upright. 15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts and their bows will be broken.

16 Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked 17 for the power of the wicked will be broken but the LORD upholds the righteous.

18 The blameless spend their days under the LORD\'s care and their inheritance will endure forever. 19 In times of disaster they will not wither in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

20 But the wicked will perish Though the LORD\'s enemies are like the flowers of the field they will be consumed they will go up in smoke.

21 The wicked borrow and do not repay but the righteous give generously 22 those the LORD blesses will inherit the land but those he curses will be destroyed.

23 The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him 24 though he may stumble he will not fall for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

25 I was young and now I am old yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. 26 They are always generous and lend freely their children will be a blessing.b

27 Turn from evil and do good then you will dwell in the land forever. 28 For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones.

Wrongdoers will be completely destroyedc the offspring of the wicked will perish. 29 The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom and their tongues speak what is just. 31 The law of their God is in their hearts their feet do not slip.

32 The wicked lie in wait for the righteous intent on putting them to death 33 but the LORD will not leave them in the power of the wicked or let them be condemned when brought to trial.

34 Hope in the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land when the wicked are destroyed you will see it.

35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree 36 but he soon passed away and was no more though I looked for him he could not be found.

37 Consider the blameless observe the upright a future awaits those who seek peace.d 38 But all sinners will be destroyed there will be no futuree for the wicked.

39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD he is their stronghold in time of trouble. 40 The LORD helps them and delivers them he delivers them from the wicked and saves them because they take refuge in him.

FootnotesPsalm 371 This psalm is an acrostic poem the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.Psalm 3726 Or freely / the names of their children will be used in blessings (see Gen. 4820) or freely / others will see that their children are blessedPsalm 3728 See Septuagint Hebrew They will be protected foreverPsalm 3737 Or upright / those who seek peace will have posterityPsalm 3738 Or posterity Psalm 38? (New International Version 2011)

'),(29,23,33,'22 Save us 2020 judge','O@Distress and Help @\r\n 1 Woe to you, destroyer,\r\n you who have not been destroyed!\r\nWoe to you, betrayer,\r\n you who have not been betrayed!\r\nWhen you stop destroying,\r\n you will be destroyed;\r\nwhen you stop betraying,\r\n you will be betrayed.\r\n 2 LORD, be gracious to us;\r\n we long for you.\r\nBe our strength every morning,\r\n our salvation in time of distress.\r\n3 At the uproar of your army, the peoples flee;\r\n when you rise up, the nations scatter.\r\n4 Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts;\r\n like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.\r\n\r\n 5 The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high;\r\n he will fill Zion with his justice and righteousness.\r\n6 He will be the sure foundation for your times,\r\n a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge;\r\n the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.[a]\r\n\r\n 7 Look, their brave men cry aloud in the streets;\r\n the envoys of peace weep bitterly.\r\n8 The highways are deserted,\r\n no travelers are on the roads.\r\nThe treaty is broken,\r\n its witnesses[b] are despised,\r\n no one is respected.\r\n9 The land dries up and wastes away,\r\n Lebanon is ashamed and withers;\r\nSharon is like the Arabah,\r\n and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.\r\n\r\n 10 \"Now will I arise,\" says the LORD.\r\n \"Now will I be exalted;\r\n now will I be lifted up.\r\n11 You conceive chaff,\r\n you give birth to straw;\r\n your breath is a fire that consumes you.\r\n12 The peoples will be burned to ashes;\r\n like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze.\"\r\n\r\n 13 You who are far away, hear what I have done;\r\n you who are near, acknowledge my power!\r\n14 The sinners in Zion are terrified;\r\n trembling grips the godless:\r\n\"Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?\r\n Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?\"\r\n15 Those who walk righteously\r\n and speak what is right,\r\nwho reject gain from extortion\r\n and keep their hands from accepting bribes,\r\nwho stop their ears against plots of murder\r\n and shut their eyes against contemplating evil,\r\n16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,\r\n whose refuge will be the mountain fortress.\r\nTheir bread will be supplied,\r\n and water will not fail them.\r\n\r\n 17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty\r\n and view a land that stretches afar.\r\n18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:\r\n \"Where is that chief officer?\r\nWhere is the one who took the revenue?\r\n Where is the officer in charge of the towers?\"\r\n19 You will see those arrogant people no more,\r\n people whose speech is obscure,\r\n whose language is strange and incomprehensible.\r\n\r\n 20 Look on Zion, the city of our festivals;\r\n your eyes will see Jerusalem,\r\n a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved;\r\nits stakes will never be pulled up,\r\n nor any of its ropes broken.\r\n21 There the LORD will be our Mighty One.\r\n It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.\r\nNo galley with oars will ride them,\r\n no mighty ship will sail them.\r\nG@22 For the LORD is our judge,\r\n the LORD is our lawgiver,\r\nthe LORD is our king;\r\n it is he who will save us.@\r\n\r\n 23 Your rigging hangs loose:\r\n The mast is not held secure,\r\n the sail is not spread.\r\nThen an abundance of spoils will be divided\r\n and even the lame will carry off plunder.\r\n24 No one living in Zion will say, \"I am ill\";\r\n and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Isaiah 33

Distress and Help
1 Woe to you destroyer you who have not been destroyed! Woe to you betrayer you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying you will be destroyed when you stop betraying you will be betrayed.

2 LORD be gracious to us we long for you. Be our strength every morning our salvation in time of distress. 3 At the uproar of your army the peoples flee when you rise up the nations scatter. 4 Your plunder O nations is harvested as by young locusts like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.

5 The LORD is exalted for he dwells on high he will fill Zion with his justice and righteousness. 6 He will be the sure foundation for your times a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.a

7 Look their brave men cry aloud in the streets the envoys of peace weep bitterly. 8 The highways are deserted no travelers are on the roads. The treaty is broken its witnessesb are despised no one is respected. 9 The land dries up and wastes away Lebanon is ashamed and withers Sharon is like the Arabah and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.

10 \"Now will I arise\" says the LORD. \"Now will I be exalted now will I be lifted up. 11 You conceive chaff you give birth to straw your breath is a fire that consumes you. 12 The peoples will be burned to ashes like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze.\"

13 You who are far away hear what I have done you who are near acknowledge my power! 14 The sinners in Zion are terrified trembling grips the godless \"Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?\" 15 Those who walk righteously and speak what is right who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil 16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. Their bread will be supplied and water will not fail them.

17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar. 18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror \"Where is that chief officer? Where is the one who took the revenue? Where is the officer in charge of the towers?\" 19 You will see those arrogant people no more people whose speech is obscure whose language is strange and incomprehensible.

20 Look on Zion the city of our festivals your eyes will see Jerusalem a peaceful abode a tent that will not be moved its stakes will never be pulled up nor any of its ropes broken. 21 There the LORD will be our Mighty One. It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams. No galley with oars will ride them no mighty ship will sail them. 22 For the LORD is our judge the LORD is our lawgiver the LORD is our king it is he who will save us.

23 Your rigging hangs loose The mast is not held secure the sail is not spread. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided and even the lame will carry off plunder. 24 No one living in Zion will say \"I am ill\" and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.

FootnotesIsaiah 336 Or is a treasure from himIsaiah 338 Dead Sea Scrolls Masoretic Text / the cities ?Isaiah 34?(New International Version 2011)

'),(66,15,9,'Hamen','1 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated them. 2 The Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those determined to destroy them. No one could stand against them, because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them. 3 And all the nobles of the provinces, the satraps, the governors and the king\'s administrators helped the Jews, because fear of Mordecai had seized them. 4 Mordecai was prominent in the palace; his reputation spread throughout the provinces, and he became more and more powerful.\r\n\r\n 5 The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did what they pleased to those who hated them. 6 In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men. 7 They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, o@8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, 9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha, 10 the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not lay their hands on the plunder.\r\n@\r\n 11 The number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king that same day. 12 The king said to Queen Esther, \"The Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman in the citadel of Susa. What have they done in the rest of the king\'s provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? It will also be granted.\"\r\n\r\n 13 \"If it pleases the king,\" Esther answered, \"give the Jews in Susa permission to carry out this day\'s edict tomorrow also, and let Haman\'s ten sons be impaled on poles.\"\r\n\r\n 14 So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they impaled the ten sons of Haman. 15 The Jews in Susa came together on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they put to death in Susa three hundred men, but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.\r\n\r\n 16 Meanwhile, the remainder of the Jews who were in the king\'s provinces also assembled to protect themselves and get relief from their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of them but did not lay their hands on the plunder. 17 This happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth they rested and made it a day of feasting and joy.\r\n\r\n 18 The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and fourteenth, and then on the fifteenth they rested and made it a day of feasting and joy.\r\n\r\n 19 That is why rural Jews, those living in villages, observe the fourteenth of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting, a day for giving presents to each other.\r\n\r\nPurim Established\r\n 20 Mordecai recorded these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews throughout the provinces of King Xerxes, near and far, 21 to have them celebrate annually the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar 22 as the time when the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration. He wrote them to observe the days as days of feasting and joy and giving presents of food to one another and gifts to the poor.\r\n 23 So the Jews agreed to continue the celebration they had begun, doing what Mordecai had written to them. 24 For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the pur (that is, the lot) for their ruin and destruction. 25 But when the plot came to the king\'s attention,[a] he issued written orders that the evil scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should come back onto his own head, and that he and his sons should be impaled on poles. 26 (Therefore these days were called Purim, from the word pur.) Because of everything written in this letter and because of what they had seen and what had happened to them, 27 the Jews took it on themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should without fail observe these two days every year, in the way prescribed and at the time appointed. 28 These days should be remembered and observed in every generation by every family, and in every province and in every city. And these days of Purim should never fail to be celebrated by the Jews, nor should the memory of these days die out among their descendants.\r\n\r\n 29 So Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim. 30 And Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of Xerxes\' kingdom, words of goodwill and assurance, 31 to establish these days of Purim at their designated times, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had decreed for them, and as they had established for themselves and their descendants in regard to their times of fasting and lamentation. 32 Esther\'s decree confirmed these regulations about Purim, and it was written down in the records.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Ezra 9

Ezra\'s Prayer About Intermarriage
 1 After these things had been done the leaders came to me and said \"The people of Israel including the priests and the Levites have not kept themselves separate from the neighboring peoples with their detestable practices like those of the Canaanites Hittites Perizzites Jebusites Ammonites Moabites Egyptians and Amorites. 2 They have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons and have mingled the holy race with the peoples around them. And the leaders and officials have led the way in this unfaithfulness.\"

 3 When I heard this I tore my tunic and cloak pulled hair from my head and beard and sat down appalled. 4 Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of this unfaithfulness of the exiles. And I sat there appalled until the evening sacrifice.

 5 Then at the evening sacrifice I rose from my self-abasement with my tunic and cloak torn and fell on my knees with my hands spread out to the LORD my God 6 and prayed

   \"I am too ashamed and disgraced my God to lift up my face to you because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens. 7 From the days of our ancestors until now our guilt has been great. Because of our sins we and our kings and our priests have been subjected to the sword and captivity to pillage and humiliation at the hand of foreign kings as it is today.

 8 \"But now for a brief moment the LORD our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm placea in his sanctuary and so our God gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage. 9 Though we are slaves our God has not forsaken us in our bondage. He has shown us kindness in the sight of the kings of Persia He has granted us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins and he has given us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.

 10 \"But now our God what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commands 11 you gave through your servants the prophets when you said \'The land you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the corruption of its peoples. By their detestable practices they have filled it with their impurity from one end to the other. 12 Therefore do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Do not seek a treaty of friendship with them at any time that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it to your children as an everlasting inheritance.\'

 13 \"What has happened to us is a result of our evil deeds and our great guilt and yet our God you have punished us less than our sins deserved and have given us a remnant like this. 14 Shall we then break your commands again and intermarry with the peoples who commit such detestable practices? Would you not be angry enough with us to destroy us leaving us no remnant or survivor? 15 LORD the God of Israel you are righteous! We are left this day as a remnant. Here we are before you in our guilt though because of it not one of us can stand in your presence.\"

FootnotesEzra 98 Or a foothold  Ezra 10 (New International Version 2011)

'),(67,48,10,'4 weapons','l@Paul\'s Defense of His Ministry @\r\n 1 By the humility and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you, I, Paul, who am \"timid\" when face to face with you, but \"bold\" toward you when away! 2 I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world. 3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. O@4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.@ 6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.\r\n 7 You are judging by appearances.[a] If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ, they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do. 8 So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it. 9 I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. 10 For some say, \"His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive and his speaking amounts to nothing.\" 11 Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.\r\n\r\n 12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 13 We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us, a sphere that also includes you. 14 We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you with the gospel of Christ. 15 Neither do we go beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others. Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand, 16 so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else\'s territory. 17 But, \"Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.\"[b] 18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

2 Corinthians 10

Paul\'s Defense of His Ministry
? 1 By the humility and gentleness of Christ I appeal to you I Paul who am \"timid\" when face to face with you but \"bold\" toward you when away! 2 I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world. 3 For though we live in the world we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience once your obedience is complete.

? 7 You are judging by appearances.a If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do. 8 So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down I will not be ashamed of it. 9 I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. 10 For some say \"His letters are weighty and forceful but in person he is unimpressive and his speaking amounts to nothing.\" 11 Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent we will be in our actions when we are present.

? 12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves they are not wise. 13 We however will not boast beyond proper limits but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us a sphere that also includes you. 14 We are not going too far in our boasting as would be the case if we had not come to you for we did get as far as you with the gospel of Christ. 15 Neither do we go beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others. Our hope is that as your faith continues to grow our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand 16 so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else\'s territory. 17 But \"Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.\"b 18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved but the one whom the Lord commends.

Footnotes2 Corinthians 107 Or Look at the obvious facts2 Corinthians 1017 Jer. 924 ? 2 Corinthians 11? (New International Version 2011)

'),(68,45,17,'4 women','In Thessalonica\r\n 1 When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead. \"This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,\" he said. 4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.\r\n 5 But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason\'s house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.[a] 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city officials, shouting: \"These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here, 7 and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar\'s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.\" 8 When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. 9 Then they made Jason and the others post bond and let them go.\r\n\r\nIn Berea\r\n 10 As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. 11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. 12 As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.\r\n 13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up. 14 The believers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea. 15 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.\r\n\r\nIn Athens\r\n 16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. 18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, \"What is this babbler trying to say?\" Others remarked, \"He seems to be advocating foreign gods.\" They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. 19 Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, \"May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? 20 You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean.\" 21 (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)\r\n 22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: \"People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship, and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.\r\n\r\n 24 \"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. 26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. 28 \'For in him we live and move and have our being.\'[b] As some of your own poets have said, \'We are his offspring.\'[c]\r\n\r\n 29 \"Therefore since we are God\'s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human design and skill. 30 In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. 31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.\"\r\n\r\n 32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, \"We want to hear you again on this subject.\" 33 At that, Paul left the Council. 34 Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Acts 17

In Thessalonica
 1 When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came to Thessalonica where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As was his custom Paul went into the synagogue and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures 3 explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead. \"This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah\" he said. 4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.

 5 But other Jews were jealous so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason\'s house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.a 6 But when they did not find them they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city officials shouting \"These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here 7 and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar\'s decrees saying that there is another king one called Jesus.\" 8 When they heard this the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. 9 Then they made Jason and the others post bond and let them go.

In Berea
 10 As soon as it was night the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there they went to the Jewish synagogue. 11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. 12 As a result many of them believed as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.

 13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea some of them went there too agitating the crowds and stirring them up. 14 The believers immediately sent Paul to the coast but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea. 15 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

In Athens
 16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. 18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked \"What is this babbler trying to say?\" Others remarked \"He seems to be advocating foreign gods.\" They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. 19 Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus where they said to him \"May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? 20 You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears and we would like to know what they mean.\" 21 (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)

 22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said \"People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship I even found an altar with this inscription TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.

 24 \"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. 25 And he is not served by human hands as if he needed anything. Rather he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. 26 From one man he made all the nations that they should inhabit the whole earth and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him though he is not far from any one of us. 28 \'For in him we live and move and have our being.\'b As some of your own poets have said \'We are his offspring.\'c

 29 \"Therefore since we are God\'s offspring we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone an image made by human design and skill. 30 In the past God overlooked such ignorance but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. 31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.\"

 32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead some of them sneered but others said \"We want to hear you again on this subject.\" 33 At that Paul left the Council. 34 Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius a member of the Areopagus also a woman named Damaris and a number of others.

FootnotesActs 175 Or the assembly of the peopleActs 1728 From the Cretan philosopher EpimenidesActs 1728 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus  Acts 18 (New International Version 2011)

'),(69,39,3,'Remove sin single day','G@Clean Garments for the High Priest @\r\n 1 Then he showed me Joshua[a] the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan[b] standing at his right side to accuse him. 2 The LORD said to Satan, \"The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?\"\r\n 3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. 4 The angel said to those who were standing before him, \"Take off his filthy clothes.\"\r\n\r\n Then he said to Joshua, \"See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you.\"\r\n\r\n 5 Then I said, \"Put a clean turban on his head.\" So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the LORD stood by.\r\n\r\n 6 The angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua: 7 \"This is what the LORD Almighty says: \'If you will walk in obedience to me and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here.\r\n\r\n 8 \"\'Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and your associates seated before you, who are men symbolic of things to come: I am going to bring my servant, the Branch. P@ 9 See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes[c] on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,\' says the LORD Almighty, \'and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day.\r\n@\r\n 10 \"\'In that day each of you will invite your neighbor to sit under your vine and fig tree,\' declares the LORD Almighty.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes: hank Han','',''),(70,17,4,'13 Perish Silent','G@Mordecai Persuades Esther to Help @\r\n 1 When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. 2 But he went only as far as the king\'s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it. 3 In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.\r\n 4 When Esther\'s eunuchs and female attendants came and told her about Mordecai, she was in great distress. She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. 5 Then Esther summoned Hathak, one of the king\'s eunuchs assigned to attend her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why.\r\n\r\n 6 So Hathak went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king\'s gate. 7 Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews. 8 He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation, which had been published in Susa, to show to Esther and explain it to her, and he told him to instruct her to go into the king\'s presence to beg for mercy and plead with him for her people.\r\n\r\n 9 Hathak went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said. 10 Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai, 11 \"All the king\'s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king.\"\r\n\r\n 12 When Esther\'s words were reported to Mordecai, o@13 he sent back this answer: \"Do not think that because you are in the king\'s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. 14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father\'s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?\"\r\n@\r\n 15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 \"Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.\"\r\n\r\n 17 So Mordecai went away and carried out all of Esther\'s instructions.\r\n\r\n Esther 5 (New International Version, ©201\r\n\r\nMachel Moore','NIV','

Esther 4

Mordecai Persuades Esther to Help
 1 When Mordecai learned of all that had been done he tore his clothes put on sackcloth and ashes and went out into the city wailing loudly and bitterly. 2 But he went only as far as the king\'s gate because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it. 3 In every province to which the edict and order of the king came there was great mourning among the Jews with fasting weeping and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

 4 When Esther\'s eunuchs and female attendants came and told her about Mordecai she was in great distress. She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth but he would not accept them. 5 Then Esther summoned Hathak one of the king\'s eunuchs assigned to attend her and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why.

 6 So Hathak went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king\'s gate. 7 Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews. 8 He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation which had been published in Susa to show to Esther and explain it to her and he told him to instruct her to go into the king\'s presence to beg for mercy and plead with him for her people.

 9 Hathak went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said. 10 Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai 11 \"All the king\'s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law that they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king.\"

 12 When Esther\'s words were reported to Mordecai 13 he sent back this answer \"Do not think that because you are in the king\'s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. 14 For if you remain silent at this time relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place but you and your father\'s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?\"

 15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai 16 \"Go gather together all the Jews who are in Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done I will go to the king even though it is against the law. And if I perish I perish.\"

 17 So Mordecai went away and carried out all of Esther\'s instructions.

 Esther 5 (New International Version 2011)

'),(30,20,12,'22 liar nner wealth righteous','1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,\r\n but whoever hates correction is stupid.\r\n\r\n 2 Good people obtain favor from the LORD,\r\n but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.\r\n\r\n 3 No one can be established through wickedness,\r\n but the righteous cannot be uprooted.\r\n\r\n 4 A wife of noble character is her husband\'s crown,\r\n but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.\r\n\r\n 5 The plans of the righteous are just,\r\n but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.\r\n\r\n 6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,\r\n but the speech of the upright rescues them.\r\n\r\n 7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more,\r\n but the house of the righteous stands firm.\r\n\r\n 8 A person is praised according to their prudence,\r\n and one with a warped mind is despised.\r\n\r\n 9 Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant\r\n than pretend to be somebody and have no food.\r\n\r\n 10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals,\r\n but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.\r\n\r\n 11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,\r\n but those who chase fantasies have no sense.\r\n\r\n 12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,\r\n but the root of the righteous endures.\r\n\r\n 13 Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,\r\n and so the innocent escape trouble.\r\n\r\n 14 From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things,\r\n and the work of their hands brings them reward.\r\n\r\n 15 The way of fools seems right to them,\r\n but the wise listen to advice.\r\n\r\n 16 Fools show their annoyance at once,\r\n but the prudent overlook an insult.\r\n\r\n 17 An honest witness tells the truth,\r\n but a false witness tells lies.\r\n\r\n 18 The words of the reckless pierce like swords,\r\n but the tongue of the wise brings healing.\r\n\r\n 19 Truthful lips endure forever,\r\n but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.\r\n\r\n 20 Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,\r\n but those who promote peace have joy.\r\n\r\n 21 No harm overtakes the righteous,\r\n but the wicked have their fill of trouble.\r\n\r\n 22 The LORD detests lying lips,\r\n but he delights in people who are trustworthy.\r\n\r\n 23 The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,\r\n but a fool\'s heart blurts out folly.\r\n\r\n 24 Diligent hands will rule,\r\n but laziness ends in forced labor.\r\n\r\n 25 Anxiety weighs down the heart,\r\n but a kind word cheers it up.\r\n\r\n 26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,\r\n but the way of the wicked leads them astray.\r\n\r\n 27 The lazy do not roast[a] any game,\r\n but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.\r\n\r\n 28 In the way of righteousness there is life;\r\n along that path is immortality.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\n\r\n22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children\'s children,\r\n but a sinner\'s wealth is stored up for the righteous','NIV','

Proverbs 12

 1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge    but whoever hates correction is stupid.

 2 Good people obtain favor from the LORD    but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.

 3 No one can be established through wickedness    but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

 4 A wife of noble character is her husband\'s crown    but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

 5 The plans of the righteous are just    but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

 6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood    but the speech of the upright rescues them.

 7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more    but the house of the righteous stands firm.

 8 A person is praised according to their prudence    and one with a warped mind is despised.

 9 Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant    than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

 10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals    but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

 11 Those who work their land will have abundant food    but those who chase fantasies have no sense.

 12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers    but the root of the righteous endures.

 13 Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk    and so the innocent escape trouble.

 14 From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things    and the work of their hands brings them reward.

 15 The way of fools seems right to them    but the wise listen to advice.

 16 Fools show their annoyance at once    but the prudent overlook an insult.

 17 An honest witness tells the truth    but a false witness tells lies.

 18 The words of the reckless pierce like swords    but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

 19 Truthful lips endure forever    but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

 20 Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil    but those who promote peace have joy.

 21 No harm overtakes the righteous    but the wicked have their fill of trouble.

 22 The LORD detests lying lips    but he delights in people who are trustworthy.

 23 The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves    but a fool\'s heart blurts out folly.

 24 Diligent hands will rule    but laziness ends in forced labor.

 25 Anxiety weighs down the heart    but a kind word cheers it up.

 26 The righteous choose their friends carefully    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

 27 The lazy do not roasta any game    but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

 28 In the way of righteousness there is life    along that path is immortality.

FootnotesProverbs 1227 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.  Proverbs 13 (New International Version 2011)

'),(31,21,8,'Death future weather wind','1 Who is like the wise?\r\n Who knows the explanation of things?\r\nA person\'s wisdom brightens their face\r\n and changes its hard appearance.\r\n\r\nObey the King\r\n 2 Obey the king\'s command, I say, because you took an oath before God. 3 Do not be in a hurry to leave the king\'s presence. Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases. 4 Since a king\'s word is supreme, who can say to him, \"What are you doing?\"\r\n 5 Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm,\r\n and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.\r\n6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter,\r\n though a person may be weighed down by misery. r@\r\n\r\n 7 Since no one knows the future,\r\n who can tell someone else what is to come?\r\n8 As no one has power over the wind to contain it,\r\n so[a] no one has power over the time of their death.\r\nAs no one is discharged in time of war,\r\n so wickedness will not release those who practice it.@\r\n\r\n 9 All this I saw, as I applied my mind to everything done under the sun. There is a time when a man lords it over others to his own[b] hurt. 10 Then too, I saw the wicked buried, those who used to come and go from the holy place and receive praise[c] in the city where they did this. This too is meaningless.\r\n\r\n 11 When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people\'s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong. 12 Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him. 13 Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.\r\n\r\n 14 There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what the wicked deserve, and the wicked who get what the righteous deserve. This too, I say, is meaningless. 15 So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun.\r\n\r\n 16 When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the labor that is done on earth, people getting no sleep day or night, 17 then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can discover its meaning. Even if the wise claim they know, they cannot really comprehend it.','NIV','

Ecclesiastes 8

 1 Who is like the wise?    Who knows the explanation of things? A person\'s wisdom brightens their face    and changes its hard appearance.

Obey the King
 2 Obey the king\'s command I say because you took an oath before God. 3 Do not be in a hurry to leave the king\'s presence. Do not stand up for a bad cause for he will do whatever he pleases. 4 Since a king\'s word is supreme who can say to him \"What are you doing?\"

 5 Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm    and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure. 6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter    though a person may be weighed down by misery.

 7 Since no one knows the future    who can tell someone else what is to come? 8 As no one has power over the wind to contain it    soa no one has power over the time of their death. As no one is discharged in time of war    so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

 9 All this I saw as I applied my mind to everything done under the sun. There is a time when a man lords it over others to his ownb hurt. 10 Then too I saw the wicked buried those who used to come and go from the holy place and receive praisec in the city where they did this. This too is meaningless.

 11 When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out people\'s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong. 12 Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time I know that it will go better with those who fear God who are reverent before him. 13 Yet because the wicked do not fear God it will not go well with them and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.

 14 There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth the righteous who get what the wicked deserve and the wicked who get what the righteous deserve. This too I say is meaningless. 15 So I commend the enjoyment of life because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun.

 16 When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the labor that is done on earth people getting no sleep day or night 17 then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out no one can discover its meaning. Even if the wise claim they know they cannot really comprehend it.

FootnotesEcclesiastes 88 Or over the human spirit to retain it / and soEcclesiastes 89 Or to theirEcclesiastes 810 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (Aquila) most Hebrew manuscripts and are forgotten  Ecclesiastes 9 (New International Version 2011)

'),(32,23,44,'22 redeem\r\n24 False prophet restore','I am the LORD,\r\n the Maker of all things,\r\n who stretches out the heavens,\r\n who spreads out the earth by myself,\r\n25 who foils the signs of false prophets\r\n and makes fools of diviners,\r\nwho overthrows the learning of the wise\r\n and turns it into nonsense,\r\n\r\nO@Israel the Chosen @\r\n 1 \"But now listen, Jacob, my servant,\r\n Israel, whom I have chosen.\r\n2 This is what the LORD says,\r\n he who made you, who formed you in the womb,\r\n and who will help you:\r\nDo not be afraid, Jacob, my servant,\r\n Jeshurun,[a] whom I have chosen.\r\n3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land,\r\n and streams on the dry ground;\r\nI will pour out my Spirit on your offspring,\r\n and my blessing on your descendants.\r\n4 They will spring up like grass in a meadow,\r\n like poplar trees by flowing streams.\r\n5 Some will say, \'I belong to the LORD\';\r\n others will call themselves by the name of Jacob;\r\nstill others will write on their hand, \'The LORD\'s,\'\r\n and will take the name Israel.\r\nThe LORD, Not Idols\r\n 6 \"This is what the LORD says,\r\n Israel\'s King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty:\r\nI am the first and I am the last;\r\n apart from me there is no God.\r\n7 Who then is like me? Let him proclaim it.\r\n Let him declare and lay out before me\r\nwhat has happened since I established my ancient people,\r\n and what is yet to come,\r\n yes, let them foretell what will come.\r\n8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid.\r\n Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago?\r\nYou are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me?\r\n No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.\"\r\n 9 All who make idols are nothing,\r\n and the things they treasure are worthless.\r\nThose who would speak up for them are blind;\r\n they are ignorant, to their own shame.\r\n10 Who shapes a god and casts an idol,\r\n which can profit nothing?\r\n11 People who do that will be put to shame;\r\n such craftsmen are only human beings.\r\nLet them all come together and take their stand;\r\n they will be brought down to terror and shame.\r\n\r\n 12 The blacksmith takes a tool\r\n and works with it in the coals;\r\nhe shapes an idol with hammers,\r\n he forges it with the might of his arm.\r\nHe gets hungry and loses his strength;\r\n he drinks no water and grows faint.\r\n13 The carpenter measures with a line\r\n and makes an outline with a marker;\r\nhe roughs it out with chisels\r\n and marks it with compasses.\r\nHe shapes it in human form,\r\n human form in all its glory,\r\n that it may dwell in a shrine.\r\n14 He cut down cedars,\r\n or perhaps took a cypress or oak.\r\nHe let it grow among the trees of the forest,\r\n or planted a pine, and the rain made it grow.\r\n15 It is used as fuel for burning;\r\n some of it he takes and warms himself,\r\n he kindles a fire and bakes bread.\r\nBut he also fashions a god and worships it;\r\n he makes an idol and bows down to it.\r\n16 Half of the wood he burns in the fire;\r\n over it he prepares his meal,\r\n he roasts his meat and eats his fill.\r\nHe also warms himself and says,\r\n \"Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.\"\r\n17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol;\r\n he bows down to it and worships.\r\nHe prays to it and says,\r\n \"Save me! You are my god!\"\r\n18 They know nothing, they understand nothing;\r\n their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see,\r\n and their minds closed so they cannot understand.\r\n19 No one stops to think,\r\n no one has the knowledge or understanding to say,\r\n\"Half of it I used for fuel;\r\n I even baked bread over its coals,\r\n I roasted meat and I ate.\r\nShall I make a detestable thing from what is left?\r\n Shall I bow down to a block of wood?\"\r\n20 Such a person feeds on ashes; a deluded heart misleads him;\r\n he cannot save himself, or say,\r\n \"Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?\"\r\n\r\n 21 \"Remember these things, Jacob,\r\n for you, Israel, are my servant.\r\nI have made you, you are my servant;\r\n Israel, I will not forget you.\r\nP@22 I have swept away your offenses like a cloud,\r\n your sins like the morning mist.\r\nReturn to me,\r\n for I have redeemed you.\"@\r\n\r\n 23 Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this;\r\n shout aloud, you earth beneath.\r\nBurst into song, you mountains,\r\n you forests and all your trees,\r\nfor the LORD has redeemed Jacob,\r\n he displays his glory in Israel.\r\n\r\nO@Jerusalem to Be Inhabited @\r\n G@24 \"This is what the LORD says,\r\n your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb:\r\n I am the LORD,\r\n the Maker of all things,\r\n who stretches out the heavens,\r\n who spreads out the earth by myself,\r\n25 who foils the signs of false prophets\r\n and makes fools of diviners,\r\nwho overthrows the learning of the wise\r\n and turns it into nonsense,\r\n26 who carries out the words of his servants\r\n and fulfills the predictions of his messengers,\r\n\r\n who says of Jerusalem, \'It shall be inhabited,\'\r\n of the towns of Judah, \'They shall be rebuilt,\'\r\n and of their ruins, \'I will restore them,\'@\r\n27 who says to the watery deep, \'Be dry,\r\n and I will dry up your streams,\'\r\n28 who says of Cyrus, \'He is my shepherd\r\n and will accomplish all that I please;\r\nhe will say of Jerusalem, \"Let it be rebuilt,\"\r\n and of the temple, \"Let its foundations be laid.\"\'\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Isaiah 44

Israel the Chosen
 1 \"But now listen Jacob my servant    Israel whom I have chosen. 2 This is what the LORD says    he who made you who formed you in the womb    and who will help you Do not be afraid Jacob my servant    Jeshuruna whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land    and streams on the dry ground I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring    and my blessing on your descendants. 4 They will spring up like grass in a meadow    like poplar trees by flowing streams. 5 Some will say \'I belong to the LORD\'    others will call themselves by the name of Jacob still others will write on their hand \'The LORD\'s\'    and will take the name Israel.
The LORD Not Idols
 6 \"This is what the LORD says    Israel\'s King and Redeemer the LORD Almighty I am the first and I am the last    apart from me there is no God. 7 Who then is like me? Let him proclaim it.    Let him declare and lay out before me what has happened since I established my ancient people    and what is yet to come    yes let them foretell what will come. 8 Do not tremble do not be afraid.    Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me?    No there is no other Rock I know not one.\"

 9 All who make idols are nothing    and the things they treasure are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind    they are ignorant to their own shame. 10 Who shapes a god and casts an idol    which can profit nothing? 11 People who do that will be put to shame    such craftsmen are only human beings. Let them all come together and take their stand    they will be brought down to terror and shame.

 12 The blacksmith takes a tool    and works with it in the coals he shapes an idol with hammers    he forges it with the might of his arm. He gets hungry and loses his strength    he drinks no water and grows faint. 13 The carpenter measures with a line    and makes an outline with a marker he roughs it out with chisels    and marks it with compasses. He shapes it in human form    human form in all its glory    that it may dwell in a shrine. 14 He cut down cedars    or perhaps took a cypress or oak. He let it grow among the trees of the forest    or planted a pine and the rain made it grow. 15 It is used as fuel for burning    some of it he takes and warms himself    he kindles a fire and bakes bread. But he also fashions a god and worships it    he makes an idol and bows down to it. 16 Half of the wood he burns in the fire    over it he prepares his meal    he roasts his meat and eats his fill. He also warms himself and says    \"Ah! I am warm I see the fire.\" 17 From the rest he makes a god his idol    he bows down to it and worships. He prays to it and says    \"Save me! You are my god!\" 18 They know nothing they understand nothing    their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see    and their minds closed so they cannot understand. 19 No one stops to think    no one has the knowledge or understanding to say \"Half of it I used for fuel    I even baked bread over its coals    I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left?    Shall I bow down to a block of wood?\" 20 Such a person feeds on ashes a deluded heart misleads him    he cannot save himself or say    \"Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?\"

 21 \"Remember these things Jacob    for you Israel are my servant. I have made you you are my servant    Israel I will not forget you. 22 I have swept away your offenses like a cloud    your sins like the morning mist. Return to me    for I have redeemed you.\"

 23 Sing for joy you heavens for the LORD has done this    shout aloud you earth beneath. Burst into song you mountains    you forests and all your trees for the LORD has redeemed Jacob    he displays his glory in Israel.

Jerusalem to Be Inhabited
 24 \"This is what the LORD says    your Redeemer who formed you in the womb

   I am the LORD    the Maker of all things    who stretches out the heavens    who spreads out the earth by myself 25 who foils the signs of false prophets    and makes fools of diviners who overthrows the learning of the wise    and turns it into nonsense 26 who carries out the words of his servants    and fulfills the predictions of his messengers

   who says of Jerusalem \'It shall be inhabited\'    of the towns of Judah \'They shall be rebuilt\'    and of their ruins \'I will restore them\' 27 who says to the watery deep \'Be dry    and I will dry up your streams\' 28 who says of Cyrus \'He is my shepherd    and will accomplish all that I please he will say of Jerusalem \"Let it be rebuilt\"    and of the temple \"Let its foundations be laid.\"\'

FootnotesIsaiah 442 Jeshurun means the upright one that is Israel.  Isaiah 45 (New International Version 2011)

'),(33,3,22,'6 Xxx fortunetellers future','

Leviticus 22

1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 "Tell Aaron and his sons to be very careful with the sacred gifts that the Israelites set apart for me, so they do not bring shame on my holy name. I am the Lord. 3 Give them the following instructions.

"In all future generations, if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean when he approaches the sacred offerings that the people of Israel consecrate to the Lord, he must be cut off from my presence. I am the Lord.

4 "If any of Aaron\'s descendants has a skin disease or any kind of discharge that makes him ceremonially unclean, he may not eat from the sacred offerings until he has been pronounced clean. He also becomes unclean by touching a corpse, or by having an emission of semen, 5 or by touching a small animal that is unclean, or by touching someone who is ceremonially unclean for any reason. 6 The man who is defiled in any of these ways will remain unclean until evening. He may not eat from the sacred offerings until he has bathed himself in water. 7 When the sun goes down, he will be ceremonially clean again and may eat from the sacred offerings, for this is his food. 8 He may not eat an animal that has died a natural death or has been torn apart by wild animals, for this would defile him. I am the Lord.

9 "The priests must follow my instructions carefully. Otherwise they will be punished for their sin and will die for violating my instructions. I am the Lord who makes them holy.

10 "No one outside a priest\'s family may eat the sacred offerings. Even guests and hired workers in a priest\'s home are not allowed to eat them. 11 However, if the priest buys a slave for himself, the slave may eat from the sacred offerings. And if his slaves have children, they also may share his food. 12 If a priest\'s daughter marries someone outside the priestly family, she may no longer eat the sacred offerings. 13 But if she becomes a widow or is divorced and has no children to support her, and she returns to live in her father\'s home as in her youth, she may eat her father\'s food again. Otherwise, no one outside a priest\'s family may eat the sacred offerings.

14 "Any such person who eats the sacred offerings without realizing it must pay the priest for the amount eaten, plus an additional 20 percent. 15 The priests must not let the Israelites defile the sacred offerings brought to the Lord 16 by allowing unauthorized people to eat them. This would bring guilt upon them and require them to pay compensation. I am the Lord who makes them holy."

Worthy and Unworthy Offerings
17 And the Lord said to Moses, 18 "Give Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites these instructions, which apply both to native Israelites and to the foreigners living among you.

"If you present a gift as a burnt offering to the Lord, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering, 19 you will be accepted only if your offering is a male animal with no defects. It may be a bull, a ram, or a male goat. 20 Do not present an animal with defects, because the Lord will not accept it on your behalf.

21 "If you present a peace offering to the Lord from the herd or the flock, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering, you must offer a perfect animal. It may have no defect of any kind. 22 You must not offer an animal that is blind, crippled, or injured, or that has a wart, a skin sore, or scabs. Such animals must never be offered on the altar as special gifts to the Lord. 23 If a bull or lamb has a leg that is too long or too short, it may be offered as a voluntary offering, but it may not be offered to fulfill a vow. 24 If an animal has damaged testicles or is castrated, you may not offer it to the Lord. You must never do this in your own land, 25 and you must not accept such an animal from foreigners and then offer it as a sacrifice to your God. Such animals will not be accepted on your behalf, for they are mutilated or defective."

26 And the Lord said to Moses, 27 "When a calf or lamb or goat is born, it must be left with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a special gift to the Lord. 28 But you must not slaughter a mother animal and her offspring on the same day, whether from the herd or the flock. 29 When you bring a thanksgiving offering to the Lord, sacrifice it properly so you will be accepted. 30 Eat the entire sacrificial animal on the day it is presented. Do not leave any of it until the next morning. I am the Lord.

31 "You must faithfully keep all my commands by putting them into practice, for I am the Lord. 32 Do not bring shame on my holy name, for I will display my holiness among the people of Israel. I am the Lord who makes you holy. 33 It was I who rescued you from the land of Egypt, that I might be your God. I am the Lord."

Footnotes:Leviticus 22:4 Traditionally rendered leprosy; see note on 13:2a.Leviticus 22:19 Or it.Leviticus 22:23 Or cow.Leviticus 23? (New Living Translation)

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Leviticus 22

1 The LORD said to Moses 2 "Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings the Israelites consecrate to me so they will not profane my holy name. I am the LORD.

3 "Say to them \'For the generations to come if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean and yet comes near the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD that person must be cut off from my presence. I am the LORD.

4 "\'If a descendant of Aaron has a defiling skin diseasea or a bodily discharge he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is cleansed. He will also be unclean if he touches something defiled by a corpse or by anyone who has an emission of semen 5 or if he touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean or any person who makes him unclean whatever the uncleanness may be. 6 The one who touches any such thing will be unclean till evening. He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water. 7 When the sun goes down he will be clean and after that he may eat the sacred offerings for they are his food. 8 He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals and so become unclean through it. I am the LORD.

9 "\'The priests are to perform my service in such a way that they do not become guilty and die for treating it with contempt. I am the LORD who makes them holy.

10 "\'No one outside a priest\'s family may eat the sacred offering nor may the guest of a priest or his hired worker eat it. 11 But if a priest buys a slave with money or if slaves are born in his household they may eat his food. 12 If a priest\'s daughter marries anyone other than a priest she may not eat any of the sacred contributions. 13 But if a priest\'s daughter becomes a widow or is divorced yet has no children and she returns to live in her father\'s household as in her youth she may eat her father\'s food. No unauthorized person however may eat it.

14 "\'Anyone who eats a sacred offering by mistake must make restitution to the priest for the offering and add a fifth of the value to it. 15 The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings the Israelites present to the LORD 16 by allowing them to eat the sacred offerings and so bring upon them guilt requiring payment. I am the LORD who makes them holy.\'"

Unacceptable Sacrifices
17 The LORD said to Moses 18 "Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them \'If any of you whether an Israelite or a foreigner residing in Israel presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD either to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering 19 you must present a male without defect from the cattle sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted on your behalf. 20 Do not bring anything with a defect because it will not be accepted on your behalf. 21 When anyone brings from the herd or flock a fellowship offering to the LORD to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering it must be without defect or blemish to be acceptable. 22 Do not offer to the LORD the blind the injured or the maimed or anything with warts or festering or running sores. Do not place any of these on the altar as a food offering presented to the LORD. 23 You may however present as a freewill offering an oxb or a sheep that is deformed or stunted but it will not be accepted in fulfillment of a vow. 24 You must not offer to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised crushed torn or cut. You must not do this in your own land 25 and you must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner and offer them as the food of your God. They will not be accepted on your behalf because they are deformed and have defects.\'"

26 The LORD said to Moses 27 "When a calf a lamb or a goat is born it is to remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on it will be acceptable as a food offering presented to the LORD. 28 Do not slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young on the same day.

29 "When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf. 30 It must be eaten that same day leave none of it till morning. I am the LORD.

31 "Keep my commands and follow them. I am the LORD. 32 Do not profane my holy name for I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites. I am the LORD who made you holy 33 and who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD."

FootnotesLeviticus 224 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease traditionally translated "leprosy" was used for various diseases affecting the skin.Leviticus 2223 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.Leviticus 23? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 21

For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 How the king rejoices in your strength, O Lord! He shouts with joy because you give him victory. 2 For you have given him his heart\'s desire; you have withheld nothing he requested. Interlude

3 You welcomed him back with success and prosperity. You placed a crown of finest gold on his head. 4 He asked you to preserve his life, and you granted his request. The days of his life stretch on forever. 5 Your victory brings him great honor, and you have clothed him with splendor and majesty. 6 You have endowed him with eternal blessings and given him the joy of your presence. 7 For the king trusts in the Lord. The unfailing love of the Most High will keep him from stumbling.

8 You will capture all your enemies. Your strong right hand will seize all who hate you. 9 You will throw them in a flaming furnace when you appear. The Lord will consume them in his anger; fire will devour them. 10 You will wipe their children from the face of the earth; they will never have descendants. 11 Although they plot against you, their evil schemes will never succeed. 12 For they will turn and run when they see your arrows aimed at them. 13 Rise up, O Lord, in all your power. With music and singing we celebrate your mighty acts.

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Psalm 21

Psalm 21a
For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 The king rejoices in your strength LORD. How great is his joy in the victories you give!

2 You have granted him his heart\'s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.b 3 You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head. 4 He asked you for life and you gave it to him length of days for ever and ever. 5 Through the victories you gave his glory is great you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty. 6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence. 7 For the king trusts in the LORD through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.

8 Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies your right hand will seize your foes. 9 When you appear for battle you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace. The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath and his fire will consume them. 10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth their posterity from mankind. 11 Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes they cannot succeed. 12 You will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn bow.

13 Be exalted in your strength LORD we will sing and praise your might.

FootnotesPsalm 211 In Hebrew texts 211-13 is numbered 212-14.Psalm 212 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here. Psalm 22? (New International Version 2011)

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Mark 11

 1WHEN THEY were getting near to Jerusalem to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives He sent ahead two of His disciples

    2And instructed them Go into the village in front of you and as soon as you enter it you will find a colt tied which has never been ridden by anyone unfasten it and bring it here.

    3If anyone asks you Why are you doing this? answer The Lord needs it and He will send it back here presently.

    4So they went away and found a colt tied at the door out in the winding open street and they loosed it.

    5And some who were standing there said to them What are you doing untying the colt?

    6And they replied as Jesus had directed them and they allowed them to go.

    7And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their outer garments upon it and He sat on it.

    8And many of the people spread their garments on the road and others scattered a layer of leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.

    9And those who went before and those who followed cried out awith a cry of happiness Hosanna! Be graciously inclined and propitious to Him! Praised and blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!(A)

    10Praised and blessed in the name of the Lord is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna (O save us) in the highest heaven!

    11And Jesus went into Jerusalem and entered the temple benclosure and when He had looked around surveying and observing everything as it was already late He went out to Bethany together with the Twelve apostles.

    12On the day following when they had come away from Bethany He was hungry.

    13And seeing in the distance a fig tree covered with leaves He went to see if He could find any fruit on it cfor in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time as the leaves. But when He came up to it He found nothing but leaves for the fig season had not yet come.

    14And He said to it No one ever again shall eat fruit from you. And His disciples were listening to what He said.

    15And they came to Jerusalem. And He went into the temple area the dporches and courts and began to drive out those who sold and bought in the temple area and He overturned the efour-footed tables of the money changers and the seats of those who dealt in doves

    16And He would not permit anyone to carry any household equipment through the temple enclosure thus making the temple area a short-cut traffic lane.

    17And He taught and said to them Is it not written My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? But you have turned it into a den of robbers.(B)

    18And the chief priests and the scribes heard of this and kept seeking some way to destroy Him for they feared Him because the entire multitude was struck with astonishment at His teaching.

    19And when evening came on He and fHis disciples as accustomed went out of the city.

    20In the morning when they were passing along they noticed that the fig tree was withered completely away to its roots.

    21And Peter remembered and said to Him Master look! The fig tree which You doomed has withered away!

    22And Jesus replying said to them Have faith in God constantly.

    23Truly I tell you whoever says to this mountain Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place it will be done for him.

    24For this reason I am telling you whatever you ask for in prayer believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you and you will get it.

    25And whenever you stand praying if you have anything against anyone forgive him and glet it drop (leave it let it go) in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your own failings and shortcomings and let them drop.

    26hBut if you do not forgive neither will your Father in heaven forgive your failings and shortcomings.

    27And they came again to Jerusalem. And when Jesus was walking about in the icourts and porches of the temple the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him

    28And they kept saying to Him By what sort of authority are You doing these things or who gave You this authority to do them?

    29Jesus told them I will ask you a question. Answer Me and then I will tell you by what sort of authority I do these things.

    30Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer Me.

    31And they reasoned and argued with one another If we say From heaven He will say Why then did you not believe him?

    32But on the other hand can we say From men? For they were afraid of the people because everybody considered and held John actually to be a prophet.

    33So they replied to Jesus We do not know. And Jesus said to them Neither am I going to tell you what sort of authority I have for doing these things.

   

FootnotesMark 119 Alexander Souter Pocket Lexicon.Mark 1111 Richard Trench Synonyms of the New Testament.Mark 1113 James Orr et al. eds. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.Mark 1115 Richard Trench Synonyms of the New Testament.Mark 1115 James Moulton and George Milligan The Vocabulary.Mark 1119 Some manuscripts read \"they.Mark 1125 James Moulton and George Milligan The Vocabulary.Mark 1126 Some manuscripts do not contain verse 26.Mark 1127 Richard Trench Synonyms of the New Testament. Cross referencesMark 119 Ps 11826 Mark 1117 Isa 567 Jer 711  Mark 12 (Amplified Bible)

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Hebrews 10

Christ\'s Sacrifice Once for All
1 The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year make perfect those who draw near to worship. 2 Otherwise would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins. 3 But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins. 4 It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

5 Therefore when Christ came into the world he said

\"Sacrifice and offering you did not desire but a body you prepared for me 6 with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. 7 Then I said \'Here I am it is written about me in the scroll I have come to do your will my God.\'\"a

8 First he said \"Sacrifices and offerings burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire nor were you pleased with them\" though they were offered in accordance with the law. 9 Then he said \"Here I am I have come to do your will.\" He sets aside the first to establish the second. 10 And by that will we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

11 Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties again and again he offers the same sacrifices which can never take away sins. 12 But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins he sat down at the right hand of God 13 and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool. 14 For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.

15 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says

16 \"This is the covenant I will make with them after that time says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts and I will write them on their minds.\"b

17 Then he adds

\"Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.\"c

18 And where these have been forgiven sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.

A Call to Persevere in Faith
19 Therefore brothers and sisters since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain that is his body 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds 25 not giving up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing but encouraging one another and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

26 If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth no sacrifice for sins is left 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know him who said \"It is mine to avenge I will repay\"d and again \"The Lord will judge his people.\"e 31 It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

32 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering. 33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. 34 You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions. 35 So do not throw away your confidence it will be richly rewarded.

36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God you will receive what he has promised. 37 For

\"In just a little while he who is coming will come and will not delay.\"f

38 And

\"But my righteousg one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.\"h

39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed but to those who have faith and are saved.

FootnotesHebrews 107 Psalm 406-8 (see Septuagint)Hebrews 1016 Jer. 3133Hebrews 1017 Jer. 3134Hebrews 1030 Deut. 3235Hebrews 1030 Deut. 3236 Psalm 13514Hebrews 1037 Isaiah 2620 Hab. 23Hebrews 1038 Some early manuscripts But the righteousHebrews 1038 Hab. 24 (see Septuagint) Hebrews 11? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 105

1 Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. 2 Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. 3 Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the Lord. 4 Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him. 5 Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given, 6 you children of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.

7 He is the Lord our God. His justice is seen throughout the land. 8 He always stands by his covenant, the commitment he made to a thousand generations. 9 This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac. 10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant: 11 \"I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.\"

12 He said this when they were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan. 13 They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. 14 Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:r@ 15 \"Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets.\"@

16 He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply. 17 Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. 18 They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar. 19 Until the time came to fulfill his dreams,[a] the Lord tested Joseph\'s character. 20 Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door. 21 Joseph was put in charge of all the king\'s household; he became ruler over all the king\'s possessions. 22 He could instruct the king\'s aides as he pleased and teach the king\'s advisers.

23 Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. 24 And the Lord multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies. 25 Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the Lord\'s servants.

26 But the Lord sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen. 27 They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, and wonders in the land of Ham. 28 The Lord blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go. 29 He turned their water into blood, poisoning all the fish. 30 Then frogs overran the land and even invaded the king\'s bedrooms. 31 When the Lord spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt. 32 He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land. 33 He ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees. 34 He spoke, and hordes of locusts came, young locusts beyond number. 35 They ate up everything green in the land, destroying all the crops in their fields. 36 Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home, the pride and joy of each family.

37 The Lord brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled. 38 Egypt was glad when they were gone, for they feared them greatly. 39 The Lord spread a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness. 40 They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna, bread from heaven. 41 He split open a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through the dry wasteland. 42 For he remembered his sacred promise to his servant Abraham. 43 So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing. 44 He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted. 45 All this happened so they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions.

Praise the Lord!

Footnotes:Psalm 105:19 Hebrew his word. Psalm 106 (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 105

 1O GIVE thanks unto the Lord call upon His name make known His doings among the peoples!

    2Sing to Him sing praises to Him meditate on and talk of all His marvelous deeds and devoutly praise them.

    3Glory in His holy name let the hearts of those rejoice who seek and require the Lord as their indispensable necessity.

    4Seek inquire of and for the Lord and crave Him and His strength (His might and inflexibility to temptation) seek and require His face and His presence continually evermore.

    5Earnestly remember the marvelous deeds that He has done His miracles and wonders the judgments and sentences which He pronounced upon His enemies as in Egypt.(A)

    6O you offspring of Abraham His servant you children of Jacob His chosen ones

    7He is the Lord our God His judgments are in all the earth.

    8He is earnestly mindful of His covenant and forever it is imprinted on His heart the word which He commanded and established to a thousand generations

    9The covenant which He made with Abraham and His sworn promise to Isaac(B)

    10Which He confirmed to Jacob as a statute to Israel as an everlasting covenant

    11Saying Unto you will I give the land of Canaan as your measured portion possession and inheritance.

    12When they were but a few men in number in fact very few and were temporary residents and strangers in it

    13When they went from one nation to another from one kingdom to another people

    14He allowed no man to do them wrong in fact He reproved kings for their sakes(C)

    15Saying Touch not My anointed and do My prophets no harm.(D)

    16Moreover He called for a famine upon the land of Egypt He cut off every source of bread.(E)

    17He sent a man before them even Joseph who was sold as a servant.(F)

    18His feet they hurt with fetters he was laid in chains of iron and his soul entered into the iron

    19Until his word to his cruel brothers came true until the word of the Lord tried and tested him.

    20The king sent and loosed him even the ruler of the peoples and let him go free.

    21He made Joseph lord of his house and ruler of all his substance(G)

    22To bind his princes at his pleasure and teach his elders wisdom.

    23Israel also came into Egypt and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.(H)

    24There the Lord greatly increased His people and made them stronger than their oppressors.

    25He turned the hearts of the Egyptians to hate His people to deal craftily with His servants.

    26He sent Moses His servant and Aaron whom He had chosen.

    27They showed His signs among them wonders and miracles in the land of Ham (Egypt).

    28He sent thick darkness and made the land dark and they God\'s two servants rebelled not against His word.(I)

    29He turned Egypt\'s waters into blood and caused their fish to die.(J)

    30Their land brought forth frogs in abundance even in the chambers of their kings.(K)

    31He spoke and there came swarms of beetles and flies and mosquitoes and lice in all their borders.(L)

    32He gave them hail for rain with lightning like flaming fire in their land.(M)

    33He smote their vines also and their fig trees and broke the ice-laden trees of their borders.(N)

    34He spoke and the locusts came and the grasshoppers and that without number(O)

    35And ate up all the vegetation in their land and devoured the fruit of their ground.

    36He smote also all the firstborn in their land the beginning and chief substance of all their strength.(P)

    37He brought Israel forth also with silver and gold and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.(Q)

    38Egypt was glad when they departed for the fear of them had fallen upon the people.(R)

    39The Lord spread a cloud for a covering by day and a fire to give light in the night.(S)

    40The Israelites asked and He brought quails and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.(T)

    41He opened the rock and water gushed out it ran in the dry places like a river.(U)

    42For He earnestly remembered His holy word and promise to Abraham His servant.(V)

    43And He brought forth His people with joy and His chosen ones with gladness and singing

    44And gave them the lands of the nations of Canaan and they reaped the fruits of those peoples\' labor(W)

    45That they might observe His statutes and keep His laws hearing receiving loving and obeying them. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

   

Cross referencesPsalm 1055 Ps 7843-51 Psalm 1059 Luke 172 73 Psalm 10514 Gen 1217 203-7 Psalm 10515 I Chron 168-22 Psalm 10516 Gen 4154 Psalm 10517 Gen 455 5020 21 Psalm 10521 Gen 4140 Psalm 10523 Gen 466 Psalm 10528 Exod 1022 Ps 997 Psalm 10529 Exod 720 21 Psalm 10530 Exod 86 Psalm 10531 Exod 817 24 Psalm 10532 Exod 923 25 Psalm 10533 Ps 7847 Psalm 10534 Exod 104 13 14 Psalm 10536 Exod 1229 Ps 7851 Psalm 10537 Exod 1235 Psalm 10538 Exod 1233 Psalm 10539 Exod 1321 Psalm 10540 Exod 1612-15 Psalm 10541 Exod 176 Num 2011 Psalm 10542 Gen 1514 Psalm 10544 Deut 610 11  Psalm 106 (Amplified Bible)

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Ezekiel 7

The Coming of the End
1 Then this message came to me from the Lord: 2 \"Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says to Israel:

\"The end is here! Wherever you look, east, west, north, or south, your land is finished. 3 No hope remains, for I will unleash my anger against you. I will call you to account for all your detestable sins. 4 I will turn my eyes away and show no pity. I will repay you for all your detestable sins. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

5 \"This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Disaster after disaster is coming your way! 6 The end has come. It has finally arrived. Your final doom is waiting! 7 O people of Israel, the day of your destruction is dawning. The time has come; the day of trouble is near. Shouts of anguish will be heard on the mountains, not shouts of joy. 8 Soon I will pour out my fury on you and unleash my anger against you. I will call you to account for all your detestable sins. 9 I will turn my eyes away and show no pity. I will repay you for all your detestable sins. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who is striking the blow.

10 \"The day of judgment is here; your destruction awaits! The people\'s wickedness and pride have blossomed to full flower. 11 Their violence has grown into a rod that will beat them for their wickedness. None of these proud and wicked people will survive. All their wealth and prestige will be swept away. 12 Yes, the time has come; the day is here! Buyers should not rejoice over bargains, nor sellers grieve over losses, for all of them will fall under my terrible anger. 13 Even if the merchants survive, they will never return to their business. For what God has said applies to everyone, it will not be changed! Not one person whose life is twisted by sin will ever recover.

The Desolation of Israel
14 \"The trumpet calls Israel\'s army to mobilize, but no one listens, for my fury is against them all. 15 There is war outside the city and disease and famine within. Those outside the city walls will be killed by enemy swords. Those inside the city will die of famine and disease. 16 The survivors who escape to the mountains will moan like doves, weeping for their sins. 17 Their hands will hang limp, their knees will be weak as water. 18 They will dress themselves in burlap; horror and shame will cover them. They will shave their heads in sorrow and remorse.

19 \"They will throw their money in the streets, tossing it out like worthless trash. Their silver and gold won\'t save them on that day of the Lord\'s anger. It will neither satisfy nor feed them, for their greed can only trip them up. 20 They were proud of their beautiful jewelry and used it to make detestable idols and vile images. Therefore, I will make all their wealth disgusting to them. 21 I will give it as plunder to foreigners, to the most wicked of nations, and they will defile it. 22 I will turn my eyes from them as these robbers invade and defile my treasured land.

23 \"Prepare chains for my people, for the land is bloodied by terrible crimes. Jerusalem is filled with violence. 24 I will bring the most ruthless of nations to occupy their homes. I will break down their proud fortresses and defile their sanctuaries. 25 Terror and trembling will overcome my people. They will look for peace but not find it. 26 Calamity will follow calamity; rumor will follow rumor. They will look in vain for a vision from the prophets. They will receive no teaching from the priests and no counsel from the leaders. 27 The king and the prince will stand helpless, weeping in despair, and the people\'s hands will tremble with fear. I will bring on them the evil they have done to others, and they will receive the punishment they so richly deserve. Then they will know that I am the Lord.\"

Ezekiel 8 (New Living Translation)

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Ezekiel 7

The End Has Come
 1 The word of the LORD came to me 2 \"Son of man this is what the Sovereign LORD says to the land of Israel

   \"\'The end! The end has come    upon the four corners of the land! 3 The end is now upon you    and I will unleash my anger against you. I will judge you according to your conduct    and repay you for all your detestable practices. 4 I will not look on you with pity    I will not spare you. I will surely repay you for your conduct    and for the detestable practices among you.

   \"\'Then you will know that I am the LORD.\'

 5 \"This is what the Sovereign LORD says

   \"\'Disaster! Unheard-ofa disaster!    See it comes! 6 The end has come!    The end has come! It has roused itself against you.    See it comes! 7 Doom has come upon you    upon you who dwell in the land. The time has come! The day is near!    There is panic not joy on the mountains. 8 I am about to pour out my wrath on you    and spend my anger against you. I will judge you according to your conduct    and repay you for all your detestable practices. 9 I will not look on you with pity    I will not spare you. I will repay you for your conduct    and for the detestable practices among you.

   \"\'Then you will know that it is I the LORD who strikes you.

 10 \"\'See the day!    See it comes! Doom has burst forth    the rod has budded    arrogance has blossomed! 11 Violence has arisenb    a rod to punish the wicked. None of the people will be left    none of that crowd none of their wealth    nothing of value. 12 The time has come!    The day has arrived! Let not the buyer rejoice    nor the seller grieve    for my wrath is on the whole crowd. 13 The seller will not recover    the property that was sold    as long as both buyer and seller live. For the vision concerning the whole crowd    will not be reversed. Because of their sins not one of them    will preserve their life.

 14 \"\'They have blown the trumpet    they have made all things ready but no one will go into battle    for my wrath is on the whole crowd. 15 Outside is the sword    inside are plague and famine. Those in the country    will die by the sword those in the city    will be devoured by famine and plague. 16 The fugitives who escape    will flee to the mountains. Like doves of the valleys    they will all moan    each for their own sins. 17 Every hand will go limp    every leg will be wet with urine. 18 They will put on sackcloth    and be clothed with terror. Every face will be covered with shame    and every head will be shaved.

 19 \"\'They will throw their silver into the streets    and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean. Their silver and gold    will not be able to deliver them    in the day of the LORD\'s wrath. It will not satisfy their hunger    or fill their stomachs    for it has caused them to stumble into sin. 20 They took pride in their beautiful jewelry    and used it to make their detestable idols. They made it into vile images    therefore I will make it a thing unclean for them. 21 I will give their wealth as plunder to foreigners    and as loot to the wicked of the earth    who will defile it. 22 I will turn my face away from the people    and robbers will desecrate the place I treasure. They will enter it    and will defile it.

 23 \"\'Prepare chains!    For the land is full of bloodshed    and the city is full of violence. 24 I will bring the most wicked of nations    to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the mighty    and their sanctuaries will be desecrated. 25 When terror comes    they will seek peace in vain. 26 Calamity upon calamity will come    and rumor upon rumor. They will go searching for a vision from the prophet    priestly instruction in the law will cease    the counsel of the elders will come to an end. 27 The king will mourn    the prince will be clothed with despair    and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct    and by their own standards I will judge them.

   \"\'Then they will know that I am the LORD.\'\"

FootnotesEzekiel 75 Most Hebrew manuscripts some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Disaster afterEzekiel 711 Or The violent one has become  Ezekiel 8 (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 68

For the choir director: A song. A psalm of David.
1 Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies. Let those who hate God run for their lives. 2 Blow them away like smoke. Melt them like wax in a fire. Let the wicked perish in the presence of God. 3 But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God\'s presence. Let them be filled with joy. 4 Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. His name is the Lord, rejoice in his presence!

5 Father to the fatherless, defender of widows, this is God, whose dwelling is holy. 6 God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

7 O God, when you led your people out from Egypt, when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude 8 the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain before you, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. 9 You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land. 10 There your people finally settled, and with a bountiful harvest, O God, you provided for your needy people.

11 The Lord gives the word, and a great army[a] brings the good news. 12 Enemy kings and their armies flee, while the women of Israel divide the plunder. 13 Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures, doves with wings of silver and feathers of gold. 14 The Almighty scattered the enemy kings like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.

15 The mountains of Bashan are majestic, with many peaks stretching high into the sky. 16 Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains, at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live, where the Lord himself will live forever

17 Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots, the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary. 18 When you ascended to the heights, you led a crowd of captives. You received gifts from the people, even from those who rebelled against you. Now the Lord God will live among us there.

19 Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude 20 Our God is a God who saves! The Sovereign Lord rescues us from death.

21 But God will smash the heads of his enemies, crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways. 22 The Lord says, \"I will bring my enemies down from Bashan; I will bring them up from the depths of the sea. 23 You, my people, will wash your feet in their blood, and even your dogs will get their share!\"

24 Your procession has come into view, O God, the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary. 25 Singers are in front, musicians behind; between them are young women playing tambourines. 26 Praise God, all you people of Israel; praise the Lord, the source of Israel\'s life. 27 Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way. Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah and all the rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali.

28 Summon your might, O God. Display your power, O God, as you have in the past. 29 The kings of the earth are bringing tribute to your Temple in Jerusalem. 30 Rebuke these enemy nations, these wild animals lurking in the reeds, this herd of bulls among the weaker calves. Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute. Scatter the nations that delight in war. 31 Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals[b]; let Ethiopia[c] bow in submission to God. 32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. Sing praises to the Lord. Interlude 33 Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens, his mighty voice thundering from the sky. 34 Tell everyone about God\'s power. His majesty shines down on Israel; his strength is mighty in the heavens. 35 God is awesome in his sanctuary. The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.

Praise be to God!

Footnotes:Psalm 68:11 Or a host of women.Psalm 68:31 Or of rich cloth.Psalm 68:31 Hebrew Cush. Psalm 69 (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 68

Psalm 68a
    For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.

 1 May God arise may his enemies be scattered    may his foes flee before him. 2 May you blow them away like smoke    as wax melts before the fire    may the wicked perish before God. 3 But may the righteous be glad    and rejoice before God    may they be happy and joyful.

 4 Sing to God sing in praise of his name    extol him who rides on the cloudsb    rejoice before him his name is the LORD. 5 A father to the fatherless a defender of widows    is God in his holy dwelling. 6 God sets the lonely in familiesc    he leads out the prisoners with singing    but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

 7 When you God went out before your people    when you marched through the wildernessd 8 the earth shook the heavens poured down rain    before God the One of Sinai    before God the God of Israel. 9 You gave abundant showers O God    you refreshed your weary inheritance. 10 Your people settled in it    and from your bounty God you provided for the poor.

 11 The Lord announces the word    and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng 12 \"Kings and armies flee in haste    the women at home divide the plunder. 13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pense    the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver    its feathers with shining gold.\" 14 When the Almightyf scattered the kings in the land    it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.

 15 Mount Bashan majestic mountain    Mount Bashan rugged mountain 16 why gaze in envy you rugged mountain    at the mountain where God chooses to reign    where the LORD himself will dwell forever? 17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands    and thousands of thousands    the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.g 18 When you ascended on high    you took many captives    you received gifts from people even fromh the rebellious    that youi LORD God might dwell there.

 19 Praise be to the Lord to God our Savior    who daily bears our burdens. 20 Our God is a God who saves    from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death. 21 Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies    the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins. 22 The Lord says \"I will bring them from Bashan    I will bring them from the depths of the sea 23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes    while the tongues of your dogs have their share.\"

 24 Your procession God has come into view    the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary. 25 In front are the singers after them the musicians    with them are the young women playing the timbrels. 26 Praise God in the great congregation    praise the LORD in the assembly of Israel. 27 There is the little tribe of Benjamin leading them    there the great throng of Judah\'s princes    and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.

 28 Summon your power Godj    show us your strength our God as you have done before. 29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem    kings will bring you gifts. 30 Rebuke the beast among the reeds    the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled may the beast bring bars of silver.    Scatter the nations who delight in war. 31 Envoys will come from Egypt    Cushk will submit herself to God.

 32 Sing to God you kingdoms of the earth    sing praise to the Lord 33 to him who rides across the highest heavens the ancient heavens    who thunders with mighty voice. 34 Proclaim the power of God    whose majesty is over Israel    whose power is in the heavens. 35 You God are awesome in your sanctuary    the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.

   Praise be to God!

FootnotesPsalm 681 In Hebrew texts 681-35 is numbered 682-36.Psalm 684 Or name / prepare the way for him who rides through the desertsPsalm 686 Or the desolate in a homelandPsalm 687 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 19 and 32.Psalm 6813 Or the campfires or the saddlebagsPsalm 6814 Hebrew ShaddaiPsalm 6817 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text Masoretic Text Lord is among them at Sinai in holinessPsalm 6818 Or gifts for people / evenPsalm 6818 Or theyPsalm 6828 Many Hebrew manuscripts Septuagint and Syriac most Hebrew manuscripts Your God has summoned power for youPsalm 6831 That is the upper Nile region  Psalm 69 (New International Version 2011)

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Ephesians 6

1 Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right. 2 "Honor your father and mother" which is the first commandment with a promise 3 "so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth."a

4 Fathersb do not exasperate your children instead bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

5 Slaves obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and with sincerity of heart just as you would obey Christ. 6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve wholeheartedly as if you were serving the Lord not people 8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do whether they are slave or free.

9 And masters treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven and there is no favoritism with him.

The Armor of God
10 Finally be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil\'s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers against the authorities against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God so that when the day of evil comes you may be able to stand your ground and after you have done everything to stand. 14 Stand firm then with the belt of truth buckled around your waist with the breastplate of righteousness in place 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God.

18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord\'s people. 19 Pray also for me that whenever I speak words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly as I should.

Final Greetings
21 Tychicus the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord will tell you everything so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing. 22 I am sending him to you for this very purpose that you may know how we are and that he may encourage you.

23 Peace to the brothers and sistersc and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.d

FootnotesEphesians 63 Deut. 516Ephesians 64 Or ParentsEphesians 623 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers both men and women as part of God\'s family.Ephesians 624 Or Grace and immortality to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ.\n

'),(41,41,6,'9-13prayer \r\n14 forgivness\r\n19 -21 trasure\r\n33 Kingdom seek worry deuteronomy 28','G@Giving to the Needy @\r\n 1 \"Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.\r\n 2 \"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.\r\n\r\nPrayer\r\n 5 \"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.\r\n B@ 9 \"This, then, is how you should pray:\r\n\r\n \"\'Our Father in heaven,\r\nhallowed be your name,\r\n10 your kingdom come,\r\nyour will be done,\r\n on earth as it is in heaven.\r\n11 Give us today our daily bread.\r\n12 And forgive us our debts,\r\n as we also have forgiven our debtors.\r\n13 And lead us not into temptation,[a]\r\n but deliver us from the evil one.[b]\'@\r\n\r\n G@ 14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.@\r\n\r\nFasting\r\n 16 \"When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.\r\nTreasures in Heaven\r\nB@ 19 \"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.@\r\n 22 \"The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,[c] your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy,[d] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!\r\n\r\n 24 \"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.\r\n\r\nG@Do Not Worry b@\r\n 25 \"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]?\r\n 28 \"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, \'What shall we eat?\' or \'What shall we drink?\' or \'What shall we wear?\' 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. R@33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.@\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Matthew 6

Giving to the Needy
1 \"Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

2 \"So when you give to the needy do not announce it with trumpets as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets to be honored by others. Truly I tell you they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

Prayer
5 \"And when you pray do not be like the hypocrites for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray go into your room close the door and pray to your Father who is unseen. Then your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. 7 And when you pray do not keep on babbling like pagans for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9 \"This then is how you should pray

\"\'Our Father in heaven hallowed be your name 10 your kingdom come your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptationa but deliver us from the evil one.b\'

14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins your Father will not forgive your sins.

Fasting
16 \"When you fast do not look somber as the hypocrites do for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast put oil on your head and wash your face 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting but only to your Father who is unseen and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Treasures in Heaven
19 \"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moths and vermin destroy and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven where moths and vermin do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is there your heart will be also.

22 \"The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthyc your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthyd your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness how great is that darkness!

24 \"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Do Not Worry
25 \"Therefore I tell you do not worry about your life what you will eat or drink or about your body what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air they do not sow or reap or store away in barns and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your lifee?

28 \"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire will he not much more clothe you you of little faith? 31 So do not worry saying \'What shall we eat?\' or \'What shall we drink?\' or \'What shall we wear?\' 32 For the pagans run after all these things and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.r@ 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. @

FootnotesMatthew 613 The Greek for temptation can also mean testing.Matthew 613 Or from evil some late manuscripts one / for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.Matthew 622 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.Matthew 623 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.Matthew 627 Or single cubit to your height Matthew 7? (New International Version 2011)

'),(42,61,4,'8 love\r\n12 Suffering trials test\r\n18 cost','O@Living for God @\r\n 1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. 2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. 3 For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do, living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. 4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you. 5 But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 6 For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged according to human standards in regard to the body, but live according to God in regard to the spirit.\r\n 7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. R@8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. @ 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God\'s grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.\r\n\r\nO@Suffering for Being a Christian @\r\nG@ 12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.@ 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. 17 For it is time for judgment to begin with God\'s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?R@ 18 And,\r\n "If it is hard for the righteous to be saved,\r\n what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?"@\r\n\r\n 19 So then, those who suffer according to God\'s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

1 Peter 4

Living for God
 1 Therefore since Christ suffered in his body arm yourselves also with the same attitude because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. 2 As a result they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires but rather for the will of God. 3 For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do living in debauchery lust drunkenness orgies carousing and detestable idolatry. 4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless wild living and they heap abuse on you. 5 But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 6 For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead so that they might be judged according to human standards in regard to the body but live according to God in regard to the spirit.

 7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. 8 Above all love each other deeply because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others as faithful stewards of God\'s grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves they should do so with the strength God provides so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

Suffering for Being a Christian
 12 Dear friends do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ you are blessed for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15 If you suffer it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal or even as a meddler. 16 However if you suffer as a Christian do not be ashamed but praise God that you bear that name. 17 For it is time for judgment to begin with God\'s household and if it begins with us what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And

   "If it is hard for the righteous to be saved    what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?"a

 19 So then those who suffer according to God\'s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

Footnotes1 Peter 418 Prov. 1131 (see Septuagint)  1 Peter 5 (New International Version 2011)

\n

'),(124,45,18,'9 - 10 protection gangs','O@In Corinth @\r\n 1 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, 3 and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. 4 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.\r\n 5 When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. 6 But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, \"Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.\"\r\n\r\n 7 Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. 8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.\r\n\r\n G@9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: \"Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. 10 For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.\"@ 11 So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.\r\n\r\n 12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment. 13 \"This man,\" they charged, \"is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.\"\r\n\r\n 14 Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to them, \"If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you. 15 But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law, settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.\" 16 So he drove them off. 17 Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the proconsul; and Gallio showed no concern whatever.\r\n\r\nO@Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos @\r\n 18 Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae because of a vow he had taken. 19 They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to spend more time with them, he declined. 21 But as he left, he promised, \"I will come back if it is God\'s will.\" Then he set sail from Ephesus. 22 When he landed at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch.\r\n 23 After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.\r\n\r\n 24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor[a] and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.\r\n\r\n 27 When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. 28 For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Acts 18

In Corinth
 1 After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 There he met a Jew named Aquila a native of Pontus who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them 3 and because he was a tentmaker as they were he stayed and worked with them. 4 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.

 5 When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. 6 But when they opposed Paul and became abusive he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them \"Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.\"

 7 Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus a worshiper of God. 8 Crispus the synagogue leader and his entire household believed in the Lord and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.

 9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision \"Do not be afraid keep on speaking do not be silent. 10 For I am with you and no one is going to attack and harm you because I have many people in this city.\" 11 So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half teaching them the word of God.

 12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment. 13 \"This man\" they charged \"is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.\"

 14 Just as Paul was about to speak Gallio said to them \"If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime it would be reasonable for me to listen to you. 15 But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.\" 16 So he drove them off. 17 Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the proconsul and Gallio showed no concern whatever.

Priscilla Aquila and Apollos
 18 Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters and sailed for Syria accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae because of a vow he had taken. 19 They arrived at Ephesus where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to spend more time with them he declined. 21 But as he left he promised \"I will come back if it is God\'s will.\" Then he set sail from Ephesus. 22 When he landed at Caesarea he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch.

 23 After spending some time in Antioch Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia strengthening all the disciples.

 24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos a native of Alexandria came to Ephesus. He was a learned man with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and he spoke with great fervora and taught about Jesus accurately though he knew only the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.

 27 When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. 28 For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.

FootnotesActs 1825 Or with fervor in the Spirit  Acts 19 (New International Version 2011)

'),(43,46,9,'Abraham Choose chosen Harden pharaoh flash point','God\'s Selection of Israel\r\n 1 With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it. 2 My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief 3 for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters.replace I would be willing to be forever cursed, cut off from Christ!, if that would save them. 4 They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God\'s adopted children.replace God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises. 5 Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are their ancestors, and Christ himself was an Israelite as far as his human nature is concerned. And he is God, the one who rules over everything and is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.replace\r\n 6 Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God\'s people! 7 Being descendants of Abraham doesn\'t make them truly Abraham\'s children. For the Scriptures say, \"Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted,\"replace though Abraham had other children, too. 8 This means that Abraham\'s physical descendants are not necessarily children of God. Only the children of the promise are considered to be Abraham\'s children. 9 For God had promised, \"I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.\"replace\r\n\r\n 10 This son was our ancestor Isaac. When he married Rebekah, she gave birth to twins.replace 11 But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes; 12 he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.) She was told, \"Your older son will serve your younger son.\" 13 In the words of the Scriptures, \"I loved Jacob, but I rejected Esau.\"\r\n\r\n 14 Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not! 15 For God said to Moses,\r\n\r\n \"I will show mercy to anyone I choose,\r\n and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.\"\r\n\r\n 16 So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.\r\n\r\n 17 For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, \"I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you and to spread my fame throughout the earth.\"[j] 18 So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen.\r\n\r\n 19 Well then, you might say, \"Why does God blame people for not responding? Haven\'t they simply done what he makes them do?\"\r\n\r\n 20 No, don\'t say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it, \"Why have you made me like this?\" 21 When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn\'t he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into? 22 In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction. 23 He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory. 24 And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles.\r\n\r\n 25 Concerning the Gentiles, God says in the prophecy of Hosea,\r\n\r\n \"Those who were not my people,\r\n I will now call my people.\r\n And I will love those\r\n whom I did not love before.\"[k]\r\n\r\n 26 And,\r\n\r\n \"Then, at the place where they were told,\r\n \'You are not my people,\'\r\n there they will be called\r\n \'children of the living God.\'\"[l]\r\n\r\n 27 And concerning Israel, Isaiah the prophet cried out,\r\n\r\n \"Though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand of the seashore,\r\n only a remnant will be saved.\r\n 28 For the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth\r\n quickly and with finality.\"[m]\r\n\r\n 29 And Isaiah said the same thing in another place:\r\n\r\n \"If the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies\r\n had not spared a few of our children,\r\n we would have been wiped out like Sodom,\r\n destroyed like Gomorrah.\"[n]\r\n\r\nIsrael\'s Unbelief\r\n 30 What does all this mean? Even though the Gentiles were not trying to follow God\'s standards, they were made right with God. And it was by faith that this took place. 31 But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded. 32 Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law[o] instead of by trusting in him. They stumbled over the great rock in their path. 33 God warned them of this in the Scriptures when he said,\r\n \"I am placing a stone in Jerusalem[p] that makes people stumble,\r\n a rock that makes them fall.\r\n But anyone who trusts in him\r\n will never be disgraced.\"[q]','NIV','

Romans 9

Paul\'s Anguish Over Israel
1 I speak the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit, 2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people, those of my own race, 4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. 5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.
God\'s Sovereign Choice
6 It is not as though God\'s word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. 7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham\'s children. On the contrary, \"It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.\" 8 In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God\'s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham\'s offspring. 9 For this was how the promise was stated: \"At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.\"

10 Not only that, but Rebekah\'s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac. 11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God\'s purpose in election might stand: 12 not by works but by him who calls, she was told, \"The older will serve the younger.\" 13 Just as it is written: \"Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.\"

14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! 15 For he says to Moses,

\"I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.\"

16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God\'s mercy. 17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: \"I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.\" 18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

19 One of you will say to me: \"Then why does God still blame us? For who is able to resist his will?\" 20 But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? \"Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, \'Why did you make me like this?\'\" 21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?

22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath, prepared for destruction? 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory, 24 even us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles? 25 As he says in Hosea:

\"I will call them \'my people\' who are not my people; and I will call her \'my loved one\' who is not my loved one,\"

26 and,

\"In the very place where it was said to them, \'You are not my people,\' there they will be called \'children of the living God.\'\"[j]

27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:

\"Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea, only the remnant will be saved. 28 For the Lord will carry out his sentence on earth with speed and finality.\"[k]

29 It is just as Isaiah said previously:

\"Unless the Lord Almighty had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.\"[l]

Israel\'s Unbelief
30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal. 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone. 33 As it is written:

\"See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.\"[m]

Footnotes:Romans 9:5 Or Messiah, who is over all. God be forever praised! Or Messiah. God who is over all be forever praised!Romans 9:7 Gen. 21:12Romans 9:9 Gen. 18:10,14Romans 9:12 Gen. 25:23Romans 9:13 Mal. 1:2,3Romans 9:15 Exodus 33:19Romans 9:17 Exodus 9:16Romans 9:20 Isaiah 29:16; 45:9Romans 9:25 Hosea 2:23Romans 9:26 Hosea 1:10Romans 9:28 Isaiah 10:22,23 (see Septuagint)Romans 9:29 Isaiah 1:9Romans 9:33 Isaiah 8:14; 28:16 \n? Romans 10? (New International Version, ©2011)

'),(44,46,8,'death\r\n16 suffering pain glory\r\n24 hope seen\r\n28 good \r\nholy spirit sin suffering\r\n\r\n38 love power hell','Life Through the Spirit\r\n 1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.\r\n\r\n 5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God\'s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.\r\n\r\n 9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.\r\n\r\n 12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation, but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.\r\n\r\n 14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." L@16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God\'s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs, heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.\r\nPresent Suffering and Future Glory\r\n 18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.@ 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.\r\n\r\n 22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.o@ 24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.@\r\n\r\n 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God\'s people in accordance with the will of God.\r\n\r\n R@28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. @29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.\r\nMore Than Conquerors\r\n 31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died, more than that, who was raised to life, is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written:\r\n\r\n "For your sake we face death all day long;\r\n we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."[j]\r\n\r\n 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.o@ 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[k] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.@\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nMichael Moore o','NIV','

Romans 8

Life Through the Spirit
1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set youa free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the fleshb God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.c And so he condemned sin in the flesh 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God it does not submit to God\'s law nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.

9 You however are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you then even though your body is subject to death because of sin the Spirit gives lifed because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because ofe his Spirit who lives in you.

12 Therefore brothers and sisters we have an obligation but it is not to the flesh to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body you will live.

14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves so that you live in fear again rather the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.f And by him we cry "Abbag Father." 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God\'s children. 17 Now if we are children then we are heirs heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

Present Suffering and Future Glory
18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration not by its own choice but by the will of the one who subjected it in hope 21 thath the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.

22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so but we ourselves who have the firstfruits of the Spirit groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have we wait for it patiently.

26 In the same way the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit because the Spirit intercedes for God\'s people in accordance with the will of God.

28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him whoi have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined he also called those he called he also justified those he justified he also glorified.

More Than Conquerors
31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all how will he not also along with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died more than that who was raised to life is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written

"For your sake we face death all day long we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."j

37 No in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life neither angels nor demonsk neither the present nor the future nor any powers 39 neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

FootnotesRomans 82 The Greek is singular some manuscripts meRomans 83 In contexts like this the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit also in verses 4-13.Romans 83 Or flesh for sinRomans 810 Or you your body is dead because of sin yet your spirit is aliveRomans 811 Some manuscripts bodies throughRomans 815 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture also in verse 23.Romans 815 Aramaic for fatherRomans 821 Or subjected it in hope. ForRomans 828 Or that all things work together for good to those who love God who or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good with those whoRomans 836 Psalm 4422Romans 838 Or nor heavenly rulers Romans 9? (New International Version 2011)

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'),(45,50,3,'Accomplish love Trials Moore Winder','13 So please don\'t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored.\r\n\r\nG@Paul\'s Prayer for Spiritual Growth@\r\n 14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,[e] 15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.[f] 16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God\'s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God\'s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.\r\n 20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. 21 Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.','AMP','

Ephesians 3

 1FOR THIS reason abecause I preached that you are thus built up together I Paul am the prisoner of Jesus the Christ bfor the sake and on behalf of you Gentiles--

    2Assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God\'s grace (His unmerited favor) that was entrusted to me to dispense to you for your benefit

    3And that the mystery (secret) was made known to me and I was allowed to comprehend it by direct revelation as I already briefly wrote you.

    4When you read this you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ.

    5This mystery was never disclosed to human beings in past generations as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles (consecrated messengers) and prophets by the Holy Spirit.

    6It is this that the Gentiles are now to be fellow heirs with the Jews members of the same body and joint partakers sharing in the same divine promise in Christ through their acceptance of the glad tidings (the Gospel).

    7Of this Gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God\'s free grace (undeserved favor) which was bestowed on me by the exercise (the working in all its effectiveness) of His power.

    8To me though I am the very least of all the saints (God\'s consecrated people) this grace (favor privilege) was granted and graciously entrusted to proclaim to the Gentiles the unending (boundless fathomless incalculable and exhaustless) riches of Christ wealth which no human being could have searched out

    9Also to enlighten all men and make plain to them what is the plan regarding the Gentiles and providing for the salvation of all men of the mystery kept hidden through the ages and concealed until now in the mind of God Who created all things by Christ Jesus.

    10The purpose is that through the church the ccomplicated many-sided wisdom of God in all its infinite variety and innumerable aspects might now be made known to the angelic rulers and authorities (principalities and powers) in the heavenly sphere.

    11This is in accordance with the terms of the eternal and timeless purpose which He has realized and carried into effect in the person of Christ Jesus our Lord

    12In Whom because of our faith in Him we dare to have the boldness (courage and confidence) of free access (an unreserved approach to God with freedom and without fear).

    13So I ask you not to lose heart not to faint or become despondent through fear at what I am suffering in your behalf. Rather glory in it for it is an honor to you.

    14For this reason dseeing the greatness of this plan by which you are built together in Christ I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ

    15For Whom every family in heaven and on earth is named that Father from Whom all fatherhood takes its title and derives its name.

    16May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the Holy Spirit Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality.

    17May Christ through your faith actually dwell (settle down abide make His permanent home) in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love

    18That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints God\'s devoted people the experience of that love what is the breadth and length and height and depth of it

    19That you may really come to know practically ethrough experience for yourselves the love of Christ which far surpasses fmere knowledge without experience that you may be filled through all your being gunto all the fullness of God may have the richest measure of the divine Presence and hbecome a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself!

    20Now to Him Who by (in consequence of) the action of His power that is at work within us is able to carry out His purpose and do superabundantly far over and above all that we dare ask or think infinitely beyond our highest prayers desires thoughts hopes or dreams--

    21To Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen (so be it).

   

FootnotesEphesians 31 Matthew Henry Commentary on the Holy Bible The Jews persecuted and imprisoned Paul because he was an apostle to the Gentiles and preached the Gospel to them.Ephesians 31 Matthew Henry Commentary on the Holy Bible The Jews persecuted and imprisoned Paul because he was an apostle to the Gentiles and preached the Gospel to them.Ephesians 310 Webster\'s New International Dictionary offers this as a definition of \"manifold\" (the King James Version\'s rendering of the Greek polupoikilos).Ephesians 314 Many manuscripts consider that Paul here resumes the thread of verse 1.Ephesians 319 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Ephesians 319 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Ephesians 319 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Ephesians 319 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.  Ephesians 4 (Amplified Bible)

'),(46,47,15,'56 victory\r\n58 Stand firm labor','G@The Resurrection of Christ @\r\n 1 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.\r\n 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.\r\n\r\n 9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11 Whether, then, it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.\r\n\r\nG@The Resurrection of the Dead @\r\n 12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.\r\n 20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. 24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For he "has put everything under his feet." Now when it says that "everything" has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. 28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.\r\n\r\n 29 Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them 30 And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour 31 I face death every day, yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus with no more than human hopes, what have I gained If the dead are not raised,\r\n\r\n "Let us eat and drink,\r\n for tomorrow we die."\r\n\r\n 33 Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character." 34 Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God, I say this to your shame.\r\n\r\nG@The Resurrection Body @\r\n 35 But someone will ask, "How are the dead raised With what kind of body will they come" 36 How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. 37 When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. 38 But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body. 39 Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another. 40 There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. 41 The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.\r\n 42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.\r\n\r\n If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So it is written: "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. 46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. 47 The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven. 48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. 49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.\r\n\r\n 50 I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."\r\n\r\n 55 "Where, O death, is your victory\r\n Where, O death, is your sting" l@56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.@ g@ 58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.@\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\n\r\nWatching daystar o','NIV','

1 Corinthians 15

1AND NOW let me remind you since it seems to have escaped you brethren of the Gospel (the glad tidings of salvation) which I proclaimed to you which you welcomed and accepted and upon which your faith rests

2And by which you are saved if you hold fast and keep firmly what I preached to you unless you believed at first without effect and all for nothing.

3For I passed on to you first of all what I also had received that Christ (the Messiah the Anointed One) died for our sins in accordance with what the Scriptures foretold(A)

4That He was buried that He arose on the third day as the Scriptures foretold(B)

5And also that He appeared to Cephas (Peter) then to the Twelve.

6Then later He showed Himself to more than five hundred brethren at one time the majority of whom are still alive but some have fallen asleep in death.

7Afterward He was seen by James then by all the apostles (the special messengers)

8And last of all He appeared to me also as to one prematurely and born dead ano better than an unperfected fetus among living men.

9For I am the least worthy of the apostles who am not fit or deserving to be called an apostle because I once wronged and pursued and molested the church of God oppressing it with cruelty and violence.

10But by the grace (the unmerited favor and blessing) of God I am what I am and His grace toward me was not found to be for nothing (fruitless and without effect). In fact I worked harder than all of them the apostles though it was not really I but the grace (the unmerited favor and blessing) of God which was with me.

11So whether then it was I or they this is what we preach and this is what you believed what you adhered to trusted in and relied on.

12But now if Christ (the Messiah) is preached as raised from the dead how is it that some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead

13But if there is no resurrection of the dead then Christ has not risen

14And if Christ has not risen then our preaching is in vain it amounts to nothing and your faith is devoid of truth and is fruitless (without effect empty imaginary and unfounded).

15We are even discovered to be misrepresenting God for we testified of Him that He raised Christ Whom He did not raise in case it is true that the dead are not raised.

16For if the dead are not raised then Christ has not been raised

17And if Christ has not been raised your faith is mere delusion futile fruitless and you are still in your sins under the control and penalty of sin

18And further those who have died in bspiritual fellowship and union with Christ have perished (are lost)!

19If we who are abiding in Christ have hope only in this life and that is all then we are of all people most miserable and to be pitied.

20But the fact is that Christ (the Messiah) has been raised from the dead and He became the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep in death.

21For since it was through a man that death came into the world it is also through a Man that the resurrection of the dead has come.

22For just as because of their cunion of nature in Adam all people die so also by virtue of their dunion of nature shall all in Christ be made alive.

23But each in his own rank and turn Christ (the Messiah) is the firstfruits then those who are Christ\'s own will be resurrected at His coming.

24After that comes the end (the completion) when He delivers over the kingdom to God the Father after rendering inoperative and abolishing every other rule and every authority and power.

25For Christ must be King and reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.(C)

26The last enemy to be subdued and abolished is death.

27For He the Father has put all things in subjection under His Christ\'s feet. But when it says All things are put in subjection under Him it is evident that He Himself is excepted Who does the subjecting of all things to Him.(D)

28However when everything is subjected to Him then the Son Himself will also subject Himself to the Father Who put all things under Him so that God may be all in all be everything to everyone supreme the indwelling and controlling factor of life.

29Otherwise what do people mean by being themselves baptized in behalf of the dead If the dead are not raised at all why are people baptized for them

30For that matter why do I live dangerously as I do running such risks that I am in peril every hour

31I assure you by the pride which I have in you in your efellowship and union with Christ Jesus our Lord that I die daily I face death every day and die to self.

32What do I gain if merely from the human point of view I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus If the dead are not raised at all let us eat and drink for tomorrow we will be dead.(E)

33Do not be so deceived and misled! Evil companionships (communion associations) corrupt and deprave good manners and morals and character.

34Awake ffrom your drunken stupor and return to sober sense and your right minds and sin no more. For some of you have not the knowledge of God you are utterly and willfully and disgracefully ignorant and continue to be so lacking the sense of God\'s presence and all true knowledge of Him. I say this to your shame.

35But someone will say How can the dead be raised With what kind of body will they come forth

36You foolish man! Every time you plant seed you sow something that does not come to life germinating springing up and growing unless it dies first.

37Nor is the seed you sow then the body which it is going to have later but it is a naked kernel perhaps of wheat or some of the rest of the grains.

38But God gives to it the body that He plans and sees fit and to each kind of seed a body of its own.(F)

39For all flesh is not the same but there is one kind for humans another for beasts another for birds and another for fish.

40There are heavenly bodies (sun moon and stars) and there are earthly bodies (men animals and plants) but the beauty and glory of the heavenly bodies is of one kind while the beauty and glory of earthly bodies is a different kind.

41The sun is glorious in one way the moon is glorious in another way and the stars are glorious in their own distinctive way for one star differs from and surpasses another in its beauty and brilliance.

42So it is with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable and decays but the body that is resurrected is imperishable (immune to decay immortal).(G)

43It is sown in dishonor and humiliation it is raised in honor and glory. It is sown in infirmity and weakness it is resurrected in strength and endued with power.

44It is sown a natural (physical) body it is raised a supernatural (a spiritual) body. As surely as there is a physical body there is also a spiritual body.

45Thus it is written The first man Adam became a living being (an individual personality) the last Adam (Christ) became a life-giving Spirit restoring the dead to life.(H)

46But it is not the spiritual life which came first but the physical and then the spiritual.

47The first man was from out of earth made of dust (earthly-minded) the second Man is the Lord from out of heaven.(I)

48Now those who are made of the dust are like him who was first made of the dust (earthly-minded) and as is the Man from heaven so also are those who are of heaven (heavenly-minded).

49And just as we have borne the image of the man of dust so shall we and so glet us also bear the image of the Man of heaven.

50But I tell you this brethren flesh and blood cannot become partakers of eternal salvation and inherit or share in the kingdom of God nor does the perishable (that which is decaying) inherit or share in the imperishable (the immortal).

51Take notice! I tell you a mystery (a secret truth an event decreed by the hidden purpose or counsel of God). We shall not all fall asleep in death but we shall all be changed (transformed)

52In a moment in the twinkling of an eye at the sound of the last trumpet call. For a trumpet will sound and the dead in Christ will be raised imperishable (free and immune from decay) and we shall be changed (transformed).

53For this perishable part of us must put on the imperishable nature and this mortal part of us this nature that is capable of dying must put on immortality (freedom from death).

54And when this perishable puts on the imperishable and this that was capable of dying puts on freedom from death then shall be fulfilled the Scripture that says Death is swallowed up (utterly vanquished hforever) in and unto victory.(J)

55O death where is your victory O death where is your sting(K)

56Now sin is the sting of death and sin exercises its power iupon the soul through jthe abuse of the Law.

57But thanks be to God Who gives us the victory making us conquerors through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58Therefore my beloved brethren be firm (steadfast) immovable always abounding in the work of the Lord always being superior excelling doing more than enough in the service of the Lord knowing and being continually aware that your labor in the Lord is not futile it is never wasted or to no purpose.

Footnotes1 Corinthians 158 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.1 Corinthians 1518 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.1 Corinthians 1522 Robert Jamieson A.R. Fausset and David Brown A Commentary.1 Corinthians 1522 Robert Jamieson A.R. Fausset and David Brown A Commentary.1 Corinthians 1531 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.1 Corinthians 1534 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.1 Corinthians 1549 Many ancient manuscripts read "let us.? Corinthians 1554 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.1 Corinthians 1556 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.1 Corinthians 1556 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon. Cross references1 Corinthians 153 Isa 535-12 1 Corinthians 154 Ps 169 10 1 Corinthians 1525 Ps 1101 1 Corinthians 1527 Ps 86 1 Corinthians 1532 Isa 2213 1 Corinthians 1538 Gen 111 1 Corinthians 1542 Dan 123 1 Corinthians 1545 Gen 27 1 Corinthians 1547 Gen 27 1 Corinthians 1554 Isa 258 1 Corinthians 1555 Hos 1314 ?1 Corinthians 16?(Amplified Bible)

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1 John 4

On Denying the Incarnation
1 Dear friends do not believe every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they are from God because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

4 You dear children are from God and have overcome them because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God and whoever knows God listens to us but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirita of truth and the spirit of falsehood.

God\'s Love and Ours
7 Dear friends let us love one another for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God because God is love. 9 This is how God showed his love among us He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Dear friends since God so loved us we also ought to love one another.r@ 12 No one has ever seen God but if we love one another God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us He has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God God lives in them and they in God. 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God and God in them. 17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment In this world we are like Jesus. 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

19 We love because he first loved us. 20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister whom they have seen cannot love God whom they have not seen. 21 And he has given us this command Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.

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Footnotes1 John 46 Or spirit 1 John 5? (New International Version 2011)

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I can\'t get up and give you anything.\' 8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.\r\n\r\n R@ 9 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.@\r\n\r\n 11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"\r\n\r\nJesus and Beelzebul\r\n 14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed. 15 But some of them said, "By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons." 16 Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.\r\n 17 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: "Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. 18 If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.\r\n\r\n 21 "When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.\r\n\r\n 23 "Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.\r\n\r\n 24 "When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, \'I will return to the house I left.\' 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first."\r\n\r\n 27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you."\r\n\r\n 28 He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it."\r\n\r\nThe Sign of Jonah\r\n 29 As the crowds increased, Jesus said, "This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon\'s wisdom; and now something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and now something greater than Jonah is here.\r\n\r\nO@The Lamp of the Body @\r\n 33 "No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you."\r\nWoes on the Pharisees and the Experts in the Law\r\n 37 When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table. 38 But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.\r\n 39 Then the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 40 You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But now as for what is inside you, be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.\r\n\r\n 42 "Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. 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Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all. @\r\n\r\n 52 "Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering."\r\n\r\n 53 When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions, 54 waiting to catch him in something he might say.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Luke 11

Jesus\' Teaching on Prayer
1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished one of his disciples said to him "Lord teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples."

2 He said to them "When you pray say

"\'Fathera hallowed be your name your kingdom come.b 3 Give us each day our daily bread. 4 Forgive us our sins for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.c And lead us not into temptation.d\'"

5 Then Jesus said to them "Suppose you have a friend and you go to him at midnight and say \'Friend lend me three loaves of bread 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me and I have no food to offer him.\' 7 And suppose the one inside answers \'Don\'t bother me. The door is already locked and my children and I are in bed. I can\'t get up and give you anything.\' 8 I tell you even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship yet because of your shameless audacitye he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.

9 "So I say to you Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives the one who seeks finds and to the one who knocks the door will be opened.

11 "Which of you fathers if your son asks forf a fish will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then though you are evil know how to give good gifts to your children how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

Jesus and Beelzebul
14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left the man who had been mute spoke and the crowd was amazed. 15 But some of them said "By Beelzebul the prince of demons he is driving out demons." 16 Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.

17 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them "Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined and a house divided against itself will fall. 18 If Satan is divided against himself how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul by whom do your followers drive them out? So then they will be your judges. 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21 "When a strong man fully armed guards his own house his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.

23 "Whoever is not with me is against me and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

24 "When an impure spirit comes out of a person it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says \'I will return to the house I left.\' 25 When it arrives it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first."

27 As Jesus was saying these things a woman in the crowd called out "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you."

28 He replied "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it."

The Sign of Jonah
29 As the crowds increased Jesus said "This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon\'s wisdom and now something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it for they repented at the preaching of Jonah and now something greater than Jonah is here.
The Lamp of the Body
33 "No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand so that those who come in may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthyg your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthyh your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it then that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore if your whole body is full of light and no part of it dark it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you."
Woes on the Pharisees and the Experts in the Law
37 When Jesus had finished speaking a Pharisee invited him to eat with him so he went in and reclined at the table. 38 But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

39 Then the Lord said to him "Now then you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 40 You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But now as for what is inside you be generous to the poor and everything will be clean for you.

42 "Woe to you Pharisees because you give God a tenth of your mint rue and all other kinds of garden herbs but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.

43 "Woe to you Pharisees because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.

44 "Woe to you because you are like unmarked graves which people walk over without knowing it."

45 One of the experts in the law answered him "Teacher when you say these things you insult us also."

46 Jesus replied "And you experts in the law woe to you because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.

47 "Woe to you because you build tombs for the prophets and it was your ancestors who killed them. 48 So you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did they killed the prophets and you build their tombs. 49 Because of this God in his wisdom said \'I will send them prophets and apostles some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.\' 50 Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes I tell you this generation will be held responsible for it all.

52 "Woe to you experts in the law because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered and you have hindered those who were entering."

53 When Jesus went outside the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions 54 waiting to catch him in something he might say.

FootnotesLuke 112 Some manuscripts Our Father in heavenLuke 112 Some manuscripts come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.Luke 114 Greek everyone who is indebted to usLuke 114 Some manuscripts temptation but deliver us from the evil oneLuke 118 Or yet to preserve his good nameLuke 1111 Some manuscripts for bread will give him a stone? Or if he asks forLuke 1134 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.Luke 1134 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.Luke 12? (New International Version 2011)

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'),(49,56,4,'1 judge 2 encourage\r\n3 deceived 2021\r\nPreach word\r\ndoctrine own desire ears\r\n5 serve ministry','G@1 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: 2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage, with great patience and careful instruction.@ b@3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 5 But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.@\r\n\r\n 6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.\r\n\r\nO@Personal Remarks @\r\n 9 Do your best to come to me quickly, 10 for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry. 12 I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. 13 When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.\r\n 14 Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done. 15 You too should be on your guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message.\r\n\r\n 16 At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. 17 But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion\'s mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.\r\n\r\nO@Final Greetings @\r\n 19 Greet Priscillareplace and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus. 20 Erastus stayed in Corinth, and I left Trophimus sick in Miletus. 21 Do your best to get here before winter. Eubulus greets you, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers and sisters.replace\r\n 22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.','NIV','

2 Timothy 4

1 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus who will judge the living and the dead and in view of his appearing and his kingdom I give you this charge 2 Preach the word be prepared in season and out of season correct rebuke and encourage with great patience and careful instruction. 3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead to suit their own desires they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 5 But you keep your head in all situations endure hardship do the work of an evangelist discharge all the duties of your ministry.

6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering and the time for my departure is near. 7 I have fought the good fight I have finished the race I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will award to me on that day and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing.

Personal Remarks
9 Do your best to come to me quickly 10 for Demas because he loved this world has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you because he is helpful to me in my ministry. 12 I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. 13 When you come bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas and my scrolls especially the parchments.

14 Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done. 15 You too should be on your guard against him because he strongly opposed our message.

16 At my first defense no one came to my support but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. 17 But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion\'s mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Final Greetings
19 Greet Priscillaa and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus. 20 Erastus stayed in Corinth and I left Trophimus sick in Miletus. 21 Do your best to get here before winter. Eubulus greets you and so do Pudens Linus Claudia and all the brothers and sisters.b

22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.

Footnotes2 Timothy 419 Greek Prisca a variant of Priscilla2 Timothy 421 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers both men and women as part of God\'s family.\n

'),(50,23,10,'Remnant\r\n27 yoke','Isaiah 10\r\n 1 Woe to those who make unjust laws,\r\n to those who issue oppressive decrees,\r\n2 to deprive the poor of their rights\r\n and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people,\r\nmaking widows their prey\r\n and robbing the fatherless.\r\n3 What will you do on the day of reckoning,\r\n when disaster comes from afar\r\nTo whom will you run for help\r\n Where will you leave your riches\r\n4 Nothing will remain but to cringe among the captives\r\n or fall among the slain.\r\n\r\n Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,\r\n his hand is still upraised.\r\n\r\nGod\'s Judgment on Assyria\r\n 5 \"Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger,\r\n in whose hand is the club of my wrath!\r\n6 I send him against a godless nation,\r\n I dispatch him against a people who anger me,\r\nto seize loot and snatch plunder,\r\n and to trample them down like mud in the streets.\r\n7 But this is not what he intends,\r\n this is not what he has in mind;\r\nhis purpose is to destroy,\r\n to put an end to many nations.\r\n8 \'Are not my commanders all kings\' he says.\r\n 9 \'Has not Kalno fared like Carchemish\r\nIs not Hamath like Arpad,\r\n and Samaria like Damascus\r\n10 As my hand seized the kingdoms of the idols,\r\n kingdoms whose images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,\r\n11 shall I not deal with Jerusalem and her images\r\n as I dealt with Samaria and her idols\'\"\r\n 12 When the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, \"I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes. 13 For he says:\r\n\r\n \"\'By the strength of my hand I have done this,\r\n and by my wisdom, because I have understanding.\r\nI removed the boundaries of nations,\r\n I plundered their treasures;\r\n like a mighty one I subdued[a] their kings.\r\n14 As one reaches into a nest,\r\n so my hand reached for the wealth of the nations;\r\nas people gather abandoned eggs,\r\n so I gathered all the countries;\r\nnot one flapped a wing,\r\n or opened its mouth to chirp.\'\"\r\n\r\n 15 Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it,\r\n or the saw boast against the one who uses it\r\nAs if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up,\r\n or a club brandish the one who is not wood!\r\n16 Therefore, the Lord, the LORD Almighty,\r\n will send a wasting disease upon his sturdy warriors;\r\nunder his pomp a fire will be kindled\r\n like a blazing flame.\r\n17 The Light of Israel will become a fire,\r\n their Holy One a flame;\r\nin a single day it will burn and consume\r\n his thorns and his briers.\r\n18 The splendor of his forests and fertile fields\r\n it will completely destroy,\r\n as when a sick person wastes away.\r\n19 And the remaining trees of his forests will be so few\r\n that a child could write them down.\r\n\r\nThe Remnant of Israel\r\n 20 In that day the remnant of Israel,\r\n the survivors of Jacob,\r\nwill no longer rely on him\r\n who struck them down\r\nbut will truly rely on the LORD,\r\n the Holy One of Israel.\r\n21 A remnant will return,[b] a remnant of Jacob\r\n will return to the Mighty God.\r\nO@22 Though your people be like the sand by the sea, Israel,\r\n only a remnant will return.\r\nDestruction has been decreed,\r\n overwhelming and righteous.@\r\n23 The Lord, the LORD Almighty, will carry out\r\n the destruction decreed upon the whole land.\r\n 24 Therefore this is what the Lord, the LORD Almighty, says:\r\n\r\n \"My people who live in Zion,\r\n do not be afraid of the Assyrians,\r\nwho beat you with a rod\r\n and lift up a club against you, as Egypt did.\r\n25 Very soon my anger against you will end\r\n and my wrath will be directed to their destruction.\"\r\n\r\n 26 The LORD Almighty will lash them with a whip,\r\n as when he struck down Midian at the rock of Oreb;\r\nand he will raise his staff over the waters,\r\n as he did in Egypt.\r\nR@27 In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders,\r\n their yoke from your neck;\r\nthe yoke will be broken\r\n because you have grown so fat.@\r\n\r\n 28 They enter Aiath;\r\n they pass through Migron;\r\n they store supplies at Mikmash.\r\n29 They go over the pass, and say,\r\n \"We will camp overnight at Geba.\"\r\nRamah trembles;\r\n Gibeah of Saul flees.\r\n30 Cry out, Daughter Gallim!\r\n Listen, Laishah!\r\n Poor Anathoth!\r\n31 Madmenah is in flight;\r\n the people of Gebim take cover.\r\n32 This day they will halt at Nob;\r\n they will shake their fist\r\nat the mount of Daughter Zion,\r\n at the hill of Jerusalem.\r\n\r\n 33 See, the Lord, the LORD Almighty,\r\n will lop off the boughs with great power.\r\nThe lofty trees will be felled,\r\n the tall ones will be brought low.\r\n34 He will cut down the forest thickets with an ax;\r\n Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.','NIV','

Isaiah 10

1 Woe to those who make unjust laws to those who issue oppressive decrees 2 to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless. 3 What will you do on the day of reckoning when disaster comes from afar To whom will you run for help Where will you leave your riches 4 Nothing will remain but to cringe among the captives or fall among the slain.

Yet for all this his anger is not turned away his hand is still upraised.

God\'s Judgment on Assyria
5 \"Woe to the Assyrian the rod of my anger in whose hand is the club of my wrath! 6 I send him against a godless nation I dispatch him against a people who anger me to seize loot and snatch plunder and to trample them down like mud in the streets. 7 But this is not what he intends this is not what he has in mind his purpose is to destroy to put an end to many nations. 8 \'Are not my commanders all kings\' he says.9 \'Has not Kalno fared like Carchemish Is not Hamath like Arpad and Samaria like Damascus 10 As my hand seized the kingdoms of the idols kingdoms whose images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria 11 shall I not deal with Jerusalem and her images as I dealt with Samaria and her idols\'\"

12 When the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem he will say \"I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes. 13 For he says

\"\'By the strength of my hand I have done this and by my wisdom because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations I plundered their treasures like a mighty one I subdueda their kings. 14 As one reaches into a nest so my hand reached for the wealth of the nations as people gather abandoned eggs so I gathered all the countries not one flapped a wing or opened its mouth to chirp.\'\"

15 Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it or the saw boast against the one who uses it As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up or a club brandish the one who is not wood! 16 Therefore the Lord the LORD Almighty will send a wasting disease upon his sturdy warriors under his pomp a fire will be kindled like a blazing flame. 17 The Light of Israel will become a fire their Holy One a flame in a single day it will burn and consume his thorns and his briers. 18 The splendor of his forests and fertile fields it will completely destroy as when a sick person wastes away. 19 And the remaining trees of his forests will be so few that a child could write them down.

The Remnant of Israel
20 In that day the remnant of Israel the survivors of Jacob will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the LORD the Holy One of Israel. 21 A remnant will returnb a remnant of Jacob will return to the Mighty God. 22 Though your people be like the sand by the sea Israel only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed overwhelming and righteous. 23 The Lord the LORD Almighty will carry out the destruction decreed upon the whole land.

24 Therefore this is what the Lord the LORD Almighty says

\"My people who live in Zion do not be afraid of the Assyrians who beat you with a rod and lift up a club against you as Egypt did. 25 Very soon my anger against you will end and my wrath will be directed to their destruction.\"

26 The LORD Almighty will lash them with a whip as when he struck down Midian at the rock of Oreb and he will raise his staff over the waters as he did in Egypt. 27 In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders their yoke from your neck the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat.c

28 They enter Aiath they pass through Migron they store supplies at Mikmash. 29 They go over the pass and say \"We will camp overnight at Geba.\" Ramah trembles Gibeah of Saul flees. 30 Cry out Daughter Gallim! Listen Laishah! Poor Anathoth! 31 Madmenah is in flight the people of Gebim take cover. 32 This day they will halt at Nob they will shake their fist at the mount of Daughter Zion at the hill of Jerusalem.

33 See the Lord the LORD Almighty will lop off the boughs with great power. The lofty trees will be felled the tall ones will be brought low. 34 He will cut down the forest thickets with an ax Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.

FootnotesIsaiah 1013 Or treasures / I subdued the mightyIsaiah 1021 Hebrew shear-jashub (see 73 and note) also in verse 22Isaiah 1027 Hebrew Septuagint broken / from your shouldersIsaiah 11?(New International Version 2011)

'),(51,45,19,'Miracle\r\nDemon','g@Paul in Ephesus @\r\n 1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples 2 and asked them, \"Did you receive the Holy Spirit when[a] you believed?\"\r\n They answered, \"No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.\"\r\n\r\n 3 So Paul asked, \"Then what baptism did you receive?\"\r\n\r\n \"John\'s baptism,\" they replied.\r\n\r\n 4 Paul said, \"John\'s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.\" 5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues[b] and prophesied. 7 There were about twelve men in all.\r\n\r\n 8 Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God. 9 But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. 10 This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord.\r\n\r\n O@11 God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.@\r\n\r\nb@13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, \"In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.\" 14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 15 One day the evil spirit answered them, \"Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?\" 16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.@\r\n\r\n 17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. 18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. 19 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.[c] 20 In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.\r\n\r\n 21 After all this had happened, Paul decided[d] to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. \"After I have been there,\" he said, \"I must visit Rome also.\" 22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia a little longer.\r\n\r\nG@The Riot in Ephesus @\r\n 23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. 24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. 25 He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: \"You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business. 26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all. 27 There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.\"\r\n 28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: \"Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!\" 29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul\'s traveling companions from Macedonia, and all of them rushed into the theater together. 30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. 31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.\r\n\r\n 32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there. 33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people. 34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: \"Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!\"\r\n\r\n 35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: \"Fellow Ephesians, doesn\'t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? 36 Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash. 37 You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess. 38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. They can press charges. 39 If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. 40 As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.\" 41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.','NIV','

Acts 19

Paul in Ephesus
 1 While Apollos was at Corinth Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples 2 and asked them \"Did you receive the Holy Spirit whena you believed?\"

   They answered \"No we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.\"

 3 So Paul asked \"Then what baptism did you receive?\"

   \"John\'s baptism\" they replied.

 4 Paul said \"John\'s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him that is in Jesus.\" 5 On hearing this they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 When Paul placed his hands on them the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke in tonguesb and prophesied. 7 There were about twelve men in all.

 8 Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God. 9 But some of them became obstinate they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. 10 This went on for two years so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord.

 11 God did extraordinary miracles through Paul 12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.

 13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say \"In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches I command you to come out.\" 14 Seven sons of Sceva a Jewish chief priest were doing this. 15 One day the evil spirit answered them \"Jesus I know and Paul I know about but who are you?\" 16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.

 17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus they were all seized with fear and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. 18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. 19 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.c 20 In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.

 21 After all this had happened Paul decidedd to go to Jerusalem passing through Macedonia and Achaia. \"After I have been there\" he said \"I must visit Rome also.\" 22 He sent two of his helpers Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia while he stayed in the province of Asia a little longer.

The Riot in Ephesus
 23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. 24 A silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. 25 He called them together along with the workers in related trades and said \"You know my friends that we receive a good income from this business. 26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all. 27 There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and the goddess herself who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world will be robbed of her divine majesty.\"

 28 When they heard this they were furious and began shouting \"Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!\" 29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus Paul\'s traveling companions from Macedonia and all of them rushed into the theater together. 30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd but the disciples would not let him. 31 Even some of the officials of the province friends of Paul sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.

 32 The assembly was in confusion Some were shouting one thing some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there. 33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people. 34 But when they realized he was a Jew they all shouted in unison for about two hours \"Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!\"

 35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said \"Fellow Ephesians doesn\'t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image which fell from heaven? 36 Therefore since these facts are undeniable you ought to calm down and not do anything rash. 37 You have brought these men here though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess. 38 If then Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a grievance against anybody the courts are open and there are proconsuls. They can press charges. 39 If there is anything further you want to bring up it must be settled in a legal assembly. 40 As it is we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion since there is no reason for it.\" 41 After he had said this he dismissed the assembly.

FootnotesActs 192 Or afterActs 196 Or other languagesActs 1919 A drachma was a silver coin worth about a day\'s wages.Acts 1921 Or decided in the Spirit  Acts 20 (New International Version 2011)

'),(52,45,4,'20 preach seen\r\nboldness cornerstone\r\n36 encourage','G@Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin@\r\n 1 The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. 2 They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3 They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. 4 But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.\r\n 5 The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. 6 Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest\'s family. 7 They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: "By what power or what name did you do this?"\r\n\r\n 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people! 9 If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed, 10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. R@11 Jesus is\r\n\r\n "\'the stone you builders rejected,\r\n which has become the cornerstone.\'\r\n\r\n 12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved."@\r\n\r\n 13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. 14 But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say. 15 So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin and then conferred together. 16 "What are we going to do with these men?" they asked. "Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign, and we cannot deny it. 17 But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name."\r\n\r\n 18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John replied, "Which is right in God\'s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges! l@20 As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard."@ 21 After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened. 22 For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.\r\n\r\nG@The Believers Pray@\r\n 23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:\r\n "\'Why do the nations rage\r\n and the peoples plot in vain?\r\n26 The kings of the earth rise up\r\n and the rulers band together\r\nagainst the Lord\r\n and against his anointed one.\'\r\n\r\n 27 Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. O@29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. @30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."\r\n\r\n 31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.\r\n\r\nG@The Believers Share Their Possessions@\r\n 32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God\'s grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles\' feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need.\r\n O@36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means "son of encouragement"), 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles\' feet.@','NIV','

Acts 4

Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin
? 1 The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. 2 They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3 They seized Peter and John and because it was evening they put them in jail until the next day. 4 But many who heard the message believed so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.

? 5 The next day the rulers the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. 6 Annas the high priest was there and so were Caiaphas John Alexander and others of the high priest\'s family. 7 They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them "By what power or what name did you do this?"

? 8 Then Peter filled with the Holy Spirit said to them "Rulers and elders of the people! 9 If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed 10 then know this you and all the people of Israel It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead that this man stands before you healed. 11 Jesus is

? ? ? "\'the stone you builders rejected ? ? ? which has become the cornerstone.\'a

? 12 Salvation is found in no one else for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved."

? 13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled ordinary men they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. 14 But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them there was nothing they could say. 15 So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin and then conferred together. 16 "What are we going to do with these men?" they asked. "Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign and we cannot deny it. 17 But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name."

? 18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John replied "Which is right in God\'s eyes to listen to you or to him? You be the judges! 20 As for us we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard."

? 21 After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them because all the people were praising God for what had happened. 22 For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.

The Believers Pray
? 23 On their release Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord" they said "you made the heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in them. 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant our father David

? ? ? "\'Why do the nations rage ? ? ? and the peoples plot in vain? 26 The kings of the earth rise up ? ? ? and the rulers band together against the Lord ? ? ? and against his anointed one.b\'c

? 27 Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. 29 Now Lord consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."

? 31 After they prayed the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

The Believers Share Their Possessions
? 32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own but they shared everything they had. 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God\'s grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles\' feet and it was distributed to anyone who had need.

? 36 Joseph a Levite from Cyprus whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means "son of encouragement") 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles\' feet.

FootnotesActs 411 Psalm 11822Acts 426 That is Messiah or ChristActs 426 Psalm 212 ? Acts 5? (New International Version 2011)

\n

'),(53,45,10,'anointed','G@Cornelius Calls for Peter @\r\n 1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. 2 He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. 3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, \"Cornelius!\"\r\n 4 Cornelius stared at him in fear. \"What is it, Lord?\" he asked.\r\n\r\n The angel answered, \"Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. 5 Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. 6 He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.\"\r\n\r\n 7 When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants. 8 He told them everything that had happened and sent them to Joppa.\r\n\r\nG@Peter\'s Vision @\r\n 9 About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. 13 Then a voice told him, \"Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.\"\r\n 14 \"Surely not, Lord!\" Peter replied. \"I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.\"\r\n\r\n 15 The voice spoke to him a second time, \"Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.\"\r\n\r\n 16 This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.\r\n\r\n 17 While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon\'s house was and stopped at the gate. 18 They called out, asking if Simon who was known as Peter was staying there.\r\n\r\n 19 While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, \"Simon, three[a] men are looking for you. 20 So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.\"\r\n\r\n 21 Peter went down and said to the men, \"I\'m the one you\'re looking for. Why have you come?\"\r\n\r\n 22 The men replied, \"We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.\" 23 Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests.\r\n\r\nG@Peter at Cornelius\'s House @\r\n The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the believers from Joppa went along. 24 The following day he arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence. 26 But Peter made him get up. \"Stand up,\" he said, \"I am only a man myself.\"\r\n 27 While talking with him, Peter went inside and found a large gathering of people. 28 He said to them: \"You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean. 29 So when I was sent for, I came without raising any objection. May I ask why you sent for me?\"\r\n\r\n 30 Cornelius answered: \"Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me 31 and said, \'Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor. 32 Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, who lives by the sea.\' 33 So I sent for you immediately, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.\"\r\n\r\n 34 Then Peter began to speak: \"I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right. 36 You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. 37 You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached, o@38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.@\r\n\r\n 39 \"We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross, 40 but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen. 41 He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen, by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead. 43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.\"\r\n\r\n 44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles. 46 For they heard them speaking in tongues[b] and praising God.\r\n\r\n Then Peter said, 47 \"Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.\" 48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.','NIV','

Acts 10

Cornelius Calls for Peter
 1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. 2 He and all his family were devout and God-fearing he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. 3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God who came to him and said \"Cornelius!\"

 4 Cornelius stared at him in fear. \"What is it Lord?\" he asked.

   The angel answered \"Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. 5 Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. 6 He is staying with Simon the tanner whose house is by the sea.\"

 7 When the angel who spoke to him had gone Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants. 8 He told them everything that had happened and sent them to Joppa.

Peter\'s Vision
 9 About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat and while the meal was being prepared he fell into a trance. 11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals as well as reptiles and birds. 13 Then a voice told him \"Get up Peter. Kill and eat.\"

 14 \"Surely not Lord!\" Peter replied. \"I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.\"

 15 The voice spoke to him a second time \"Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.\"

 16 This happened three times and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.

 17 While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon\'s house was and stopped at the gate. 18 They called out asking if Simon who was known as Peter was staying there.

 19 While Peter was still thinking about the vision the Spirit said to him \"Simon threea men are looking for you. 20 So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them for I have sent them.\"

 21 Peter went down and said to the men \"I\'m the one you\'re looking for. Why have you come?\"

 22 The men replied \"We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.\" 23 Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests.

Peter at Cornelius\'s House
    The next day Peter started out with them and some of the believers from Joppa went along. 24 The following day he arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 As Peter entered the house Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence. 26 But Peter made him get up. \"Stand up\" he said \"I am only a man myself.\"

 27 While talking with him Peter went inside and found a large gathering of people. 28 He said to them \"You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean. 29 So when I was sent for I came without raising any objection. May I ask why you sent for me?\"

 30 Cornelius answered \"Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me 31 and said \'Cornelius God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor. 32 Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner who lives by the sea.\' 33 So I sent for you immediately and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.\"

 34 Then Peter began to speak \"I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right. 36 You know the message God sent to the people of Israel announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ who is Lord of all. 37 You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil because God was with him.

 39 \"We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross 40 but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen. 41 He was not seen by all the people but by witnesses whom God had already chosen by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead. 43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.\"

 44 While Peter was still speaking these words the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles. 46 For they heard them speaking in tonguesb and praising God.

   Then Peter said 47 \"Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.\" 48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.

FootnotesActs 1019 One early manuscript two other manuscripts do not have the number.Acts 1046 Or other languages  Acts 11 (New International Version 2011)

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Luke 4

The Temptation of Jesus
1 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2 where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry.

3 Then the devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread."

4 But Jesus told him, "No! The Scriptures say, \'People do not live by bread alone.\'"

5 Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 "I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them," the devil said, "because they are mine to give to anyone I please. 7 I will give it all to you if you will worship me."

8 Jesus replied, "The Scriptures say,

\'You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.\'"

9 Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, "If you are the Son of God, jump off! 10 For the Scriptures say,

\'He will order his angels to protect and guard you.? 11 And they will hold you up with their hands so you won\'t even hurt your foot on a stone.\'"

12 Jesus responded, "The Scriptures also say, \'You must not test the Lord your God.\'"

13 When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came.

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
14 Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit\'s power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region. 15 He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.

16 When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures. 17 The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written:

18 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see,that the oppressed will be set free, 19 and that the time of the Lord\'s favor has come."

20 He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. 21 Then he began to speak to them. "The Scripture you\'ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!"

22 Everyone spoke well of him and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips. "How can this be?" they asked. "Isn\'t this Joseph\'s son?"

23 Then he said, "You will undoubtedly quote me this proverb: \'Physician, heal yourself\', meaning, \'Do miracles here in your hometown like those you did in Capernaum.\' 24 But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown.

25 "Certainly there were many needy widows in Israel in Elijah\'s time, when the heavens were closed for three and a half years, and a severe famine devastated the land. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them. He was sent instead to a foreigner, a widow of Zarephath in the land of Sidon. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, but the only one healed was Naaman, a Syrian."

28 When they heard this, the people in the synagogue were furious. 29 Jumping up, they mobbed him and forced him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended to push him over the cliff, 30 but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way.

Jesus Casts Out a Demon
31 Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught there in the synagogue every Sabbath day. 32 There, too, the people were amazed at his teaching, for he spoke with authority.

33 Once when he was in the synagogue, a man possessed by a demon, an evil spirit, began shouting at Jesus, 34 "Go away! Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One sent from God!"

35 Jesus cut him short. "Be quiet! Come out of the man," he ordered. At that, the demon threw the man to the floor as the crowd watched; then it came out of him without hurting him further.

36 Amazed, the people exclaimed, "What authority and power this man\'s words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command!" 37 The news about Jesus spread through every village in the entire region.

Jesus Heals Many People
38 After leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon\'s home, where he found Simon\'s mother-in-law very sick with a high fever. "Please heal her," everyone begged. 39 Standing at her bedside, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and prepared a meal for them.

40 As the sun went down that evening, people throughout the village brought sick family members to Jesus. No matter what their diseases were, the touch of his hand healed every one. 41 Many were possessed by demons; and the demons came out at his command, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But because they knew he was the Messiah, he rebuked them and refused to let them speak.

Jesus Continues to Preach
42 Early the next morning Jesus went out to an isolated place. The crowds searched everywhere for him, and when they finally found him, they begged him not to leave them. 43 But he replied, "I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns, too, because that is why I was sent." 44 So he continued to travel around, preaching in synagogues throughout Judea.

Footnotes:Luke 4:1 Some manuscripts read into the wilderness.Luke 4:4 Deut 8:3.Luke 4:8 Deut 6:13.Luke 4:11 Ps 91:11-12.Luke 4:12 Deut 6:16.Luke 4:19 Or and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. Isa 61:1-2 (Greek version); 58:6.Luke 4:33 Greek unclean; also in 4:36.Luke 4:44 Some manuscripts read Galilee. \n? Luke 5? (New Living Translation)

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Luke 4

Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread."

4 Jesus answered, "It is written: \'Man shall not live on bread alone.\'"

5 The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6 And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 If you worship me, it will all be yours."

8 Jesus answered, "It is written: \'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.\'"

9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here. 10 For it is written:

"\'He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; 11 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.\'"

12 Jesus answered, "It is said: \'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.\'"

13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.

16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord\'s favor."

20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."

22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. "Isn\'t this Joseph\'s son?" they asked.

23 Jesus said to them, "Surely you will quote this proverb to me: \'Physician, heal yourself!\' And you will tell me, \'Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.\'"

24 "Truly I tell you," he continued, "no prophet is accepted in his hometown. 25 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah\'s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, only Naaman the Syrian."

28 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. 30 But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.

Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit
31 Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people. 32 They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority.

33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, 34 "Go away! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God!"

35 "Be quiet!" Jesus said sternly. "Come out of him!" Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.

36 All the people were amazed and said to each other, "What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!" 37 And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area.

Jesus Heals Many
38 Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon\'s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. 39 So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.

40 At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them. 41 Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.

42 At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them. 43 But he said, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent." 44 And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

Footnotes:Luke 4:2 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.Luke 4:4 Deut. 8:3Luke 4:8 Deut. 6:13Luke 4:11 Psalm 91:11,12Luke 4:12 Deut. 6:16Luke 4:19 Isaiah 61:1,2 (see Septuagint); Isaiah 58:6Luke 4:27 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin. \n? Luke 5? (New International Version, ©2011)

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'),(55,44,10,'Full life\r\n10 enemy','G@The Good Shepherd and His Sheep @\r\n 1 \"Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger\'s voice.\" 6 Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.\r\n 7 Therefore Jesus said again, \"Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.[a] They will come in and go out, and find pasture. R@10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.@\r\n\r\n 11 \"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.\r\n\r\n 14 \"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life, only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.\"\r\n\r\n 19 The Jews who heard these words were again divided. 20 Many of them said, \"He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him\"\r\n\r\n 21 But others said, \"These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind\"\r\n\r\nFurther Conflict Over Jesus\' Claims\r\n 22 Then came the Festival of Dedication[b] at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon\'s Colonnade. 24 The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, \"How long will you keep us in suspense If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.\"\r\n 25 Jesus answered, \"I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father\'s name testify about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all[c]; no one can snatch them out of my Father\'s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.\"\r\n\r\n 31 Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him, 32 but Jesus said to them, \"I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me\"\r\n\r\n 33 \"We are not stoning you for any good work,\" they replied, \"but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.\"\r\n\r\n 34 Jesus answered them, \"Is it not written in your Law, \'I have said you are \"gods\"\'[d] 35 If he called them \'gods,\' to whom the word of God came, and Scripture cannot be set aside, 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, \'I am God\'s Son\' 37 Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. 38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.\" 39 Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.\r\n\r\n 40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed, 41 and many people came to him. They said, \"Though John never performed a sign, all that John said about this man was true.\" 42 And in that place many believed in Jesus.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

John 10

The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
 1 \"Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger\'s voice.\" 6 Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.

 7 Therefore Jesus said again, \"Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.[a] They will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

   11 \"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

   14 \"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life, only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.\"

 19 The Jews who heard these words were again divided. 20 Many of them said, \"He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him\"

 21 But others said, \"These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind\"

Further Conflict Over Jesus\' Claims
 22 Then came the Festival of Dedication[b] at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon\'s Colonnade. 24 The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, \"How long will you keep us in suspense If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.\"

 25 Jesus answered, \"I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father\'s name testify about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all[c]; no one can snatch them out of my Father\'s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.\"

 31 Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him, 32 but Jesus said to them, \"I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me\"

 33 \"We are not stoning you for any good work,\" they replied, \"but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.\"

 34 Jesus answered them, \"Is it not written in your Law, \'I have said you are \"gods\"\'[d] 35 If he called them \'gods,\' to whom the word of God came, and Scripture cannot be set aside, 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, \'I am God\'s Son\' 37 Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. 38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.\" 39 Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.

 40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed, 41 and many people came to him. They said, \"Though John never performed a sign, all that John said about this man was true.\" 42 And in that place many believed in Jesus.

Footnotes:John 10:9 Or kept safeJohn 10:22 That is, HanukkahJohn 10:29 Many early manuscripts What my Father has given me is greater than allJohn 10:34 Psalm 82:6 \n John 11 (New International Version, ©2011)

'),(56,23,14,'4 Celebration \r\n27 darkness Gods plan 2020','1 The LORD will have compassion on Jacob;\r\n once again he will choose Israel\r\n and will settle them in their own land.\r\nForeigners will join them\r\n and unite with the descendants of Jacob.\r\n2 Nations will take them\r\n and bring them to their own place.\r\nAnd Israel will take possession of the nations\r\n and make them male and female servants in the LORD\'s land.\r\nThey will make captives of their captors\r\n and rule over their oppressors.\r\n\r\n 3 On the day the LORD gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you, 4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon:\r\n\r\n P@ How the oppressor has come to an end!\r\n How his fury[a] has ended!\r\n5 The LORD has broken the rod of the wicked,\r\n the scepter of the rulers,\r\n6 which in anger struck down peoples\r\n with unceasing blows,\r\nand in fury subdued nations\r\n with relentless aggression.\r\n7 All the lands are at rest and at peace;\r\n they break into singing.\r\n8 Even the junipers and the cedars of Lebanon\r\n gloat over you and say,\r\n\"Now that you have been laid low,\r\n no one comes to cut us down.\" @\r\n\r\n 9 The realm of the dead below is all astir\r\n to meet you at your coming;\r\nit rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you,\r\n all those who were leaders in the world;\r\nit makes them rise from their thrones,\r\n all those who were kings over the nations.\r\n10 They will all respond,\r\n they will say to you,\r\n\"You also have become weak, as we are;\r\n you have become like us.\"\r\n11 All your pomp has been brought down to the grave,\r\n along with the noise of your harps;\r\nmaggots are spread out beneath you\r\n and worms cover you.\r\n\r\n 12 How you have fallen from heaven,\r\n morning star, son of the dawn!\r\nYou have been cast down to the earth,\r\n you who once laid low the nations!\r\n13 You said in your heart,\r\n \"I will ascend to the heavens;\r\nI will raise my throne\r\n above the stars of God;\r\nI will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,\r\n on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.[b]\r\n14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;\r\n I will make myself like the Most High.\"\r\n15 But you are brought down to the realm of the dead,\r\n to the depths of the pit.\r\n\r\n 16 Those who see you stare at you,\r\n they ponder your fate:\r\n\"Is this the man who shook the earth\r\n and made kingdoms tremble,\r\n17 the man who made the world a wilderness,\r\n who overthrew its cities\r\n and would not let his captives go home?\"\r\n\r\n 18 All the kings of the nations lie in state,\r\n each in his own tomb.\r\n19 But you are cast out of your tomb\r\n like a rejected branch;\r\nyou are covered with the slain,\r\n with those pierced by the sword,\r\n those who descend to the stones of the pit.\r\nLike a corpse trampled underfoot,\r\n 20 you will not join them in burial,\r\nfor you have destroyed your land\r\n and killed your people.\r\n\r\n Let the offspring of the wicked\r\n never be mentioned again.\r\n21 Prepare a place to slaughter his children\r\n for the sins of their ancestors;\r\nthey are not to rise to inherit the land\r\n and cover the earth with their cities.\r\n\r\n 22 \"I will rise up against them,\"\r\n declares the LORD Almighty.\r\n\"I will wipe out Babylon\'s name and survivors,\r\n her offspring and descendants,\"\r\n declares the LORD.\r\n23 \"I will turn her into a place for owls\r\n and into swampland;\r\nI will sweep her with the broom of destruction,\"\r\n declares the LORD Almighty.\r\n\r\n 24 The LORD Almighty has sworn,\r\n\r\n \"Surely, as I have planned, so it will be,\r\n and as I have purposed, so it will happen.\r\n25 I will crush the Assyrian in my land;\r\n on my mountains I will trample him down.\r\nHis yoke will be taken from my people,\r\n and his burden removed from their shoulders.\"\r\n\r\n 26 This is the plan determined for the whole world;\r\n this is the hand stretched out over all nations.\r\nR@27 For the LORD Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him?\r\n His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?@\r\nB@27 All the forces of Darkness cannot stop what God has ordained.@\r\n\r\nO@A Prophecy Against the Philistines @\r\n 28 This prophecy came in the year King Ahaz died:\r\n 29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistines,\r\n that the rod that struck you is broken;\r\nfrom the root of that snake will spring up a viper,\r\n its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.\r\n30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture,\r\n and the needy will lie down in safety.\r\nBut your root I will destroy by famine;\r\n it will slay your survivors.\r\n\r\n 31 Wail, you gate! Howl, you city!\r\n Melt away, all you Philistines!\r\nA cloud of smoke comes from the north,\r\n and there is not a straggler in its ranks.\r\n32 What answer shall be given\r\n to the envoys of that nation?\r\n\"The LORD has established Zion,\r\n and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Isaiah 14

1 The LORD will have compassion on Jacob once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob. 2 Nations will take them and bring them to their own place. And Israel will take possession of the nations and make them male and female servants in the LORD\'s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.

3 On the day the LORD gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you 4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon

How the oppressor has come to an end! How his furya has ended! 5 The LORD has broken the rod of the wicked the scepter of the rulers 6 which in anger struck down peoples with unceasing blows and in fury subdued nations with relentless aggression. 7 All the lands are at rest and at peace they break into singing. 8 Even the junipers and the cedars of Lebanon gloat over you and say \"Now that you have been laid low no one comes to cut us down.\"

9 The realm of the dead below is all astir to meet you at your coming it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you all those who were leaders in the world it makes them rise from their thrones all those who were kings over the nations. 10 They will all respond they will say to you \"You also have become weak as we are you have become like us.\" 11 All your pomp has been brought down to the grave along with the noise of your harps maggots are spread out beneath you and worms cover you.

12 How you have fallen from heaven morning star son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth you who once laid low the nations! 13 You said in your heart \"I will ascend to the heavens I will raise my throne above the stars of God I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.b 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds I will make myself like the Most High.\" 15 But you are brought down to the realm of the dead to the depths of the pit.

16 Those who see you stare at you they ponder your fate \"Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble 17 the man who made the world a wilderness who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?\"

18 All the kings of the nations lie in state each in his own tomb. 19 But you are cast out of your tomb like a rejected branch you are covered with the slain with those pierced by the sword those who descend to the stones of the pit. Like a corpse trampled underfoot ?20 you will not join them in burial for you have destroyed your land and killed your people.

Let the offspring of the wicked never be mentioned again. 21 Prepare a place to slaughter his children for the sins of their ancestors they are not to rise to inherit the land and cover the earth with their cities.

22 \"I will rise up against them\" declares the LORD Almighty. \"I will wipe out Babylon\'s name and survivors her offspring and descendants\" declares the LORD. 23 \"I will turn her into a place for owls and into swampland I will sweep her with the broom of destruction\" declares the LORD Almighty.

24 The LORD Almighty has sworn

\"Surely as I have planned so it will be and as I have purposed so it will happen. 25 I will crush the Assyrian in my land on my mountains I will trample him down. His yoke will be taken from my people and his burden removed from their shoulders.\"

26 This is the plan determined for the whole world this is the hand stretched out over all nations. 27 For the LORD Almighty has purposed and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out and who can turn it back?

A Prophecy Against the Philistines
28 This prophecy came in the year King Ahaz died

29 Do not rejoice all you Philistines that the rod that struck you is broken from the root of that snake will spring up a viper its fruit will be a darting venomous serpent. 30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture and the needy will lie down in safety. But your root I will destroy by famine it will slay your survivors.

31 Wail you gate! Howl you city! Melt away all you Philistines! A cloud of smoke comes from the north and there is not a straggler in its ranks. 32 What answer shall be given to the envoys of that nation? \"The LORD has established Zion and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.\"

FootnotesIsaiah 144 Dead Sea Scrolls Septuagint and Syriac the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.Isaiah 1413 Or of the north Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites. ?Isaiah 15?(New International Version 2011)

'),(57,61,2,'Cornerstone\r\n9 priest preach\r\n10 mercy church','1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.\r\n\r\nThe Living Stone and a Chosen People\r\n 4 As you come to him, the living Stone, rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him, 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For in Scripture it says:\r\n "See, I lay a stone in Zion,\r\n a chosen and precious cornerstone,\r\nand the one who trusts in him\r\n will never be put to shame."\r\n\r\n O@7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,\r\n\r\n "The stone the builders rejected\r\n has become the cornerstone,"\r\n\r\n 8 and,\r\n\r\n "A stone that causes people to stumble\r\n and a rock that makes them fall."\r\n\r\n They stumble because they disobey the message, which is also what they were destined for.@\r\n\r\n G@9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God\'s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.@\r\n\r\nLiving Godly Lives in a Pagan Society\r\n 11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.\r\n 13 Submit yourselves for the Lord\'s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. 15 For it is God\'s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God\'s slaves. 17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.\r\n\r\n 18 Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. 19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. 20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. 21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.\r\n\r\n 22 "He committed no sin,\r\n and no deceit was found in his mouth."\r\n\r\n 23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. 24 "He himself bore our sins" in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; "by his wounds you have been healed." 25 For "you were like sheep going astray," but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

1 Peter 2

1 Therefore rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit hypocrisy envy and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies crave pure spiritual milk so that by it you may grow up in your salvation 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

The Living Stone and a Chosen People
4 As you come to him the living Stone rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him 5 you also like living stones are being built into a spiritual housea to be a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For in Scripture it says

"See I lay a stone in Zion a chosen and precious cornerstone and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame."b

7 Now to you who believe this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe

"The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone"c

8 and

"A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall."d

They stumble because they disobey the message which is also what they were destined for.

9 But you are a chosen people a royal priesthood a holy nation God\'s special possession that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people but now you are the people of God once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy.

Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends I urge you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from sinful desires which wage war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that though they accuse you of doing wrong they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

13 Submit yourselves for the Lord\'s sake to every human authority whether to the emperor as the supreme authority 14 or to governors who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. 15 For it is God\'s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 16 Live as free people but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil live as God\'s slaves. 17 Show proper respect to everyone love the family of believers fear God honor the emperor.

18 Slaves in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters not only to those who are good and considerate but also to those who are harsh. 19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. 20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it this is commendable before God. 21 To this you were called because Christ suffered for you leaving you an example that you should follow in his steps.

22 "He committed no sin and no deceit was found in his mouth."e

23 When they hurled their insults at him he did not retaliate when he suffered he made no threats. Instead he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. 24 "He himself bore our sins" in his body on the cross so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness "by his wounds you have been healed." 25 For "you were like sheep going astray"f but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Footnotes1 Peter 25 Or into a temple of the Spirit1 Peter 26 Isaiah 28161 Peter 27 Psalm 118221 Peter 28 Isaiah 8141 Peter 222 Isaiah 5391 Peter 225 Isaiah 53456 (see Septuagint) 1 Peter 3? (New International Version 2011)

\n

'),(58,19,118,'8 trust refuge \r\n10-12 justice \r\n22 cornerstone Jesus\r\n24 today','1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;\r\n his love endures forever.\r\n 2 Let Israel say:\r\n \"His love endures forever.\"\r\n3 Let the house of Aaron say:\r\n \"His love endures forever.\"\r\n4 Let those who fear the LORD say:\r\n \"His love endures forever.\"\r\n\r\n 5 When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD;\r\n he brought me into a spacious place.\r\n6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid.\r\n What can mere mortals do to me?\r\n7 The LORD is with me; he is my helper.\r\n I look in triumph on my enemies.\r\n\r\n B@ 8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD\r\n than to trust in humans.\r\n9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD\r\n than to trust in princes.@\r\n10 All the nations surrounded me,\r\n but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.\r\n11 They surrounded me on every side,\r\n but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.\r\n12 They swarmed around me like bees,\r\n but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;\r\n in the name of the LORD I cut them down.\r\n13 I was pushed back and about to fall,\r\n but the LORD helped me.\r\n14 The LORD is my strength and my defense;\r\n he has become my salvation.\r\n\r\n 15 Shouts of joy and victory\r\n resound in the tents of the righteous:\r\n\"The LORD\'s right hand has done mighty things!\r\n 16 The LORD\'s right hand is lifted high;\r\n the LORD\'s right hand has done mighty things!\"\r\n17 I will not die but live,\r\n and will proclaim what the LORD has done.\r\n18 The LORD has chastened me severely,\r\n but he has not given me over to death.\r\n19 Open for me the gates of the righteous;\r\n I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.\r\n20 This is the gate of the LORD\r\n through which the righteous may enter.\r\n21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;\r\n you have become my salvation.\r\n\r\n B@22 The stone the builders rejected\r\n has become the cornerstone;\r\n23 the LORD has done this,\r\n and it is marvelous in our eyes.@\r\nr@24 The LORD has done it this very day;\r\n let us rejoice today and be glad.\r\n NKJV\r\n24 This is the day the Lord has made;\r\nWe will rejoice and be glad in it.@\r\n\r\n 25 LORD, save us!\r\n LORD, grant us success!\r\n\r\n 26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.\r\n From the house of the LORD we bless you.\r\n27 The LORD is God,\r\n and he has made his light shine on us.\r\nWith boughs in hand, join in the festal procession\r\n up[c] to the horns of the altar.\r\n\r\n 28 You are my God, and I will praise you;\r\n you are my God, and I will exalt you.\r\n\r\n 29 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;\r\n his love endures forever.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Psalm 118

1 Give thanks to the LORD for he is good his love endures forever.

2 Let Israel say \"His love endures forever.\" 3 Let the house of Aaron say \"His love endures forever.\" 4 Let those who fear the LORD say \"His love endures forever.\"

5 When hard pressed I cried to the LORD he brought me into a spacious place. 6 The LORD is with me I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? 7 The LORD is with me he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies.

8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in humans. 9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. 10 All the nations surrounded me but in the name of the LORD I cut them down. 11 They surrounded me on every side but in the name of the LORD I cut them down. 12 They swarmed around me like bees but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns in the name of the LORD I cut them down. 13 I was pushed back and about to fall but the LORD helped me. 14 The LORD is my strength and my defensea he has become my salvation.

15 Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous \"The LORD\'s right hand has done mighty things! 16 The LORD\'s right hand is lifted high the LORD\'s right hand has done mighty things!\" 17 I will not die but live and will proclaim what the LORD has done. 18 The LORD has chastened me severely but he has not given me over to death. 19 Open for me the gates of the righteous I will enter and give thanks to the LORD. 20 This is the gate of the LORD through which the righteous may enter. 21 I will give you thanks for you answered me you have become my salvation.

22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone 23 the LORD has done this and it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 The LORD has done it this very day let us rejoice today and be glad.

25 LORD save us! LORD grant us success!

26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.b 27 The LORD is God and he has made his light shine on us. With boughs in hand join in the festal procession upc to the horns of the altar.

28 You are my God and I will praise you you are my God and I will exalt you.

29 Give thanks to the LORD for he is good his love endures forever.

FootnotesPsalm 11814 Or songPsalm 11826 The Hebrew is plural.Psalm 11827 Or Bind the festal sacrifice with ropes / and take it Psalm 119? (New International Version 2011)

'),(59,41,21,'cornerstone','Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King\r\n 1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, \"Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.\"\r\n 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:\r\n\r\n 5 \"Say to Daughter Zion,\r\n \'See, your king comes to you,\r\ngentle and riding on a donkey,\r\n and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.\'\"\r\n\r\n 6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,\r\n\r\n \"Hosannareplace to the Son of David!\"\r\n\r\n \"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!\"replace\r\n\r\n \"Hosannareplace in the highest heaven!\"\r\n\r\n 10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, \"Who is this?\"\r\n\r\n 11 The crowds answered, \"This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.\"\r\n\r\nJesus at the Temple\r\n 12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13 \"It is written,\" he said to them, \"\'My house will be called a house of prayer,\'replace but you are making it \'a den of robbers.\'replace\"\r\n 14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them. 15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, \"Hosanna to the Son of David,\" they were indignant.\r\n\r\n 16 \"Do you hear what these children are saying?\" they asked him.\r\n\r\n \"Yes,\" replied Jesus, \"have you never read,\r\n\r\n \"\'From the lips of children and infants\r\n you, Lord, have called forth your praise\'[g]?\"\r\n\r\n 17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.\r\n\r\nJesus Curses a Fig Tree\r\n 18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, \"May you never bear fruit again!\" Immediately the tree withered.\r\n 20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. \"How did the fig tree wither so quickly?\" they asked.\r\n\r\n 21 Jesus replied, \"Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, \'Go, throw yourself into the sea,\' and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.\"\r\n\r\nThe Authority of Jesus Questioned\r\n 23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. \"By what authority are you doing these things?\" they asked. \"And who gave you this authority?\"\r\n 24 Jesus replied, \"I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 25 John\'s baptism, where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?\"\r\n\r\n They discussed it among themselves and said, \"If we say, \'From heaven,\' he will ask, \'Then why didn\'t you believe him?\' 26 But if we say, \'Of human origin\', we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet.\"\r\n\r\n 27 So they answered Jesus, \"We don\'t know.\"\r\n\r\n Then he said, \"Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.\r\n\r\nThe Parable of the Two Sons\r\n 28 \"What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, \'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.\'\r\n 29 \"\'I will not,\' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.\r\n\r\n 30 \"Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, \'I will, sir,\' but he did not go.\r\n\r\n 31 \"Which of the two did what his father wanted?\"\r\n\r\n \"The first,\" they answered.\r\n\r\n Jesus said to them, \"Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.\r\n\r\nThe Parable of the Tenants\r\n 33 \"Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. 34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.\r\n 35 \"The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. 36 Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. 37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. \'They will respect my son,\' he said.\r\n\r\n 38 \"But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, \'This is the heir. Come, let\'s kill him and take his inheritance.\' 39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.\r\n\r\n 40 \"Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?\"\r\n\r\n 41 \"He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,\" they replied, \"and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.\"\r\n\r\n O@42 Jesus said to them, \"Have you never read in the Scriptures:\r\n\r\n \"\'The stone the builders rejected\r\n has become the cornerstone;\r\nthe Lord has done this,\r\n and it is marvelous in our eyes\'[h]?\r\n\r\n 43 \"Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.\"[i]@\r\n\r\n 45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus\' parables, they knew he was talking about them. 46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Matthew 21

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives Jesus sent two disciples 2 saying to them \"Go to the village ahead of you and at once you will find a donkey tied there with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you say that the Lord needs them and he will send them right away.\"

4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet

5 \"Say to Daughter Zion ? \'See your king comes to you gentle and riding on a donkey ? and on a colt the foal of a donkey.\'\"a

6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted

\"Hosannab to the Son of David!\"

\"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!\"c

\"Hosannad in the highest heaven!\"

10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem the whole city was stirred and asked \"Who is this?\"

11 The crowds answered \"This is Jesus the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.\"

Jesus at the Temple
12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13 \"It is written\" he said to them \"\'My house will be called a house of prayer\'e but you are making it \'a den of robbers.\'f\"

14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple and he healed them. 15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts \"Hosanna to the Son of David\" they were indignant.

16 \"Do you hear what these children are saying?\" they asked him.

\"Yes\" replied Jesus \"have you never read

\"\'From the lips of children and infants ? you Lord have called forth your praise\'g?\"

17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany where he spent the night.

Jesus Curses a Fig Tree
18 Early in the morning as Jesus was on his way back to the city he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it \"May you never bear fruit again!\" Immediately the tree withered.

20 When the disciples saw this they were amazed. \"How did the fig tree wither so quickly?\" they asked.

21 Jesus replied \"Truly I tell you if you have faith and do not doubt not only can you do what was done to the fig tree but also you can say to this mountain \'Go throw yourself into the sea\' and it will be done. 22 If you believe you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.\"

The Authority of Jesus Questioned
23 Jesus entered the temple courts and while he was teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. \"By what authority are you doing these things?\" they asked. \"And who gave you this authority?\"

24 Jesus replied \"I will also ask you one question. If you answer me I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 25 John\'s baptism where did it come from? Was it from heaven or of human origin?\"

They discussed it among themselves and said \"If we say \'From heaven\' he will ask \'Then why didn\'t you believe him?\' 26 But if we say \'Of human origin\' we are afraid of the people for they all hold that John was a prophet.\"

27 So they answered Jesus \"We don\'t know.\"

Then he said \"Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

The Parable of the Two Sons
28 \"What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said \'Son go and work today in the vineyard.\'

29 \"\'I will not\' he answered but later he changed his mind and went.

30 \"Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered \'I will sir\' but he did not go.

31 \"Which of the two did what his father wanted?\"

\"The first\" they answered.

Jesus said to them \"Truly I tell you the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness and you did not believe him but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this you did not repent and believe him.

The Parable of the Tenants
33 \"Listen to another parable There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. 34 When the harvest time approached he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.

35 \"The tenants seized his servants they beat one killed another and stoned a third. 36 Then he sent other servants to them more than the first time and the tenants treated them the same way. 37 Last of all he sent his son to them. \'They will respect my son\' he said.

38 \"But when the tenants saw the son they said to each other \'This is the heir. Come let\'s kill him and take his inheritance.\' 39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40 \"Therefore when the owner of the vineyard comes what will he do to those tenants?\"

41 \"He will bring those wretches to a wretched end\" they replied \"and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.\"

42 Jesus said to them \"Have you never read in the Scriptures

\"\'The stone the builders rejected ? has become the cornerstone the Lord has done this ? and it is marvelous in our eyes\'h?

43 \"Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.\"i

45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus\' parables they knew he was talking about them. 46 They looked for a way to arrest him but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.

FootnotesMatthew 215 Zech. 99Matthew 219 A Hebrew expression meaning \"Save!\" which became an exclamation of praise also in verse 15Matthew 219 Psalm 1182526Matthew 219 A Hebrew expression meaning \"Save!\" which became an exclamation of praise also in verse 15Matthew 2113 Isaiah 567Matthew 2113 Jer. 711Matthew 2116 Psalm 82 (see Septuagint)Matthew 2142 Psalm 1182223Matthew 2144 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44. ? Matthew 22? (New International Version 2011)

'),(60,28,5,'hand gold writing\r\nInterpret','G@The Writing on the Wall @\r\n O@1 King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them. 2 While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them. 3 So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them. 4 As they drank the wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.\r\n 5 Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. 6 His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his legs became weak and his knees were knocking.@\r\n\r\n 7 The king summoned the enchanters, astrologers and diviners. Then he said to these wise men of Babylon, \"Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.\"\r\n\r\n 8 Then all the king\'s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant. 9 So King Belshazzar became even more terrified and his face grew more pale. His nobles were baffled.\r\n\r\n 10 The queen, hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. \"May the king live forever!\" she said. \"Don\'t be alarmed! Don\'t look so pale! 11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners. 12 He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.\"\r\n\r\n 13 So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, \"Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah? 14 I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom. 15 The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it. 16 Now I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve difficult problems. If you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.\"\r\n\r\n 17 Then Daniel answered the king, \"You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.\r\n\r\nO@ 18 \"Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor. 19 Because of the high position he gave him, all the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death; those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled. 20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory. 21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.\r\n\r\n 22 \"But you, Belshazzar, his son, have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways. 24 Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.\r\n\r\n 25 \"This is the inscription that was written:\r\n\r\n MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN\r\n\r\n 26 \"Here is what these words mean:\r\n\r\n Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.\r\n\r\n 27 Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.\r\n\r\n 28 Peres: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.\"\r\n\r\n 29 Then at Belshazzar\'s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.\r\n\r\n 30 That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain, 31 and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.[i]@\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Daniel 5

The Writing on the Wall
 1 King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them. 2 While Belshazzar was drinking his wine he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his fathera had taken from the temple in Jerusalem so that the king and his nobles his wives and his concubines might drink from them. 3 So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem and the king and his nobles his wives and his concubines drank from them. 4 As they drank the wine they praised the gods of gold and silver of bronze iron wood and stone.

 5 Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. 6 His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his legs became weak and his knees were knocking.

 7 The king summoned the enchanters astrologersb and diviners. Then he said to these wise men of Babylon \"Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.\"

 8 Then all the king\'s wise men came in but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant. 9 So King Belshazzar became even more terrified and his face grew more pale. His nobles were baffled.

 10 The queenc hearing the voices of the king and his nobles came into the banquet hall. \"May the king live forever!\" she said. \"Don\'t be alarmed! Don\'t look so pale! 11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father King Nebuchadnezzar appointed him chief of the magicians enchanters astrologers and diviners. 12 He did this because Daniel whom the king called Belteshazzar was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding and also the ability to interpret dreams explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel and he will tell you what the writing means.\"

 13 So Daniel was brought before the king and the king said to him \"Are you Daniel one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah? 14 I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight intelligence and outstanding wisdom. 15 The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means but they could not explain it. 16 Now I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve difficult problems. If you can read this writing and tell me what it means you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.\"

 17 Then Daniel answered the king \"You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.

 18 \"Your Majesty the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor. 19 Because of the high position he gave him all the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death he put to death those he wanted to spare he spared those he wanted to promote he promoted and those he wanted to humble he humbled. 20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory. 21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.

 22 \"But you Belshazzar his sond have not humbled yourself though you knew all this. 23 Instead you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you and you and your nobles your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold of bronze iron wood and stone which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways. 24 Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

 25 \"This is the inscription that was written

   MENE MENE TEKEL PARSIN

 26 \"Here is what these words mean

   Menee God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.

 27 Tekelf You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.

 28 Peresg Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.\"

 29 Then at Belshazzar\'s command Daniel was clothed in purple a gold chain was placed around his neck and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.

 30 That very night Belshazzar king of the Babyloniansh was slain 31 and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.i

FootnotesDaniel 52 Or ancestor or predecessor also in verses 11 13 and 18Daniel 57 Or Chaldeans also in verse 11Daniel 510 Or queen motherDaniel 522 Or descendant or successorDaniel 526 Mene can mean numbered or mina (a unit of money).Daniel 527 Tekel can mean weighed or shekel.Daniel 528 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.Daniel 530 Or ChaldeansDaniel 531 In Aramaic texts this verse (531) is numbered 61.  Daniel 6 (New International Version 2011)

'),(61,28,4,'Dream','G@Nebuchadnezzar\'s Dream of a Tree @\r\n 1 King Nebuchadnezzar,\r\n To the nations and peoples of every language, who live in all the earth:\r\n\r\n May you prosper greatly!\r\n\r\n 2 It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.\r\n\r\n 3 How great are his signs,\r\n how mighty his wonders!\r\nHis kingdom is an eternal kingdom;\r\n his dominion endures from generation to generation.\r\n\r\n 4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous. 5 I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me. 6 So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me. 7 When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners came, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me. 8 Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.)\r\n\r\n 9 I said, \"Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you. Here is my dream; interpret it for me. 10 These are the visions I saw while lying in bed: I looked, and there before me stood a tree in the middle of the land. Its height was enormous. 11 The tree grew large and strong and its top touched the sky; it was visible to the ends of the earth. 12 Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit abundant, and on it was food for all. Under it the wild animals found shelter, and the birds lived in its branches; from it every creature was fed.\r\n\r\n 13 \"In the visions I saw while lying in bed, I looked, and there before me was a holy one, a messenger, coming down from heaven. 14 He called in a loud voice: \'Cut down the tree and trim off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches. 15 But let the stump and its roots, bound with iron and bronze, remain in the ground, in the grass of the field.\r\n\r\n \"\'Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him live with the animals among the plants of the earth. 16 Let his mind be changed from that of a man and let him be given the mind of an animal, till seven times pass by for him.\r\n\r\n 17 \"\'The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people.\'\r\n\r\n 18 \"This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me what it means, for none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.\"\r\n\r\nDaniel Interprets the Dream\r\n 19 Then Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) was greatly perplexed for a time, and his thoughts terrified him. So the king said, \"Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning alarm you.\"\r\n Belteshazzar answered, \"My lord, if only the dream applied to your enemies and its meaning to your adversaries! 20 The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, with its top touching the sky, visible to the whole earth, 21 with beautiful leaves and abundant fruit, providing food for all, giving shelter to the wild animals, and having nesting places in its branches for the birds, 22 Your Majesty, you are that tree! You have become great and strong; your greatness has grown until it reaches the sky, and your dominion extends to distant parts of the earth.\r\n\r\n 23 \"Your Majesty saw a holy one, a messenger, coming down from heaven and saying, \'Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump, bound with iron and bronze, in the grass of the field, while its roots remain in the ground. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven; let him live with the wild animals, until seven times pass by for him.\'\r\n\r\n 24 \"This is the interpretation, Your Majesty, and this is the decree the Most High has issued against my lord the king: 25 You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes. 26 The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules. 27 Therefore, Your Majesty, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue.\"\r\n\r\nThe Dream Is Fulfilled\r\n 28 All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. 29 Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, 30 he said, \"Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?\"\r\n 31 Even as the words were on his lips, a voice came from heaven, \"This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you. 32 You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.\"\r\n\r\n 33 Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people and ate grass like the ox. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.\r\n\r\n 34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.\r\n\r\n His dominion is an eternal dominion;\r\n his kingdom endures from generation to generation.\r\n35 All the peoples of the earth\r\n are regarded as nothing.\r\nHe does as he pleases\r\n with the powers of heaven\r\n and the peoples of the earth.\r\nNo one can hold back his hand\r\n or say to him: \"What have you done?\"\r\n\r\n 36 At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before. 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Daniel 4

Nebuchadnezzar\'s Dream of a Tree
 1 aKing Nebuchadnezzar

   To the nations and peoples of every language who live in all the earth

   May you prosper greatly!

 2 It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.

 3 How great are his signs    how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom    his dominion endures from generation to generation.

 4 I Nebuchadnezzar was at home in my palace contented and prosperous. 5 I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me. 6 So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me. 7 When the magicians enchanters astrologersb and diviners came I told them the dream but they could not interpret it for me. 8 Finally Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Belteshazzar after the name of my god and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.)

 9 I said \"Belteshazzar chief of the magicians I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and no mystery is too difficult for you. Here is my dream interpret it for me. 10 These are the visions I saw while lying in bed I looked and there before me stood a tree in the middle of the land. Its height was enormous. 11 The tree grew large and strong and its top touched the sky it was visible to the ends of the earth. 12 Its leaves were beautiful its fruit abundant and on it was food for all. Under it the wild animals found shelter and the birds lived in its branches from it every creature was fed.

 13 \"In the visions I saw while lying in bed I looked and there before me was a holy one a messengerc coming down from heaven. 14 He called in a loud voice \'Cut down the tree and trim off its branches strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches. 15 But let the stump and its roots bound with iron and bronze remain in the ground in the grass of the field.

   \"\'Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven and let him live with the animals among the plants of the earth. 16 Let his mind be changed from that of a man and let him be given the mind of an animal till seven timesd pass by for him.

 17 \"\'The decision is announced by messengers the holy ones declare the verdict so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people.\'

 18 \"This is the dream that I King Nebuchadnezzar had. Now Belteshazzar tell me what it means for none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you can because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.\"

Daniel Interprets the Dream
 19 Then Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) was greatly perplexed for a time and his thoughts terrified him. So the king said \"Belteshazzar do not let the dream or its meaning alarm you.\"

   Belteshazzar answered \"My lord if only the dream applied to your enemies and its meaning to your adversaries! 20 The tree you saw which grew large and strong with its top touching the sky visible to the whole earth 21 with beautiful leaves and abundant fruit providing food for all giving shelter to the wild animals and having nesting places in its branches for the birds 22 Your Majesty you are that tree! You have become great and strong your greatness has grown until it reaches the sky and your dominion extends to distant parts of the earth.

 23 \"Your Majesty saw a holy one a messenger coming down from heaven and saying \'Cut down the tree and destroy it but leave the stump bound with iron and bronze in the grass of the field while its roots remain in the ground. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven let him live with the wild animals until seven times pass by for him.\'

 24 \"This is the interpretation Your Majesty and this is the decree the Most High has issued against my lord the king 25 You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals you will eat grass like the ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes. 26 The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules. 27 Therefore Your Majesty be pleased to accept my advice Renounce your sins by doing what is right and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue.\"

The Dream Is Fulfilled
 28 All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. 29 Twelve months later as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon 30 he said \"Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?\"

 31 Even as the words were on his lips a voice came from heaven \"This is what is decreed for you King Nebuchadnezzar Your royal authority has been taken from you. 32 You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals you will eat grass like the ox. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.\"

 33 Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people and ate grass like the ox. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.

 34 At the end of that time I Nebuchadnezzar raised my eyes toward heaven and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High I honored and glorified him who lives forever.

   His dominion is an eternal dominion    his kingdom endures from generation to generation. 35 All the peoples of the earth    are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases    with the powers of heaven    and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand    or say to him \"What have you done?\"

 36 At the same time that my sanity was restored my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before. 37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.

FootnotesDaniel 41 In Aramaic texts 41-3 is numbered 331-33 and 44-37 is numbered 41-34.Daniel 47 Or ChaldeansDaniel 413 Or watchman also in verses 17 and 23Daniel 416 Or years also in verses 23 25 and 32  Daniel 5 (New International Version 2011)

'),(62,28,3,'19 furnace','g@The Image of Gold and the Blazing Furnace @\r\n 1 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2 He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. 3 So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.\r\n 4 Then the herald loudly proclaimed, \"Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do: 5 As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. 6 Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.\"\r\n\r\n 7 Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.\r\n\r\n 8 At this time some astrologers came forward and denounced the Jews. 9 They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, \"May the king live forever! 10 Your Majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold, 11 and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. 12 But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.\"\r\n\r\n 13 Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, 14 and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, \"Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? 15 Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?\"\r\n\r\n 16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, \"King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty\'s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.\"\r\n\r\n 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual 20 and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. 21 So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. 22 The king\'s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, 23 and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace.\r\n\r\n 24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, \"Weren\'t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?\"\r\n\r\n They replied, \"Certainly, Your Majesty.\"\r\n\r\n 25 He said, \"Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.\"\r\n\r\n 26 Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, \"Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!\"\r\n\r\n So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, 27 and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.\r\n\r\n 28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, \"Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king\'s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. 29 Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.\"\r\n\r\n 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Daniel 3

The Image of Gold and the Blazing Furnace
 1 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold sixty cubits high and six cubits widea and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2 He then summoned the satraps prefects governors advisers treasurers judges magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. 3 So the satraps prefects governors advisers treasurers judges magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up and they stood before it.

 4 Then the herald loudly proclaimed \"Nations and peoples of every language this is what you are commanded to do 5 As soon as you hear the sound of the horn flute zither lyre harp pipe and all kinds of music you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. 6 Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.\"

 7 Therefore as soon as they heard the sound of the horn flute zither lyre harp and all kinds of music all the nations and peoples of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

 8 At this time some astrologersb came forward and denounced the Jews. 9 They said to King Nebuchadnezzar \"May the king live forever! 10 Your Majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn flute zither lyre harp pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold 11 and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. 12 But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon Shadrach Meshach and Abednego who pay no attention to you Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.\"

 13 Furious with rage Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king 14 and Nebuchadnezzar said to them \"Is it true Shadrach Meshach and Abednego that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? 15 Now when you hear the sound of the horn flute zither lyre harp pipe and all kinds of music if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made very good. But if you do not worship it you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?\"

 16 Shadrach Meshach and Abednego replied to him \"King Nebuchadnezzar we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace the God we serve is able to deliver us from it and he will deliver usc from Your Majesty\'s hand. 18 But even if he does not we want you to know Your Majesty that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.\"

 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach Meshach and Abednego and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual 20 and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. 21 So these men wearing their robes trousers turbans and other clothes were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. 22 The king\'s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach Meshach and Abednego 23 and these three men firmly tied fell into the blazing furnace.

 24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers \"Weren\'t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?\"

   They replied \"Certainly Your Majesty.\"

 25 He said \"Look! I see four men walking around in the fire unbound and unharmed and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.\"

 26 Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted \"Shadrach Meshach and Abednego servants of the Most High God come out! Come here!\"

   So Shadrach Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire 27 and the satraps prefects governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies nor was a hair of their heads singed their robes were not scorched and there was no smell of fire on them.

 28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said \"Praise be to the God of Shadrach Meshach and Abednego who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king\'s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. 29 Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble for no other god can save in this way.\"

 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

FootnotesDaniel 31 That is about 90 feet high and 9 feet wide or about 27 meters high and 2.7 meters wideDaniel 38 Or ChaldeansDaniel 317 Or If the God we serve is able to deliver us then he will deliver us from the blazing furnace and  Daniel 4 (New International Version 2011)

'),(63,28,2,'4 unknown dream','g@Nebuchadnezzar\'s Dream @\r\n 1 In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his mind was troubled and he could not sleep. 2 So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, \"I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means.\"\r\n 4 Then the astrologers answered the king, \"May the king live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.\"\r\n\r\n 5 The king replied to the astrologers, \"This is what I have firmly decided: If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut into pieces and your houses turned into piles of rubble. 6 But if you tell me the dream and explain it, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and interpret it for me.\"\r\n\r\n 7 Once more they replied, \"Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will interpret it.\"\r\n\r\n 8 Then the king answered, \"I am certain that you are trying to gain time, because you realize that this is what I have firmly decided: 9 If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one penalty for you. You have conspired to tell me misleading and wicked things, hoping the situation will change. So then, tell me the dream, and I will know that you can interpret it for me.\"\r\n\r\n 10 The astrologers answered the king, \"There is no one on earth who can do what the king asks! No king, however great and mighty, has ever asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or astrologer. 11 What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among humans.\"\r\n\r\n 12 This made the king so angry and furious that he ordered the execution of all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.\r\n\r\n 14 When Arioch, the commander of the king\'s guard, had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon, Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and tact. 15 He asked the king\'s officer, \"Why did the king issue such a harsh decree?\" Arioch then explained the matter to Daniel. 16 At this, Daniel went in to the king and asked for time, so that he might interpret the dream for him.\r\n\r\n 17 Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 18 He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven 20 and said:\r\n\r\n \"Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;\r\n wisdom and power are his.\r\n21 He changes times and seasons;\r\n he deposes kings and raises up others.\r\nHe gives wisdom to the wise\r\n and knowledge to the discerning.\r\n22 He reveals deep and hidden things;\r\n he knows what lies in darkness,\r\n and light dwells with him.\r\n23 I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors:\r\n You have given me wisdom and power,\r\nyou have made known to me what we asked of you,\r\n you have made known to us the dream of the king.\"\r\n\r\nDaniel Interprets the Dream\r\n 24 Then Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, \"Do not execute the wise men of Babylon. Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him.\"\r\n 25 Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, \"I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can tell the king what his dream means.\"\r\n\r\n 26 The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar), \"Are you able to tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it?\"\r\n\r\n 27 Daniel replied, \"No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, 28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these:\r\n\r\n 29 \"As Your Majesty was lying there, your mind turned to things to come, and the revealer of mysteries showed you what is going to happen. 30 As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.\r\n\r\n 31 \"Your Majesty looked, and there before you stood a large statue, an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance. 32 The head of the statue was made of pure gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay. 34 While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth.\r\n\r\n 36 \"This was the dream, and now we will interpret it to the king. 37 Your Majesty, you are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory; 38 in your hands he has placed all mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds in the sky. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.\r\n\r\n 39 \"After you, another kingdom will arise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth. 40 Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, for iron breaks and smashes everything, and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others. 41 Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. 42 As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay.\r\n\r\n 44 \"In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever. 45 This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands, a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces.\r\n\r\n \"The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.\"\r\n\r\n 46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him. 47 The king said to Daniel, \"Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.\"\r\n\r\n 48 Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men. 49 Moreover, at Daniel\'s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego administrators over the province of Babylon, while Daniel himself remained at the royal court.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Daniel 2

Nebuchadnezzar\'s Dream
 1 In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar had dreams his mind was troubled and he could not sleep. 2 So the king summoned the magicians enchanters sorcerers and astrologersa to tell him what he had dreamed. When they came in and stood before the king 3 he said to them \"I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means.b\"

 4 Then the astrologers answered the kingc \"May the king live forever! Tell your servants the dream and we will interpret it.\"

 5 The king replied to the astrologers \"This is what I have firmly decided If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it I will have you cut into pieces and your houses turned into piles of rubble. 6 But if you tell me the dream and explain it you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and interpret it for me.\"

 7 Once more they replied \"Let the king tell his servants the dream and we will interpret it.\"

 8 Then the king answered \"I am certain that you are trying to gain time because you realize that this is what I have firmly decided 9 If you do not tell me the dream there is only one penalty for you. You have conspired to tell me misleading and wicked things hoping the situation will change. So then tell me the dream and I will know that you can interpret it for me.\"

 10 The astrologers answered the king \"There is no one on earth who can do what the king asks! No king however great and mighty has ever asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or astrologer. 11 What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods and they do not live among humans.\"

 12 This made the king so angry and furious that he ordered the execution of all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.

 14 When Arioch the commander of the king\'s guard had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and tact. 15 He asked the king\'s officer \"Why did the king issue such a harsh decree?\" Arioch then explained the matter to Daniel. 16 At this Daniel went in to the king and asked for time so that he might interpret the dream for him.

 17 Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah Mishael and Azariah. 18 He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven 20 and said

   \"Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever    wisdom and power are his. 21 He changes times and seasons    he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise    and knowledge to the discerning. 22 He reveals deep and hidden things    he knows what lies in darkness    and light dwells with him. 23 I thank and praise you God of my ancestors    You have given me wisdom and power you have made known to me what we asked of you    you have made known to us the dream of the king.\"

Daniel Interprets the Dream
 24 Then Daniel went to Arioch whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon and said to him \"Do not execute the wise men of Babylon. Take me to the king and I will interpret his dream for him.\"

 25 Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said \"I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can tell the king what his dream means.\"

 26 The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) \"Are you able to tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it?\"

 27 Daniel replied \"No wise man enchanter magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about 28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these

 29 \"As Your Majesty was lying there your mind turned to things to come and the revealer of mysteries showed you what is going to happen. 30 As for me this mystery has been revealed to me not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.

 31 \"Your Majesty looked and there before you stood a large statue an enormous dazzling statue awesome in appearance. 32 The head of the statue was made of pure gold its chest and arms of silver its belly and thighs of bronze 33 its legs of iron its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay. 34 While you were watching a rock was cut out but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them. 35 Then the iron the clay the bronze the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth.

 36 \"This was the dream and now we will interpret it to the king. 37 Your Majesty you are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory 38 in your hands he has placed all mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds in the sky. Wherever they live he has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.

 39 \"After you another kingdom will arise inferior to yours. Next a third kingdom one of bronze will rule over the whole earth. 40 Finally there will be a fourth kingdom strong as iron for iron breaks and smashes everything and as iron breaks things to pieces so it will crush and break all the others. 41 Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron so this will be a divided kingdom yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it even as you saw iron mixed with clay. 42 As the toes were partly iron and partly clay so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united any more than iron mixes with clay.

 44 \"In the time of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end but it will itself endure forever. 45 This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain but not by human hands a rock that broke the iron the bronze the clay the silver and the gold to pieces.

   \"The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.\"

 46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him. 47 The king said to Daniel \"Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries for you were able to reveal this mystery.\"

 48 Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men. 49 Moreover at Daniel\'s request the king appointed Shadrach Meshach and Abednego administrators over the province of Babylon while Daniel himself remained at the royal court.

FootnotesDaniel 22 Or Chaldeans also in verses 4 5 and 10Daniel 23 Or wasDaniel 24 At this point the Hebrew text has in Aramaic indicating that the text from here through the end of chapter 7 is in Aramaic.  Daniel 3 (New International Version 2011)

'),(64,28,1,'10 royal food\r\n17 knowledge understanding','g@Daniel\'s Training in Babylon @\r\n 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia and put in the treasure house of his god.\r\n 3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king\'s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility, 4 young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king\'s palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians. 5 The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king\'s table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king\'s service.\r\n\r\n 6 Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 7 The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.\r\n\r\n 8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. 9 Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel, 10 but the official told Daniel, "I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you."\r\n\r\n 11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 "Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." 14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.\r\n\r\n 15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead. L@17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds. @18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them into his service, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king\'s service. 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.\r\n\r\n 21 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Daniel 1

Daniel\'s Training in Babylon
 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babyloniaa and put in the treasure house of his god.

 3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz chief of his court officials to bring into the king\'s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility 4 young men without any physical defect handsome showing aptitude for every kind of learning well informed quick to understand and qualified to serve in the king\'s palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians.b 5 The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king\'s table. They were to be trained for three years and after that they were to enter the king\'s service.

 6 Among those who were chosen were some from Judah Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah. 7 The chief official gave them new names to Daniel the name Belteshazzar to Hananiah Shadrach to Mishael Meshach and to Azariah Abednego.

 8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. 9 Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel 10 but the official told Daniel "I am afraid of my lord the king who has assigned yourc food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you."

 11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah 12 "Please test your servants for ten days Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." 14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.

 15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.

 17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.

 18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them into his service the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them and he found none equal to Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah so they entered the king\'s service. 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.

 21 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.

FootnotesDaniel 12 Hebrew ShinarDaniel 14 Or ChaldeansDaniel 110 The Hebrew for your and you in this verse is plural.  Daniel 2 (New International Version 2011)

\n

'),(65,28,6,'1 successful honor\r\n4 no corruption\r\n6 trap\r\n10 persecution faithful \r\n16 lions den','g@Daniel in the Den of Lions @\r\n O@1 It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, 2 with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. 3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.@ b@4 At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. 5 Finally these men said, \"We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.\"@ l@\r\n 6 So these administrators and satraps went as a group to the king and said: \"May King Darius live forever! 7 The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions\' den. 8 Now, Your Majesty, issue the decree and put it in writing so that it cannot be altered, in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.\" 9 So King Darius put the decree in writing.@\r\n\r\n O@10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. 11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. 12 So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: \"Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions\' den?\"\r\n\r\n The king answered, \"The decree stands, in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.\"\r\n\r\n 13 Then they said to the king, \"Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.\" 14 When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed; he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him.@\r\n\r\n 15 Then the men went as a group to King Darius and said to him, \"Remember, Your Majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.\"\r\n\r\n 16 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions\' den. The king said to Daniel, \"May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!\"\r\n\r\n 17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel\'s situation might not be changed. 18 Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep.\r\n\r\n 19 At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions\' den. 20 When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, \"Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?\"\r\n\r\n 21 Daniel answered, \"May the king live forever! 22 My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.\"\r\n\r\n 23 The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.\r\n\r\n 24 At the king\'s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions\' den, along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.\r\n\r\n 25 Then King Darius wrote to all the nations and peoples of every language in all the earth:\r\n\r\n \"May you prosper greatly!\r\n\r\n 26 \"I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel.\r\n\r\n \"For he is the living God\r\n and he endures forever;\r\nhis kingdom will not be destroyed,\r\n his dominion will never end.\r\n27 He rescues and he saves;\r\n he performs signs and wonders\r\n in the heavens and on the earth.\r\nHe has rescued Daniel\r\n from the power of the lions.\"\r\n\r\n 28 So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus[b] the Persian.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Daniel 6

Daniel in the Den of Lions
 1 aIt pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom 2 with three administrators over them one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. 3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. 4 At this the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. 5 Finally these men said \"We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.\"

 6 So these administrators and satraps went as a group to the king and said \"May King Darius live forever! 7 The royal administrators prefects satraps advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next thirty days except to you Your Majesty shall be thrown into the lions\' den. 8 Now Your Majesty issue the decree and put it in writing so that it cannot be altered in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians which cannot be repealed.\" 9 So King Darius put the decree in writing.

 10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed giving thanks to his God just as he had done before. 11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. 12 So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree \"Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you Your Majesty would be thrown into the lions\' den?\"

   The king answered \"The decree stands in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians which cannot be repealed.\"

 13 Then they said to the king \"Daniel who is one of the exiles from Judah pays no attention to you Your Majesty or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.\" 14 When the king heard this he was greatly distressed he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him.

 15 Then the men went as a group to King Darius and said to him \"Remember Your Majesty that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.\"

 16 So the king gave the order and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions\' den. The king said to Daniel \"May your God whom you serve continually rescue you!\"

 17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles so that Daniel\'s situation might not be changed. 18 Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep.

 19 At the first light of dawn the king got up and hurried to the lions\' den. 20 When he came near the den he called to Daniel in an anguished voice \"Daniel servant of the living God has your God whom you serve continually been able to rescue you from the lions?\"

 21 Daniel answered \"May the king live forever! 22 My God sent his angel and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you Your Majesty.\"

 23 The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den no wound was found on him because he had trusted in his God.

 24 At the king\'s command the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions\' den along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the den the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

 25 Then King Darius wrote to all the nations and peoples of every language in all the earth

   \"May you prosper greatly!

 26 \"I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel.

   \"For he is the living God    and he endures forever his kingdom will not be destroyed    his dominion will never end. 27 He rescues and he saves    he performs signs and wonders    in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel    from the power of the lions.\"

 28 So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrusb the Persian.

FootnotesDaniel 61 In Aramaic texts 61-28 is numbered 62-29.Daniel 628 Or Darius that is the reign of Cyrus  Daniel 7 (New International Version 2011)

'),(71,59,2,'high priest suffered\r\n\r\n14 power over death','g@Warning to Pay Attention @\r\n 1 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2 For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, 3 how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. 4 God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.\r\nJesus Made Fully Human\r\n 5 It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. 6 But there is a place where someone has testified:\r\n \"What is mankind that you are mindful of them,\r\n a son of man that you care for him?\r\n7 You made them a little[a] lower than the angels;\r\n you crowned them with glory and honor\r\n 8 and put everything under their feet.\"[b][c]\r\n\r\n In putting everything under them,[d] God left nothing that is not subject to them.[e] Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them.[f] 9 But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.\r\n\r\n 10 In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. 11 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.[g] 12 He says,\r\n\r\n \"I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters;\r\n in the assembly I will sing your praises.\"[h]\r\n\r\n 13 And again,\r\n\r\n \"I will put my trust in him.\"[i]\r\n\r\n And again he says,\r\n\r\n \"Here am I, and the children God has given me.\"[j]\r\n\r\n P@14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. 16 For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham\'s descendants.@ o@17 For this reason he had to be made like them,[k] fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. 18 Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.@\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nMichelle Moore \r\nkent Christmas','NIV','

Hebrews 2

Warning to Pay Attention
 1 We must pay the most careful attention therefore to what we have heard so that we do not drift away. 2 For since the message spoken through angels was binding and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment 3 how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation which was first announced by the Lord was confirmed to us by those who heard him. 4 God also testified to it by signs wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
Jesus Made Fully Human
 5 It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come about which we are speaking. 6 But there is a place where someone has testified

   \"What is mankind that you are mindful of them    a son of man that you care for him? 7 You made them a littlea lower than the angels    you crowned them with glory and honor  8 and put everything under their feet.\"bc

   In putting everything under themd God left nothing that is not subject to them.e Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them.f 9 But we do see Jesus who was made lower than the angels for a little while now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

 10 In bringing many sons and daughters to glory it was fitting that God for whom and through whom everything exists should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. 11 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.g 12 He says

   \"I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters    in the assembly I will sing your praises.\"h

 13 And again

   \"I will put my trust in him.\"i

   And again he says

   \"Here am I and the children God has given me.\"j

 14 Since the children have flesh and blood he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death that is the devil 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. 16 For surely it is not angels he helps but Abraham\'s descendants. 17 For this reason he had to be made like themk fully human in every way in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. 18 Because he himself suffered when he was tempted he is able to help those who are being tempted.

FootnotesHebrews 27 Or them for a little whileHebrews 28 Psalm 84-6Hebrews 28 Or You made him a little lower than the angels/ you crowned him with glory and honor/ and put everything under his feet.\"Hebrews 28 Or himHebrews 28 Or himHebrews 28 Or himHebrews 211 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers both men and women as part of God\'s family also in verse 12 and in 31 12 1019 1322.Hebrews 212 Psalm 2222Hebrews 213 Isaiah 817Hebrews 213 Isaiah 818Hebrews 217 Or like his brothers  Hebrews 3 (New International Version 2011)

'),(72,20,20,'6 Faith unfailingly love\r\n29 splendor old','1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler;\r\n whoever is led astray by them is not wise.\r\n\r\n 2 A king\'s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;\r\n those who anger him forfeit their lives.\r\n\r\n 3 It is to one\'s honor to avoid strife,\r\n but every fool is quick to quarrel.\r\n\r\n 4 Sluggards do not plow in season;\r\n so at harvest time they look but find nothing.\r\n\r\n 5 The purposes of a person\'s heart are deep waters,\r\n but one who has insight draws them out.\r\n\r\n o@6 Many claim to have unfailing love,\r\n but a faithful person who can find?@\r\n\r\n 7 The righteous lead blameless lives;\r\n blessed are their children after them.\r\n\r\n 8 When a king sits on his throne to judge,\r\n he winnows out all evil with his eyes.\r\n\r\n 9 Who can say, \"I have kept my heart pure;\r\n I am clean and without sin\"?\r\n\r\n 10 Differing weights and differing measures,\r\n the LORD detests them both.\r\n\r\n 11 Even small children are known by their actions,\r\n so is their conduct really pure and upright?\r\n\r\n 12 Ears that hear and eyes that see,\r\n the LORD has made them both.\r\n\r\n 13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;\r\n stay awake and you will have food to spare.\r\n\r\n 14 \"It\'s no good, it\'s no good!\" says the buyer,\r\n then goes off and boasts about the purchase.\r\n\r\n 15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance,\r\n but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.\r\n\r\n 16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;\r\n hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.\r\n\r\n 17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,\r\n but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.\r\n\r\n 18 Plans are established by seeking advice;\r\n so if you wage war, obtain guidance.\r\n\r\n 19 A gossip betrays a confidence;\r\n so avoid anyone who talks too much.\r\n\r\n 20 If someone curses their father or mother,\r\n their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.\r\n\r\n 21 An inheritance claimed too soon\r\n will not be blessed at the end.\r\n\r\n 22 Do not say, \"I\'ll pay you back for this wrong!\"\r\n Wait for the LORD, and he will avenge you.\r\n\r\n 23 The LORD detests differing weights,\r\n and dishonest scales do not please him.\r\n\r\n 24 A person\'s steps are directed by the LORD.\r\n How then can anyone understand their own way?\r\n\r\n 25 It is a trap to dedicate something rashly\r\n and only later to consider one\'s vows.\r\n\r\n 26 A wise king winnows out the wicked;\r\n he drives the threshing wheel over them.\r\n\r\n 27 The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the LORD\r\n that sheds light on one\'s inmost being.\r\n\r\n 28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;\r\n through love his throne is made secure.\r\n\r\n R@29 The glory of young men is their strength,\r\n gray hair the splendor of the old.@\r\n\r\n 30 Blows and wounds scrub away evil,\r\n and beatings purge the inmost being.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Proverbs 20

1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

2 A king\'s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion those who anger him forfeit their lives.

3 It is to one\'s honor to avoid strife but every fool is quick to quarrel.

4 Sluggards do not plow in season so at harvest time they look but find nothing.

5 The purposes of a person\'s heart are deep waters but one who has insight draws them out.

6 Many claim to have unfailing love but a faithful person who can find?

7 The righteous lead blameless lives blessed are their children after them.

8 When a king sits on his throne to judge he winnows out all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say \"I have kept my heart pure I am clean and without sin\"?

10 Differing weights and differing measures the LORD detests them both.

11 Even small children are known by their actions so is their conduct really pure and upright?

12 Ears that hear and eyes that see the LORD has made them both.

13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor stay awake and you will have food to spare.

14 \"It\'s no good it\'s no good!\" says the buyer then goes off and boasts about the purchase.

15 Gold there is and rubies in abundance but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.

17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.

18 Plans are established by seeking advice so if you wage war obtain guidance.

19 A gossip betrays a confidence so avoid anyone who talks too much.

20 If someone curses their father or mother their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.

21 An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.

22 Do not say \"I\'ll pay you back for this wrong!\" Wait for the LORD and he will avenge you.

23 The LORD detests differing weights and dishonest scales do not please him.

24 A person\'s steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand their own way?

25 It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one\'s vows.

26 A wise king winnows out the wicked he drives the threshing wheel over them.

27 The human spirit isa the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one\'s inmost being.

28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe through love his throne is made secure.

29 The glory of young men is their strength gray hair the splendor of the old.

30 Blows and wounds scrub away evil and beatings purge the inmost being.

FootnotesProverbs 2027 Or A person\'s words are Proverbs 21? (New International Version 2011)

'),(73,6,10,'11 hail\r\n12 sun stood still','G@Israel Defeats the Southern Armies@\r\n Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had captured and completely destroyed[a] Ai and killed its king, just as he had destroyed the town of Jericho and killed its king. He also learned that the Gibeonites had made peace with Israel and were now their allies. 2 He and his people became very afraid when they heard all this because Gibeon was a large town, as large as the royal cities and larger than Ai. And the Gibeonite men were strong warriors.\r\n 3 So King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem sent messengers to several other kings: Hoham of Hebron, Piram of Jarmuth, Japhia of Lachish, and Debir of Eglon. 4 \"Come and help me destroy Gibeon,\" he urged them, \"for they have made peace with Joshua and the people of Israel.\" 5 So these five Amorite kings combined their armies for a united attack. They moved all their troops into place and attacked Gibeon.\r\n\r\n 6 The men of Gibeon quickly sent messengers to Joshua at his camp in Gilgal. \"Don\'t abandon your servants now!\" they pleaded. \"Come at once! Save us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings who live in the hill country have joined forces to attack us.\"\r\n\r\n 7 So Joshua and his entire army, including his best warriors, left Gilgal and set out for Gibeon. 8 \"Do not be afraid of them,\" the Lord said to Joshua, \"for I have given you victory over them. Not a single one of them will be able to stand up to you.\"\r\n\r\n 9 Joshua traveled all night from Gilgal and took the Amorite armies by surprise. 10 The Lord threw them into a panic, and the Israelites slaughtered great numbers of them at Gibeon. Then the Israelites chased the enemy along the road to Beth-horon, killing them all along the way to Azekah and Makkedah.p@ 11 As the Amorites retreated down the road from Beth-horon, the Lord destroyed them with a terrible hailstorm from heaven that continued until they reached Azekah. The hail killed more of the enemy than the Israelites killed with the sword.\r\n@\r\n 12 On the day the Lord gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the Lord in front of all the people of Israel. He said,\r\nP@\r\n \"Let the sun stand still over Gibeon,\r\n and the moon over the valley of Aijalon.\"\r\n\r\n 13 So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies.\r\n\r\n Is this event not recorded in The Book of Jashar[b]? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and it did not set as on a normal day.[c] 14 There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the Lord answered such a prayer. Surely the Lord fought for Israel that day!@\r\n\r\n 15 Then Joshua and the Israelite army returned to their camp at Gilgal.\r\n\r\nJoshua Kills the Five Southern Kings\r\n 16 During the battle the five kings escaped and hid in a cave at Makkedah. 17 When Joshua heard that they had been found, 18 he issued this command: \"Cover the opening of the cave with large rocks, and place guards at the entrance to keep the kings inside. 19 The rest of you continue chasing the enemy and cut them down from the rear. Don\'t give them a chance to get back to their towns, for the Lord your God has given you victory over them.\"\r\n 20 So Joshua and the Israelite army continued the slaughter and completely crushed the enemy. They totally wiped out the five armies except for a tiny remnant that managed to reach their fortified towns. 21 Then the Israelites returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. After that, no one dared to speak even a word against Israel.\r\n\r\n 22 Then Joshua said, \"Remove the rocks covering the opening of the cave, and bring the five kings to me.\" 23 So they brought the five kings out of the cave, the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. 24 When they brought them out, Joshua told the commanders of his army, \"Come and put your feet on the kings\' necks.\" And they did as they were told.\r\n\r\n 25 \"Don\'t ever be afraid or discouraged,\" Joshua told his men. \"Be strong and courageous, for the Lord is going to do this to all of your enemies.\" 26 Then Joshua killed each of the five kings and impaled them on five sharpened poles, where they hung until evening.\r\n\r\n 27 As the sun was going down, Joshua gave instructions for the bodies of the kings to be taken down from the poles and thrown into the cave where they had been hiding. Then they covered the opening of the cave with a pile of large rocks, which remains to this very day.\r\n\r\nIsrael Destroys the Southern Towns\r\n 28 That same day Joshua captured and destroyed the town of Makkedah. He killed everyone in it, including the king, leaving no survivors. He destroyed them all, and he killed the king of Makkedah as he had killed the king of Jericho. 29 Then Joshua and the Israelites went to Libnah and attacked it. 30 There, too, the Lord gave them the town and its king. He killed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. Then Joshua killed the king of Libnah as he had killed the king of Jericho.\r\n 31 From Libnah, Joshua and the Israelites went to Lachish and attacked it. 32 Here again, the Lord gave them Lachish. Joshua took it on the second day and killed everyone in it, just as he had done at Libnah. 33 During the attack on Lachish, King Horam of Gezer arrived with his army to help defend the town. But Joshua\'s men killed him and his army, leaving no survivors.\r\n\r\n 34 Then Joshua and the Israelite army went on to Eglon and attacked it. 35 They captured it that day and killed everyone in it. He completely destroyed everyone, just as he had done at Lachish. 36 From Eglon, Joshua and the Israelite army went up to Hebron and attacked it. 37 They captured the town and killed everyone in it, including its king, leaving no survivors. They did the same thing to all of its surrounding villages. And just as he had done at Eglon, he completely destroyed the entire population.\r\n\r\n 38 Then Joshua and the Israelites turned back and attacked Debir. 39 He captured the town, its king, and all of its surrounding villages. He completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He did to Debir and its king just what he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king.\r\n\r\n 40 So Joshua conquered the whole region, the kings and people of the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills,[d] and the mountain slopes. He completely destroyed everyone in the land, leaving no survivors, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded. 41 Joshua slaughtered them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza and from the region around the town of Goshen up to Gibeon. 42 Joshua conquered all these kings and their land in a single campaign, for the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for his people.\r\n\r\n 43 Then Joshua and the Israelite army returned to their camp at Gilgal.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nJoshua 10:1 The Hebrew term used here refers to the complete consecration of things or people to the Lord, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; also in 10:28, 35, 37, 39, 40.\r\nJoshua 10:13 Or The Book of the Upright.\r\nJoshua 10:13 Or did not set for about a whole day.\r\nJoshua 10:40 Hebrew the Shephelah.','',''),(74,56,3,'1 last days end times\r\n16 word scripture proof works','O@1 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.\r\n\r\n 6 They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7 always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9 But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.@\r\n\r\nG@A Final Charge to Timothy @ \r\nP@ 10 You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11 persecutions, sufferings, what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.@ r@16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of Godreplace may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.@\r\nFootnotes: Michelle winder','NIV','

2 Timothy 3

1 But mark this There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves lovers of money boastful proud abusive disobedient to their parents ungrateful unholy 3 without love unforgiving slanderous without self-control brutal not lovers of the good 4 treacherous rash conceited lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

6 They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires 7 always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds who as far as the faith is concerned are rejected. 9 But they will not get very far because as in the case of those men their folly will be clear to everyone.

A Final Charge to Timothy
10 You however know all about my teaching my way of life my purpose faith patience love endurance 11 persecutions sufferings what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch Iconium and Lystra the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12 In fact everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted 13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse deceiving and being deceived. 14 But as for you continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of because you know those from whom you learned it 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching rebuking correcting and training in righteousness 17 so that the servant of Goda may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Footnotes2 Timothy 317 Or that you a man of God2 Timothy 4?(New International Version 2011)

'),(75,19,74,'Next 4 chapters\r\nTerry talk','Psalm 74\r\nA psalm[a] of Asaph.\r\n 1 O God, why have you rejected us so long?\r\n Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?\r\n 2 Remember that we are the people you chose long ago,\r\n the tribe you redeemed as your own special possession!\r\n And remember Jerusalem,[b] your home here on earth.\r\n 3 Walk through the awful ruins of the city;\r\n see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary.\r\n 4 There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries;\r\n there they set up their battle standards.\r\n 5 They swung their axes\r\n like woodcutters in a forest.\r\n 6 With axes and picks,\r\n they smashed the carved paneling.\r\n 7 They burned your sanctuary to the ground.\r\n They defiled the place that bears your name.\r\n 8 Then they thought, \"Let\'s destroy everything!\"\r\n So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped.\r\n\r\n 9 We no longer see your miraculous signs.\r\n All the prophets are gone,\r\n and no one can tell us when it will end.\r\n 10 How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you?\r\n Will you let them dishonor your name forever?\r\n 11 Why do you hold back your strong right hand?\r\n Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them.\r\n\r\n 12 You, O God, are my king from ages past,\r\n bringing salvation to the earth.\r\n 13 You split the sea by your strength\r\n and smashed the heads of the sea monsters.\r\n 14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan[c]\r\n and let the desert animals eat him.\r\n 15 You caused the springs and streams to gush forth,\r\n and you dried up rivers that never run dry.\r\n 16 Both day and night belong to you;\r\n you made the starlight[d] and the sun.\r\n 17 You set the boundaries of the earth,\r\n and you made both summer and winter.\r\n\r\n 18 See how these enemies insult you, Lord.\r\n A foolish nation has dishonored your name.\r\n 19 Don\'t let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves.\r\n Don\'t forget your suffering people forever.\r\n\r\n 20 Remember your covenant promises,\r\n for the land is full of darkness and violence!\r\n 21 Don\'t let the downtrodden be humiliated again.\r\n Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name.\r\n\r\n 22 Arise, O God, and defend your cause.\r\n Remember how these fools insult you all day long.\r\n 23 Don\'t overlook what your enemies have said\r\n or their growing uproar.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','',''),(76,31,3,'7 prophets reveal','Witnesses Summoned Against Israel\r\n 1 Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the LORD has spoken against you, against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:\r\n 2 \"You only have I chosen\r\n of all the families of the earth;\r\ntherefore I will punish you\r\n for all your sins.\"\r\n\r\n 3 Do two walk together\r\n unless they have agreed to do so?\r\n4 Does a lion roar in the thicket\r\n when it has no prey?\r\nDoes it growl in its den\r\n when it has caught nothing?\r\n5 Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground\r\n when no bait is there?\r\nDoes a trap spring up from the ground\r\n if it has not caught anything?\r\n6 When a trumpet sounds in a city,\r\n do not the people tremble?\r\nWhen disaster comes to a city,\r\n has not the LORD caused it?\r\n\r\n R@7 Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing\r\n without revealing his plan\r\n to his servants the prophets.@\r\n\r\n 8 The lion has roared,\r\n who will not fear?\r\nThe Sovereign LORD has spoken,\r\n who can but prophesy?\r\n\r\n 9 Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod\r\n and to the fortresses of Egypt:\r\n\"Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria;\r\n see the great unrest within her\r\n and the oppression among her people.\"\r\n\r\n 10 \"They do not know how to do right,\" declares the LORD,\r\n \"who store up in their fortresses\r\n what they have plundered and looted.\"\r\n\r\n 11 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says:\r\n\r\n \"An enemy will overrun your land,\r\n pull down your strongholds\r\n and plunder your fortresses.\"\r\n\r\n 12 This is what the LORD says:\r\n\r\n \"As a shepherd rescues from the lion\'s mouth\r\n only two leg bones or a piece of an ear,\r\nso will the Israelites living in Samaria be rescued,\r\n with only the head of a bed\r\n and a piece of fabric[a] from a couch.[b]\"\r\n\r\n 13 \"Hear this and testify against the descendants of Jacob,\" declares the Lord, the LORD God Almighty.\r\n\r\n 14 \"On the day I punish Israel for her sins,\r\n I will destroy the altars of Bethel;\r\nthe horns of the altar will be cut off\r\n and fall to the ground.\r\n15 I will tear down the winter house\r\n along with the summer house;\r\nthe houses adorned with ivory will be destroyed\r\n and the mansions will be demolished,\"\r\n declares the LORD.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nhank h\r\n\r\nAmos 3 (New Living Translation)\r\n\r\nAmos 3\r\n\r\n 1 Listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel and Judah, against the entire family I rescued from Egypt:\r\n\r\n 2 \"From among all the families on the earth,\r\n I have been intimate with you alone.\r\n That is why I must punish you\r\n for all your sins.\"\r\nWitnesses against Guilty Israel\r\n 3 Can two people walk together\r\n without agreeing on the direction?\r\n 4 Does a lion ever roar in a thicket\r\n without first finding a victim?\r\n Does a young lion growl in its den\r\n without first catching its prey?\r\n 5 Does a bird ever get caught in a trap\r\n that has no bait?\r\n Does a trap spring shut\r\n when there\'s nothing to catch?\r\n 6 When the ram\'s horn blows a warning,\r\n shouldn\'t the people be alarmed?\r\n Does disaster come to a city\r\n unless the Lord has planned it?\r\n\r\nG@ 7 Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything\r\n until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets.@\r\n\r\n 8 The lion has roared,\r\n so who isn\'t frightened?\r\n The Sovereign Lord has spoken,\r\n so who can refuse to proclaim his message?\r\n 9 Announce this to the leaders of Philistia[a]\r\n and to the great ones of Egypt:\r\n \"Take your seats now on the hills around Samaria,\r\n and witness the chaos and oppression in Israel.\"\r\n\r\n 10 \"My people have forgotten how to do right,\"\r\n says the Lord.\r\n \"Their fortresses are filled with wealth\r\n taken by theft and violence.\r\n 11 Therefore,\" says the Sovereign Lord,\r\n \"an enemy is coming!\r\n He will surround them and shatter their defenses.\r\n Then he will plunder all their fortresses.\"\r\n\r\n 12 This is what the Lord says:\r\n\r\n \"A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion\'s mouth\r\n will recover only two legs or a piece of an ear.\r\n So it will be for the Israelites in Samaria lying on luxurious beds,\r\n and for the people of Damascus reclining on couches.[b]\r\n\r\n 13 \"Now listen to this, and announce it throughout all Israel,[c]\" says the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven\'s Armies.\r\n\r\n 14 \"On the very day I punish Israel for its sins,\r\n I will destroy the pagan altars at Bethel.\r\n The horns of the altar will be cut off\r\n and fall to the ground.\r\n 15 And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy,\r\n their winter mansions and their summer houses, too,\r\n all their palaces filled with ivory,\"\r\n says the Lord.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Amos 3

Witnesses Summoned Against Israel
 1 Hear this word people of Israel the word the LORD has spoken against you against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt

 2 \"You only have I chosen    of all the families of the earth therefore I will punish you    for all your sins.\"

 3 Do two walk together    unless they have agreed to do so? 4 Does a lion roar in the thicket    when it has no prey? Does it growl in its den    when it has caught nothing? 5 Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground    when no bait is there? Does a trap spring up from the ground    if it has not caught anything? 6 When a trumpet sounds in a city    do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city    has not the LORD caused it?

 7 Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing    without revealing his plan    to his servants the prophets.

 8 The lion has roared    who will not fear? The Sovereign LORD has spoken    who can but prophesy?

 9 Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod    and to the fortresses of Egypt \"Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria    see the great unrest within her    and the oppression among her people.\"

 10 \"They do not know how to do right\" declares the LORD    \"who store up in their fortresses    what they have plundered and looted.\"

 11 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says

   \"An enemy will overrun your land    pull down your strongholds    and plunder your fortresses.\"

 12 This is what the LORD says

   \"As a shepherd rescues from the lion\'s mouth    only two leg bones or a piece of an ear so will the Israelites living in Samaria be rescued    with only the head of a bed    and a piece of fabrica from a couch.b\"

 13 \"Hear this and testify against the descendants of Jacob\" declares the Lord the LORD God Almighty.

 14 \"On the day I punish Israel for her sins    I will destroy the altars of Bethel the horns of the altar will be cut off    and fall to the ground. 15 I will tear down the winter house    along with the summer house the houses adorned with ivory will be destroyed    and the mansions will be demolished\"             declares the LORD.

FootnotesAmos 312 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.Amos 312 Or Israelites be rescued / those who sit in Samaria / on the edge of their beds / and in Damascus on their couches.  Amos 4 (New International Version 2011)

'),(77,41,9,'33 mute spoke','Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man\r\n 1 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, \"Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.\"\r\n 3 At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, \"This fellow is blaspheming!\"\r\n\r\n 4 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, \"Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? 5 Which is easier: to say, \'Your sins are forgiven,\' or to say, \'Get up and walk\'? 6 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.\" So he said to the paralyzed man, \"Get up, take your mat and go home.\" 7 Then the man got up and went home. 8 When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.\r\n\r\nThe Calling of Matthew\r\n 9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector\'s booth. \"Follow me,\" he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.\r\n 10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew\'s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, \"Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?\"\r\n\r\n 12 On hearing this, Jesus said, \"It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: \'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.\'replace For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.\"\r\n\r\nJesus Questioned About Fasting\r\n 14 Then John\'s disciples came and asked him, \"How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?\"\r\n 15 Jesus answered, \"How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.\r\n\r\n 16 \"No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. 17 Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.\"\r\n\r\nJesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman\r\n 18 While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, \"My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.\" 19 Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.\r\n 20 Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. 21 She said to herself, \"If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.\"\r\n\r\n 22 Jesus turned and saw her. \"Take heart, daughter,\" he said, \"your faith has healed you.\" And the woman was healed at that moment.\r\n\r\n 23 When Jesus entered the synagogue leader\'s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes, 24 he said, \"Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.\" But they laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. 26 News of this spread through all that region.\r\n\r\nJesus Heals the Blind and the Mute\r\n 27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, \"Have mercy on us, Son of David!\"\r\n 28 When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, \"Do you believe that I am able to do this?\"\r\n\r\n \"Yes, Lord,\" they replied.\r\n\r\n 29 Then he touched their eyes and said, \"According to your faith let it be done to you\"; 30 and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, \"See that no one knows about this.\" 31 But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.\r\n\r\nO@ 32 While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. 33 And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, \"Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.\"@\r\n\r\n 34 But the Pharisees said, \"It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.\"\r\n\r\nThe Workers Are Few\r\n 35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, \"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.\"\r\nFootnotes:\r\n\r\n\r\nHank h','NIV','

Matthew 9

Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
1 Jesus stepped into a boat crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith he said to the man \"Take heart son your sins are forgiven.\"

3 At this some of the teachers of the law said to themselves \"This fellow is blaspheming!\"

4 Knowing their thoughts Jesus said \"Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? 5 Which is easier to say \'Your sins are forgiven\' or to say \'Get up and walk\'? 6 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.\" So he said to the paralyzed man \"Get up take your mat and go home.\" 7 Then the man got up and went home. 8 When the crowd saw this they were filled with awe and they praised God who had given such authority to man.

The Calling of Matthew
9 As Jesus went on from there he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector\'s booth. \"Follow me\" he told him and Matthew got up and followed him.

10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew\'s house many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this they asked his disciples \"Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?\"

12 On hearing this Jesus said \"It is not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means \'I desire mercy not sacrifice.\'a For I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.\"

Jesus Questioned About Fasting
14 Then John\'s disciples came and asked him \"How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often but your disciples do not fast?\"

15 Jesus answered \"How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them then they will fast.

16 \"No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment for the patch will pull away from the garment making the tear worse. 17 Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do the skins will burst the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No they pour new wine into new wineskins and both are preserved.\"

Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman
18 While he was saying this a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said \"My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her and she will live.\" 19 Jesus got up and went with him and so did his disciples.

20 Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. 21 She said to herself \"If I only touch his cloak I will be healed.\"

22 Jesus turned and saw her. \"Take heart daughter\" he said \"your faith has healed you.\" And the woman was healed at that moment.

23 When Jesus entered the synagogue leader\'s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes 24 he said \"Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.\" But they laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside he went in and took the girl by the hand and she got up. 26 News of this spread through all that region.

Jesus Heals the Blind and the Mute
27 As Jesus went on from there two blind men followed him calling out \"Have mercy on us Son of David!\"

28 When he had gone indoors the blind men came to him and he asked them \"Do you believe that I am able to do this?\"

\"Yes Lord\" they replied.

29 Then he touched their eyes and said \"According to your faith let it be done to you\" 30 and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly \"See that no one knows about this.\" 31 But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.

32 While they were going out a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. 33 And when the demon was driven out the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said \"Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.\"

34 But the Pharisees said \"It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.\"

The Workers Are Few
35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages teaching in their synagogues proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds he had compassion on them because they were harassed and helpless like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples \"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest therefore to send out workers into his harvest field.\"

FootnotesMatthew 913 Hosea 66 ? Matthew 10? (New International Version 2011)

'),(78,42,4,'35 storm','G@The Parable of the Sower @\r\n 1 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water\'s edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3 \"Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.\"\r\n 9 Then Jesus said, \"Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.\"\r\n\r\n 10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, \"The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables 12 so that,\r\n\r\n \"\'they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,\r\n and ever hearing but never understanding;\r\notherwise they might turn and be forgiven!\'[a]\"\r\n\r\n 13 Then Jesus said to them, \"Don\'t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word. 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop, some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.\"\r\n\r\nG@A Lamp on a Stand @\r\n 21 He said to them, \"Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don\'t you put it on its stand? 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.\"\r\n 24 \"Consider carefully what you hear,\" he continued. \"With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more. 25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.\"\r\n\r\nG@The Parable of the Growing Seed @\r\n 26 He also said, \"This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain, first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.\"\r\nThe Parable of the Mustard Seed\r\n 30 Again he said, \"What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.\"\r\n 33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.\r\n\r\ng@Jesus Calms the Storm @\r\n O@35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, \"Let us go over to the other side.\" 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, \"Teacher, don\'t you care if we drown?\"\r\n 39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, \"Quiet! Be still!\" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.\r\n\r\n 40 He said to his disciples, \"Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?\"\r\n\r\n 41 They were terrified and asked each other, \"Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!\"@\r\n\r\nFootnotes: hank','',''),(80,39,9,'9 jesus donkey','Judgment on Israel\'s Enemies\r\n 1 A prophecy:\r\n The word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrak\r\n and will come to rest on Damascus,\r\nfor the eyes of all people and all the tribes of Israel\r\n are on the LORD, [a]\r\n2 and on Hamath too, which borders on it,\r\n and on Tyre and Sidon, though they are very skillful.\r\n3 Tyre has built herself a stronghold;\r\n she has heaped up silver like dust,\r\n and gold like the dirt of the streets.\r\n4 But the Lord will take away her possessions\r\n and destroy her power on the sea,\r\n and she will be consumed by fire.\r\n5 Ashkelon will see it and fear;\r\n Gaza will writhe in agony,\r\n and Ekron too, for her hope will wither.\r\nGaza will lose her king\r\n and Ashkelon will be deserted.\r\n6 A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod,\r\n and I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines.\r\n7 I will take the blood from their mouths,\r\n the forbidden food from between their teeth.\r\nThose who are left will belong to our God\r\n and become a clan in Judah,\r\n and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.\r\n8 But I will encamp at my temple\r\n to guard it against marauding forces.\r\nNever again will an oppressor overrun my people,\r\n for now I am keeping watch.\r\n\r\nG@The Coming of Zion\'s King @\r\nO@ 9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!\r\n Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!\r\nSee, your king comes to you,\r\n righteous and victorious,\r\nlowly and riding on a donkey,\r\n on a colt, the foal of a donkey.@\r\n10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim\r\n and the warhorses from Jerusalem,\r\n and the battle bow will be broken.\r\nHe will proclaim peace to the nations.\r\n His rule will extend from sea to sea\r\n and from the River[b] to the ends of the earth.\r\n11 As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you,\r\n I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.\r\n12 Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope;\r\n even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.\r\n13 I will bend Judah as I bend my bow\r\n and fill it with Ephraim.\r\nI will rouse your sons, Zion,\r\n against your sons, Greece,\r\n and make you like a warrior\'s sword.\r\nThe LORD Will Appear\r\n 14 Then the LORD will appear over them;\r\n his arrow will flash like lightning.\r\nThe Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet;\r\n he will march in the storms of the south,\r\n 15 and the LORD Almighty will shield them.\r\nThey will destroy\r\n and overcome with slingstones.\r\nThey will drink and roar as with wine;\r\n they will be full like a bowl\r\n used for sprinkling[c] the corners of the altar.\r\n16 The LORD their God will save his people on that day\r\n as a shepherd saves his flock.\r\nThey will sparkle in his land\r\n like jewels in a crown.\r\n17 How attractive and beautiful they will be!\r\n Grain will make the young men thrive,\r\n and new wine the young women.\r\nFootnotes:\r\nJourney o','NIV','

Zechariah 9

Judgment on Israel\'s Enemies
 1 A prophecy

   The word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrak    and will come to rest on Damascus for the eyes of all people and all the tribes of Israel    are on the LORD a 2 and on Hamath too which borders on it    and on Tyre and Sidon though they are very skillful. 3 Tyre has built herself a stronghold    she has heaped up silver like dust    and gold like the dirt of the streets. 4 But the Lord will take away her possessions    and destroy her power on the sea    and she will be consumed by fire. 5 Ashkelon will see it and fear    Gaza will writhe in agony    and Ekron too for her hope will wither. Gaza will lose her king    and Ashkelon will be deserted. 6 A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod    and I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines. 7 I will take the blood from their mouths    the forbidden food from between their teeth. Those who are left will belong to our God    and become a clan in Judah    and Ekron will be like the Jebusites. 8 But I will encamp at my temple    to guard it against marauding forces. Never again will an oppressor overrun my people    for now I am keeping watch.

The Coming of Zion\'s King
 9 Rejoice greatly Daughter Zion!    Shout Daughter Jerusalem! See your king comes to you    righteous and victorious lowly and riding on a donkey    on a colt the foal of a donkey. 10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim    and the warhorses from Jerusalem    and the battle bow will be broken. He will proclaim peace to the nations.    His rule will extend from sea to sea    and from the Riverb to the ends of the earth. 11 As for you because of the blood of my covenant with you    I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit. 12 Return to your fortress you prisoners of hope    even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you. 13 I will bend Judah as I bend my bow    and fill it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons Zion    against your sons Greece    and make you like a warrior\'s sword.
The LORD Will Appear
 14 Then the LORD will appear over them    his arrow will flash like lightning. The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet    he will march in the storms of the south  15 and the LORD Almighty will shield them. They will destroy    and overcome with slingstones. They will drink and roar as with wine    they will be full like a bowl    used for sprinklingc the corners of the altar. 16 The LORD their God will save his people on that day    as a shepherd saves his flock. They will sparkle in his land    like jewels in a crown. 17 How attractive and beautiful they will be!    Grain will make the young men thrive    and new wine the young women.

FootnotesZechariah 91 Or Damascus. / For the eye of the LORD is on all people / as well as on the tribes of IsraelZechariah 910 That is the EuphratesZechariah 915 Or bowl / like  Zechariah 10 (New International Version 2011)

'),(81,43,19,'1 rich secularism Zacheus \r\n37 king\r\n39 stones\r\n44 recognize children destroy Zacchaeus','Zacchaeus the Tax Collector\r\n R@1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.\r\n 5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, \"Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.\" 6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.\r\n\r\n 7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, \"He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.\"\r\n\r\n 8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, \"Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.\"\r\n\r\n 9 Jesus said to him, \"Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.\"@\r\n\r\nThe Parable of the Ten Minas\r\n 11 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. 12 He said: \"A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. 13 So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.[a] \'Put this money to work,\' he said, \'until I come back.\'\r\n 14 \"But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, \'We don\'t want this man to be our king.\'\r\n\r\n 15 \"He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.\r\n\r\n 16 \"The first one came and said, \'Sir, your mina has earned ten more.\'\r\n\r\n 17 \"\'Well done, my good servant!\' his master replied. \'Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.\'\r\n\r\n 18 \"The second came and said, \'Sir, your mina has earned five more.\'\r\n\r\n 19 \"His master answered, \'You take charge of five cities.\'\r\n\r\n 20 \"Then another servant came and said, \'Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. 21 I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.\'\r\n\r\n 22 \"His master replied, \'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow? 23 Why then didn\'t you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?\'\r\n\r\n 24 \"Then he said to those standing by, \'Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.\'\r\n\r\n 25 \"\'Sir,\' they said, \'he already has ten!\'\r\n\r\n 26 \"He replied, \'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what they have will be taken away. 27 But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in front of me.\'\"\r\n\r\nJesus Comes to Jerusalem as King\r\n 28 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 \"Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, \'Why are you untying it?\' say, \'The Lord needs it.\'\"\r\n 32 Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. 33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, \"Why are you untying the colt?\"\r\n\r\n 34 They replied, \"The Lord needs it.\"\r\n\r\n 35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36 As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.\r\n\r\n O@37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:\r\n\r\n 38 \"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!\"[b]\r\n\r\n \"Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!\"\r\n\r\n 39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, \"Teacher, rebuke your disciples!\"\r\n\r\n 40 \"I tell you,\" he replied, \"if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.\"\r\n\r\n 41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 and said, \"If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace, but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. 44 They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God\'s coming to you.\"\r\n@\r\nG@Jesus at the Temple @\r\n 45 When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling. 46 \"It is written,\" he said to them, \"\'My house will be a house of prayer\'[c]; but you have made it \'a den of robbers.\'[d]\"\r\n 47 Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him. 48 Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nJourney o','NIV','

Luke 19

Zacchaeus the Tax Collector
1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him since Jesus was coming that way.

5 When Jesus reached the spot he looked up and said to him \"Zacchaeus come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.\" 6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.

7 All the people saw this and began to mutter \"He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.\"

8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord \"Look Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor and if I have cheated anybody out of anything I will pay back four times the amount.\"

9 Jesus said to him \"Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.\"

The Parable of the Ten Minas
11 While they were listening to this he went on to tell them a parable because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. 12 He said \"A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. 13 So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.a \'Put this money to work\' he said \'until I come back.\'

14 \"But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say \'We don\'t want this man to be our king.\'

15 \"He was made king however and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money in order to find out what they had gained with it.

16 \"The first one came and said \'Sir your mina has earned ten more.\'

17 \"\'Well done my good servant!\' his master replied. \'Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter take charge of ten cities.\'

18 \"The second came and said \'Sir your mina has earned five more.\'

19 \"His master answered \'You take charge of five cities.\'

20 \"Then another servant came and said \'Sir here is your mina I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. 21 I was afraid of you because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.\'

22 \"His master replied \'I will judge you by your own words you wicked servant! You knew did you that I am a hard man taking out what I did not put in and reaping what I did not sow? 23 Why then didn\'t you put my money on deposit so that when I came back I could have collected it with interest?\'

24 \"Then he said to those standing by \'Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.\'

25 \"\'Sir\' they said \'he already has ten!\'

26 \"He replied \'I tell you that to everyone who has more will be given but as for the one who has nothing even what they have will be taken away. 27 But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them bring them here and kill them in front of me.\'\"

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
28 After Jesus had said this he went on ahead going up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives he sent two of his disciples saying to them 30 \"Go to the village ahead of you and as you enter it you will find a colt tied there which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you \'Why are you untying it?\' say \'The Lord needs it.\'\"

32 Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. 33 As they were untying the colt its owners asked them \"Why are you untying the colt?\"

34 They replied \"The Lord needs it.\"

35 They brought it to Jesus threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36 As he went along people spread their cloaks on the road.

37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen

38 \"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!\"b

\"Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!\"

39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus \"Teacher rebuke your disciples!\"

40 \"I tell you\" he replied \"if they keep quiet the stones will cry out.\"

41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city he wept over it 42 and said \"If you even you had only known on this day what would bring you peace but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. 44 They will dash you to the ground you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another because you did not recognize the time of God\'s coming to you.\"

Jesus at the Temple
45 When Jesus entered the temple courts he began to drive out those who were selling. 46 \"It is written\" he said to them \"\'My house will be a house of prayer\'c but you have made it \'a den of robbers.\'d\"

47 Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him. 48 Yet they could not find any way to do it because all the people hung on his words.

FootnotesLuke 1913 A mina was about three months\' wages.Luke 1938 Psalm 11826Luke 1946 Isaiah 567Luke 1946 Jer. 711 Luke 20? (New International Version 2011)

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\ng@Warnings From Israel\'s History @

\n 1 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. 2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3 They all ate the same spiritual food 4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.\n 6 Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry." 8 We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. 9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes. 10 And do not grumble, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.\n\n 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come. O@12 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don\'t fall! 13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

@\n\nG@Idol Feasts and the Lord\'s Supper @\n

14 Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. 15 I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16 Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ 17 Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.\n 18 Consider the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar 19 Do I mean then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything 20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord\'s table and the table of demons. 22 Are we trying to arouse the Lord\'s jealousy Are we stronger than he

\n\nG@The Believer\'s Freedom @

\n 23 "I have the right to do anything," you say, but not everything is beneficial. "I have the right to do anything", but not everything is constructive.r@ 24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. @25 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, 26 for, "The earth is the Lord\'s, and everything in it."\n\n 27 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience. 28 But if someone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience. 29 I am referring to the other person\'s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom being judged by another\'s conscience 30 If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for\n\n 31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 32 Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God, 33 even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.\n\nFootnotes:\n\ndaystar o\n

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\n1 Corinthians 10

\n 1-5Remember our history, friends, and be warned. All our ancestors were led by the providential Cloud and taken miraculously through the Sea. They went through the waters, in a baptism like ours, as Moses led them from enslaving death to salvation life. They all ate and drank identical food and drink, meals provided daily by God. They drank from the Rock, God\'s fountain for them that stayed with them wherever they were. And the Rock was Christ. But just experiencing God\'s wonder and grace didn\'t seem to mean much, most of them were defeated by temptation during the hard times in the desert, and God was not pleased.

\n o@6-10The same thing could happen to us. We must be on guard so that we never get caught up in wanting our own way as they did. And we must not turn our religion into a circus as they did, "First the people partied, then they threw a dance." We must not be sexually promiscuous, they paid for that, remember, with 23,000 deaths in one day! We must never try to get Christ to serve us instead of us serving him; they tried it, and God launched an epidemic of poisonous snakes. We must be careful not to stir up discontent; discontent destroyed them.@

\n 11-12These are all warning markers, danger!, in our history books, written down so that we don\'t repeat their mistakes. Our positions in the story are parallel, they at the beginning, we at the end, and we are just as capable of messing it up as they were. Don\'t be so naive and self-confident. You\'re not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it\'s useless. Cultivate God-confidence.

\n 13No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he\'ll never let you be pushed past your limit; he\'ll always be there to help you come through it.

\n 14So, my very dear friends, when you see people reducing God to something they can use or control, get out of their company as fast as you can.

\n 15-18I assume I\'m addressing believers now who are mature. Draw your own conclusions: When we drink the cup of blessing, aren\'t we taking into ourselves the blood, the very life, of Christ And isn\'t it the same with the loaf of bread we break and eat Don\'t we take into ourselves the body, the very life, of Christ Because there is one loaf, our many-ness becomes one-ness, Christ doesn\'t become fragmented in us. Rather, we become unified in him. We don\'t reduce Christ to what we are; he raises us to what he is. That\'s basically what happened even in old Israel, those who ate the sacrifices offered on God\'s altar entered into God\'s action at the altar.

\n 19-22Do you see the difference Sacrifices offered to idols are offered to nothing, for what\'s the idol but a nothing Or worse than nothing, a minus, a demon! I don\'t want you to become part of something that reduces you to less than yourself. And you can\'t have it both ways, banqueting with the Master one day and slumming with demons the next. Besides, the Master won\'t put up with it. He wants us, all or nothing. Do you think you can get off with anything less

\n 23-24Looking at it one way, you could say, "Anything goes. Because of God\'s immense generosity and grace, we don\'t have to dissect and scrutinize every action to see if it will pass muster." But the point is not to just get by. We want to live well, but our foremost efforts should be to help others live well.

\n 25-28With that as a base to work from, common sense can take you the rest of the way. Eat anything sold at the butcher shop, for instance; you don\'t have to run an "idolatry test" on every item. "The earth," after all, "is God\'s, and everything in it." That "everything" certainly includes the leg of lamb in the butcher shop. If a nonbeliever invites you to dinner and you feel like going, go ahead and enjoy yourself; eat everything placed before you. It would be both bad manners and bad spirituality to cross-examine your host on the ethical purity of each course as it is served. On the other hand, if he goes out of his way to tell you that this or that was sacrificed to god or goddess so-and-so, you should pass. Even though you may be indifferent as to where it came from, he isn\'t, and you don\'t want to send mixed messages to him about who you are worshiping.

\n 29-30But, except for these special cases, I\'m not going to walk around on eggshells worrying about what small-minded people might say; I\'m going to stride free and easy, knowing what our large-minded Master has already said. If I eat what is served to me, grateful to God for what is on the table, how can I worry about what someone will say I thanked God for it and he blessed it!

\n 31-33So eat your meals heartily, not worrying about what others say about you, you\'re eating to God\'s glory, after all, not to please them. As a matter of fact, do everything that way, heartily and freely to God\'s glory. At the same time, don\'t be callous in your exercise of freedom, thoughtlessly stepping on the toes of those who aren\'t as free as you are. I try my best to be considerate of everyone\'s feelings in all these matters; I hope you will be, too.

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\n\n 1 Corinthians 11 (The Message)

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\r\n1 A wise son heeds his father\'s instruction,\r\n but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.\r\n\r\n 2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things,\r\n but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.\r\n\r\n 3 Those who guard their lips preserve their lives,\r\n but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.\r\n\r\n G@4 A sluggard\'s appetite is never filled,\r\n but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.@\r\n\r\n 5 The righteous hate what is false,\r\n but the wicked make themselves a stench\r\n and bring shame on themselves.\r\n\r\n 6 Righteousness guards the person of integrity,\r\n but wickedness overthrows the sinner.\r\n\r\n 7 One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;\r\n another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.\r\n\r\n 8 A person\'s riches may ransom their life,\r\n but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.\r\n\r\nG@ 9 The light of the righteous shines brightly,\r\n but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.@

l@10 Where there is strife, there is pride,\r\n but wisdom is found in those who take advice.@? ? 11 Dishonest money dwindles away,\r\n but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.\r\n\r\n 12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,\r\n but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.\r\n\r\n 13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,\r\n but whoever respects a command is rewarded.\r\n\r\n 14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,\r\n turning a person from the snares of death.\r\n\r\n 15 Good judgment wins favor,\r\n but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.\r\n\r\n 16 All who are prudent act with knowledge,\r\n but fools expose their folly.\r\n\r\n 17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,\r\n but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.\r\n\r\n 18 Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame,\r\n but whoever heeds correction is honored.\r\n\r\n 19 A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,\r\n but fools detest turning from evil.\r\n\r\n 20 Walk with the wise and become wise,\r\n for a companion of fools suffers harm.\r\n\r\n 21 Trouble pursues the sinner,\r\n but the righteous are rewarded with good things.\r\n\r\nG@ 22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children\'s children,\r\n but a sinner\'s wealth is stored up for the righteous.@\r\n\r\n 23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor,\r\n but injustice sweeps it away.\r\n\r\nB@ 24 Whoever spares the rod hates their children,\r\n but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.@\r\n\r\n 25 The righteous eat to their hearts\' content,\r\n but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\n

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Proverbs 13

? 1 A wise son heeds his father\'s instruction ? ? ? but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.

? 2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things ? ? ? but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

? 3 Those who guard their lips preserve their lives ? ? ? but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

? 4 A sluggard\'s appetite is never filled ? ? ? but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

? 5 The righteous hate what is false ? ? ? but the wicked make themselves a stench ? ? ? and bring shame on themselves.

? 6 Righteousness guards the person of integrity ? ? ? but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

? 7 One person pretends to be rich yet has nothing ? ? ? another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

? 8 A person\'s riches may ransom their life ? ? ? but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.

? 9 The light of the righteous shines brightly ? ? ? but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

? 10 Where there is strife there is pride ? ? ? but wisdom is found in those who take advice.

? 11 Dishonest money dwindles away ? ? ? but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

? 12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick ? ? ? but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

? 13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it ? ? ? but whoever respects a command is rewarded.

? 14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life ? ? ? turning a person from the snares of death.

? 15 Good judgment wins favor ? ? ? but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.a

? 16 All who are prudent act withb knowledge ? ? ? but fools expose their folly.

? 17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble ? ? ? but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.

? 18 Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame ? ? ? but whoever heeds correction is honored.

? 19 A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul ? ? ? but fools detest turning from evil.

? 20 Walk with the wise and become wise ? ? ? for a companion of fools suffers harm.

? 21 Trouble pursues the sinner ? ? ? but the righteous are rewarded with good things.

? 22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children\'s children ? ? ? but a sinner\'s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

? 23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor ? ? ? but injustice sweeps it away.

? 24 Whoever spares the rod hates their children ? ? ? but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.

? 25 The righteous eat to their hearts\' content ? ? ? but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.

FootnotesProverbs 1315 Septuagint and Syriac the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.Proverbs 1316 Or prudent protect themselves through ? Proverbs 14? (New International Version 2011)

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'),(84,61,5,'5 proud\r\n8 enemy devil lion devour faith\r\n10 suffer','G@To the Elders and the Flock @\r\n 1 To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ\'s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: 2 Be shepherds of God\'s flock that is under your care, watching over them, not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; 3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.\r\nO@ 5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,\r\n\r\n \"God opposes the proud\r\n but shows favor to the humble.\"[a]\r\n\r\n 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God\'s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.\r\n@\r\n g@8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. @\r\n\r\n R@10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.@ 11 To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.\r\n\r\nG@Final Greetings @\r\n 12 With the help of Silas,[b] whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.\r\n 13 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark. 14 Greet one another with a kiss of love.\r\n\r\n Peace to all of you who are in Christ.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

1 Peter 5

To the Elders and the Flock
1 To the elders among you I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ\'s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed 2 Be shepherds of God\'s flock that is under your care watching over them not because you must but because you are willing as God wants you to be not pursuing dishonest gain but eager to serve 3 not lording it over those entrusted to you but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

5 In the same way you who are younger submit yourselves to your elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another because

\"God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.\"a

6 Humble yourselves therefore under God\'s mighty hand that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him standing firm in the faith because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

10 And the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ after you have suffered a little while will himself restore you and make you strong firm and steadfast. 11 To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.

Final Greetings
12 With the help of Silasb whom I regard as a faithful brother I have written to you briefly encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.

13 She who is in Babylon chosen together with you sends you her greetings and so does my son Mark. 14 Greet one another with a kiss of love.

Peace to all of you who are in Christ.

Footnotes1 Peter 55 Prov. 3341 Peter 512 Greek Silvanus a variant of Silas'),(85,66,1,'4 ungo\r\n24 faultless','Jude 1\r\n 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James,\r\n\r\n To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:\r\n\r\n 2 Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.\r\n\r\nThe Sin and Doom of Ungodly People\r\n 3 Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God\'s holy people.g@ 4 For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.@\r\n 5 Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord[c] at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling, these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. 7 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.\r\n\r\n 8 In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings. 9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, \"The Lord rebuke you!\"[d] 10 Yet these people slander whatever they do not understand, and the very things they do understand by instinct, as irrational animals do, will destroy them.\r\n\r\n 11 Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam\'s error; they have been destroyed in Korah\'s rebellion.\r\n\r\n 12 These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm, shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted, twice dead. 13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.\r\n\r\n 14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: \"See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones 15 to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.\"[e] 16 These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.\r\n\r\nO@ A Call to Persevere @\r\n 17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18 They said to you, \"In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.\" 19 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.\r\n 20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in God\'s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.\r\n\r\n 22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear, hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.[f]\r\n\r\nDoxology\r\nB@ 24 To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy, 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.@\r\nFootnotes:\r\nKent Christmas','AMP','

Jude 1

1JUDE A servant of Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and brother of James writes this letter to those who are called (chosen) dearly loved by God the Father and separated (set apart) and kept for Jesus Christ

2May mercy soul peace and love be multiplied to you.

3Beloved my whole concern was to write to you in regard to our common salvation. But I found it necessary and was impelled to write you and urgently appeal to and exhort you to contend for the faith which was once for all ahanded down to the saints the faith which is that sum of Christian belief which was delivered bverbally to the holy people of God.

4For certain men have crept in stealthily cgaining entrance secretly by a side door. Their doom was predicted long ago ungodly (impious profane) persons who pervert the grace (the spiritual blessing and favor) of our God into lawlessness and wantonness and immorality and disown and deny our sole Master and Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah the Anointed One).

5Now I want to remind you though you were fully informed once for all that though the Lord at one time delivered a people out of the land of Egypt He subsequently destroyed those of them who did not believe who refused to adhere to trust in and rely upon Him.

6And angels who did not keep (care for guard and hold to) their own first place of power but abandoned their proper dwelling place--these He has reserved in custody in eternal chains (bonds) under the thick gloom of utter darkness until the judgment and doom of the great day.

7The wicked are sentenced to suffer just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the adjacent towns--which likewise gave themselves over to impurity and indulged in unnatural vice and sensual perversity--are laid out in plain sight as an exhibit of perpetual punishment to warn of everlasting fire.(A)

8Nevertheless in like manner these dreamers also corrupt the body scorn and reject authority and government and revile and libel and scoff at heavenly glories (the glorious ones).

9But when even the archangel Michael contending with the devil judicially argued (disputed) about the body of Moses he dared not presume to bring an abusive condemnation against him but simply said The Lord rebuke you!(B)

10But these men revile (scoff and sneer at) anything they do not happen to be acquainted with and do not understand and whatever they do understand physically that which they know by mere instinct like irrational beasts--by these they corrupt themselves and are destroyed (perish).

11Woe to them! For they have run riotously in the way of Cain and have abandoned themselves for the sake of gain it offers them following the error of Balaam and have perished in rebellion like that of Korah!(C)

12These are hidden reefs (elements of danger) in your love feasts where they boldly feast sumptuously carousing together in your midst without scruples providing for themselves alone. They are clouds without water swept along by the winds trees without fruit at the late autumn gathering time--twice (doubly) dead lifeless and plucked up by the roots

13Wild waves of the sea flinging up the foam of their own shame and disgrace wandering stars for whom the gloom of eternal darkness has been reserved forever.

14It was of these people moreover that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied when he said Behold the Lord comes with His myriads of holy ones (ten thousands of His saints)

15To execute judgment upon all and to convict all the impious (unholy ones) of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in such an ungodly way and of all the severe (abusive jarring) things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.

16These are inveterate murmurers (grumblers) who complain of their lot in life going after their own desires controlled by their passions their talk is boastful and arrogant and they claim to admire men\'s persons and pay people flattering compliments to gain advantage.

17But you must remember beloved the predictions which were made by the apostles (the special messengers) of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah the Anointed One).

18They told you beforehand In the last days (in the end time) there will be scoffers who seek to gratify their own unholy desires following after their own ungodly passions.

19It is these who are agitators setting up distinctions and causing divisions--merely sensual creatures carnal worldly-minded people devoid of the Holy Spirit and destitute of any higher spiritual life.

20But you beloved build yourselves up founded on your most holy faith dmake progress rise like an edifice higher and higher praying in the Holy Spirit

21Guard and keep yourselves in the love of God expect and patiently wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)--which will bring you unto life eternal.

22And refute so as to convict some who dispute with you and on some have mercy who waver and doubt.

23Strive to save others snatching them out of the fire on others take pity but with fear loathing even the garment spotted by the flesh and polluted by their sensuality.(D)

24Now to Him Who is able to keep you without stumbling or slipping or falling and to present you unblemished (blameless and faultless) before the presence of His glory in triumphant joy and exultation with unspeakable ecstatic delight--

25To the one only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord be glory (splendor) majesty might and dominion and power and authority before all time and now and forever (unto all the ages of eternity). Amen (so be it).

FootnotesJude 13 G. Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.Jude 13 G. Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.Jude 14 The use of this verb paints this kind of picture.Jude 120 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. Cross referencesJude 17 Gen 19 Jude 19 Zech 32 Jude 111 Gen 43-8 Num 16 22-24 Jude 123 Zech 32-4'),(86,48,12,'7 thorn\r\n12 hank prophet','2 Corinthians 12 \r\nl@Paul\'s Vision and His Thorn @\r\n1 I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. 3 And I know that this man, whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows, 4 was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell. 5 I will boast about a man like that, but I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses. 6 Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say, 7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. R@Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, \"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.\" Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ\'s power may rest on me.@ 10 That is why, for Christ\'s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.\r\nPaul\'s Concern for the Corinthians\r\n11 I have made a fool of myself, but you drove me to it. I ought to have been commended by you, for I am not in the least inferior to the \"super-apostles,\"[a] even though I am nothing. G@12 I persevered in demonstrating among you the marks of a true apostle, including signs, wonders and miracles. @ 13 How were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was never a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!\r\n14 Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. 15 So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well. If I love you more, will you love me less? 16 Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you. Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery! 17 Did I exploit you through any of the men I sent to you? 18 I urged Titus to go to you and I sent our brother with him. Titus did not exploit you, did he? Did we not walk in the same footsteps by the same Spirit?\r\n\r\n 19 Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? We have been speaking in the sight of God as those in Christ; and everything we do, dear friends, is for your strengthening. 20 For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder. 21 I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

2 Corinthians 12 c

Paul\'s Vision and His Thorn
1 I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know God knows. 3 And I know that this man whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know but God knows 4 was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things things that no one is permitted to tell. 5 I will boast about a man like that but I will not boast about myself except about my weaknesses. 6 Even if I should choose to boast I would not be a fool because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say 7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore in order to keep me from becoming conceited I was given a thorn in my flesh a messenger of Satan to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me \"My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness.\" Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses so that Christ\'s power may rest on me. 10 That is why for Christ\'s sake I delight in weaknesses in insults in hardships in persecutions in difficulties. For when I am weak then I am strong.
Paul\'s Concern for the Corinthians
11 I have made a fool of myself but you drove me to it. I ought to have been commended by you for I am not in the least inferior to the \"super-apostles\"a even though I am nothing. 12 I persevered in demonstrating among you the marks of a true apostle including signs wonders and miracles. 13 How were you inferior to the other churches except that I was never a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

14 Now I am ready to visit you for the third time and I will not be a burden to you because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all children should not have to save up for their parents but parents for their children. 15 So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well. If I love you more will you love me less? 16 Be that as it may I have not been a burden to you. Yet crafty fellow that I am I caught you by trickery! 17 Did I exploit you through any of the men I sent to you? 18 I urged Titus to go to you and I sent our brother with him. Titus did not exploit you did he? Did we not walk in the same footsteps by the same Spirit?

19 Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? We have been speaking in the sight of God as those in Christ and everything we do dear friends is for your strengthening. 20 For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be discord jealousy fits of rage selfish ambition slander gossip arrogance and disorder. 21 I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged.

Footnotes2 Corinthians 1211 Or the most eminent apostles 2 Corinthians 13(New International Version 2011)

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\nJeremiah 33

\n
\nPromises of Peace and Prosperity
\n 1 While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the Lord gave him this second message: 2 \"This is what the Lord says, the Lord who made the earth, who formed and established it, whose name is the Lord: 3 Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come. 4 For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: You have torn down the houses of this city and even the king\'s palace to get materials to strengthen the walls against the siege ramps and swords of the enemy. 5 You expect to fight the Babylonians,[a] but the men of this city are already as good as dead, for I have determined to destroy them in my terrible anger. I have abandoned them because of all their wickedness.

\n 6 \"Nevertheless, the time will come when I will heal Jerusalem\'s wounds and give it prosperity and true peace. 7 I will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel and rebuild their towns. 8 I will cleanse them of their sins against me and forgive all their sins of rebellion. 9 Then this city will bring me joy, glory, and honor before all the nations of the earth! The people of the world will see all the good I do for my people, and they will tremble with awe at the peace and prosperity I provide for them.

\n 10 \"This is what the Lord says: You have said, \'This is a desolate land where people and animals have all disappeared.\' Yet in the empty streets of Jerusalem and Judah\'s other towns, there will be heard once more 11 the sounds of joy and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will be heard again, along with the joyous songs of people bringing thanksgiving offerings to the Lord. They will sing,

\n   \'Give thanks to the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies,      for the Lord is good.      His faithful love endures forever!\'

\n   For I will restore the prosperity of this land to what it was in the past, says the Lord.

\n 12 \"This is what the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies says: This land, though it is now desolate and has no people and animals, will once more have pastures where shepherds can lead their flocks. 13 Once again shepherds will count their flocks in the towns of the hill country, the foothills of Judah,[b] the Negev, the land of Benjamin, the vicinity of Jerusalem, and all the towns of Judah. I, the Lord, have spoken!

\n 14 \"The day will come, says the Lord, when I will do for Israel and Judah all the good things I have promised them.

\n 15 \"In those days and at that time      I will raise up a righteous descendant[c] from King David\'s line.      He will do what is just and right throughout the land. 16 In that day Judah will be saved,      and Jerusalem will live in safety.   And this will be its name:      \'The Lord Is Our Righteousness.\'[d]

\n 17 For this is what the Lord says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever. 18 And there will always be Levitical priests to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings and sacrifices to me.\"

\n 19 Then this message came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 20 \"This is what the Lord says: If you can break my covenant with the day and the night so that one does not follow the other, 21 only then will my covenant with my servant David be broken. Only then will he no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne. The same is true for my covenant with the Levitical priests who minister before me. 22 And as the stars of the sky cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of my servant David and the Levites who minister before me.\"

\n 23 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, 24 \"Have you noticed what people are saying?, \'The Lord chose Judah and Israel and then abandoned them!\' They are sneering and saying that Israel is not worthy to be counted as a nation. 25 But this is what the Lord says: I would no more reject my people than I would change my laws that govern night and day, earth and sky. 26 I will never abandon the descendants of Jacob or David, my servant, or change the plan that David\'s descendants will rule the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Instead, I will restore them to their land and have mercy on them.\"

\n

\nFootnotes:Jeremiah 33:5 Or Chaldeans.Jeremiah 33:13 Hebrew the Shephelah.Jeremiah 33:15 Hebrew a righteous branch.Jeremiah 33:16 Hebrew Yahweh Tsidqenu. \n Jeremiah 34 (New Living Translation)

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Jeremiah 33

Promise of Restoration
 1 While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard the word of the LORD came to him a second time 2 \"This is what the LORD says he who made the earth the LORD who formed it and established it the LORD is his name 3 \'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.\' 4 For this is what the LORD the God of Israel says about the houses in this city and the royal palaces of Judah that have been torn down to be used against the siege ramps and the sword 5 in the fight with the Babyloniansa \'They will be filled with the dead bodies of the people I will slay in my anger and wrath. I will hide my face from this city because of all its wickedness.

 6 \"\'Nevertheless I will bring health and healing to it I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security. 7 I will bring Judah and Israel back from captivityb and will rebuild them as they were before. 8 I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against me. 9 Then this city will bring me renown joy praise and honor before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it and they will be in awe and will tremble at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it.\'

 10 \"This is what the LORD says \'You say about this place \"It is a desolate waste without people or animals.\" Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted inhabited by neither people nor animals there will be heard once more 11 the sounds of joy and gladness the voices of bride and bridegroom and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD saying

   \"Give thanks to the LORD Almighty    for the LORD is good    his love endures forever.\"

   For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before\' says the LORD.

 12 \"This is what the LORD Almighty says \'In this place desolate and without people or animals in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks. 13 In the towns of the hill country of the western foothills and of the Negev in the territory of Benjamin in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah flocks will again pass under the hand of the one who counts them\' says the LORD.

 14 \"\'The days are coming\' declares the LORD \'when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah.

 15 \"\'In those days and at that time    I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David\'s line    he will do what is just and right in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved    and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which itc will be called    The LORD Our Righteous Savior.\'

 17 For this is what the LORD says \'David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel 18 nor will the Levitical priests ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.\'\"

 19 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah 20 \"This is what the LORD says \'If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night so that day and night no longer come at their appointed time 21 then my covenant with David my servant and my covenant with the Levites who are priests ministering before me can be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne. 22 I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless as the stars in the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.\'\"

 23 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah 24 \"Have you not noticed that these people are saying \'The LORD has rejected the two kingdomsd he chose\'? So they despise my people and no longer regard them as a nation. 25 This is what the LORD says \'If I have not made my covenant with day and night and established the laws of heaven and earth 26 then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his sons to rule over the descendants of Abraham Isaac and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunese and have compassion on them.\'\"

FootnotesJeremiah 335 Or ChaldeansJeremiah 337 Or will restore the fortunes of Judah and IsraelJeremiah 3316 Or heJeremiah 3324 Or familiesJeremiah 3326 Or will bring them back from captivity  Jeremiah 34 (New International Version 2011)

'),(88,45,2,'1-4 holy Spirit church \r\n16 - 17\r\n41 church \r\n42 fellowship\r\n46 worship','The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost l@1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.@  5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7 Utterly amazed, they asked: "Aren\'t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs, we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!" 12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?"\r\n\r\n 13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, "They have had too much wine."\r\n\r\nPeter Addresses the Crowd\r\n 14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It\'s only nine in the morning! 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:\r\n 17 "\'In the last days, God says,\r\n I will pour out my Spirit on all people.\r\nYour sons and daughters will prophesy,\r\n your young men will see visions,\r\n your old men will dream dreams.\r\n18 Even on my servants, both men and women,\r\n I will pour out my Spirit in those days,\r\n and they will prophesy.\r\n19 I will show wonders in the heavens above\r\n and signs on the earth below,\r\n blood and fire and billows of smoke.\r\n20 The sun will be turned to darkness\r\n and the moon to blood\r\n before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.\r\n21 And everyone who calls\r\n on the name of the Lord will be saved.\'\r\n\r\n 22 "Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God\'s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 24 But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. 25 David said about him:\r\n\r\n "\'I saw the Lord always before me.\r\n Because he is at my right hand,\r\n I will not be shaken.\r\n26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;\r\n my body also will rest in hope,\r\n27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,\r\n you will not let your holy one see decay.\r\n28 You have made known to me the paths of life;\r\n you will fill me with joy in your presence.\'\r\n\r\n 29 "Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. 30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. 31 Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay. 32 God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,\r\n\r\n "\'The Lord said to my Lord:\r\n "Sit at my right hand\r\n35 until I make your enemies\r\n a footstool for your feet."\'\r\n\r\n 36 "Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah."\r\n\r\n 37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"\r\n\r\n 38 Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, for all whom the Lord our God will call."\r\n\r\n 40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." G@41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.@\r\n\r\nThe Fellowship of the Believers\r\n B@42 They devoted themselves to the apostles\' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.@ 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.r@ 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.@\r\nFootnotes:\r\nActs 2:4 Or languages; also in verse 11\r\nActs 2:9 That is, the Roman province by that name\r\nActs 2:21 Joel 2:28-32\r\nActs 2:23 Or of those not having the law (that is, Gentiles)\r\nActs 2:28 Psalm 16:8-11 (see Septuagint)\r\n\r\n\r\nJourney\r\nHank','NIV','

Acts 2

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost
1 When the day of Pentecost came they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tonguesa as the Spirit enabled them.

5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound a crowd came together in bewilderment because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7 Utterly amazed they asked "Aren\'t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? 9 Parthians Medes and Elamites residents of Mesopotamia Judea and Cappadocia Pontus and Asiab 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism) Cretans and Arabs we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!" 12 Amazed and perplexed they asked one another "What does this mean?"

13 Some however made fun of them and said "They have had too much wine."

Peter Addresses the Crowd
14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven raised his voice and addressed the crowd "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem let me explain this to you listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk as you suppose. It\'s only nine in the morning! 16 No this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel

17 "\'In the last days God says I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy your young men will see visions your old men will dream dreams. 18 Even on my servants both men and women I will pour out my Spirit in those days and they will prophesy. 19 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below blood and fire and billows of smoke. 20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. 21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.\'c

22 "Fellow Israelites listen to this Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles wonders and signs which God did among you through him as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God\'s deliberate plan and foreknowledge and you with the help of wicked mend put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 24 But God raised him from the dead freeing him from the agony of death because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. 25 David said about him

"\'I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand I will not be shaken. 26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices my body also will rest in hope 27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead you will not let your holy one see decay. 28 You have made known to me the paths of life you will fill me with joy in your presence.\'e

29 "Fellow Israelites I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried and his tomb is here to this day. 30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. 31 Seeing what was to come he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead nor did his body see decay. 32 God has raised this Jesus to life and we are all witnesses of it. 33 Exalted to the right hand of God he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven and yet he said

"\'The Lord said to my Lord "Sit at my right hand 35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."\'f

36 "Therefore let all Israel be assured of this God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Messiah."

37 When the people heard this they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles "Brothers what shall we do?"

38 Peter replied "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off for all whom the Lord our God will call."

40 With many other words he warned them and he pleaded with them "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

The Fellowship of the Believers
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles\' teaching and to fellowship to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

FootnotesActs 24 Or languages also in verse 11Acts 29 That is the Roman province by that nameActs 221 Joel 228-32Acts 223 Or of those not having the law (that is Gentiles)Acts 228 Psalm 168-11 (see Septuagint)Acts 235 Psalm 1101 Acts 3? (New International Version 2011)

\n

'),(89,44,20,'31 believe power','G@The Empty Tomb @\r\n 1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, \"They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don\'t know where they have put him!\"\r\n 3 So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7 as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus\' head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. 8 Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. 9 (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) 10 Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.\r\n\r\nG@Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene @\r\n 11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus\' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.\r\n 13 They asked her, \"Woman, why are you crying?\"\r\n\r\n \"They have taken my Lord away,\" she said, \"and I don\'t know where they have put him.\" 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.\r\n\r\n 15 He asked her, \"Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?\"\r\n\r\n Thinking he was the gardener, she said, \"Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.\"\r\n\r\n 16 Jesus said to her, \"Mary.\"\r\n\r\n She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, \"Rabboni!\" (which means \"Teacher\").\r\n\r\n 17 Jesus said, \"Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, \'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.\'\"\r\n\r\n 18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: \"I have seen the Lord!\" And she told them that he had said these things to her.\r\n\r\nG@Jesus Appears to His Disciples @\r\n 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, \"Peace be with you!\" 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.\r\n 21 Again Jesus said, \"Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.\" 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, \"Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone\'s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.\"\r\n\r\nG@Jesus Appears to Thomas @\r\n 24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus[a]), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, \"We have seen the Lord!\"\r\n But he said to them, \"Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.\"\r\n\r\n 26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, \"Peace be with you!\" 27 Then he said to Thomas, \"Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.\"\r\n\r\n 28 Thomas said to him, \"My Lord and my God!\"\r\n\r\n 29 Then Jesus told him, \"Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.\"\r\n\r\nG@The Purpose of John\'s Gospel @\r\n 30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.b@ 31 But these are written that you may believe[b] that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.@\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

John 20

The Empty Tomb
 1 Early on the first day of the week while it was still dark Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple the one Jesus loved and said \"They have taken the Lord out of the tomb and we don\'t know where they have put him!\"

 3 So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 Both were running but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there 7 as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus\' head. The cloth was still lying in its place separate from the linen. 8 Finally the other disciple who had reached the tomb first also went inside. He saw and believed. 9 (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) 10 Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
 11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white seated where Jesus\' body had been one at the head and the other at the foot.

 13 They asked her \"Woman why are you crying?\"

   \"They have taken my Lord away\" she said \"and I don\'t know where they have put him.\" 14 At this she turned around and saw Jesus standing there but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

 15 He asked her \"Woman why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?\"

   Thinking he was the gardener she said \"Sir if you have carried him away tell me where you have put him and I will get him.\"

 16 Jesus said to her \"Mary.\"

   She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic \"Rabboni!\" (which means \"Teacher\").

 17 Jesus said \"Do not hold on to me for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them \'I am ascending to my Father and your Father to my God and your God.\'\"

 18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news \"I have seen the Lord!\" And she told them that he had said these things to her.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples
 19 On the evening of that first day of the week when the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders Jesus came and stood among them and said \"Peace be with you!\" 20 After he said this he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.

 21 Again Jesus said \"Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me I am sending you.\" 22 And with that he breathed on them and said \"Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone\'s sins their sins are forgiven if you do not forgive them they are not forgiven.\"

Jesus Appears to Thomas
 24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymusa) one of the Twelve was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him \"We have seen the Lord!\"

   But he said to them \"Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were and put my hand into his side I will not believe.\"

 26 A week later his disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked Jesus came and stood among them and said \"Peace be with you!\" 27 Then he said to Thomas \"Put your finger here see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.\"

 28 Thomas said to him \"My Lord and my God!\"

 29 Then Jesus told him \"Because you have seen me you have believed blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.\"

The Purpose of John\'s Gospel
 30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believeb that Jesus is the Messiah the Son of God and that by believing you may have life in his name.

FootnotesJohn 2024 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.John 2031 Or may continue to believe  John 21 (New International Version 2011)

'),(90,20,10,'25 wicked\r\n27 life','Proverbs of Solomon\r\n 1 The proverbs of Solomon:\r\n A wise son brings joy to his father,\r\n but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.\r\n\r\n 2 Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,\r\n but righteousness delivers from death.\r\n\r\n 3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry,\r\n but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.\r\n\r\n 4 Lazy hands make for poverty,\r\n but diligent hands bring wealth.\r\n\r\n 5 He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,\r\n but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.\r\n\r\n 6 Blessings crown the head of the righteous,\r\n but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a]\r\n\r\n 7 The name of the righteous is used in blessings,[b]\r\n but the name of the wicked will rot.\r\n\r\n 8 The wise in heart accept commands,\r\n but a chattering fool comes to ruin.\r\n\r\n 9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,\r\n but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.\r\n\r\n 10 Whoever winks maliciously causes grief,\r\n and a chattering fool comes to ruin.\r\n\r\n 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,\r\n but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.\r\n\r\n 12 Hatred stirs up conflict,\r\n but love covers over all wrongs.\r\n\r\n 13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,\r\n but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.\r\n\r\n 14 The wise store up knowledge,\r\n but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.\r\n\r\n 15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,\r\n but poverty is the ruin of the poor.\r\n\r\n 16 The wages of the righteous is life,\r\n but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.\r\n\r\n 17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,\r\n but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.\r\n\r\n 18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips\r\n and spreads slander is a fool.\r\n\r\n 19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words,\r\n but the prudent hold their tongues.\r\n\r\n 20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,\r\n but the heart of the wicked is of little value.\r\n\r\n 21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,\r\n but fools die for lack of sense.\r\n\r\n 22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth,\r\n without painful toil for it.\r\n\r\n 23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,\r\n but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.\r\n\r\n 24 What the wicked dread will overtake them;\r\n what the righteous desire will be granted.\r\n\r\n G@25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,\r\n but the righteous stand firm forever.@\r\n\r\n 26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,\r\n so are sluggards to those who send them.\r\n\r\n G@27 The fear of the LORD adds length to life,\r\n but the years of the wicked are cut short.@\r\n\r\n 28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,\r\n but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.\r\n\r\n 29 The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless,\r\n but it is the ruin of those who do evil.\r\n\r\n 30 The righteous will never be uprooted,\r\n but the wicked will not remain in the land.\r\n\r\n 31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,\r\n but a perverse tongue will be silenced.\r\n\r\n 32 The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,\r\n but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','AMP','

Proverbs 10

 1THE PROVERBS of Solomon A wise son makes a glad father but a foolish and self-confident son is the grief of his mother.

    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing but righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) delivers from death.

    3The Lord will not allow the uncompromisingly righteous to famish but He thwarts the desire of the wicked.(A)

    4He becomes poor who works with a slack and idle hand but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

    5He who gathers in summer is a wise son but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

    6Blessings are upon the head of the uncompromisingly righteous (the upright in right standing with God) but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

    7The memory of the uncompromisingly righteous is a blessing but the name of the wicked shall rot.(B)

    8The wise in heart will accept and obey commandments but the foolish of lips will fall headlong.

    9He who walks uprightly walks securely but he who takes a crooked way shall be found out and punished.

    10He who winks with the eye craftily and with malice causes sorrow the foolish of lips will fall headlong but ahe who boldly reproves makes peace.

    11The mouth of the uncompromisingly righteous man is a well of life but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

    12Hatred stirs up contentions but love covers all transgressions.

    13On the lips of him who has discernment skillful and godly bWisdom is found but discipline and the rod are for the back of him who is without sense and understanding.

    14Wise men store up knowledge in mind and heart but the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

    15The rich man\'s wealth is his strong city the poverty of the poor is their ruin.(C)

    16The earnings of the righteous (the upright in right standing with God) lead to life but the profit of the wicked leads to further sin.(D)

    17He who heeds instruction and correction is not only himself in the way of life but also is a way of life for others. And he who neglects or refuses reproof not only himself goes astray but also causes to err and is a path toward ruin for others.

    18He who hides hatred is of lying lips and he who utters slander is a self-confident fool.(E)

    19In a multitude of words transgression is not lacking but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

    20The tongues of those who are upright and in right standing with God are as choice silver the minds of those who are wicked and out of harmony with God are of little value.

    21The lips of the uncompromisingly righteous feed and guide many but fools die for want of understanding and heart.

    22The blessing of the Lord--it makes truly rich and He adds no sorrow with it neither does toiling increase it.

    23It is as sport to a self-confident fool to do wickedness but to have skillful and godly Wisdom is pleasure and relaxation to a man of understanding.

    24The thing a wicked man fears shall come upon him but the desire of the uncompromisingly righteous shall be granted.

    25When the whirlwind passes the wicked are no more but the uncompromisingly righteous have an everlasting foundation.(F)

    26As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes so is the sluggard to those who employ and send him.

    27The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord prolongs one\'s days but the years of the wicked shall be made short.

    28The hope of the uncompromisingly righteous (the upright in right standing with God) is gladness but the expectation of the wicked (those who are out of harmony with God) comes to nothing.

    29The way of the Lord is strength and a stronghold to the upright but it is destruction to the workers of iniquity.

    30The consistently righteous shall never be removed but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth eventually.(G)

    31The mouths of the righteous (those harmonious with God) bring forth skillful and godly Wisdom but the perverse tongue shall be cut down like a barren and rotten tree.

    32The lips of the uncompromisingly righteous know and therefore utter what is acceptable but the mouth of the wicked knows and therefore speaks only what is obstinately willful and contrary.

   

FootnotesProverbs 1010 The Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament) so reads at this point.Proverbs 1013 Recall that \"Wisdom\" is capitalized throughout the book of Proverbs as a reminder of its divine implications. See footnotes on Prov. 12 and Prov. 120. Cross referencesProverbs 103 Ps 349 10 3725 Proverbs 107 Ps 1126 95 Proverbs 1015 Ps 527 I Tim 617 Proverbs 1016 Rom 621 I Tim 610 Proverbs 1018 Prov 2624-26 Proverbs 1025 Ps 1251 Matt 724-27 Proverbs 1030 Ps 3722 1251  Proverbs 11 (Amplified Bible)

'),(91,46,10,'17 faith','1 Brothers and sisters, my heart\'s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God\'s righteousness. 4 Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.\r\n\r\n 5 Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: \"The person who does these things will live by them.\" 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: \"Do not say in your heart, \'Who will ascend into heaven?\'\" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 \"or \'Who will descend into the deep?\'\" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? \"The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,\" that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: 9 If you declare with your mouth, \"Jesus is Lord,\" and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, \"Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.\" 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile, the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, \"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.\"\r\n\r\n 14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: \"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!\"\r\n\r\n 16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, \"Lord, who has believed our message?\"o@ 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.@ 18 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did:\r\n\r\n \"Their voice has gone out into all the earth,\r\n their words to the ends of the world.\"\r\n\r\n 19 Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says,\r\n\r\n \"I will make you envious by those who are not a nation;\r\n I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.\"[j]\r\n\r\n 20 And Isaiah boldly says,\r\n\r\n \"I was found by those who did not seek me;\r\n I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me.\"[k]\r\n\r\n 21 But concerning Israel he says,\r\n\r\n \"All day long I have held out my hands\r\n to a disobedient and obstinate people.\"[l]\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\n\r\n Romans 10:5 Lev. 18:5\r\n Romans 10:6 Deut. 30:12\r\n Romans 10:7 Deut. 30:13\r\n Romans 10:8 Deut. 30:14\r\n Romans 10:11 Isaiah 28:16 (see Septuagint)\r\n Romans 10:13 Joel 2:32\r\n Romans 10:15 Isaiah 52:7\r\n Romans 10:16 Isaiah 53:1\r\n Romans 10:18 Psalm 19:4\r\n Romans 10:19 Deut. 32:21\r\n Romans 10:20 Isaiah 65:1\r\n Romans 10:21 Isaiah 65:2','NIV','

Romans 10

1 Brothers and sisters, my heart\'s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God\'s righteousness. 4 Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.

5 Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: \"The person who does these things will live by them.\" 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: \"Do not say in your heart, \'Who will ascend into heaven?\'\" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 \"or \'Who will descend into the deep?\'\" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? \"The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,\" that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: 9 If you declare with your mouth, \"Jesus is Lord,\" and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, \"Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.\" 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile, the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, \"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.\"

14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: \"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!\"

16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, \"Lord, who has believed our message?\" 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. 18 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did:

\"Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.\"

19 Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says,

\"I will make you envious by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.\"[j]

20 And Isaiah boldly says,

\"I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me.\"[k]

21 But concerning Israel he says,

\"All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.\"[l]

Footnotes:Romans 10:5 Lev. 18:5Romans 10:6 Deut. 30:12Romans 10:7 Deut. 30:13Romans 10:8 Deut. 30:14Romans 10:11 Isaiah 28:16 (see Septuagint)Romans 10:13 Joel 2:32Romans 10:15 Isaiah 52:7Romans 10:16 Isaiah 53:1Romans 10:18 Psalm 19:4Romans 10:19 Deut. 32:21Romans 10:20 Isaiah 65:1Romans 10:21 Isaiah 65:2 \n? Romans 11? (New International Version, ©2011)

'),(92,49,4,'5 slave','1 What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. 2 The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3 So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces[a] of the world. 4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,o@ 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.[b] 6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, \"Abba,[c] Father.\" 7 So you are no longer a slave, but God\'s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.@\r\n\r\nPaul\'s Concern for the Galatians\r\n 8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces[d]? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? 10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! 11 I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.\r\n 12 I plead with you, brothers and sisters, become like me, for I became like you. You did me no wrong. 13 As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you, 14 and even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself. 15 Where, then, is your blessing of me now? I can testify that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. 16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?\r\n\r\n 17 Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may have zeal for them. 18 It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you. 19 My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, 20 how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you!\r\n\r\nHagar and Sarah\r\n 21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. 23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.\r\n 24 These things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar. 25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. 26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother. 27 For it is written:\r\n\r\n \"Be glad, barren woman,\r\n you who never bore a child;\r\nshout for joy and cry aloud,\r\n you who were never in labor;\r\nbecause more are the children of the desolate woman\r\n than of her who has a husband.\"[e]\r\n\r\n 28 Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise. 29 At that time the son born according to the flesh persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now. 30 But what does Scripture say? \"Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman\'s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman\'s son.\"[f] 31 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Galatians 4

 1 What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage he is no different from a slave although he owns the whole estate. 2 The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3 So also when we were underage we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forcesa of the world. 4 But when the set time had fully come God sent his Son born of a woman born under the law 5 to redeem those under the law that we might receive adoption to sonship.b 6 Because you are his sons God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts the Spirit who calls out \"Abbac Father.\" 7 So you are no longer a slave but God\'s child and since you are his child God has made you also an heir.

Paul\'s Concern for the Galatians
 8 Formerly when you did not know God you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you know God or rather are known by God how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forcesd? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? 10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! 11 I fear for you that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.

 12 I plead with you brothers and sisters become like me for I became like you. You did me no wrong. 13 As you know it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you 14 and even though my illness was a trial to you you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God as if I were Christ Jesus himself. 15 Where then is your blessing of me now? I can testify that if you could have done so you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. 16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

 17 Those people are zealous to win you over but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us so that you may have zeal for them. 18 It is fine to be zealous provided the purpose is good and to be so always not just when I am with you. 19 My dear children for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you 20 how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone because I am perplexed about you!

Hagar and Sarah
 21 Tell me you who want to be under the law are you not aware of what the law says? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. 23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.

 24 These things are being taken figuratively The women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves This is Hagar. 25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem because she is in slavery with her children. 26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free and she is our mother. 27 For it is written

   \"Be glad barren woman    you who never bore a child shout for joy and cry aloud    you who were never in labor because more are the children of the desolate woman    than of her who has a husband.\"e

 28 Now you brothers and sisters like Isaac are children of promise. 29 At that time the son born according to the flesh persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now. 30 But what does Scripture say? \"Get rid of the slave woman and her son for the slave woman\'s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman\'s son.\"f 31 Therefore brothers and sisters we are not children of the slave woman but of the free woman.

FootnotesGalatians 43 Or under the basic principlesGalatians 45 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.Galatians 46 Aramaic for FatherGalatians 49 Or principlesGalatians 427 Isaiah 541Galatians 430 Gen. 2110  Galatians 5 (New International Version 2011)

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John 14

Jesus Comforts His Disciples
1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in Goda believe also in me. 2 My Father\'s house has many rooms if that were not so would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going."
Jesus the Way to the Father
5 Thomas said to him "Lord we don\'t know where you are going so how can we know the way?"

6 Jesus answered "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me you will knowb my Father as well. From now on you do know him and have seen him."

8 Philip said "Lord show us the Father and that will be enough for us."

9 Jesus answered "Don\'t you know me Philip even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say \'Show us the Father\'? 10 Don\'t you believe that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather it is the Father living in me who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. 12 Very truly I tell you whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing and they will do even greater things than these because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name and I will do it.

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
15 "If you love me keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him for he lives with you and will bec in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans I will come to you. 19 Before long the world will not see me anymore but you will see me. Because I live you also will live. 20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I am in you. 21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father and I too will love them and show myself to them."

22 Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said "But Lord why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?"

23 Jesus replied "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own they belong to the Father who sent me.

25 "All this I have spoken while still with you. r@26 But the Advocate the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.@ 27 Peace I leave with you my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

28 "You heard me say \'I am going away and I am coming back to you.\' If you loved me you would be glad that I am going to the Father for the Father is greater than I. 29 I have told you now before it happens so that when it does happen you will believe. 30 I will not say much more to you for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold over me 31 but he comes so that the world may learn that I love the Father and do exactly what my Father has commanded me.

"Come now let us leave.

FootnotesJohn 141 Or Believe in GodJohn 147 Some manuscripts If you really knew me you would knowJohn 1417 Some early manuscripts and is John 15? (New International Version 2011)

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I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. 35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were put to death by stoning;[e] they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated, 38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground.\r\n\r\n 39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Hebrews 11

Faith in Action
1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for.

3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God\'s command so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks even though he is dead.

5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life so that he did not experience death \"He could not be found because God had taken him away.\"a For before he was taken he was commended as one who pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

7 By faith Noah when warned about things not yet seen in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.

8 By faith Abraham when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance obeyed and went even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country he lived in tents as did Isaac and Jacob who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations whose architect and builder is God. 11 And by faith even Sarah who was past childbearing age was enabled to bear children because sheb considered him faithful who had made the promise. 12 And so from this one man and he as good as dead came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. 14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left they would have had opportunity to return. 16 Instead they were longing for a better country a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God for he has prepared a city for them.

g@ 17 By faith Abraham when God tested him offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son 18 even though God had said to him \"It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.\"c 19 Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.

@ 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.

21 By faith Jacob when he was dying blessed each of Joseph\'s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

22 By faith Joseph when his end was near spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his bones.

23 By faith Moses\' parents hid him for three months after he was born because they saw he was no ordinary child and they were not afraid of the king\'s edict.

24 By faith Moses when he had grown up refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh\'s daughter. 25 He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt because he was looking ahead to his reward. 27 By faith he left Egypt not fearing the king\'s anger he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the application of blood so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.

29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land but when the Egyptians tried to do so they were drowned.

30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after the army had marched around them for seven days.

31 By faith the prostitute Rahab because she welcomed the spies was not killed with those who were disobedient.d

32 And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon Barak Samson and Jephthah about David and Samuel and the prophets 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms administered justice and gained what was promised who shut the mouths of lions 34 quenched the fury of the flames and escaped the edge of the sword whose weakness was turned to strength and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. 35 Women received back their dead raised to life again. There were others who were tortured refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were put to death by stoninge they were sawed in two they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins destitute persecuted and mistreated 38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains living in caves and in holes in the ground.

39 These were all commended for their faith yet none of them received what had been promised 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

FootnotesHebrews 115 Gen. 524Hebrews 1111 Or By faith Abraham even though he was too old to have children and Sarah herself was not able to conceive was enabled to become a father because heHebrews 1118 Gen. 2112Hebrews 1131 Or unbelievingHebrews 1137 Some early manuscripts stoning they were put to the test Hebrews 12? (New International Version 2011)

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\r\n1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,\r\n\r\n To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations:\r\n\r\n Greetings.\r\n\r\nG@Trials and Temptations

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James 1

1 James a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ

To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations

Greetings.

Trials and Temptations
2 Consider it pure joy my brothers and sistersa whenever you face trials of many kinds 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom you should ask God who gives generously to all without finding fault and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask you must believe and not doubt because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.

9 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. 10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation since they will pass away like a wild flower. 11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.

12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because having stood the test that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

13 When tempted no one should say "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil nor does he tempt anyone 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then after desire has conceived it gives birth to sin and sin when it is full-grown gives birth to death.

16 Don\'t be deceived my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights who does not change like shifting shadows. 18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

Listening and Doing
19 My dear brothers and sisters take note of this Everyone should be quick to listen slow to speak and slow to become angry 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you which can save you.

22 Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and after looking at himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom and continues in it not forgetting what they have heard but doing it they will be blessed in what they do.

26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

FootnotesJames 12 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers both men and women as part of God\'s family also in verses 16 and 19 and in 21 5 14 310 12 411 57 9 10 12 19. James 2? (New International Version 2011)

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'),(96,44,21,'15 love peter','G@Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish @\r\n\r\n 1 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee.[a] It happened this way: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus[b]), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. 3 \"I\'m going out to fish,\" Simon Peter told them, and they said, \"We\'ll go with you.\" So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.\r\n 4 Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.\r\n\r\n 5 He called out to them, \"Friends, haven\'t you any fish?\"\r\n\r\n \"No,\" they answered.\r\n\r\n 6 He said, \"Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.\" When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.\r\n\r\n 7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, \"It is the Lord!\" As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, \"It is the Lord,\" he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. 8 The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards. 9 When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.\r\n\r\n 10 Jesus said to them, \"Bring some of the fish you have just caught.\" 11 So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to them, \"Come and have breakfast.\" None of the disciples dared ask him, \"Who are you?\" They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. 14 This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.\r\n\r\nG@Jesus Reinstates Peter @\r\n\r\n 15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, \"Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?\"\r\n \"Yes, Lord,\" he said, \"you know that I love you.\"\r\n\r\n Jesus said, \"Feed my lambs.\"\r\n\r\n 16 Again Jesus said, \"Simon son of John, do you love me?\"\r\n\r\n He answered, \"Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.\"\r\n\r\n Jesus said, \"Take care of my sheep.\"\r\n\r\n 17 The third time he said to him, \"Simon son of John, do you love me?\"\r\n\r\n Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, \"Do you love me?\" He said, \"Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.\"\r\n\r\n Jesus said, \"Feed my sheep. 18 Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.\" 19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, \"Follow me!\"\r\n\r\n 20 Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, \"Lord, who is going to betray you?\") 21 When Peter saw him, he asked, \"Lord, what about him?\"\r\n\r\n 22 Jesus answered, \"If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.\" 23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, \"If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?\"\r\n\r\n 24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.\r\n\r\n 25 Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.\r\n\r\nFootnotes: journey','NIV','

John 21

Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish
? 1 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples by the Sea of Galilee.a It happened this way 2 Simon Peter Thomas (also known as Didymusb) Nathanael from Cana in Galilee the sons of Zebedee and two other disciples were together. 3 \"I\'m going out to fish\" Simon Peter told them and they said \"We\'ll go with you.\" So they went out and got into the boat but that night they caught nothing.

? 4 Early in the morning Jesus stood on the shore but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.

? 5 He called out to them \"Friends haven\'t you any fish?\"

? ? ? \"No\" they answered.

? 6 He said \"Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.\" When they did they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.

? 7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter \"It is the Lord!\" As soon as Simon Peter heard him say \"It is the Lord\" he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. 8 The other disciples followed in the boat towing the net full of fish for they were not far from shore about a hundred yards.c 9 When they landed they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it and some bread.

? 10 Jesus said to them \"Bring some of the fish you have just caught.\" 11 So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish 153 but even with so many the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to them \"Come and have breakfast.\" None of the disciples dared ask him \"Who are you?\" They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came took the bread and gave it to them and did the same with the fish. 14 This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.

Jesus Reinstates Peter
? 15 When they had finished eating Jesus said to Simon Peter \"Simon son of John do you love me more than these?\"

? ? ? \"Yes Lord\" he said \"you know that I love you.\"

? ? ? Jesus said \"Feed my lambs.\"

? 16 Again Jesus said \"Simon son of John do you love me?\"

? ? ? He answered \"Yes Lord you know that I love you.\"

? ? ? Jesus said \"Take care of my sheep.\"

? 17 The third time he said to him \"Simon son of John do you love me?\"

? ? ? Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time \"Do you love me?\" He said \"Lord you know all things you know that I love you.\"

? ? ? Jesus said \"Feed my sheep. 18 Very truly I tell you when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted but when you are old you will stretch out your hands and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.\" 19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him \"Follow me!\"

? 20 Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said \"Lord who is going to betray you?\") 21 When Peter saw him he asked \"Lord what about him?\"

? 22 Jesus answered \"If I want him to remain alive until I return what is that to you? You must follow me.\" 23 Because of this the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die he only said \"If I want him to remain alive until I return what is that to you?\"

? 24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.

? 25 Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.

FootnotesJohn 211 Greek TiberiasJohn 212 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.John 218 Or about 90 meters'),(97,43,22,'31 warfare','Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus\r\n 1 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, 2 and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. 4 And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. 5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6 He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.\r\nThe Last Supper\r\n 7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, \"Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.\"\r\n 9 \"Where do you want us to prepare for it?\" they asked.\r\n\r\n 10 He replied, \"As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the house, \'The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?\' 12 He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.\"\r\n\r\n 13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.\r\n\r\n 14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them, \"I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.\"\r\n\r\n 17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, \"Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.\"\r\n\r\n 19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, \"This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.\"\r\n\r\n 20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, \"This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.[a] 21 But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. 22 The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!\" 23 They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.\r\n\r\n 24 A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25 Jesus said to them, \"The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. 26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. 27 For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. 28 You are those who have stood by me in my trials. 29 And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.\r\n\r\nO@ 31 \"Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.\"@\r\n\r\n 33 But he replied, \"Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.\"\r\n\r\n 34 Jesus answered, \"I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.\"\r\n\r\n 35 Then Jesus asked them, \"When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?\"\r\n\r\n \"Nothing,\" they answered.\r\n\r\n 36 He said to them, \"But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don\'t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. 37 It is written: \'And he was numbered with the transgressors\'[b]; and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.\"\r\n\r\n 38 The disciples said, \"See, Lord, here are two swords.\"\r\n\r\n \"That\'s enough!\" he replied.\r\n\r\nJesus Prays on the Mount of Olives\r\n 39 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. 40 On reaching the place, he said to them, \"Pray that you will not fall into temptation.\" 41 He withdrew about a stone\'s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, 42 \"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.\" 43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. 44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.[c]\r\n 45 When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. 46 \"Why are you sleeping?\" he asked them. \"Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.\"\r\n\r\nJesus Arrested\r\n 47 While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, 48 but Jesus asked him, \"Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?\"\r\n 49 When Jesus\' followers saw what was going to happen, they said, \"Lord, should we strike with our swords?\" 50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.\r\n\r\n 51 But Jesus answered, \"No more of this!\" And he touched the man\'s ear and healed him.\r\n\r\n 52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, \"Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? 53 Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour, when darkness reigns.\"\r\n\r\nPeter Disowns Jesus\r\n 54 Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance. 55 And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them. 56 A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, \"This man was with him.\"\r\n 57 But he denied it. \"Woman, I don\'t know him,\" he said.\r\n\r\n 58 A little later someone else saw him and said, \"You also are one of them.\"\r\n\r\n \"Man, I am not!\" Peter replied.\r\n\r\n 59 About an hour later another asserted, \"Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean.\"\r\n\r\n 60 Peter replied, \"Man, I don\'t know what you\'re talking about!\" Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: \"Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.\" 62 And he went outside and wept bitterly.\r\n\r\nThe Guards Mock Jesus\r\n 63 The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. 64 They blindfolded him and demanded, \"Prophesy! Who hit you?\" 65 And they said many other insulting things to him.\r\nJesus Before Pilate and Herod\r\n 66 At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and the teachers of the law, met together, and Jesus was led before them. 67 \"If you are the Messiah,\" they said, \"tell us.\"\r\n Jesus answered, \"If I tell you, you will not believe me, 68 and if I asked you, you would not answer. 69 But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.\"\r\n\r\n 70 They all asked, \"Are you then the Son of God?\"\r\n\r\n He replied, \"You say that I am.\"\r\n\r\n 71 Then they said, \"Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Luke 22

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
 1 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread called the Passover was approaching 2 and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus for they were afraid of the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas called Iscariot one of the Twelve. 4 And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. 5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6 He consented and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.
The Last Supper
 7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John saying \"Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.\"

 9 \"Where do you want us to prepare for it?\" they asked.

 10 He replied \"As you enter the city a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters 11 and say to the owner of the house \'The Teacher asks Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?\' 12 He will show you a large room upstairs all furnished. Make preparations there.\"

 13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.

 14 When the hour came Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them \"I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.\"

 17 After taking the cup he gave thanks and said \"Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.\"

 19 And he took bread gave thanks and broke it and gave it to them saying \"This is my body given for you do this in remembrance of me.\"

 20 In the same way after the supper he took the cup saying \"This cup is the new covenant in my blood which is poured out for you.a 21 But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. 22 The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!\" 23 They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.

 24 A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25 Jesus said to them \"The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. 26 But you are not to be like that. Instead the greatest among you should be like the youngest and the one who rules like the one who serves. 27 For who is greater the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. 28 You are those who have stood by me in my trials. 29 And I confer on you a kingdom just as my Father conferred one on me 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

   31 \"Simon Simon Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you Simon that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back strengthen your brothers.\"

 33 But he replied \"Lord I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.\"

 34 Jesus answered \"I tell you Peter before the rooster crows today you will deny three times that you know me.\"

 35 Then Jesus asked them \"When I sent you without purse bag or sandals did you lack anything?\"

   \"Nothing\" they answered.

 36 He said to them \"But now if you have a purse take it and also a bag and if you don\'t have a sword sell your cloak and buy one. 37 It is written \'And he was numbered with the transgressors\'b and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.\"

 38 The disciples said \"See Lord here are two swords.\"

   \"That\'s enough!\" he replied.

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives
 39 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives and his disciples followed him. 40 On reaching the place he said to them \"Pray that you will not fall into temptation.\" 41 He withdrew about a stone\'s throw beyond them knelt down and prayed 42 \"Father if you are willing take this cup from me yet not my will but yours be done.\" 43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. 44 And being in anguish he prayed more earnestly and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.c

 45 When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples he found them asleep exhausted from sorrow. 46 \"Why are you sleeping?\" he asked them. \"Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.\"

Jesus Arrested
 47 While he was still speaking a crowd came up and the man who was called Judas one of the Twelve was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him 48 but Jesus asked him \"Judas are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?\"

 49 When Jesus\' followers saw what was going to happen they said \"Lord should we strike with our swords?\" 50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest cutting off his right ear.

 51 But Jesus answered \"No more of this!\" And he touched the man\'s ear and healed him.

 52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests the officers of the temple guard and the elders who had come for him \"Am I leading a rebellion that you have come with swords and clubs? 53 Every day I was with you in the temple courts and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour when darkness reigns.\"

Peter Disowns Jesus
 54 Then seizing him they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance. 55 And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together Peter sat down with them. 56 A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said \"This man was with him.\"

 57 But he denied it. \"Woman I don\'t know him\" he said.

 58 A little later someone else saw him and said \"You also are one of them.\"

   \"Man I am not!\" Peter replied.

 59 About an hour later another asserted \"Certainly this fellow was with him for he is a Galilean.\"

 60 Peter replied \"Man I don\'t know what you\'re talking about!\" Just as he was speaking the rooster crowed. 61 The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him \"Before the rooster crows today you will disown me three times.\" 62 And he went outside and wept bitterly.

The Guards Mock Jesus
 63 The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. 64 They blindfolded him and demanded \"Prophesy! Who hit you?\" 65 And they said many other insulting things to him.
Jesus Before Pilate and Herod
 66 At daybreak the council of the elders of the people both the chief priests and the teachers of the law met together and Jesus was led before them. 67 \"If you are the Messiah\" they said \"tell us.\"

   Jesus answered \"If I tell you you will not believe me 68 and if I asked you you would not answer. 69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.\"

 70 They all asked \"Are you then the Son of God?\"

   He replied \"You say that I am.\"

 71 Then they said \"Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.\"

FootnotesLuke 2220 Some manuscripts do not have given for you poured out for you.Luke 2237 Isaiah 5312Luke 2244 Many early manuscripts do not have verses 43 and 44.  Luke 23 (New International Version 2011)

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\nWisdom Bestows Well-Being\n 1 My son, do not forget my teaching,\n but keep my commands in your heart,\n2 for they will prolong your life many years\n and bring you peace and prosperity.\n 3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you;\n bind them around your neck,\n write them on the tablet of your heart.\n4 Then you will win favor and a good name\n in the sight of God and man.\n\nB@ 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart\n and lean not on your own understanding;\n6 in all your ways submit to him,\n and he will make your paths straight.\n@\n 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;\n fear the LORD and shun evil.\n8 This will bring health to your body\n and nourishment to your bones.\n\n 9 Honor the LORD with your wealth,\n with the firstfruits of all your crops;\n10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing,\n and your vats will brim over with new wine.\n\n 11 My son, do not despise the LORD\'s discipline,\n and do not resent his rebuke,\n12 because the LORD disciplines those he loves,\n as a father the son he delights in.\n\n 13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,\n those who gain understanding,\n14 for she is more profitable than silver\n and yields better returns than gold.\n15 She is more precious than rubies;\n nothing you desire can compare with her.\n16 Long life is in her right hand;\n in her left hand are riches and honor.\n17 Her ways are pleasant ways,\n and all her paths are peace.\n18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her;\n those who hold her fast will be blessed.\n\n 19 By wisdom the LORD laid the earth\'s foundations,\n by understanding he set the heavens in place;\n20 by his knowledge the watery depths were divided,\n and the clouds let drop the dew.\n\n 21 My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight,\n preserve sound judgment and discretion;\n22 they will be life for you,\n an ornament to grace your neck.\n23 Then you will go on your way in safety,\n and your foot will not stumble.\n24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid;\n when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.\n25 Have no fear of sudden disaster\n or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,\n26 for the LORD will be at your side\n and will keep your foot from being snared.

b@ 27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,\n when it is in your power to act.\n28 Do not say to your neighbor,\n "Come back tomorrow and I\'ll give it to you",\n when you already have it with you.@

29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor,\n who lives trustfully near you.\n30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason,\n when they have done you no harm.\n\n 31 Do not envy the violent\n or choose any of their ways.\n\n 32 For the LORD detests the perverse\n but takes the upright into his confidence.\n33 The LORD\'s curse is on the house of the wicked,\n but he blesses the home of the righteous.\n34 He mocks proud mockers\n but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.\n35 The wise inherit honor,\n but fools get only shame.\n\nFootnotes:\n

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Proverbs 3

1MY SON forget not my law or teaching but let your heart keep my commandments

2For length of days and years of a life worth living and tranquility inward and outward and continuing through old age till death these shall they add to you.

3Let not mercy and kindness shutting out all hatred and selfishness and truth shutting out all deliberate hypocrisy or falsehood forsake you bind them about your neck write them upon the tablet of your heart.(A)

4So shall you find favor good understanding and high esteem in the sight or judgment of God and man.(B)

5Lean on trust in and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

6In all your ways know recognize and acknowledge Him and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.

7Be not wise in your own eyes reverently fear and worship the Lord and turn entirely away from evil.(C)

8It shall be health to your nerves and sinews and marrow and moistening to your bones.

9Honor the Lord with your capital and sufficiency from righteous labors and with the firstfruits of all your income(D)

10So shall your storage places be filled with plenty and your vats shall be overflowing with new wine.(E)

11My son do not despise or shrink from the chastening of the Lord His correction by punishment or by subjection to suffering or trial neither be weary of or impatient about or loathe or abhor His reproof(F)

12For whom the Lord loves He corrects even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

13Happy (blessed fortunate enviable) is the man who finds skillful and godly Wisdom and the man who gets understanding drawing it forth from God\'s Word and life\'s experiences

14For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver and the profit of it better than fine gold.

15Skillful and godly aWisdom is more precious than rubies and nothing you can wish for is to be compared to her.(G)

16Length of days is in her right hand and in her left hand are riches and honor.(H)

17Her ways are highways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace.

18She is a tree of life to those who lay hold on her and happy (blessed fortunate to be envied) is everyone who holds her fast.

19The Lord by skillful and godly Wisdom has founded the earth by understanding He has established the heavens.(I)

20By His knowledge the deeps were broken up and the skies distill the dew.

21My son let them not escape from your sight but keep sound and godly Wisdom and discretion

22And they will be life to your inner self and a gracious ornament to your neck (your outer self).

23Then you will walk in your way securely and in confident trust and you shall not dash your foot or stumble.(J)

24When you lie down you shall not be afraid yes you shall lie down and your sleep shall be sweet.

25Be not afraid of sudden terror and panic nor of the stormy blast or the storm and ruin of the wicked when it comes for you will be guiltless

26For the Lord shall be your confidence firm and strong and shall keep your foot from being caught in a trap or some hidden danger.

27Withhold not good from those to whom it is due its rightful owners when it is in the power of your hand to do it.(K)

28Do not say to your neighbor Go and come again and tomorrow I will give it--when you have it with you.(L)

29Do not contrive or dig up or cultivate evil against your neighbor who dwells trustingly and confidently beside you.

30Contend not with a man for no reason--when he has done you no wrong.(M)

31Do not resentfully envy and be jealous of an unscrupulous grasping man and choose none of his ways.(N)

32For the perverse are an abomination extremely disgusting and detestable to the Lord but His confidential communion and secret counsel are with the uncompromisingly righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with Him).(O)

33The curse of the Lord is in and on the house of the wicked but He declares blessed (joyful and favored with blessings) the home of the just and consistently righteous.(P)

34Though He scoffs at the scoffers and scorns the scorners yet He gives His undeserved favor to the low in rank the humble and the afflicted.(Q)

35The wise shall inherit glory (all honor and good) but shame is the highest rank conferred on self-confident fools.(R)

FootnotesProverbs 315 See footnote on Prov. 120. Cross referencesProverbs 33 Col 39-12 Proverbs 34 Luke 252 Proverbs 37 Prov 813 Proverbs 39 Deut 262 Mal 310 Luke 1413 14 Proverbs 310 Deut 288 Proverbs 311 Ps 9412 Heb 125 6 Rev 319 Proverbs 315 Job 2812-18 Proverbs 316 Prov 812-21 I Tim 48 Proverbs 319 Col 116 Proverbs 323 Ps 9111 12 Prov 109 Proverbs 327 Rom 137 Gal 610 Proverbs 328 Lev 1913 Deut 2415 Proverbs 330 Rom 1218 Proverbs 331 Ps 371 733 Prov 241 Proverbs 332 Ps 2514 Proverbs 333 Ps 3722 Zech 54 Mal 22 Proverbs 334 James 46 I Pet 55 Proverbs 335 Isa 326 Proverbs 4? (Amplified Bible)

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'),(99,5,8,'2 remember wilderness humble test\r\n10 forget\r\n17 arrogant anger 2 of 4','Do Not Forget the LORD\r\n 1 Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land the LORD promised on oath to your ancestors. L@2 Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.@ 3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. 4 Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. 5 Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.\r\n 6 Observe the commands of the LORD your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him. 7 For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills; 8 a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey; 9 a land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing; a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills.\r\n\r\nO@ 10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. 11 Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. 12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, 13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, 14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 15 He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock. 16 He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known, to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you.@ r@ 17 You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me." 18 But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.\r\n@\r\n 19 If you ever forget the LORD your God and follow other gods and worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed. 20 Like the nations the LORD destroyed before you, so you will be destroyed for not obeying the LORD your God.\r\n\r\n Deuteronomy 9 (New International Version,','NIV','

Deuteronomy 8

Do Not Forget the LORD
1 Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land the LORD promised on oath to your ancestors. 2 Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart whether or not you would keep his commands. 3 He humbled you causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna which neither you nor your ancestors had known to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. 4 Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. 5 Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son so the LORD your God disciplines you.

6 Observe the commands of the LORD your God walking in obedience to him and revering him. 7 For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land a land with brooks streams and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills 8 a land with wheat and barley vines and fig trees pomegranates olive oil and honey 9 a land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills.

10 When you have eaten and are satisfied praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. 11 Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God failing to observe his commands his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. 12 Otherwise when you eat and are satisfied when you build fine houses and settle down 13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied 14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt out of the land of slavery. 15 He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness that thirsty and waterless land with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock. 16 He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness something your ancestors had never known to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you. 17 You may say to yourself "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me." 18 But remember the LORD your God for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth and so confirms his covenant which he swore to your ancestors as it is today.

19 If you ever forget the LORD your God and follow other gods and worship and bow down to them I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed. 20 Like the nations the LORD destroyed before you so you will be destroyed for not obeying the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 9? (New International Version 2011)

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'),(100,5,28,'1 - 14 obedience promise','Blessings for Obedience\r\nB@ 1 If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. 2 All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:\r\n 3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.\r\n\r\n 4 The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock, the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.\r\n\r\n 5 Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.\r\n\r\n 6 You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.\r\n\r\n 7 The LORD will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.\r\n\r\n 8 The LORD will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.\r\n\r\n 9 The LORD will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the LORD your God and walk in obedience to him. 10 Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will fear you. 11 The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity, in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground, in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.\r\n\r\n 12 The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. 13 The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. 14 Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.\r\n@\r\nG@Curses for Disobedience @\r\n 15 However, if you do not obey the LORD your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you:\r\n 16 You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country.\r\n\r\n 17 Your basket and your kneading trough will be cursed.\r\n\r\n 18 The fruit of your womb will be cursed, and the crops of your land, and the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.\r\n\r\n 19 You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out.\r\n\r\n 20 The LORD will send on you curses, confusion and rebuke in everything you put your hand to, until you are destroyed and come to sudden ruin because of the evil you have done in forsaking him.[a] 21 The LORD will plague you with diseases until he has destroyed you from the land you are entering to possess. 22 The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, with blight and mildew, which will plague you until you perish. 23 The sky over your head will be bronze, the ground beneath you iron. 24 The LORD will turn the rain of your country into dust and powder; it will come down from the skies until you are destroyed.\r\n\r\n 25 The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will come at them from one direction but flee from them in seven, and you will become a thing of horror to all the kingdoms on earth. 26 Your carcasses will be food for all the birds and the wild animals, and there will be no one to frighten them away. 27 The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, festering sores and the itch, from which you cannot be cured. 28 The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness and confusion of mind. 29 At midday you will grope about like a blind person in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything you do; day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you.\r\n\r\n 30 You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and rape her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not even begin to enjoy its fruit. 31 Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will eat none of it. Your donkey will be forcibly taken from you and will not be returned. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and no one will rescue them. 32 Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, and you will wear out your eyes watching for them day after day, powerless to lift a hand. 33 A people that you do not know will eat what your land and labor produce, and you will have nothing but cruel oppression all your days. 34 The sights you see will drive you mad. 35 The LORD will afflict your knees and legs with painful boils that cannot be cured, spreading from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.\r\n\r\n 36 The LORD will drive you and the king you set over you to a nation unknown to you or your ancestors. There you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone. 37 You will become a thing of horror, a byword and an object of ridicule among all the peoples where the LORD will drive you.\r\n\r\n 38 You will sow much seed in the field but you will harvest little, because locusts will devour it. 39 You will plant vineyards and cultivate them but you will not drink the wine or gather the grapes, because worms will eat them. 40 You will have olive trees throughout your country but you will not use the oil, because the olives will drop off. 41 You will have sons and daughters but you will not keep them, because they will go into captivity. 42 Swarms of locusts will take over all your trees and the crops of your land.\r\n\r\n 43 The foreigners who reside among you will rise above you higher and higher, but you will sink lower and lower. 44 They will lend to you, but you will not lend to them. They will be the head, but you will be the tail.\r\n\r\n 45 All these curses will come on you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the LORD your God and observe the commands and decrees he gave you. 46 They will be a sign and a wonder to you and your descendants forever. 47 Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity, 48 therefore in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the LORD sends against you. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you.\r\n\r\n 49 The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand, 50 a fierce-looking nation without respect for the old or pity for the young. 51 They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine or olive oil, nor any calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until you are ruined. 52 They will lay siege to all the cities throughout your land until the high fortified walls in which you trust fall down. They will besiege all the cities throughout the land the LORD your God is giving you.\r\n\r\n 53 Because of the suffering that your enemy will inflict on you during the siege, you will eat the fruit of the womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters the LORD your God has given you. 54 Even the most gentle and sensitive man among you will have no compassion on his own brother or the wife he loves or his surviving children, 55 and he will not give to one of them any of the flesh of his children that he is eating. It will be all he has left because of the suffering your enemy will inflict on you during the siege of all your cities. 56 The most gentle and sensitive woman among you, so sensitive and gentle that she would not venture to touch the ground with the sole of her foot, will begrudge the husband she loves and her own son or daughter 57 the afterbirth from her womb and the children she bears. For in her dire need she intends to eat them secretly because of the suffering your enemy will inflict on you during the siege of your cities.\r\n\r\n 58 If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law, which are written in this book, and do not revere this glorious and awesome name, the LORD your God, 59 the LORD will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses. 60 He will bring on you all the diseases of Egypt that you dreaded, and they will cling to you. 61 The LORD will also bring on you every kind of sickness and disaster not recorded in this Book of the Law, until you are destroyed. 62 You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left but few in number, because you did not obey the LORD your God. 63 Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and increase in number, so it will please him to ruin and destroy you. You will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.\r\n\r\n 64 Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known. 65 Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart. 66 You will live in constant suspense, filled with dread both night and day, never sure of your life. 67 In the morning you will say, \"If only it were evening!\" and in the evening, \"If only it were morning!\", because of the terror that will fill your hearts and the sights that your eyes will see. 68 The LORD will send you back in ships to Egypt on a journey I said you should never make again. There you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','AMP','

Deuteronomy 28

 1IF YOU will listen diligently to the voice of the Lord your God being watchful to do all His commandments which I command you this day the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

    2And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you if you heed the voice of the Lord your God.

    3Blessed shall you be in the city and blessed shall you be in the field.

    4Blessed shall be the fruit of your body and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your beasts the increase of your cattle and the young of your flock.

    5Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading trough.

    6Blessed shall you be when you come in and blessed shall you be when you go out.

    7The Lord shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before your face they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.

    8The Lord shall command the blessing upon you in your storehouse and in all that you undertake. And He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

    9The Lord will establish you as a people holy to Himself as He has sworn to you if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways.

    10And all people of the earth shall see that you are called by the name and in the presence of the Lord and they shall be afraid of you.

    11And the Lord shall make you have a surplus of prosperity through the fruit of your body of your livestock and of your ground in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.

    12The Lord shall open to you His good treasury the heavens to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands and you shall lend to many nations but you shall not borrow.

    13And the Lord shall make you the head and not the tail and you shall be above only and you shall not be beneath if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you this day and are watchful to do them.

    14And you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day to the right hand or to the left to go after other gods to serve them.

    15But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord your God being watchful to do all His commandments and His statutes which I command you this day then all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you

    16Cursed shall you be in the city and cursed shall you be in the field.

    17Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading trough.

    18Cursed shall be the fruit of your body of your land of the increase of your cattle and the young of your sheep.

    19Cursed shall you be when you come in and cursed shall you be when you go out.

    20The Lord shall send you curses confusion and rebuke in every enterprise to which you set your hand until you are destroyed perishing quickly because of the evil of your doings by which you have forsaken me Moses and God as one.

    21The Lord will make the pestilence cling to you until He has consumed you from the land into which you go to possess.

    22The Lord will smite you with consumption with fever and inflammation fiery heat sword and drought blasting and mildew they shall pursue you until you perish.

    23The heavens over your head shall be brass and the earth under you shall be iron.

    24The Lord shall make the rain of your land powdered soil and dust from the heavens it shall come down upon you until you are destroyed.

    25The Lord shall cause you to be struck down before your enemies you shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them and you shall be tossed to and fro and be a terror among all the kingdoms of the earth. Fulfilled in II Chron. 298.

    26And your dead body shall be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth and there shall be no one to frighten them away.

    27The Lord will smite you with the boils of Egypt and the tumors the scurvy and the itch from which you cannot be healed.

    28The Lord will smite you with madness and blindness and dismay of mind and heart.

    29And you shall grope at noonday as the blind grope in darkness. And you shall not prosper in your ways and you shall be only oppressed and robbed continually and there shall be no one to save you.

    30You shall betroth a wife but another man shall lie with her you shall build a house but not live in it you shall plant a vineyard but not gather its grapes.

    31Your ox shall be slain before your eyes but you shall not eat of it your donkey shall be violently taken away before your face and not be restored to you your sheep shall be given to your enemies and you shall have no one to help you.

    32Your sons and daughters shall be given to another people and your eyes shall look and fail with longing for them all the day and there shall be no power in your hands to prevent it. Fulfilled in II Chron. 299.

    33A nation which you have not known shall eat up the fruit of your land and of all your labors and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually Fulfilled in Judg. 61-6 131.

    34So that you shall be driven mad by the sights which your eyes shall see.

    35The Lord will smite you on the knees and on the legs with a sore boil that cannot be healed from the sole of your foot to the top of your head.

    36The Lord shall bring you and your king whom you have set over you to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known and there you shall be forced to serve other gods of wood and stone. Fulfilled in II Kings 174 6 2412 14 257 11 Dan. 611 12.

    37And you shall become an amazement a proverb and a byword among all the peoples to which the Lord will lead you.

    38You shall carry much seed out into the field and shall gather little in for the locust shall consume it. Fulfilled in Hag. 16.

    39You shall plant vineyards and dress them but shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes for the worm shall eat them.

    40You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory but you shall not anoint yourselves with the oil for your olive trees shall drop their fruit.

    41You shall beget sons and daughters but shall not enjoy them for they shall go into captivity. Fulfilled in Lam. 15.

    42All your trees and the fruit of your ground shall the locust possess. Fulfilled in Joel 14.

    43The transient (stranger) among you shall mount up higher and higher above you and you shall come down lower and lower.

    44He shall lend to you but you shall not lend to him he shall be the head and you shall be the tail.

    45All these curses shall come upon you and shall pursue you and overtake you till you are destroyed because you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you.

    46They shall be upon you for a sign of warning to other nations and for a wonder and upon your descendants forever.

    47Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness of mind and heart in gratitude for the abundance of all with which He had blessed you

    48Therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord shall send against you in hunger and thirst in nakedness and in want of all things and He will put a yoke of iron upon your neck until He has destroyed you.

    49The Lord will bring a nation against you from afar from the end of the earth as swift as the eagle flies a nation whose language you shall not understand

    50A nation of unyielding countenance who will not regard the person of the old or show favor to the young

    51And shall eat the fruit of your cattle and the fruit of your ground until you are destroyed who also shall not leave you grain new wine oil the increase of your cattle or the young of your sheep until they have caused you to perish.

    52They shall besiege you in all your towns until your high and fortified walls in which you trusted come down throughout all your land and they shall besiege you in all your towns throughout all your land which the Lord your God has given you.

    53And you shall eat the fruit of your own body the flesh of your sons and daughters whom the Lord your God has given you in the siege and in the pressing misery with which your enemies shall distress you. Fulfilled in II Kings 624-29.

    54The man who is most tender among you and extremely particular and well-bred his eye shall be cruel and grudging of food toward his brother and toward the wife of his bosom and toward those of his children still remaining

    55So that he will not give to any of them any of the flesh of his children which he is eating because he has nothing left to him in the siege and in the distress with which your enemies shall distress you in all your towns.

    56The most tender and daintily bred woman among you who would not venture to set the sole of her foot upon the ground because she is so dainty and kind will grudge to the husband of her bosom to her son and to her daughter

    57Her afterbirth that comes out from her body and the children whom she shall bear. For she will eat them secretly for want of anything else in the siege and distress with which your enemies shall distress you in your towns.

    58If you will not be watchful to do all the words of this law that are written in this book that you may reverently fear this glorious and fearful name and presence--THE LORD YOUR %(GOD--

    59Then the Lord will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary strokes and blows great plagues of long continuance and grievous sicknesses of long duration.

    60Moreover He will bring upon you all the diseases of Egypt of which you were afraid and they shall cling to you.

    61Also every sickness and every affliction which is not written in this Book of the Law the Lord will bring upon you until you are destroyed.

    62And you shall be aleft few in number whereas you had been as the stars of the heavens for multitude because you would not obey the voice of the Lord your God.

    63And as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good and to multiply you so the Lord will rejoice to bring ruin upon you and to destroy you and you shall be bplucked from the land into which you go to possess.

    64And the Lord shall scatter you among all peoples from one end of the earth to the other and there you shall be forced to serve other gods of wood and stone which neither you nor your fathers have known. Fulfilled in Dan. 36.

    65And among these nations you shall find no ease and there shall be no rest for the sole of your foot but the Lord will give you there a trembling heart failing of eyes from disappointment of hope fainting of mind and languishing of spirit.

    66Your life shall hang in doubt before you day and night you shall be worried and have no assurance of your life.

    67In the morning you shall say Would that it were evening! and at evening you shall say Would that it were morning!--because of the anxiety and dread of your minds and hearts and the sights which you shall see with your own eyes.

    68And the Lord shall cbring you into Egypt again with ships by the way about which I said to you You shall never see it again. And there you shall be sold to your enemies as bondmen and bondwomen but no man shall buy you.(A)

   

FootnotesDeuteronomy 2862 The informed reader scarcely needs to be reminded of how literally fulfilled have been many of these predictions of evil made against the chosen people because of their idolatry and rebellion against God. Such verses as Deut. 2825 32 33 36 38 41 42 and 53 foretell historical facts now recorded in Jewish history both sacred and secular. Here Deut. 2862 foretells how the Jewish race has been \"thinned and kept down\" again and again.Deuteronomy 2863 The Roman emperor Hadrian issued a proclamation forbidding any Jews to reside in Judea or even to approach its confines (James C. Gray and George M. Adams Bible Commentary).Deuteronomy 2868 \"Observe the contrast you came out from bondage by God\'s high hand monuments of His grace and power you shall be carried back into bondage in men\'s slave ships. This was literally fulfilled under the Roman emperor Titus and also under Hadrian\" (James C. Gray and George M. Adams Bible Commentary). The curses... were also fulfilled in a terrible manner during the Middle Ages and are still in a course of fulfillment though frequently less sensibly felt (J.P. Lange A Commentary). \"Here then are prophecies delivered above 3000 years ago and yet being fulfilled in the world at this very time... I must acknowledge that they not only convince but amaze and astonish me beyond expression they are truly as Moses foretold (Deut. 2845 46) they would be \'a sign and a wonder forever\'\" (Bishop Thomas Newton cited by Robert Jamieson A.R. Fausset and David Brown A Commentary). Cross referencesDeuteronomy 2868 Hos 813  Deuteronomy 29 (Amplified Bible)

'),(101,9,17,'Goliath\r\nHow big is your god','David and Goliath\r\n 1 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Sokoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between Sokoh and Azekah. 2 Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines. 3 The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley between them.\r\n 4 A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span. 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels; 6 on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back. 7 His spear shaft was like a weaver\'s rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer went ahead of him.\r\n\r\n 8 Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, \"Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me. 9 If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.\" 10 Then the Philistine said, \"This day I defy the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other.\" 11 On hearing the Philistine\'s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.\r\n\r\n 12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul\'s time he was very old. 13 Jesse\'s three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war: The firstborn was Eliab; the second, Abinadab; and the third, Shammah. 14 David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul, 15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father\'s sheep at Bethlehem.\r\n\r\n 16 For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.\r\n\r\n 17 Now Jesse said to his son David, \"Take this ephah[d] of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp. 18 Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers are and bring back some assurance[e] from them. 19 They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.\"\r\n\r\n 20 Early in the morning David left the flock in the care of a shepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry. 21 Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines facing each other. 22 David left his things with the keeper of supplies, ran to the battle lines and asked his brothers how they were. 23 As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual defiance, and David heard it. 24 Whenever the Israelites saw the man, they all fled from him in great fear.\r\n\r\n 25 Now the Israelites had been saying, \"Do you see how this man keeps coming out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him. He will also give him his daughter in marriage and will exempt his family from taxes in Israel.\"\r\n\r\n 26 David asked the men standing near him, \"What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?\"\r\n\r\n 27 They repeated to him what they had been saying and told him, \"This is what will be done for the man who kills him.\"\r\n\r\n 28 When Eliab, David\'s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, \"Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle.\"\r\n\r\n 29 \"Now what have I done?\" said David. \"Can\'t I even speak?\" 30 He then turned away to someone else and brought up the same matter, and the men answered him as before. 31 What David said was overheard and reported to Saul, and Saul sent for him.\r\n\r\n 32 David said to Saul, \"Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.\"\r\n\r\n 33 Saul replied, \"You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.\"\r\n\r\n 34 But David said to Saul, \"Your servant has been keeping his father\'s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. 37 The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.\"\r\n\r\n Saul said to David, \"Go, and the LORD be with you.\"\r\n\r\n 38 Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. 39 David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them.\r\n\r\n \"I cannot go in these,\" he said to Saul, \"because I am not used to them.\" So he took them off. 40 Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd\'s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.\r\n\r\n 41 Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer in front of him, kept coming closer to David. 42 He looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy, glowing with health and handsome, and he despised him. 43 He said to David, \"Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?\" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 \"Come here,\" he said, \"and I\'ll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!\"\r\n\r\n 45 David said to the Philistine, \"You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hands, and I\'ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD\'s, and he will give all of you into our hands.\"\r\n\r\n 48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him. 49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.\r\n\r\n 50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.\r\n\r\n 51 David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine\'s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off his head with the sword.\r\n\r\n When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran. 52 Then the men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath[f] and to the gates of Ekron. Their dead were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron. 53 When the Israelites returned from chasing the Philistines, they plundered their camp.\r\n\r\n 54 David took the Philistine\'s head and brought it to Jerusalem; he put the Philistine\'s weapons in his own tent.\r\n\r\n 55 As Saul watched David going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abner, commander of the army, \"Abner, whose son is that young man?\"\r\n\r\n Abner replied, \"As surely as you live, Your Majesty, I don\'t know.\"\r\n\r\n 56 The king said, \"Find out whose son this young man is.\"\r\n\r\n 57 As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with David still holding the Philistine\'s head.\r\n\r\n 58 \"Whose son are you, young man?\" Saul asked him.\r\n\r\n David said, \"I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

1 Samuel 17

David and Goliath
 1 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Sokoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim between Sokoh and Azekah. 2 Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines. 3 The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another with the valley between them.

 4 A champion named Goliath who was from Gath came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span.a 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekelsb 6 on his legs he wore bronze greaves and a bronze javelin was slung on his back. 7 His spear shaft was like a weaver\'s rod and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels.c His shield bearer went ahead of him.

 8 Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel \"Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me. 9 If he is able to fight and kill me we will become your subjects but if I overcome him and kill him you will become our subjects and serve us.\" 10 Then the Philistine said \"This day I defy the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other.\" 11 On hearing the Philistine\'s words Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.

 12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons and in Saul\'s time he was very old. 13 Jesse\'s three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war The firstborn was Eliab the second Abinadab and the third Shammah. 14 David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul 15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father\'s sheep at Bethlehem.

 16 For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.

 17 Now Jesse said to his son David \"Take this ephahd of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp. 18 Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers are and bring back some assurancee from them. 19 They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah fighting against the Philistines.\"

 20 Early in the morning David left the flock in the care of a shepherd loaded up and set out as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions shouting the war cry. 21 Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines facing each other. 22 David left his things with the keeper of supplies ran to the battle lines and asked his brothers how they were. 23 As he was talking with them Goliath the Philistine champion from Gath stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual defiance and David heard it. 24 Whenever the Israelites saw the man they all fled from him in great fear.

 25 Now the Israelites had been saying \"Do you see how this man keeps coming out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him. He will also give him his daughter in marriage and will exempt his family from taxes in Israel.\"

 26 David asked the men standing near him \"What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?\"

 27 They repeated to him what they had been saying and told him \"This is what will be done for the man who kills him.\"

 28 When Eliab David\'s oldest brother heard him speaking with the men he burned with anger at him and asked \"Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is you came down only to watch the battle.\"

 29 \"Now what have I done?\" said David. \"Can\'t I even speak?\" 30 He then turned away to someone else and brought up the same matter and the men answered him as before. 31 What David said was overheard and reported to Saul and Saul sent for him.

 32 David said to Saul \"Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine your servant will go and fight him.\"

 33 Saul replied \"You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him you are only a young man and he has been a warrior from his youth.\"

 34 But David said to Saul \"Your servant has been keeping his father\'s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock 35 I went after it struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me I seized it by its hair struck it and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them because he has defied the armies of the living God. 37 The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.\"

   Saul said to David \"Go and the LORD be with you.\"

 38 Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. 39 David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around because he was not used to them.

   \"I cannot go in these\" he said to Saul \"because I am not used to them.\" So he took them off. 40 Then he took his staff in his hand chose five smooth stones from the stream put them in the pouch of his shepherd\'s bag and with his sling in his hand approached the Philistine.

 41 Meanwhile the Philistine with his shield bearer in front of him kept coming closer to David. 42 He looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy glowing with health and handsome and he despised him. 43 He said to David \"Am I a dog that you come at me with sticks?\" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 \"Come here\" he said \"and I\'ll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!\"

 45 David said to the Philistine \"You come against me with sword and spear and javelin but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty the God of the armies of Israel whom you have defied. 46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hands and I\'ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves for the battle is the LORD\'s and he will give all of you into our hands.\"

 48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him. 49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead and he fell facedown on the ground.

 50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

 51 David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine\'s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him he cut off his head with the sword.

   When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead they turned and ran. 52 Then the men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gathf and to the gates of Ekron. Their dead were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron. 53 When the Israelites returned from chasing the Philistines they plundered their camp.

 54 David took the Philistine\'s head and brought it to Jerusalem he put the Philistine\'s weapons in his own tent.

 55 As Saul watched David going out to meet the Philistine he said to Abner commander of the army \"Abner whose son is that young man?\"

   Abner replied \"As surely as you live Your Majesty I don\'t know.\"

 56 The king said \"Find out whose son this young man is.\"

 57 As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine Abner took him and brought him before Saul with David still holding the Philistine\'s head.

 58 \"Whose son are you young man?\" Saul asked him.

   David said \"I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.\"

Footnotes1 Samuel 174 That is about 9 feet 9 inches or about 3 meters1 Samuel 175 That is about 125 pounds or about 58 kilograms1 Samuel 177 That is about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms1 Samuel 1717 That is probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms1 Samuel 1718 Or some token or some pledge of spoils1 Samuel 1752 Some Septuagint manuscripts Hebrew of a valley  1 Samuel 18 (New International Version 2011)

'),(102,4,13,'Goliath came from\r\n1 Spies','Exploring Canaan\r\n 1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 \"Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.\"\r\n 3 So at the LORD\'s command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites. 4 These are their names:\r\n\r\n from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zakkur;\r\n\r\n 5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;\r\n\r\n 6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;\r\n\r\n 7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;\r\n\r\n 8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;\r\n\r\n 9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;\r\n\r\n 10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;\r\n\r\n 11 from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;\r\n\r\n 12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;\r\n\r\n 13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;\r\n\r\n 14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;\r\n\r\n 15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki.\r\n\r\n 16 These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.)\r\n\r\n 17 When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he said, \"Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country. 18 See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many. 19 What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Are they unwalled or fortified? 20 How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.\" (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)\r\n\r\n 21 So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo Hamath. 22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 23 When they reached the Valley of Eshkol,[a] they cut off a branch bearing a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegranates and figs. 24 That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there. 25 At the end of forty days they returned from exploring the land.\r\n\r\nReport on the Exploration\r\n 26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 They gave Moses this account: \"We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. 28 But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan.\"\r\n 30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, \"We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.\"\r\n\r\n 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, \"We can\'t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.\" 32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, \"The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. 33 We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Numbers 13

Exploring Canaan
 1 The LORD said to Moses 2 \"Send some men to explore the land of Canaan which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.\"

 3 So at the LORD\'s command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites. 4 These are their names

   from the tribe of Reuben Shammua son of Zakkur

 5 from the tribe of Simeon Shaphat son of Hori

 6 from the tribe of Judah Caleb son of Jephunneh

 7 from the tribe of Issachar Igal son of Joseph

 8 from the tribe of Ephraim Hoshea son of Nun

 9 from the tribe of Benjamin Palti son of Raphu

 10 from the tribe of Zebulun Gaddiel son of Sodi

 11 from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph) Gaddi son of Susi

 12 from the tribe of Dan Ammiel son of Gemalli

 13 from the tribe of Asher Sethur son of Michael

 14 from the tribe of Naphtali Nahbi son of Vophsi

 15 from the tribe of Gad Geuel son of Maki.

 16 These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.)

 17 When Moses sent them to explore Canaan he said \"Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country. 18 See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak few or many. 19 What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Are they unwalled or fortified? 20 How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.\" (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)

 21 So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob toward Lebo Hamath. 22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron where Ahiman Sheshai and Talmai the descendants of Anak lived. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 23 When they reached the Valley of Eshkola they cut off a branch bearing a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them along with some pomegranates and figs. 24 That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there. 25 At the end of forty days they returned from exploring the land.

Report on the Exploration
 26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 They gave Moses this account \"We went into the land to which you sent us and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. 28 But the people who live there are powerful and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites live in the Negev the Hittites Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan.\"

 30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said \"We should go up and take possession of the land for we can certainly do it.\"

 31 But the men who had gone up with him said \"We can\'t attack those people they are stronger than we are.\" 32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said \"The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. 33 We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes and we looked the same to them.\"

FootnotesNumbers 1323 Eshkol means cluster also in verse 24.  Numbers 14 (New International Version 2011)

'),(103,56,1,'7 fear\r\n12 faith','1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in keeping with the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,\r\n\r\n 2 To Timothy, my dear son:\r\n\r\n Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.\r\n\r\nO@Thanksgiving @\r\n 3 I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. 4 Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. 5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.\r\nAppeal for Loyalty to Paul and the Gospel\r\n 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. G@7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. 8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God. @9 He has saved us and called us to a holy life, not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. 11 And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher. B@12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.@\r\n 13 What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. 14 Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you, guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.\r\n\r\nO@Examples of Disloyalty and Loyalty @\r\n 15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.\r\n 16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. 17 On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me. 18 May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! You know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus.\r\n\r\n 2 Timothy 1','NIV','

2 Timothy 1

 1 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God in keeping with the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus

 2 To Timothy my dear son

   Grace mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Thanksgiving
 3 I thank God whom I serve as my ancestors did with a clear conscience as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. 4 Recalling your tears I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. 5 I am reminded of your sincere faith which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and I am persuaded now lives in you also.
Appeal for Loyalty to Paul and the Gospel
 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid but gives us power love and self-discipline. 8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather join with me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God. 9 He has saved us and called us to a holy life not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time 10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. 11 And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher. 12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame because I know whom I have believed and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.

 13 What you heard from me keep as the pattern of sound teaching with faith and love in Christ Jesus. 14 Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.

Examples of Disloyalty and Loyalty
 15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

 16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. 17 On the contrary when he was in Rome he searched hard for me until he found me. 18 May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! You know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus.

 2 Timothy 2 (New International Version 2011)

'),(106,50,4,'11 mature equip serve\r\n15 truth mature\r\n16 church \r\n22 renew\r\n29 negative encourage tongue','L@Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ @\r\n 1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.\r\n 7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. 8 This is why it[a] says:\r\n\r\n \"When he ascended on high,\r\n he took many captives\r\n and gave gifts to his people.\"[b]\r\n\r\n 9 (What does \"he ascended\" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[c]? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) L@11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.\r\n\r\n 14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. @R@15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. @g@16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.@\r\n\r\nL@Instructions for Christian Living @\r\n 17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. 18 They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. 19 Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.\r\n 20 That, however, is not the way of life you learned 21 when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.r@ 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.@\r\n\r\n 25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26 \"In your anger do not sin\"[d]: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. 28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.\r\n\r\nR@ 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.@\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Ephesians 4

Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ
1 As a prisoner for the Lord then I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle be patient bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit just as you were called to one hope when you were called 5 one Lord one faith one baptism 6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.

7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. 8 This is why ita says

? ? \"When he ascended on high ? ? ? he took many captives ? ? ? and gave gifts to his people.\"b

9 (What does \"he ascended\" mean except that he also descended to the lower earthly regionsc? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens in order to fill the whole universe.) 11 So Christ himself gave the apostles the prophets the evangelists the pastors and teachers 12 to equip his people for works of service so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

14 Then we will no longer be infants tossed back and forth by the waves and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. 15 Instead speaking the truth in love we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head that is Christ. 16 From him the whole body joined and held together by every supporting ligament grows and builds itself up in love as each part does its work.

Instructions for Christian Living
17 So I tell you this and insist on it in the Lord that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do in the futility of their thinking. 18 They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. 19 Having lost all sensitivity they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity and they are full of greed.

20 That however is not the way of life you learned 21 when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. 22 You were taught with regard to your former way of life to put off your old self which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds 24 and to put on the new self created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor for we are all members of one body. 26 \"In your anger do not sin\"d Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. 28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer but must work doing something useful with their own hands that they may have something to share with those in need.

29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs that it may benefit those who listen. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness rage and anger brawling and slander along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

FootnotesEphesians 48 Or GodEphesians 48 Psalm 6818Ephesians 49 Or the depths of the earthEphesians 426 Psalm 44 (see Septuagint) ? Ephesians 5? (New International Version 2011)

'),(105,19,5,'3 request','1 Listen to my words, LORD,\r\n consider my lament.\r\n2 Hear my cry for help,\r\n my King and my God,\r\n for to you I pray.\r\nO@\r\n 3 In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice;\r\n in the morning I lay my requests before you\r\n and wait expectantly.@\r\n4 For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;\r\n with you, evil people are not welcome.\r\n5 The arrogant cannot stand\r\n in your presence.\r\nYou hate all who do wrong;\r\n 6 you destroy those who tell lies.\r\nThe bloodthirsty and deceitful\r\n you, LORD, detest.\r\n7 But I, by your great love,\r\n can come into your house;\r\nin reverence I bow down\r\n toward your holy temple.\r\n\r\n 8 Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness\r\n because of my enemies,\r\n make your way straight before me.\r\n9 Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;\r\n their heart is filled with malice.\r\nTheir throat is an open grave;\r\n with their tongues they tell lies.\r\n10 Declare them guilty, O God!\r\n Let their intrigues be their downfall.\r\nBanish them for their many sins,\r\n for they have rebelled against you.\r\n11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad;\r\n let them ever sing for joy.\r\nSpread your protection over them,\r\n that those who love your name may rejoice in you.\r\n\r\n 12 Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous;\r\n you surround them with your favor as with a shield.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Psalm 5

Psalm 5a
For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David.

1 Listen to my words LORD consider my lament. 2 Hear my cry for help my King and my God for to you I pray.

3 In the morning LORD you hear my voice in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. 4 For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness with you evil people are not welcome. 5 The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong6 you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you LORD detest. 7 But I by your great love can come into your house in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple.

8 Lead me LORD in your righteousness because of my enemies make your way straight before me. 9 Not a word from their mouth can be trusted their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave with their tongues they tell lies. 10 Declare them guilty O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins for they have rebelled against you. 11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them that those who love your name may rejoice in you.

12 Surely LORD you bless the righteous you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

FootnotesPsalm 51 In Hebrew texts 51-12 is numbered 52-13.Psalm 6?(New International Version 2011)

'),(107,44,8,'32 truth 33 free','1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.\r\n 2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, \"Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say\" 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.\r\n\r\n But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, \"Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.\" 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.\r\n\r\n 9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, \"Woman, where are they Has no one condemned you\"\r\n\r\n 11 \"No one, sir,\" she said.\r\n\r\n \"Then neither do I condemn you,\" Jesus declared. \"Go now and leave your life of sin.\"\r\n\r\nDispute Over Jesus\' Testimony\r\n 12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, \"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.\"\r\n 13 The Pharisees challenged him, \"Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.\"\r\n\r\n 14 Jesus answered, \"Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. 15 You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one. 16 But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. 17 In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. 18 I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me.\"\r\n\r\n 19 Then they asked him, \"Where is your father\"\r\n\r\n \"You do not know me or my Father,\" Jesus replied. \"If you knew me, you would know my Father also.\" 20 He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.\r\n\r\nDispute Over Who Jesus Is\r\n 21 Once more Jesus said to them, \"I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.\"\r\n 22 This made the Jews ask, \"Will he kill himself Is that why he says, \'Where I go, you cannot come\'\"\r\n\r\n 23 But he continued, \"You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.\"\r\n\r\n 25 \"Who are you\" they asked.\r\n\r\n \"Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,\" Jesus replied. 26 \"I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy, and what I have heard from him I tell the world.\"\r\n\r\n 27 They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father. 28 So Jesus said, \"When you have lifted up[a] the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. 29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.\" 30 Even as he spoke, many believed in him.\r\n\r\nDispute Over Whose Children Jesus\' Opponents Are\r\nR@ 31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, \"If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.\"@\r\n 33 They answered him, \"We are Abraham\'s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free\"\r\n\r\n 34 Jesus replied, \"Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are Abraham\'s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word. 38 I am telling you what I have seen in the Father\'s presence, and you are doing what you have heard from your father.[b]\"\r\n\r\n 39 \"Abraham is our father,\" they answered.\r\n\r\n \"If you were Abraham\'s children,\" said Jesus, \"then you would[c] do what Abraham did. 40 As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. 41 You are doing the works of your own father.\"\r\n\r\n \"We are not illegitimate children,\" they protested. \"The only Father we have is God himself.\"\r\n\r\n 42 Jesus said to them, \"If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43 Why is my language not clear to you Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father\'s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin If I am telling the truth, why don\'t you believe me 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.\"\r\n\r\nJesus\' Claims About Himself\r\n 48 The Jews answered him, \"Aren\'t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed\"\r\n 49 \"I am not possessed by a demon,\" said Jesus, \"but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50 I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.\"\r\n\r\n 52 At this they exclaimed, \"Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death. 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are\"\r\n\r\n 54 Jesus replied, \"If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. 55 Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.\"\r\n\r\n 57 \"You are not yet fifty years old,\" they said to him, \"and you have seen Abraham!\"\r\n\r\n 58 \"Very truly I tell you,\" Jesus answered, \"before Abraham was born, I am!\" 59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

John 8

1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

   2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, \"Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say\" 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

   But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, \"Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.\" 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

   9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, \"Woman, where are they Has no one condemned you\"

   11 \"No one, sir,\" she said.

   \"Then neither do I condemn you,\" Jesus declared. \"Go now and leave your life of sin.\"

Dispute Over Jesus\' Testimony
 12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, \"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.\"

 13 The Pharisees challenged him, \"Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.\"

 14 Jesus answered, \"Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. 15 You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one. 16 But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. 17 In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. 18 I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me.\"

 19 Then they asked him, \"Where is your father\"

   \"You do not know me or my Father,\" Jesus replied. \"If you knew me, you would know my Father also.\" 20 He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.

Dispute Over Who Jesus Is
 21 Once more Jesus said to them, \"I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.\"

 22 This made the Jews ask, \"Will he kill himself Is that why he says, \'Where I go, you cannot come\'\"

 23 But he continued, \"You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.\"

 25 \"Who are you\" they asked.

   \"Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,\" Jesus replied. 26 \"I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy, and what I have heard from him I tell the world.\"

 27 They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father. 28 So Jesus said, \"When you have lifted up[a] the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. 29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.\" 30 Even as he spoke, many believed in him.

Dispute Over Whose Children Jesus\' Opponents Are
 31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, \"If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.\"

 33 They answered him, \"We are Abraham\'s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free\"

 34 Jesus replied, \"Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are Abraham\'s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word. 38 I am telling you what I have seen in the Father\'s presence, and you are doing what you have heard from your father.[b]\"

 39 \"Abraham is our father,\" they answered.

   \"If you were Abraham\'s children,\" said Jesus, \"then you would[c] do what Abraham did. 40 As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. 41 You are doing the works of your own father.\"

   \"We are not illegitimate children,\" they protested. \"The only Father we have is God himself.\"

 42 Jesus said to them, \"If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43 Why is my language not clear to you Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father\'s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin If I am telling the truth, why don\'t you believe me 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.\"

Jesus\' Claims About Himself
 48 The Jews answered him, \"Aren\'t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed\"

   49 \"I am not possessed by a demon,\" said Jesus, \"but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50 I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.\"

 52 At this they exclaimed, \"Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death. 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are\"

 54 Jesus replied, \"If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. 55 Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.\"

 57 \"You are not yet fifty years old,\" they said to him, \"and you have seen Abraham!\"

   58 \"Very truly I tell you,\" Jesus answered, \"before Abraham was born, I am!\" 59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.

Footnotes:John 8:28 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.John 8:38 Or presence. Therefore do what you have heard from the Father.John 8:39 Some early manuscripts \"If you are Abraham\'s children,\" said Jesus, \"then \n John 9 (New International Version, ©2011)

'),(108,6,1,'9 fear courage','The Lord\'s Charge to Joshua\r\n 1 After the death of Moses the Lord\'s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses\' assistant. He said, 2 \"Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them. 3 I promise you what I promised Moses: \'Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you, 4 from the Negev wilderness in the south to the Lebanon mountains in the north, from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea[a] in the west, including all the land of the Hittites.\' 5 No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you.\r\n 6 \"Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them. 7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. 8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.p@ This is my command, be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.\"@\r\n\r\nJoshua\'s Charge to the Israelites\r\n 10 Joshua then commanded the officers of Israel, 11 \"Go through the camp and tell the people to get their provisions ready. In three days you will cross the Jordan River and take possession of the land the Lord your God is giving you.\"\r\n 12 Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He told them, 13 \"Remember what Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded you: \'The Lord your God is giving you a place of rest. He has given you this land.\' 14 Your wives, children, and livestock may remain here in the land Moses assigned to you on the east side of the Jordan River. But your strong warriors, fully armed, must lead the other tribes across the Jordan to help them conquer their territory. Stay with them 15 until the Lord gives them rest, as he has given you rest, and until they, too, possess the land the Lord your God is giving them. Only then may you return and settle here on the east side of the Jordan River in the land that Moses, the servant of the Lord, assigned to you.\"\r\n\r\n 16 They answered Joshua, \"We will do whatever you command us, and we will go wherever you send us. 17 We will obey you just as we obeyed Moses. And may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses. 18 Anyone who rebels against your orders and does not obey your words and everything you command will be put to death. So be strong and courageous!\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Joshua 1

Joshua Installed as Leader
 1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses\' aide: 2 \"Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them, to the Israelites. 3 I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. 4 Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates, all the Hittite country, to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. 5 No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. 6 Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.

 7 \"Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.\"

 10 So Joshua ordered the officers of the people: 11 \"Go through the camp and tell the people, \'Get your provisions ready. Three days from now you will cross the Jordan here to go in and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you for your own.\'\"

 12 But to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said, 13 \"Remember the command that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you after he said, \'The LORD your God will give you rest by giving you this land.\' 14 Your wives, your children and your livestock may stay in the land that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, ready for battle, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites. You are to help them 15 until the LORD gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them. After that, you may go back and occupy your own land, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.\"

 16 Then they answered Joshua, \"Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. 17 Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. Only may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses. 18 Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey it, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!\"

\r Joshua 2 (New International Version, ©2011)

'),(109,48,4,'4 unbelievers\r\n16 seen eternal unknown','G@Present Weakness and Resurrection Life @\r\n 1 Therefore, since through God\'s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone\'s conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. O@ 4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus\' sake.@ 6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God\'s glory displayed in the face of Christ.\r\n 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus\' sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. 12 So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.\r\n\r\n 13 It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken." Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak, 14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself. 15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. R@16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.@\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\n2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3\r\n2 Corinthians 4:13 Psalm 116:10 (see Septuagint)','NIV','

2 Corinthians 4

Present Weakness and Resurrection Life
1 Therefore since through God\'s mercy we have this ministry we do not lose heart. 2 Rather we have renounced secret and shameful ways we do not use deception nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone\'s conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even if our gospel is veiled it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ who is the image of God. 5 For what we preach is not ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your servants for Jesus\' sake. 6 For God who said "Let light shine out of darkness"a made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God\'s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side but not crushed perplexed but not in despair 9 persecuted but not abandoned struck down but not destroyed. 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus\' sake so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. 12 So then death is at work in us but life is at work in you.

13 It is written "I believed therefore I have spoken."b Since we have that same spirit ofc faith we also believe and therefore speak 14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself. 15 All this is for your benefit so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.

16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen since what is seen is temporary but what is unseen is eternal.

Footnotes2 Corinthians 46 Gen. 132 Corinthians 413 Psalm 11610 (see Septuagint)2 Corinthians 413 Or Spirit-given ?2 Corinthians 5?(New International Version 2011)

\n

'),(110,42,6,'17 government involvement\r\n48 Test','O@A Prophet Without Honor @\r\n 1 Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. 2 When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed.\r\n \"Where did this man get these things?\" they asked. \"What\'s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3 Isn\'t this the carpenter? Isn\'t this Mary\'s son and the brother of James, Joseph,[a] Judas and Simon? Aren\'t his sisters here with us?\" And they took offense at him.\r\n\r\n 4 Jesus said to them, \"A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.\" 5 He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. 6 He was amazed at their lack of faith.\r\n\r\nJesus Sends Out the Twelve\r\n Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. 7 Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.\r\n 8 These were his instructions: \"Take nothing for the journey except a staff, no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9 Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. 10 Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11 And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.\"\r\n\r\n 12 They went out and preached that people should repent. 13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.\r\n\r\nJohn the Baptist Beheaded\r\n 14 King Herod heard about this, for Jesus\' name had become well known. Some were saying,[b] \"John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.\"\r\n 15 Others said, \"He is Elijah.\"\r\n\r\n And still others claimed, \"He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.\"\r\n\r\n 16 But when Herod heard this, he said, \"John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!\"\r\n\r\nG@ 17 For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip\'s wife, whom he had married. 18 For John had been saying to Herod, \"It is not lawful for you to have your brother\'s wife.\" 19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to, 20 because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled[c]; yet he liked to listen to him.\r\n\r\n 21 Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. 22 When the daughter of[d] Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests.\r\n\r\n The king said to the girl, \"Ask me for anything you want, and I\'ll give it to you.\" 23 And he promised her with an oath, \"Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.\"\r\n\r\n 24 She went out and said to her mother, \"What shall I ask for?\"\r\n\r\n \"The head of John the Baptist,\" she answered.\r\n\r\n 25 At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: \"I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.\"\r\n\r\n 26 The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her. 27 So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John\'s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison, 28 and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother. 29 On hearing of this, John\'s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.@\r\n\r\nO@Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand @\r\n 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, \"Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.\"\r\n 32 So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. 33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.\r\n\r\n 35 By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. \"This is a remote place,\" they said, \"and it\'s already very late. 36 Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.\"\r\n\r\n 37 But he answered, \"You give them something to eat.\"\r\n\r\n They said to him, \"That would take more than half a year\'s wages[e]! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?\"\r\n\r\n 38 \"How many loaves do you have?\" he asked. \"Go and see.\"\r\n\r\n When they found out, they said, \"Five, and two fish.\"\r\n\r\n 39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.\r\n\r\nJesus Walks on the Water\r\n 45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.\r\n 47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, 50 because they all saw him and were terrified.\r\n\r\n Immediately he spoke to them and said, \"Take courage! It is I. Don\'t be afraid.\" 51 Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.\r\n\r\n 53 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. 54 As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55 They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he went, into villages, towns or countryside, they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Mark 6

A Prophet Without Honor
 1 Jesus left there and went to his hometown accompanied by his disciples. 2 When the Sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue and many who heard him were amazed.

   \"Where did this man get these things?\" they asked. \"What\'s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3 Isn\'t this the carpenter? Isn\'t this Mary\'s son and the brother of James Josepha Judas and Simon? Aren\'t his sisters here with us?\" And they took offense at him.

 4 Jesus said to them \"A prophet is not without honor except in his own town among his relatives and in his own home.\" 5 He could not do any miracles there except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. 6 He was amazed at their lack of faith.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
    Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. 7 Calling the Twelve to him he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.

 8 These were his instructions \"Take nothing for the journey except a staff no bread no bag no money in your belts. 9 Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. 10 Whenever you enter a house stay there until you leave that town. 11 And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.\"

 12 They went out and preached that people should repent. 13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

John the Baptist Beheaded
 14 King Herod heard about this for Jesus\' name had become well known. Some were sayingb \"John the Baptist has been raised from the dead and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.\"

 15 Others said \"He is Elijah.\"

   And still others claimed \"He is a prophet like one of the prophets of long ago.\"

 16 But when Herod heard this he said \"John whom I beheaded has been raised from the dead!\"

 17 For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias his brother Philip\'s wife whom he had married. 18 For John had been saying to Herod \"It is not lawful for you to have your brother\'s wife.\" 19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to 20 because Herod feared John and protected him knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John he was greatly puzzledc yet he liked to listen to him.

 21 Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. 22 When the daughter ofd Herodias came in and danced she pleased Herod and his dinner guests.

   The king said to the girl \"Ask me for anything you want and I\'ll give it to you.\" 23 And he promised her with an oath \"Whatever you ask I will give you up to half my kingdom.\"

 24 She went out and said to her mother \"What shall I ask for?\"

   \"The head of John the Baptist\" she answered.

 25 At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request \"I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.\"

 26 The king was greatly distressed but because of his oaths and his dinner guests he did not want to refuse her. 27 So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John\'s head. The man went beheaded John in the prison 28 and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl and she gave it to her mother. 29 On hearing of this John\'s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31 Then because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat he said to them \"Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.\"

 32 So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. 33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.

 35 By this time it was late in the day so his disciples came to him. \"This is a remote place\" they said \"and it\'s already very late. 36 Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.\"

 37 But he answered \"You give them something to eat.\"

   They said to him \"That would take more than half a year\'s wagese! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?\"

   38 \"How many loaves do you have?\" he asked. \"Go and see.\"

   When they found out they said \"Five and two fish.\"

 39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied 43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.

Jesus Walks on the Water
 45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them he went up on a mountainside to pray.

 47 Later that night the boat was in the middle of the lake and he was alone on land. 48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them 49 but when they saw him walking on the lake they thought he was a ghost. They cried out 50 because they all saw him and were terrified.

   Immediately he spoke to them and said \"Take courage! It is I. Don\'t be afraid.\" 51 Then he climbed into the boat with them and the wind died down. They were completely amazed 52 for they had not understood about the loaves their hearts were hardened.

 53 When they had crossed over they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. 54 As soon as they got out of the boat people recognized Jesus. 55 They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he went into villages towns or countryside they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak and all who touched it were healed.

FootnotesMark 63 Greek Joses a variant of JosephMark 614 Some early manuscripts He was sayingMark 620 Some early manuscripts he did many thingsMark 622 Some early manuscripts When his daughterMark 637 Greek take two hundred denarii  Mark 7 (New International Version 2011)

'),(111,27,11,'21','God\'s Sure Judgment on Jerusalem\r\n 1 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. There at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men, and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people. 2 The LORD said to me, \"Son of man, these are the men who are plotting evil and giving wicked advice in this city. 3 They say, \'Haven\'t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it.\' 4 Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, son of man.\"\r\n 5 Then the Spirit of the LORD came on me, and he told me to say: \"This is what the LORD says: That is what you are saying, you leaders in Israel, but I know what is going through your mind. 6 You have killed many people in this city and filled its streets with the dead.\r\n\r\n 7 \"Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: The bodies you have thrown there are the meat and this city is the pot, but I will drive you out of it. 8 You fear the sword, and the sword is what I will bring against you, declares the Sovereign LORD. 9 I will drive you out of the city and deliver you into the hands of foreigners and inflict punishment on you. 10 You will fall by the sword, and I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 11 This city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat in it; I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. 12 And you will know that I am the LORD, for you have not followed my decrees or kept my laws but have conformed to the standards of the nations around you.\"\r\n\r\n 13 Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, \"Alas, Sovereign LORD! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?\"\r\n\r\nThe Promise of Israel\'s Return\r\n 14 The word of the LORD came to me: 15 \"Son of man, the people of Jerusalem have said of your fellow exiles and all the other Israelites, \'They are far away from the LORD; this land was given to us as our possession.\'\r\n 16 \"Therefore say: \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.\'\r\n\r\n 17 \"Therefore say: \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.\'\r\n\r\n 18 \"They will return to it and remove all its vile images and detestable idols. 19 I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. 20 Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God. 21 But as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols, I will bring down on their own heads what they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD.\"\r\n\r\n 22 Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. 23 The glory of the LORD went up from within the city and stopped above the mountain east of it. 24 The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the exiles in Babylonia[a] in the vision given by the Spirit of God.\r\n\r\n Then the vision I had seen went up from me, 25 and I told the exiles everything the LORD had shown me.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Ezekiel 11

God\'s Sure Judgment on Jerusalem
 1 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. There at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah leaders of the people. 2 The LORD said to me \"Son of man these are the men who are plotting evil and giving wicked advice in this city. 3 They say \'Haven\'t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot and we are the meat in it.\' 4 Therefore prophesy against them prophesy son of man.\"

 5 Then the Spirit of the LORD came on me and he told me to say \"This is what the LORD says That is what you are saying you leaders in Israel but I know what is going through your mind. 6 You have killed many people in this city and filled its streets with the dead.

 7 \"Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says The bodies you have thrown there are the meat and this city is the pot but I will drive you out of it. 8 You fear the sword and the sword is what I will bring against you declares the Sovereign LORD. 9 I will drive you out of the city and deliver you into the hands of foreigners and inflict punishment on you. 10 You will fall by the sword and I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 11 This city will not be a pot for you nor will you be the meat in it I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. 12 And you will know that I am the LORD for you have not followed my decrees or kept my laws but have conformed to the standards of the nations around you.\"

 13 Now as I was prophesying Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice \"Alas Sovereign LORD! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?\"

The Promise of Israel\'s Return
 14 The word of the LORD came to me 15 \"Son of man the people of Jerusalem have said of your fellow exiles and all the other Israelites \'They are far away from the LORD this land was given to us as our possession.\'

 16 \"Therefore say \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.\'

 17 \"Therefore say \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered and I will give you back the land of Israel again.\'

 18 \"They will return to it and remove all its vile images and detestable idols. 19 I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. 20 Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people and I will be their God. 21 But as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols I will bring down on their own heads what they have done declares the Sovereign LORD.\"

 22 Then the cherubim with the wheels beside them spread their wings and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. 23 The glory of the LORD went up from within the city and stopped above the mountain east of it. 24 The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the exiles in Babyloniaa in the vision given by the Spirit of God.

   Then the vision I had seen went up from me 25 and I told the exiles everything the LORD had shown me.

FootnotesEzekiel 1124 Or Chaldea  Ezekiel 12 (New International Version 2011)

'),(112,27,12,'21 prophetic','The Exile Symbolized\r\n 1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 \"Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people.\r\n 3 \"Therefore, son of man, pack your belongings for exile and in the daytime, as they watch, set out and go from where you are to another place. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious people. 4 During the daytime, while they watch, bring out your belongings packed for exile. Then in the evening, while they are watching, go out like those who go into exile. 5 While they watch, dig through the wall and take your belongings out through it. 6 Put them on your shoulder as they are watching and carry them out at dusk. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have made you a sign to the Israelites.\"\r\n\r\n 7 So I did as I was commanded. During the day I brought out my things packed for exile. Then in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulders while they watched.\r\n\r\n 8 In the morning the word of the LORD came to me: 9 \"Son of man, did not the Israelites, that rebellious people, ask you, \'What are you doing?\'\r\n\r\n 10 \"Say to them, \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: This prophecy concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the Israelites who are there.\' 11 Say to them, \'I am a sign to you.\'\r\n\r\n \"As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will go into exile as captives.\r\n\r\n 12 \"The prince among them will put his things on his shoulder at dusk and leave, and a hole will be dug in the wall for him to go through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land. 13 I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylonia, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die. 14 I will scatter to the winds all those around him, his staff and all his troops, and I will pursue them with drawn sword.\r\n\r\n 15 \"They will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries. 16 But I will spare a few of them from the sword, famine and plague, so that in the nations where they go they may acknowledge all their detestable practices. Then they will know that I am the LORD.\"\r\n\r\n 17 The word of the LORD came to me: 18 \"Son of man, tremble as you eat your food, and shudder in fear as you drink your water. 19 Say to the people of the land: \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: They will eat their food in anxiety and drink their water in despair, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who live there. 20 The inhabited towns will be laid waste and the land will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.\'\"\r\n\r\nThere Will Be No Delay\r\nG@ 21 The word of the LORD came to me: 22 \"Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel: \'The days go by and every vision comes to nothing\'? 23 Say to them, \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to put an end to this proverb, and they will no longer quote it in Israel.\' Say to them, \'The days are near when every vision will be fulfilled. 24 For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations among the people of Israel. 25 But I the LORD will speak what I will, and it shall be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, you rebellious people, I will fulfill whatever I say, declares the Sovereign LORD.\'\"@\r\n 26 The word of the LORD came to me: 27 \"Son of man, the Israelites are saying, \'The vision he sees is for many years from now, and he prophesies about the distant future.\'\r\n\r\n 28 \"Therefore say to them, \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: None of my words will be delayed any longer; whatever I say will be fulfilled, declares the Sovereign LORD.\'\"\r\n\r\n Ezekiel 13 (New International','NIV','

Ezekiel 12

The Exile Symbolized
 1 The word of the LORD came to me 2 \"Son of man you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear for they are a rebellious people.

 3 \"Therefore son of man pack your belongings for exile and in the daytime as they watch set out and go from where you are to another place. Perhaps they will understand though they are a rebellious people. 4 During the daytime while they watch bring out your belongings packed for exile. Then in the evening while they are watching go out like those who go into exile. 5 While they watch dig through the wall and take your belongings out through it. 6 Put them on your shoulder as they are watching and carry them out at dusk. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land for I have made you a sign to the Israelites.\"

 7 So I did as I was commanded. During the day I brought out my things packed for exile. Then in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands. I took my belongings out at dusk carrying them on my shoulders while they watched.

 8 In the morning the word of the LORD came to me 9 \"Son of man did not the Israelites that rebellious people ask you \'What are you doing?\'

 10 \"Say to them \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says This prophecy concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the Israelites who are there.\' 11 Say to them \'I am a sign to you.\'

   \"As I have done so it will be done to them. They will go into exile as captives.

 12 \"The prince among them will put his things on his shoulder at dusk and leave and a hole will be dug in the wall for him to go through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land. 13 I will spread my net for him and he will be caught in my snare I will bring him to Babylonia the land of the Chaldeans but he will not see it and there he will die. 14 I will scatter to the winds all those around him his staff and all his troops and I will pursue them with drawn sword.

 15 \"They will know that I am the LORD when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries. 16 But I will spare a few of them from the sword famine and plague so that in the nations where they go they may acknowledge all their detestable practices. Then they will know that I am the LORD.\"

 17 The word of the LORD came to me 18 \"Son of man tremble as you eat your food and shudder in fear as you drink your water. 19 Say to the people of the land \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel They will eat their food in anxiety and drink their water in despair for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who live there. 20 The inhabited towns will be laid waste and the land will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.\'\"

There Will Be No Delay
 21 The word of the LORD came to me 22 \"Son of man what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel \'The days go by and every vision comes to nothing\'? 23 Say to them \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says I am going to put an end to this proverb and they will no longer quote it in Israel.\' Say to them \'The days are near when every vision will be fulfilled. 24 For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations among the people of Israel. 25 But I the LORD will speak what I will and it shall be fulfilled without delay. For in your days you rebellious people I will fulfill whatever I say declares the Sovereign LORD.\'\"

 26 The word of the LORD came to me 27 \"Son of man the Israelites are saying \'The vision he sees is for many years from now and he prophesies about the distant future.\'

 28 \"Therefore say to them \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says None of my words will be delayed any longer whatever I say will be fulfilled declares the Sovereign LORD.\'\"

 Ezekiel 13 (New International Version 2011)

'),(113,45,13,'10 evil antichrist justice\r\n15 encourage','1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.\r\nOn Cyprus\r\n 4 The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.\r\n 6 They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, 7 who was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. 9 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, g@10 "You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord? 11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun."@\r\n\r\n Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.\r\n\r\nO@In Pisidian Antioch @\r\n 13 From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem. 14 From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch. On the Sabbath they entered the synagogue and sat down. B@15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have a word of exhortation for the people, please speak."@\r\n 16 Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: "Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me! 17 The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt; with mighty power he led them out of that country; 18 for about forty years he endured their conduct in the wilderness; 19 and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan, giving their land to his people as their inheritance. 20 All this took about 450 years.\r\n\r\n "After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet. 21 Then the people asked for a king, and he gave them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years. 22 After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: \'I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.\'\r\n\r\n 23 "From this man\'s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised. 24 Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel. 25 As John was completing his work, he said: \'Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for. But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.\'\r\n\r\n 26 "Fellow children of Abraham and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent. 27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. 28 Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed. 29 When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from the dead, 31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people.\r\n\r\n 32 "We tell you the good news: What God promised our ancestors 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm:\r\n\r\n "\'You are my son;\r\n today I have become your father.\'\r\n\r\n 34 God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,\r\n\r\n "\'I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.\'\r\n\r\n 35 So it is also stated elsewhere:\r\n\r\n "\'You will not let your holy one see decay.\'\r\n\r\n 36 "Now when David had served God\'s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed. 37 But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.\r\n\r\n 38 "Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. 39 Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses. 40 Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you:\r\n\r\n 41 "\'Look, you scoffers,\r\n wonder and perish,\r\nfor I am going to do something in your days\r\n that you would never believe,\r\n even if someone told you.\'"\r\n\r\n 42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath. 43 When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.\r\n\r\n 44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. 45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.\r\n\r\n 46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: "We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:\r\n\r\n "\'I have made you a light for the Gentiles,\r\n that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.\'"\r\n\r\n 48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.\r\n\r\n 49 The word of the Lord spread through the whole region. 50 But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. 51 So they shook the dust off their feet as a warning to them and went to Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nActs 13:18 Some manuscripts he cared for them\r\nActs 13:33 Psalm 2:7\r\nActs 13:34 Isaiah 55:3\r\nActs 13:35 Psalm 16:10 (see Septuagint)\r\nActs 13:41 Hab. 1:5\r\nActs 13:47 The Greek is singular.\r\nActs 13:47 The Greek is singular.\r\nActs 13:47 Isaiah 49:6','NIV','

Acts 13

 1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers Barnabas Simeon called Niger Lucius of Cyrene Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting the Holy Spirit said "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." 3 So after they had fasted and prayed they placed their hands on them and sent them off.
On Cyprus
 4 The two of them sent on their way by the Holy Spirit went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Salamis they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.

 6 They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus 7 who was an attendant of the proconsul Sergius Paulus. The proconsul an intelligent man sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. 9 Then Saul who was also called Paul filled with the Holy Spirit looked straight at Elymas and said 10 "You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord? 11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time not even able to see the light of the sun."

   Immediately mist and darkness came over him and he groped about seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the proconsul saw what had happened he believed for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

In Pisidian Antioch
 13 From Paphos Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia where John left them to return to Jerusalem. 14 From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch. On the Sabbath they entered the synagogue and sat down. 15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them saying "Brothers if you have a word of exhortation for the people please speak."

 16 Standing up Paul motioned with his hand and said "Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God listen to me! 17 The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt with mighty power he led them out of that country 18 for about forty years he endured their conducta in the wilderness 19 and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan giving their land to his people as their inheritance. 20 All this took about 450 years.

   "After this God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet. 21 Then the people asked for a king and he gave them Saul son of Kish of the tribe of Benjamin who ruled forty years. 22 After removing Saul he made David their king. God testified concerning him \'I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart he will do everything I want him to do.\'

 23 "From this man\'s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus as he promised. 24 Before the coming of Jesus John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel. 25 As John was completing his work he said \'Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for. But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.\'

 26 "Fellow children of Abraham and you God-fearing Gentiles it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent. 27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. 28 Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence they asked Pilate to have him executed. 29 When they had carried out all that was written about him they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from the dead 31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people.

 32 "We tell you the good news What God promised our ancestors 33 he has fulfilled for us their children by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm

   "\'You are my son    today I have become your father.\'b

 34 God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said

   "\'I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.\'c

 35 So it is also stated elsewhere

   "\'You will not let your holy one see decay.\'d

 36 "Now when David had served God\'s purpose in his own generation he fell asleep he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed. 37 But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.

 38 "Therefore my friends I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. 39 Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses. 40 Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you

 41 "\'Look you scoffers    wonder and perish for I am going to do something in your days    that you would never believe    even if someone told you.\'e"

 42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath. 43 When the congregation was dismissed many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

 44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. 45 When the Jews saw the crowds they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.

 46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly "We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life we now turn to the Gentiles. 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us

   "\'I have made youf a light for the Gentiles    that youg may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.\'h"

 48 When the Gentiles heard this they were glad and honored the word of the Lord and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

 49 The word of the Lord spread through the whole region. 50 But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them from their region. 51 So they shook the dust off their feet as a warning to them and went to Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

FootnotesActs 1318 Some manuscripts he cared for themActs 1333 Psalm 27Acts 1334 Isaiah 553Acts 1335 Psalm 1610 (see Septuagint)Acts 1341 Hab. 15Acts 1347 The Greek is singular.Acts 1347 The Greek is singular.Acts 1347 Isaiah 496  Acts 14 (New International Version 2011)

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'),(114,63,3,'1 love\r\n10 child of god righteous\r\n18 actions\r\n20 heart','R@1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. @2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.\r\n\r\n 4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. 5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. 6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.\r\n\r\n 7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8 The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil\'s work. 9 No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God\'s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. G@10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God\'s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.@\r\n\r\nO@More on Love and Hatred @\r\n 11 For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him Because his own actions were evil and his brother\'s were righteous. 13 Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death. 15 Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.\r\n 16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person l@18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.@? 19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: r@20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.@ 21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. 24 The one who keeps God\'s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

1 John 3

1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends now we are children of God and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appearsa we shall be like him for we shall see him as he is. 3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves just as he is pure.

4 Everyone who sins breaks the law in fact sin is lawlessness. 5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. 6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.

7 Dear children do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous just as he is righteous. 8 The one who does what is sinful is of the devil because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil\'s work. 9 No one who is born of God will continue to sin because God\'s seed remains in them they cannot go on sinning because they have been born of God. 10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are Anyone who does not do what is right is not God\'s child nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.

More on Love and Hatred
11 For this is the message you heard from the beginning We should love one another. 12 Do not be like Cain who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him Because his own actions were evil and his brother\'s were righteous. 13 Do not be surprised my brothers and sistersb if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death. 15 Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.

16 This is how we know what love is Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them how can the love of God be in that person 18 Dear children let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence 20 If our hearts condemn us we know that God is greater than our hearts and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends if our hearts do not condemn us we have confidence before God 22 and receive from him anything we ask because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his command to believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and to love one another as he commanded us. 24 The one who keeps God\'s commands lives in him and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

Footnotes1 John 32 Or when it is made known1 John 313 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers both men and women as part of God\'s family also in verse 16. 1 John 4? (New International Version 2011)

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'),(115,41,16,'18 church power\r\n19 keys\r\n27 reward treasure','O@The Demand for a Sign @\r\n 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.\r\n 2 He replied, \"When evening comes, you say, \'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,\' 3 and in the morning, \'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.\' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. 4 A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.\" Jesus then left them and went away.\r\n\r\nO@The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees @\r\n 5 When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread. 6 \"Be careful,\" Jesus said to them. \"Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.\"\r\n 7 They discussed this among themselves and said, \"It is because we didn\'t bring any bread.\"\r\n\r\n 8 Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, \"You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? 9 Do you still not understand? Don\'t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 11 How is it you don\'t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.\" 12 Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.\r\n\r\nO@Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah @\r\n 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, \"Who do people say the Son of Man is?\"\r\n 14 They replied, \"Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.\"\r\n\r\n 15 \"But what about you?\" he asked. \"Who do you say I am?\"\r\n\r\n 16 Simon Peter answered, \"You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.\"\r\n\r\n 17 Jesus replied, \"Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. G@18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.\" @20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.\r\n\r\nO@Jesus Predicts His Death @\r\n 21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.\r\n 22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. \"Never, Lord!\" he said. \"This shall never happen to you!\"\r\n\r\n 23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, \"Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.\"\r\n\r\n 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, \"Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? R@ 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father\'s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.@\r\n\r\n 28 \"Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Matthew 16

The Demand for a Sign
1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.

2 He replied \"When evening comes you say \'It will be fair weather for the sky is red\' 3 and in the morning \'Today it will be stormy for the sky is red and overcast.\' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.a 4 A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.\" Jesus then left them and went away.

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees
5 When they went across the lake the disciples forgot to take bread. 6 \"Be careful\" Jesus said to them. \"Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.\"

7 They discussed this among themselves and said \"It is because we didn\'t bring any bread.\"

8 Aware of their discussion Jesus asked \"You of little faith why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? 9 Do you still not understand? Don\'t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand and how many basketfuls you gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many basketfuls you gathered? 11 How is it you don\'t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.\" 12 Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples \"Who do people say the Son of Man is?\"

14 They replied \"Some say John the Baptist others say Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.\"

15 \"But what about you?\" he asked. \"Who do you say I am?\"

16 Simon Peter answered \"You are the Messiah the Son of the living God.\"

17 Jesus replied \"Blessed are you Simon son of Jonah for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peterb and on this rock I will build my church and the gates of Hadesc will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven whatever you bind on earth will bed bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth will bee loosed in heaven.\" 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

Jesus Predicts His Death
21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders the chief priests and the teachers of the law and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. \"Never Lord!\" he said. \"This shall never happen to you!\"

23 Jesus turned and said to Peter \"Get behind me Satan! You are a stumbling block to me you do not have in mind the concerns of God but merely human concerns.\"

24 Then Jesus said to his disciples \"Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save their lifef will lose it but whoever loses their life for me will find it. 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father\'s glory with his angels and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.

28 \"Truly I tell you some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.\"

FootnotesMatthew 163 Some early manuscripts do not have When evening comes of the times.Matthew 1618 The Greek word for Peter means rock.Matthew 1618 That is the realm of the deadMatthew 1619 Or will have beenMatthew 1619 Or will have beenMatthew 1625 The Greek word means either life or soul also in verse 26. Matthew 17? (New International Version 2011)

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The Collection for Jerusalem

\n 1 Now regarding your question about the money being collected for God\'s people in Jerusalem. You should follow the same procedure I gave to the churches in Galatia. 2 On the first day of each week, you should each put aside a portion of the money you have earned. Don\'t wait until I get there and then try to collect it all at once. 3 When I come, I will write letters of recommendation for the messengers you choose to deliver your gift to Jerusalem. 4 And if it seems appropriate for me to go along, they can travel with me.
\nPaul\'s Final Instructions
\n 5 I am coming to visit you after I have been to Macedonia, for I am planning to travel through Macedonia. 6 Perhaps I will stay awhile with you, possibly all winter, and then you can send me on my way to my next destination. 7 This time I don\'t want to make just a short visit and then go right on. I want to come and stay awhile, if the Lord will let me. 8 In the meantime, I will be staying here at Ephesus until the Festival of Pentecost. o@ 9 There is a wide-open door for a great work here, although many oppose me.@

\n 10 When Timothy comes, don\'t intimidate him. He is doing the Lord\'s work, just as I am. 11 Don\'t let anyone treat him with contempt. Send him on his way with your blessing when he returns to me. I expect him to come with the other believers.

\n 12 Now about our brother Apollos, I urged him to visit you with the other believers, but he was not willing to go right now. He will see you later when he has the opportunity.

\n 13 Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. 14 And do everything with love.

\n 15 You know that Stephanas and his household were the first of the harvest of believers in Greece, and they are spending their lives in service to God\'s people. I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, 16 to submit to them and others like them who serve with such devotion. 17 I am very glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have come here. They have been providing the help you weren\'t here to give me. 18 They have been a wonderful encouragement to me, as they have been to you. You must show your appreciation to all who serve so well.

\nPaul\'s Final Greetings
\n 19 The churches here in the province of Asia send greetings in the Lord, as do Aquila and Priscilla and all the others who gather in their home for church meetings. 20 All the brothers and sisters here send greetings to you. Greet each other with Christian love.

\n 21 Here is my greeting in my own handwriting, Paul.

\n 22 If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come!

\n 23 May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.

\n 24 My love to all of you in Christ Jesus.[j]

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\nFootnotes:1 Corinthians 16:5 Macedonia was in the northern region of Greece.1 Corinthians 16:11 Greek with the brothers; also in 16:12.1 Corinthians 16:13 Greek Be men.1 Corinthians 16:15 Greek in Achaia, the southern region of the Greek peninsula.1 Corinthians 16:15 Greek brothers; also in 16:20.1 Corinthians 16:19 Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.1 Corinthians 16:19 Greek Prisca.1 Corinthians 16:20 Greek with a sacred kiss.1 Corinthians 16:22 From Aramaic, Marana tha. Some manuscripts read Maran atha, "Our Lord has come."1 Corinthians 16:24 Some manuscripts add Amen.\n

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1 Corinthians 16

Coming to See You
1-4Regarding the relief offering for poor Christians that is being collected, you get the same instructions I gave the churches in Galatia. Every Sunday each of you make an offering and put it in safekeeping. Be as generous as you can. When I get there you\'ll have it ready, and I won\'t have to make a special appeal. Then after I arrive, I\'ll write letters authorizing whomever you delegate, and send them off to Jerusalem to deliver your gift. If you think it best that I go along, I\'ll be glad to travel with them.

5-9I plan to visit you after passing through northern Greece. I won\'t be staying long there, but maybe I can stay awhile with you, maybe even spend the winter Then you could give me a good send-off, wherever I may be headed next. I don\'t want to just drop by in between other "primary" destinations. I want a good, long, leisurely visit. If the Master agrees, we\'ll have it! For the present, I\'m staying right here in Ephesus. A huge door of opportunity for good work has opened up here. (There is also mushrooming opposition.)

10-11If Timothy shows up, take good care of him. Make him feel completely at home among you. He works so hard for the Master, just as I do. Don\'t let anyone disparage him. After a while, send him on to me with your blessing. Tell him I\'m expecting him, and any friends he has with him.

12About our friend Apollos, I\'ve done my best to get him to pay you a visit, but haven\'t talked him into it yet. He doesn\'t think this is the right time. But there will be a "right time."

13-14Keep your eyes open, hold tight to your convictions, give it all you\'ve got, be resolute, and love without stopping.

15-16Would you do me a favor, friends, and give special recognition to the family of Stephanas You know, they were among the first converts in Greece, and they\'ve put themselves out, serving Christians ever since then. I want you to honor and look up to people like that: companions and workers who show us how to do it, giving us something to aspire to.

17-18I want you to know how delighted I am to have Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus here with me. They partially make up for your absence! They\'ve refreshed me by keeping me in touch with you. Be proud that you have people like this among you.

19The churches here in western Asia send greetings.

Aquila, Priscilla, and the church that meets in their house say hello.

20All the friends here say hello.

Pass the greetings around with holy embraces!

21And I, Paul, in my own handwriting!, send you my regards.

22If anyone won\'t love the Master, throw him out. Make room for the Master!

23Our Master Jesus has his arms wide open for you.

24And I love all of you in the Messiah, in Jesus.

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Isaiah 60

Future Glory for Jerusalem
1 \"Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you. 2 Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you. 3 All nations will come to your light; mighty kings will come to see your radiance.

4 \"Look and see, for everyone is coming home! Your sons are coming from distant lands; your little daughters will be carried home. 5 Your eyes will shine, and your heart will thrill with joy, for merchants from around the world will come to you. They will bring you the wealth of many lands. 6 Vast caravans of camels will converge on you, the camels of Midian and Ephah. The people of Sheba will bring gold and frankincense and will come worshiping the Lord. 7 The flocks of Kedar will be given to you, and the rams of Nebaioth will be brought for my altars. I will accept their offerings, and I will make my Temple glorious.

8 \"And what do I see flying like clouds to Israel, like doves to their nests 9 They are ships from the ends of the earth, from lands that trust in me, led by the great ships of Tarshish. They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away, carrying their silver and gold. They will honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has filled you with splendor.

10 \"Foreigners will come to rebuild your towns, and their kings will serve you. For though I have destroyed you in my anger, I will now have mercy on you through my grace. 11 Your gates will stay open around the clock to receive the wealth of many lands. The kings of the world will be led as captives in a victory procession. 12 For the nations that refuse to serve you will be destroyed.

13 \"The glory of Lebanon will be yours, the forests of cypress, fir, and pine, to beautify my sanctuary. My Temple will be glorious! 14 The descendants of your tormentors will come and bow before you. Those who despised you will kiss your feet. They will call you the City of the Lord, and Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

15 \"Though you were once despised and hated, with no one traveling through you, I will make you beautiful forever, a joy to all generations. 16 Powerful kings and mighty nations will satisfy your every need, as though you were a child nursing at the breast of a queen. You will know at last that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.[a] 17 I will exchange your bronze for gold, your iron for silver, your wood for bronze, and your stones for iron. I will make peace your leader and righteousness your ruler. 18 Violence will disappear from your land; the desolation and destruction of war will end. Salvation will surround you like city walls, and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there.

19 \"No longer will you need the sun to shine by day, nor the moon to give its light by night, for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. 20 Your sun will never set; your moon will not go down. For the Lord will be your everlasting light. Your days of mourning will come to an end. 21 All your people will be righteous. They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands in order to bring myself glory. 22 The smallest family will become a thousand people, and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation. At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen.\"

Footnotes:Isaiah 60:16 Hebrew of Jacob. See note on 14:1. Isaiah 61 (New Living Translation)

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Isaiah 60

The Glory of Zion
 1 \"Arise shine for your light has come    and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. 2 See darkness covers the earth    and thick darkness is over the peoples but the LORD rises upon you    and his glory appears over you. 3 Nations will come to your light    and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

 4 \"Lift up your eyes and look about you    All assemble and come to you your sons come from afar    and your daughters are carried on the hip. 5 Then you will look and be radiant    your heart will throb and swell with joy the wealth on the seas will be brought to you    to you the riches of the nations will come. 6 Herds of camels will cover your land    young camels of Midian and Ephah. And all from Sheba will come    bearing gold and incense    and proclaiming the praise of the LORD. 7 All Kedar\'s flocks will be gathered to you    the rams of Nebaioth will serve you they will be accepted as offerings on my altar    and I will adorn my glorious temple.

 8 \"Who are these that fly along like clouds    like doves to their nests? 9 Surely the islands look to me    in the lead are the ships of Tarshisha bringing your children from afar    with their silver and gold to the honor of the LORD your God    the Holy One of Israel    for he has endowed you with splendor.

 10 \"Foreigners will rebuild your walls    and their kings will serve you. Though in anger I struck you    in favor I will show you compassion. 11 Your gates will always stand open    they will never be shut day or night so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations    their kings led in triumphal procession. 12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish    it will be utterly ruined.

 13 \"The glory of Lebanon will come to you    the juniper the fir and the cypress together to adorn my sanctuary    and I will glorify the place for my feet. 14 The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you    all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the LORD    Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

 15 \"Although you have been forsaken and hated    with no one traveling through I will make you the everlasting pride    and the joy of all generations. 16 You will drink the milk of nations    and be nursed at royal breasts. Then you will know that I the LORD am your Savior    your Redeemer the Mighty One of Jacob. 17 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold    and silver in place of iron. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze    and iron in place of stones. I will make peace your governor    and well-being your ruler. 18 No longer will violence be heard in your land    nor ruin or destruction within your borders but you will call your walls Salvation    and your gates Praise. 19 The sun will no more be your light by day    nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you for the LORD will be your everlasting light    and your God will be your glory. 20 Your sun will never set again    and your moon will wane no more the LORD will be your everlasting light    and your days of sorrow will end. 21 Then all your people will be righteous    and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted    the work of my hands    for the display of my splendor. 22 The least of you will become a thousand    the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD    in its time I will do this swiftly.\"

FootnotesIsaiah 609 Or the trading ships  Isaiah 61 (New International Version 2011)

'),(118,42,9,'21-26 unbelief cast demon\r\n23 believe','1 And he said to them, \"Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.\"\r\nThe Transfiguration\r\n 2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. 4 And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.\r\n\r\n 5 Peter said to Jesus, \"Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.\" 6 (He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.)\r\n\r\n 7 Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: \"This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!\"\r\n\r\n 8 Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.\r\n\r\n 9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what \"rising from the dead\" meant.\r\n\r\n 11 And they asked him, \"Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?\"\r\n\r\n 12 Jesus replied, \"To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected? 13 But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.\"\r\nJesus Heals a Boy Possessed by an Impure Spirit\r\n 14 When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.\r\n\r\n 16 \"What are you arguing with them about?\" he asked.\r\n\r\n 17 A man in the crowd answered, \"Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.\"\r\n\r\n 19 \"You unbelieving generation,\" Jesus replied, \"how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.\"\r\n\r\n 20 So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.\r\n\r\nb@ 21 Jesus asked the boy\'s father, \"How long has he been like this?\"\r\n\r\n \"From childhood,\" he answered. 22 \"It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.\"\r\n\r\n 23 \"\'If you can\'?\" said Jesus. \"Everything is possible for one who believes.\"\r\n\r\n 24 Immediately the boy\'s father exclaimed, \"I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!\"\r\n\r\n 25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. \"You deaf and mute spirit,\" he said, \"I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.\"\r\n\r\n 26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, \"He\'s dead.\" 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.@\r\n\r\n 28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, \"Why couldn\'t we drive it out?\"\r\n\r\n 29 He replied, \"This kind can come out only by prayer.[a]\"\r\nJesus Predicts His Death a Second Time\r\n 30 They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, 31 because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, \"The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.\" 32 But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.\r\n\r\n 33 They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, \"What were you arguing about on the road?\" 34 But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.\r\n\r\n 35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, \"Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.\"\r\n\r\n 36 He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, 37 \"Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.\"\r\nWhoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us\r\n 38 \"Teacher,\" said John, \"we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.\"\r\n\r\n 39 \"Do not stop him,\" Jesus said. \"For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, 40 for whoever is not against us is for us. 41 Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.\r\nCausing to Stumble\r\n 42 \"If anyone causes one of these little ones, those who believe in me, to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea. 43 If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out. [44] [b] 45 And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. [46] [c] 47 And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, 48 where\r\n\r\n \"\'the worms that eat them do not die,\r\n and the fire is not quenched.\'[d]\r\n\r\n 49 Everyone will be salted with fire.\r\n\r\n 50 \"Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\n\r\n Mark 9:48 Isaiah 66:24','NIV','

Mark 9

 1 And he said to them \"Truly I tell you some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.\"

The Transfiguration
 2 After six days Jesus took Peter James and John with him and led them up a high mountain where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became dazzling white whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. 4 And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses who were talking with Jesus.

 5 Peter said to Jesus \"Rabbi it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters one for you one for Moses and one for Elijah.\" 6 (He did not know what to say they were so frightened.)

 7 Then a cloud appeared and covered them and a voice came from the cloud \"This is my Son whom I love. Listen to him!\"

 8 Suddenly when they looked around they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.

 9 As they were coming down the mountain Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 They kept the matter to themselves discussing what \"rising from the dead\" meant.

 11 And they asked him \"Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?\"

 12 Jesus replied \"To be sure Elijah does come first and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected? 13 But I tell you Elijah has come and they have done to him everything they wished just as it is written about him.\"

Jesus Heals a Boy Possessed by an Impure Spirit
 14 When they came to the other disciples they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.

   16 \"What are you arguing with them about?\" he asked.

 17 A man in the crowd answered \"Teacher I brought you my son who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18 Whenever it seizes him it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit but they could not.\"

   19 \"You unbelieving generation\" Jesus replied \"how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.\"

 20 So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around foaming at the mouth.

 21 Jesus asked the boy\'s father \"How long has he been like this?\"

   \"From childhood\" he answered. 22 \"It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything take pity on us and help us.\"

   23 \"\'If you can\'?\" said Jesus. \"Everything is possible for one who believes.\"

 24 Immediately the boy\'s father exclaimed \"I do believe help me overcome my unbelief!\"

 25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene he rebuked the impure spirit. \"You deaf and mute spirit\" he said \"I command you come out of him and never enter him again.\"

 26 The spirit shrieked convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said \"He\'s dead.\" 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet and he stood up.

 28 After Jesus had gone indoors his disciples asked him privately \"Why couldn\'t we drive it out?\"

 29 He replied \"This kind can come out only by prayer.a\"

Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time
 30 They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were 31 because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them \"The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him and after three days he will rise.\" 32 But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.

 33 They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house he asked them \"What were you arguing about on the road?\" 34 But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.

 35 Sitting down Jesus called the Twelve and said \"Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last and the servant of all.\"

 36 He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms he said to them 37 \"Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.\"

Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us
 38 \"Teacher\" said John \"we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop because he was not one of us.\"

   39 \"Do not stop him\" Jesus said. \"For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me 40 for whoever is not against us is for us. 41 Truly I tell you anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.

Causing to Stumble
    42 \"If anyone causes one of these little ones those who believe in me to stumble it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea. 43 If your hand causes you to stumble cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell where the fire never goes out. 44 b 45 And if your foot causes you to stumble cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. 46 c 47 And if your eye causes you to stumble pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell 48 where

   \"\'the worms that eat them do not die    and the fire is not quenched.\'d

   49 Everyone will be salted with fire.

   50 \"Salt is good but if it loses its saltiness how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves and be at peace with each other.\"

FootnotesMark 929 Some manuscripts prayer and fastingMark 944 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.Mark 946 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.Mark 948 Isaiah 6624  Mark 10 (New International Version 2011)

'),(119,7,2,'10 disobey\r\nSatanic worship','The Lord\'s Messenger Comes to Bokim\r\n 1 The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said to the Israelites, \"I brought you out of Egypt into this land that I swore to give your ancestors, and I said I would never break my covenant with you. 2 For your part, you were not to make any covenants with the people living in this land; instead, you were to destroy their altars. But you disobeyed my command. Why did you do this? 3 So now I declare that I will no longer drive out the people living in your land. They will be thorns in your sides,[a] and their gods will be a constant temptation to you.\"\r\n 4 When the angel of the Lord finished speaking to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly. 5 So they called the place Bokim (which means \"weeping\"), and they offered sacrifices there to the Lord.\r\n\r\nThe Death of Joshua\r\n 6 After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them. 7 And the Israelites served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him, those who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.\r\n 8 Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110. 9 They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah[b] in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.\r\n\r\nIsrael Disobeys the Lord\r\nr@ 10 After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.\r\n11 The Israelites did evil in the Lord\'s sight and served the images of Baal. 12 They abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods, worshiping the gods of the people around them. And they angered the Lord. 13 They abandoned the Lord to serve Baal and the images of Ashtoreth. 14 This made the Lord burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their possessions. He turned them over to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them.@ 15 Every time Israel went out to battle, the Lord fought against them, causing them to be defeated, just as he had warned. And the people were in great distress.\r\n\r\nThe Lord Rescues His People\r\n 16 Then the Lord raised up judges to rescue the Israelites from their attackers. 17 Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the Lord\'s commands.\r\n 18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge\'s lifetime. For the Lord took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering. 19 But when the judge died, the people returned to their corrupt ways, behaving worse than those who had lived before them. They went after other gods, serving and worshiping them. And they refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.\r\n\r\n 20 So the Lord burned with anger against Israel. He said, \"Because these people have violated my covenant, which I made with their ancestors, and have ignored my commands, 21 I will no longer drive out the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died. 22 I did this to test Israel, to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the Lord as their ancestors did.\" 23 That is why the Lord left those nations in place. He did not quickly drive them out or allow Joshua to conquer them all.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Judges 2

The Angel of the LORD at Bokim
1 The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said \"I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors. I said \'I will never break my covenant with you 2 and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land but you shall break down their altars.\' Yet you have disobeyed me. Why have you done this? 3 And I have also said \'I will not drive them out before you they will become traps for you and their gods will become snares to you.\'\"

4 When the angel of the LORD had spoken these things to all the Israelites the people wept aloud 5 and they called that place Bokim.a There they offered sacrifices to the LORD.

Disobedience and Defeat
6 After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites they went to take possession of the land each to their own inheritance. 7 The people served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the LORD had done for Israel.

8 Joshua son of Nun the servant of the LORD died at the age of a hundred and ten. 9 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance at Timnath Heresb in the hill country of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash.

10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors another generation grew up who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel. 11 Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals. 12 They forsook the LORD the God of their ancestors who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. They aroused the LORD\'s anger 13 because they forsook him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. 14 In his anger against Israel the LORD gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around whom they were no longer able to resist. 15 Whenever Israel went out to fight the hand of the LORD was against them to defeat them just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.

16 Then the LORD raised up judgesc who saved them out of the hands of these raiders. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. They quickly turned from the ways of their ancestors who had been obedient to the LORD\'s commands. 18 Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for them he was with the judge and saved them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived for the LORD relented because of their groaning under those who oppressed and afflicted them. 19 But when the judge died the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their ancestors following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

20 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel and said \"Because this nation has violated the covenant I ordained for their ancestors and has not listened to me 21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died. 22 I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the LORD and walk in it as their ancestors did.\" 23 The LORD had allowed those nations to remain he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua.

FootnotesJudges 25 Bokim means weepers.Judges 29 Also known as Timnath Serah (see Joshua 1950 and 2430)Judges 216 Or leaders similarly in verses 17-19 ? Judges 3? (New International Version 2011)

'),(121,52,1,'6 preach good news\r\n18 church\r\n15 - 17 creation','Colossians 1\r\n 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,\r\n\r\n 2 To God\'s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ:\r\n\r\n Grace and peace to you from God our Father.\r\n\r\nThanksgiving and Prayer\r\n 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God\'s people, 5 the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel r@6 that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God\'s grace.@ 7 You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, 8 and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.\r\n 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.\r\n\r\nThe Supremacy of the Son of God\r\nr@ 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.@ g@18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.@ 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.\r\n 21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ\'s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation, 23 if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.\r\n\r\nPaul\'s Labor for the Church\r\n 24 Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ\'s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. 25 I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness, 26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord\'s people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.\r\n 28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. 29 To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Colossians 1

1 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God and Timothy our brother

2 To God\'s holy people in Colossae the faithful brothers and sistersa in Christ

Grace and peace to you from God our Father.b

Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 We always thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ when we pray for you 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God\'s people 5 the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel 6 that has come to you. In the same way the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God\'s grace. 7 You learned it from Epaphras our dear fellow servantc who is a faithful minister of Christ on ourd behalf 8 and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

9 For this reason since the day we heard about you we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit givese 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way bearing fruit in every good work growing in the knowledge of God 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father who has qualified youf to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves 14 in whom we have redemption the forgiveness of sins.

The Supremacy of the Son of God
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created things in heaven and on earth visible and invisible whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body the church he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things whether things on earth or things in heaven by making peace through his blood shed on the cross.

21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because ofg your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ\'s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight without blemish and free from accusation 23 if you continue in your faith established and firm and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven and of which I Paul have become a servant.

Paul\'s Labor for the Church
24 Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ\'s afflictions for the sake of his body which is the church. 25 I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness 26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations but is now disclosed to the Lord\'s people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery which is Christ in you the hope of glory.

28 He is the one we proclaim admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. 29 To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.

FootnotesColossians 12 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers both men and women as part of God\'s family also in 415.Colossians 12 Some manuscripts Father and the Lord Jesus ChristColossians 17 Or slaveColossians 17 Some manuscripts yourColossians 19 Or all spiritual wisdom and understandingColossians 112 Some manuscripts usColossians 121 Or minds as shown by Colossians 2? (New International Version 2011)

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Matthew 28

1NOW AFTER the Sabbath near dawn of the first day of the week Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to take a look at the tomb.

2And behold there was a great earthquake for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled the boulder back and sat upon it.

3His appearance was like lightning and his garments as white as snow.

4And those keeping guard were so frightened at the sight of him that they were agitated and they trembled and became like dead men.

5But the angel said to the women Do not be alarmed and frightened for I know that you are looking for Jesus Who was crucified.

6He is not here He has risen as He said He would do. Come see the place where He lay.

7Then go quickly and tell His disciples He has risen from the dead and behold He is going before you to Galilee there you will see Him. Behold I have told you.

8So they left the tomb hastily with fear and great joy and ran to tell the disciples.

9And as they went behold Jesus met them and said Hail (greetings)! And they went up to Him and clasped His feet and worshiped Him.

10Then Jesus said to them Do not be alarmed and afraid go and tell My brethren to go into Galilee and there they will see Me.

11While they were on their way behold some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had occurred.

12And when they the chief priests had gathered with the elders and had consulted together they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers

13And said Tell people His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we were sleeping.

14And if the governor hears of it we will appease him and make you safe and free from trouble and care.

15So they took the money and did as they were instructed and this story has been current among the Jews to the present day.

16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain to which Jesus had directed and made appointment with them.

17And when they saw Him they fell down and worshiped Him but some doubted.

18Jesus approached and abreaking the silence said to them All authority (all power of rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

19Go then and make disciples of all the nations baptizing them binto the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

20Teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you and behold I am with you call the days (dperpetually uniformly and on every occasion) to the very close and consummation of the age. eAmen (so let it be).

FootnotesMatthew 2818 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Matthew 2819 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Matthew 2820 John Wycliffe The Wycliffe Bible.Matthew 2820 Webster\'s New International Dictionary offers this phrase as a definition of "always."Matthew 2820 Some manuscripts do not contain this ending.\n

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Matthew 8

Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy
 1 When Jesus came down from the mountainside large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosya came and knelt before him and said \"Lord if you are willing you can make me clean.\"

 3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. \"I am willing\" he said. \"Be clean!\" Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. 4 Then Jesus said to him \"See that you don\'t tell anyone. But go show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded as a testimony to them.\"

The Faith of the Centurion
 5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum a centurion came to him asking for help. 6 \"Lord\" he said \"my servant lies at home paralyzed suffering terribly.\"

 7 Jesus said to him \"Shall I come and heal him?\"

 8 The centurion replied \"Lord I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word and my servant will be healed. 9 For I myself am a man under authority with soldiers under me. I tell this one \'Go\' and he goes and that one \'Come\' and he comes. I say to my servant \'Do this\' and he does it.\"

 10 When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those following him \"Truly I tell you I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. 11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west and will take their places at the feast with Abraham Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside into the darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.\"

 13 Then Jesus said to the centurion \"Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.\" And his servant was healed at that moment.

Jesus Heals Many
 14 When Jesus came into Peter\'s house he saw Peter\'s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand and the fever left her and she got up and began to wait on him.

 16 When evening came many who were demon-possessed were brought to him and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah

   \"He took up our infirmities    and bore our diseases.\"b

The Cost of Following Jesus
 18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. 19 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said \"Teacher I will follow you wherever you go.\"

 20 Jesus replied \"Foxes have dens and birds have nests but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.\"

 21 Another disciple said to him \"Lord first let me go and bury my father.\"

 22 But Jesus told him \"Follow me and let the dead bury their own dead.\"

Jesus Calms the Storm
 23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him saying \"Lord save us! We\'re going to drown!\"

 26 He replied \"You of little faith why are you so afraid?\" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves and it was completely calm.

 27 The men were amazed and asked \"What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!\"

Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men
 28 When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenesc two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. 29 \"What do you want with us Son of God?\" they shouted. \"Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?\"

 30 Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 The demons begged Jesus \"If you drive us out send us into the herd of pigs.\"

 32 He said to them \"Go!\" So they came out and went into the pigs and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. 33 Those tending the pigs ran off went into the town and reported all this including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. 34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him they pleaded with him to leave their region.

FootnotesMatthew 82 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.Matthew 817 Isaiah 534 (see Septuagint)Matthew 828 Some manuscripts Gergesenes other manuscripts Gerasenes  Matthew 9 (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 100

A psalm of thanksgiving.
1 Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! 2 Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy.g@3 Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.@

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Psalm 100

A psalm. For giving grateful praise.

1 Shout for joy to the LORD all the earth. 2 Worship the LORD with gladness come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us and we are hisa we are his people the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever his faithfulness continues through all generations.

FootnotesPsalm 1003 Or and not we ourselves Psalm 101? (New International Version 2011)

'),(126,59,12,'1 obstacles endurance \r\n2 author-finisher faith\r\n6 discipline \r\n28 -29 worship','Hebrews 12 l@1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,@ r@2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.@ 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.\r\n\r\nGod Disciplines His Children\r\n 4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5 And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,\r\n "My son, do not make light of the Lord\'s discipline,\r\n and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,\r\nB@6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,\r\n and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son."\r\n@\r\n 7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If you are not disciplined, and everyone undergoes discipline, then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. 9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! 10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.\r\n\r\n 12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13 "Make level paths for your feet," so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.\r\n\r\nWarning and Encouragement\r\n 14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. 16 See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son. 17 Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done.\r\nThe Mountain of Fear and the Mountain of Joy\r\n 18 You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; 19 to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them, 20 because they could not bear what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death." 21 The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, "I am trembling with fear."\r\n 22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.\r\n\r\n 25 See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens." 27 The words "once more" indicate the removing of what can be shaken, that is, created things, so that what cannot be shaken may remain.\r\n\r\nG@ 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our "God is a consuming fire."@\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nHebrews 12:6 Prov. 3:11,12 (see Septuagint)\r\nHebrews 12:13 Prov. 4:26\r\nHebrews 12:20 Exodus 19:12,13\r\nHebrews 12:21 See Deut. 9:19.\r\nHebrews 12:26 Haggai 2:6\r\nHebrews 12:29 Deut. 4:24','NIV','

Hebrews 12

1 Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross scorning its shame and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

God Disciplines His Children
4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5 And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says

"My son do not make light of the Lord\'s discipline and do not lose heart when he rebukes you 6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son."a

7 Endure hardship as discipline God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If you are not disciplined and everyone undergoes discipline then you are not legitimate not true sons and daughters at all. 9 Moreover we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! 10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best but God disciplines us for our good in order that we may share in his holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time but painful. Later on however it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

12 Therefore strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13 "Make level paths for your feet"b so that the lame may not be disabled but rather healed.

Warning and Encouragement
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy without holiness no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. 16 See that no one is sexually immoral or is godless like Esau who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son. 17 Afterward as you know when he wanted to inherit this blessing he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears he could not change what he had done.
The Mountain of Fear and the Mountain of Joy
18 You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire to darkness gloom and storm 19 to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them 20 because they could not bear what was commanded "If even an animal touches the mountain it must be stoned to death."c 21 The sight was so terrifying that Moses said "I am trembling with fear."d

22 But you have come to Mount Zion to the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly 23 to the church of the firstborn whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all to the spirits of the righteous made perfect 24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

25 See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth how much less will we if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? 26 At that time his voice shook the earth but now he has promised "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens."e 27 The words "once more" indicate the removing of what can be shaken that is created things so that what cannot be shaken may remain.

28 Therefore since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken let us be thankful and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe 29 for our "God is a consuming fire."f

FootnotesHebrews 126 Prov. 31112 (see Septuagint)Hebrews 1213 Prov. 426Hebrews 1220 Exodus 191213Hebrews 1221 See Deut. 919.Hebrews 1226 Haggai 26Hebrews 1229 Deut. 424Hebrews 13? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 95

1 Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. L@2 Let us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of praise to him. @3 For the Lord is a great God, a great King above all gods. 4 He holds in his hands the depths of the earth and the mightiest mountains. 5 The sea belongs to him, for he made it. His hands formed the dry land, too.

6 Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker, 7 for he is our God. We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care.

If only you would listen to his voice today! 8 The Lord says, "Don\'t harden your hearts as Israel did at Meribah, as they did at Massah in the wilderness. 9 For there your ancestors tested and tried my patience, even though they saw everything I did. 10 For forty years I was angry with them, and I said, \'They are a people whose hearts turn away from me. They refuse to do what I tell them.\' 11 So in my anger I took an oath: \'They will never enter my place of rest.\'"

Psalm 96 (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 95

1O COME let us sing to the Lord let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation!

2Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise!

3For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all gods.

4In His hand are the deep places of the earth the heights and strength of the hills are His also.

5The sea is His for He made it and His hands formed the dry land.

6O come let us worship and bow down let us kneel before the Lord our Maker in reverent praise and supplication.

7For He is our God and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today if you will hear His voice(A)

8Harden not your hearts as at Meribah and as at Massah in the day of temptation in the wilderness(B)

9When your fathers tried My patience and tested Me proved Me and saw My work of judgment.

10Forty years long was I grieved and disgusted with that generation and I said It is a people that do err in their hearts and they do not approve acknowledge or regard My ways.

11Wherefore I swore in My wrath that they would not enter My rest the land of promise.(C)

Cross referencesPsalm 957 Heb 37-11 Psalm 958 Exod 171-7 Num 201-13 Deut 616 Psalm 9511 Heb 43-11 Psalm 96? (Amplified Bible)

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2 Samuel 6

Moving the Ark to Jerusalem
 1 Then David again gathered all the elite troops in Israel 30000 in all. 2 He led them to Baalah of Judaha to bring back the Ark of God which bears the name of the Lord of Heaven\'s Armiesb who is enthroned between the cherubim. 3 They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab\'s house which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio Abinadab\'s sons were guiding the cart as it left the house 4 carrying the Ark of God. Ahio walked in front of the Ark. 5 David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before the Lord singing songsc and playing all kinds of musical instruments lyres harps tambourines castanets and cymbals.

 6 But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon the oxen stumbled and Uzzah reached out his hand and steadied the Ark of God. 7 Then the Lord\'s anger was aroused against Uzzah and God struck him dead because of this.d So Uzzah died right there beside the Ark of God.

 8 David was angry because the Lord\'s anger had burst out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means \"to burst out against Uzzah\") as it is still called today.

 9 David was now afraid of the Lord and he asked \"How can I ever bring the Ark of the Lord back into my care?\" 10 So David decided not to move the Ark of the Lord into the City of David. Instead he took it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath. 11 The Ark of the Lord remained there in Obed-edom\'s house for three months and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and his entire household.

 12 Then King David was told \"The Lord has blessed Obed-edom\'s household and everything he has because of the Ark of God.\" So David went there and brought the Ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David with a great celebration. 13 After the men who were carrying the Ark of the Lord had gone six steps David sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf. 14 And David danced before the Lord with all his might wearing a priestly garment.e 15 So David and all the people of Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord with shouts of joy and the blowing of rams\' horns.

Michal\'s Contempt for David
 16 But as the Ark of the Lord entered the City of David Michal the daughter of Saul looked down from her window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord she was filled with contempt for him.

 17 They brought the Ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And David sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings to the Lord. 18 When he had finished his sacrifices David blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies. 19 Then he gave to every Israelite man and woman in the crowd a loaf of bread a cake of datesf and a cake of raisins. Then all the people returned to their homes.

 20 When David returned home to bless his own family Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet him. She said in disgust \"How distinguished the king of Israel looked today shamelessly exposing himself to the servant girls like any vulgar person might do!\"

 21 David retorted to Michal \"I was dancing before the Lord who chose me above your father and all his family! He appointed me as the leader of Israel the people of the Lord so I celebrate before the Lord. 22 Yes and I am willing to look even more foolish than this even to be humiliated in my own eyes! But those servant girls you mentioned will indeed think I am distinguished!\" 23 So Michal the daughter of Saul remained childless throughout her entire life.

Footnotes2 Samuel 62 Baalah of Judah is another name for Kiriath-jearim compare 1 Chr 136.2 Samuel 62 Or the Ark of God where the Name is proclaimed the name of the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies.2 Samuel 65 As in Greek version (see also 1 Chr 138) Hebrew reads before the Lord with all manner of cypress trees.2 Samuel 67 As in Dead Sea Scrolls Masoretic Text reads because of his irreverence.2 Samuel 614 Hebrew a linen ephod.2 Samuel 619 Or a portion of meat. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.  2 Samuel 7 (New Living Translation)

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2 Samuel 6

The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
 1 David again brought together all the able young men of Israel thirty thousand. 2 He and all his men went to Baalaha in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God which is called by the Nameb the name of the LORD Almighty who is enthroned between the cherubim on the ark. 3 They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio sons of Abinadab were guiding the new cart 4 with the ark of God on itc and Ahio was walking in front of it. 5 David and all Israel were celebrating with all their might before the LORD with castanetsd harps lyres timbrels sistrums and cymbals.

 6 When they came to the threshing floor of Nakon Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God because the oxen stumbled. 7 The LORD\'s anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act therefore God struck him down and he died there beside the ark of God.

 8 Then David was angry because the LORD\'s wrath had broken out against Uzzah and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.e

 9 David was afraid of the LORD that day and said \"How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?\" 10 He was not willing to take the ark of the LORD to be with him in the City of David. Instead he took it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. 11 The ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months and the LORD blessed him and his entire household.

 12 Now King David was told \"The LORD has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and everything he has because of the ark of God.\" So David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing. 13 When those who were carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf. 14 Wearing a linen ephod David was dancing before the LORD with all his might 15 while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets.

 16 As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD she despised him in her heart.

 17 They brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it and David sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the LORD. 18 After he had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings he blessed the people in the name of the LORD Almighty. 19 Then he gave a loaf of bread a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each person in the whole crowd of Israelites both men and women. And all the people went to their homes.

 20 When David returned home to bless his household Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said \"How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today going around half-naked in full view of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!\"

 21 David said to Michal \"It was before the LORD who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the LORD\'s people Israel I will celebrate before the LORD. 22 I will become even more undignified than this and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of I will be held in honor.\"

 23 And Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.

Footnotes2 Samuel 62 That is Kiriath Jearim (see 1 Chron. 136)2 Samuel 62 Hebrew Septuagint and Vulgate do not have the Name.2 Samuel 64 Dead Sea Scrolls and some Septuagint manuscripts Masoretic Text cart and they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab which was on the hill2 Samuel 65 Masoretic Text Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint (see also 1 Chron. 138) songs2 Samuel 68 Perez Uzzah means outbreak against Uzzah.  2 Samuel 7 (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 63

A psalm of David, regarding a time when David was in the wilderness of Judah.
 1 O God, you are my God;      I earnestly search for you.   My soul thirsts for you;      my whole body longs for you   in this parched and weary land      where there is no water. 2 I have seen you in your sanctuary      and gazed upon your power and glory. 3 Your unfailing love is better than life itself;      how I praise you! 4 I will praise you as long as I live,      lifting up my hands to you in prayer. 5 You satisfy me more than the richest feast.      I will praise you with songs of joy.

 6 I lie awake thinking of you,      meditating on you through the night. 7 Because you are my helper,      I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings. 8 I cling to you;      your strong right hand holds me securely.

 9 But those plotting to destroy me will come to ruin.      They will go down into the depths of the earth. 10 They will die by the sword      and become the food of jackals. 11 But the king will rejoice in God.      All who trust in him will praise him,      while liars will be silenced.

 Psalm 64 (New Living Translation)

','',''),(130,59,13,'5 never\r\n15 worship\r\n16 sacrifice','Hebrews 13\r\nConcluding Exhortations\r\n 1 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. 3 Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.\r\n 4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.b@ 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,\r\n\r\n \"Never will I leave you;\r\n never will I forsake you.\"[a]\r\n@\r\n 6 So we say with confidence,\r\n\r\n \"The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.\r\n What can mere mortals do to me?\"[b]\r\n\r\n 7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.\r\n\r\n 9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which is of no benefit to those who do so. 10 We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat.\r\n\r\n 11 The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp. 12 And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. 13 Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. 14 For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.\r\n\r\n B@15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.@\r\n\r\n 17 Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.\r\n\r\n 18 Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way. 19 I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.\r\n\r\nBenediction and Final Greetings\r\n 20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.\r\n 22 Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you quite briefly.\r\n\r\n 23 I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.\r\n\r\n 24 Greet all your leaders and all the Lord\'s people. Those from Italy send you their greetings.\r\n\r\n 25 Grace be with you all.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nHebrews 13:5 Deut. 31:6\r\nHebrews 13:6 Psalm 118:6,7','NIV','

Hebrews 13

Concluding Exhortations
 1 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. 3 Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

 4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept pure for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have because God has said

   \"Never will I leave you    never will I forsake you.\"a

 6 So we say with confidence

   \"The Lord is my helper I will not be afraid.    What can mere mortals do to me?\"b

 7 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

 9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace not by eating ceremonial foods which is of no benefit to those who do so. 10 We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

 11 The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering but the bodies are burned outside the camp. 12 And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. 13 Let us then go to him outside the camp bearing the disgrace he bore. 14 For here we do not have an enduring city but we are looking for the city that is to come.

 15 Through Jesus therefore let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

 17 Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy not a burden for that would be of no benefit to you.

 18 Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way. 19 I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.

Benediction and Final Greetings
 20 Now may the God of peace who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus that great Shepherd of the sheep 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will and may he work in us what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

 22 Brothers and sisters I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation for in fact I have written to you quite briefly.

 23 I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon I will come with him to see you.

 24 Greet all your leaders and all the Lord\'s people. Those from Italy send you their greetings.

 25 Grace be with you all.

FootnotesHebrews 135 Deut. 316Hebrews 136 Psalm 11867'),(131,46,12,'1 worship\r\n2 thinking mind sin\r\n5 church\r\n6 talents gifts \r\n10 honor others first\r\n12 trouble\r\n20 feed food','Romans 12\r\nO@A Living Sacrifice @\r\n G@1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God\'s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, this is your true and proper worship. @ r@2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God\'s will is, his good, pleasing and perfect will.@\r\n\r\nHumble Service in the Body of Christ.\r\n 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, g@5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.@ R@ 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith;@ 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.\r\nLove in Action\r\n 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.l@ 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. @11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. P@12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. @13 Share with the Lord\'s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.\r\n 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.\r\n\r\n 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God\'s wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. R@ 20 On the contrary:\r\n\r\n "If your enemy is hungry, feed him;\r\n if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.\r\nIn doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."\r\n@\r\n 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Romans 12

A Living Sacrifice
1 Therefore I urge you brothers and sisters in view of God\'s mercy to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice holy and pleasing to God this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God\'s will is his good pleasing and perfect will.
Humble Service in the Body of Christ
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought but rather think of yourself with sober judgment in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members and these members do not all have the same function 5 so in Christ we though many form one body and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying then prophesy in accordance with youra faith 7 if it is serving then serve if it is teaching then teach 8 if it is to encourage then give encouragement if it is giving then give generously if it is to leadb do it diligently if it is to show mercy do it cheerfully.
Love in Action
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal but keep your spiritual fervor serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope patient in affliction faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord\'s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

14 Bless those who persecute you bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud but be willing to associate with people of low position.c Do not be conceited.

17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible as far as it depends on you live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge my dear friends but leave room for God\'s wrath for it is written "It is mine to avenge I will repay"d says the Lord. 20 On the contrary

"If your enemy is hungry feed him if he is thirsty give him something to drink. In doing this you will heap burning coals on his head."e

21 Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.

FootnotesRomans 126 Or theRomans 128 Or to provide for othersRomans 1216 Or willing to do menial workRomans 1219 Deut. 3235Romans 1220 Prov. 252122 Romans 13? (New International Version 2011)

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'),(132,20,31,'8 abortion stand up fight','Sayings of King Lemuel\r\n 1 The sayings of King Lemuel, an inspired utterance his mother taught him.\r\n 2 Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb!\r\n Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!\r\n3 Do not spend your strength[a] on women,\r\n your vigor on those who ruin kings.\r\n\r\n 4 It is not for kings, Lemuel,\r\n it is not for kings to drink wine,\r\n not for rulers to crave beer,\r\n5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed,\r\n and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.\r\n6 Let beer be for those who are perishing,\r\n wine for those who are in anguish!\r\n7 Let them drink and forget their poverty\r\n and remember their misery no more.\r\n\r\n G@8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,\r\n for the rights of all who are destitute.\r\n9 Speak up and judge fairly;\r\n defend the rights of the poor and needy.@\r\n\r\nO@Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character @\r\n 10 [b]A wife of noble character who can find?\r\n She is worth far more than rubies.\r\n11 Her husband has full confidence in her\r\n and lacks nothing of value.\r\n12 She brings him good, not harm,\r\n all the days of her life.\r\n13 She selects wool and flax\r\n and works with eager hands.\r\n14 She is like the merchant ships,\r\n bringing her food from afar.\r\n15 She gets up while it is still night;\r\n she provides food for her family\r\n and portions for her female servants.\r\n16 She considers a field and buys it;\r\n out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.\r\n17 She sets about her work vigorously;\r\n her arms are strong for her tasks.\r\n18 She sees that her trading is profitable,\r\n and her lamp does not go out at night.\r\n19 In her hand she holds the distaff\r\n and grasps the spindle with her fingers.\r\n20 She opens her arms to the poor\r\n and extends her hands to the needy.\r\n21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;\r\n for all of them are clothed in scarlet.\r\n22 She makes coverings for her bed;\r\n she is clothed in fine linen and purple.\r\n23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,\r\n where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.\r\n24 She makes linen garments and sells them,\r\n and supplies the merchants with sashes.\r\n25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;\r\n she can laugh at the days to come.\r\n26 She speaks with wisdom,\r\n and faithful instruction is on her tongue.\r\n27 She watches over the affairs of her household\r\n and does not eat the bread of idleness.\r\n28 Her children arise and call her blessed;\r\n her husband also, and he praises her:\r\n29 \"Many women do noble things,\r\n but you surpass them all.\"\r\n30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;\r\n but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.\r\n31 Honor her for all that her hands have done,\r\n and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.\r\nFootnotes:\r\nProverbs','AMP','

Proverbs 31

 1THE WORDS of Lemuel king of Massa which his mother taught him

    2What my ason? What son of my womb? What shall I advise you son of my vows and dedication to God?

    3Give not your strength to loose women nor your ways to those who and that which ruin and destroy kings.

    4It is not for kings O Lemuel it is not for kings to drink wine or for rulers to desire strong drink(A)

    5Lest they drink and forget the law and what it decrees and pervert the justice due any of the afflicted.

    6Give strong drink as medicine to him who is ready to pass away and wine to him in bitter distress of heart.

    7Let him drink and forget his poverty and seriously remember his want and misery no more.

    8Open your mouth for the dumb those unable to speak for themselves for the rights of all who are left desolate and defenseless(B)

    9Open your mouth judge righteously and administer justice for the poor and needy.(C)

    10A capable intelligent and bvirtuous woman--who is he who can find her? She is far more precious than jewels and her value is far above rubies or pearls.(D)

    11The heart of her husband trusts in her confidently and relies on and believes in her securely so that he has no lack of honest gain or need of dishonest spoil.

    12She comforts encourages and does him only good as long as there is life within her.

    13She seeks out wool and flax and works with willing hands to develop it.

    14She is like the merchant ships loaded with foodstuffs she brings her household\'s food from a far country.

    15She rises while it is yet night and gets spiritual food for her household and assigns her maids their tasks.(E)

    16She considers a new field before she buys or accepts it expanding prudently and not courting neglect of her present duties by assuming other duties with her savings of time and strength she plants fruitful vines in her vineyard. S. of Sol. 812.

    17She girds herself with strength spiritual mental and physical fitness for her God-given task and makes her arms strong and firm.

    18She tastes and sees that her gain from work with and for God is good her lamp goes not out but it burns on continually through the night of trouble privation or sorrow warning away fear doubt and distrust.

    19She lays her hands to the spindle and her hands hold the distaff.

    20She opens her hand to the poor yes she reaches out her filled hands to the needy whether in body mind or spirit.

    21She fears not the snow for her family for all her household are doubly clothed in scarlet.(F)

    22She makes for herself coverlets cushions and rugs of tapestry. Her clothing is of linen pure and fine and of purple such as that of which the clothing of the priests and the hallowed cloths of the temple were made.(G)

    23Her husband is known in the city\'s gates when he sits among the elders of the land.(H)

    24She makes fine linen garments and leads others to buy them she delivers to the merchants girdles or sashes that free one up for service.

    25Strength and dignity are her clothing and her position is strong and secure she rejoices over the future the latter day or time to come knowing that she and her family are in readiness for it!

    26She opens her mouth in skillful and godly Wisdom and on her tongue is the law of kindness giving counsel and instruction.

    27She looks well to how things go in her household and the bread of idleness (gossip discontent and self-pity) she will not eat.(I)

    28Her children rise up and call her blessed (happy fortunate and to be envied) and her husband boasts of and praises her saying

    29cMany daughters have done virtuously nobly and well with the strength of character that is steadfast in goodness but you excel them all.

    30Charm and grace are deceptive and beauty is vain because it is not lasting but a woman who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord she shall be praised!

    31Give her of the fruit of her hands and let her own works praise her in the gates of the city!(J)

FootnotesProverbs 312 It is important to the purpose of this invaluable chapter that one realizes that it is first of all intended for young men. It is the mother\'s God-given task to provide youth with this information directly from its inspired source letting them grow up with it in their consciousness.Proverbs 3110 It is most unfortunate that this description of God\'s ideal woman is usually confined in readers\' minds merely to its literal sense--her ability as a homemaker as in the picture of Martha of Bethany in Luke 1038-42. But it is obvious that far more than that is meant. When the summary of what makes her value \"far above rubies\" is given (in Prov. 3130) it is her spiritual life only that is mentioned. One can almost hear the voice of Jesus saying \"Mary has chosen the good portion... which shall not be taken away from her\" (Luke 1042).Proverbs 3129 \"Many daughters have done... nobly and well... but you excel them all.\" What a glowing description here recorded of this woman in private life this \"capable intelligent and virtuous woman\" of Prov. 31! It means she had done more than Miriam the one who led a nation\'s women in praise to God (Exod. 1520 21) Deborah the patriotic military advisor (Judg. 44-10) Ruth the woman of constancy (Ruth 116) Hannah the ideal mother (I Sam. 120 219) the Shunammite the hospitable woman (II Kings 48-10) Huldah the woman who revealed God\'s secret message to national leaders (II Kings 2214) and even more than Queen Esther the woman who risked sacrificing her life for her people (Esth. 416). In what way did she \"excel them all\"? In her spiritual and practical devotion to God which permeated every area and relationship of her life. All seven of the Christian virtues (II Pet. 15) are there like colored threads in a tapestry. Her secret which is open to everyone is the Holy Spirit\'s climax to the story and to this book. In Prov. 3130 it becomes clear that the \"reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord\" which is \"the beginning (the chief and choice part) of Wisdom\" (Prov. 910) is put forth as the true foundation for a life which is valued by God and her husband as \"far above rubies or pearls\" (Prov. 3110). Cross referencesProverbs 314 Eccl 1017 Hos 411 Proverbs 318 I Sam 194 Esth 416 Job 2915 16 Proverbs 319 Lev 1915 Deut 116 Job 2912 Isa 117 Jer 2216 Proverbs 3110 Prov 124 1822 1914 Proverbs 3115 Job 2312 Proverbs 3121 Josh 218 19 Heb 919-22 Proverbs 3122 Isa 6110 I Tim 29 Rev 35 198 14 Proverbs 3123 Prov 124 Proverbs 3127 I Tim 514 Tit 25 Proverbs 3131 Phil 48'),(133,20,21,'15 wicked justice','Proverbs 21\r\n 1 In the LORD\'s hand the king\'s heart is a stream of water\r\n that he channels toward all who please him.\r\n\r\n 2 A person may think their own ways are right,\r\n but the LORD weighs the heart.\r\n\r\n 3 To do what is right and just\r\n is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.\r\n\r\n 4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart,\r\n the unplowed field of the wicked, produce sin.\r\n\r\n 5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit\r\n as surely as haste leads to poverty.\r\n\r\n 6 A fortune made by a lying tongue\r\n is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a]\r\n\r\n 7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,\r\n for they refuse to do what is right.\r\n\r\n 8 The way of the guilty is devious,\r\n but the conduct of the innocent is upright.\r\n\r\n 9 Better to live on a corner of the roof\r\n than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.\r\n\r\n 10 The wicked crave evil;\r\n their neighbors get no mercy from them.\r\n\r\n 11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;\r\n by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.\r\n\r\n 12 The Righteous One[b] takes note of the house of the wicked\r\n and brings the wicked to ruin.\r\n\r\n 13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor\r\n will also cry out and not be answered.\r\n\r\n 14 A gift given in secret soothes anger,\r\n and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.\r\n\r\n G@15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous\r\n but terror to evildoers.@\r\n\r\n 16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence\r\n comes to rest in the company of the dead.\r\n\r\n 17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;\r\n whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.\r\n\r\n 18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,\r\n and the unfaithful for the upright.\r\n\r\n 19 Better to live in a desert\r\n than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.\r\n\r\n 20 The wise store up choice food and olive oil,\r\n but fools gulp theirs down.\r\n\r\n 21 Whoever pursues righteousness and love\r\n finds life, prosperity[c] and honor.\r\n\r\n 22 One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty\r\n and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.\r\n\r\n 23 Those who guard their mouths and their tongues\r\n keep themselves from calamity.\r\n\r\n 24 The proud and arrogant person, \"Mocker\" is his name,\r\n behaves with insolent fury.\r\n\r\n 25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,\r\n because his hands refuse to work.\r\n26 All day long he craves for more,\r\n but the righteous give without sparing.\r\n\r\n 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable,\r\n how much more so when brought with evil intent!\r\n\r\n 28 A false witness will perish,\r\n but a careful listener will testify successfully.\r\n\r\n 29 The wicked put up a bold front,\r\n but the upright give thought to their ways.\r\n\r\n 30 There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan\r\n that can succeed against the LORD.\r\n\r\n 31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle,\r\n but victory rests with the LORD.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','',''),(134,49,3,'13 Blessing curse cross\r\n\r\n26 church armor','Faith or Works of the Law\r\n 1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?[a] 4 Have you experienced[b] so much in vain, if it really was in vain? 5 So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? 6 So also Abraham \"believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.\"\r\n 7 Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. 8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: \"All nations will be blessed through you.\"[d] 9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.\r\n\r\n 10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: \"Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.\"[e] 11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because \"the righteous will live by faith.\"[f] 12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, \"The person who does these things will live by them.\" R@13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: \"Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.\"14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.@\r\n\r\nThe Law and the Promise\r\n 15 Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. 16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say \"and to seeds,\" meaning many people, but \"and to your seed,\"[i] meaning one person, who is Christ. 17 What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. 18 For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.\r\n 19 Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator. 20 A mediator, however, implies more than one party; but God is one.\r\n\r\n 21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. 22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.\r\n\r\nO@Children of God @\r\n 23 Before the coming of this faith,[j] we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. 24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.\r\n G@26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.@ b@ 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham\'s seed, and heirs according to the promise.@\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Galatians 3

Faith or Works of the Law
1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?a 4 Have you experiencedb so much in vain if it really was in vain? 5 So again I ask does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law or by your believing what you heard? 6 So also Abraham \"believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness.\"c

7 Understand then that those who have faith are children of Abraham. 8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham \"All nations will be blessed through you.\"d 9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham the man of faith.

10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse as it is written \"Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.\"e 11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God because \"the righteous will live by faith.\"f 12 The law is not based on faith on the contrary it says \"The person who does these things will live by them.\"g 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us for it is written \"Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.\"h 14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

The Law and the Promise
15 Brothers and sisters let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established so it is in this case. 16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say \"and to seeds\" meaning many people but \"and to your seed\"i meaning one person who is Christ. 17 What I mean is this The law introduced 430 years later does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. 18 For if the inheritance depends on the law then it no longer depends on the promise but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.

19 Why then was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator. 20 A mediator however implies more than one party but God is one.

21 Is the law therefore opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. 22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin so that what was promised being given through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

Children of God
23 Before the coming of this faithj we were held in custody under the law locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. 24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that this faith has come we are no longer under a guardian.

26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile neither slave nor free nor is there male and female for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ then you are Abraham\'s seed and heirs according to the promise.

FootnotesGalatians 33 In contexts like this the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.Galatians 34 Or sufferedGalatians 36 Gen. 156Galatians 38 Gen. 123 1818 2218Galatians 310 Deut. 2726Galatians 311 Hab. 24Galatians 312 Lev. 185Galatians 313 Deut. 2123Galatians 316 Gen. 127 1315 247Galatians 323 Or through the faithfulness of Jesus Before faith came Galatians 4? (New International Version 2011)

'),(135,36,2,'Cabal 2020 Democrats','Habakkuk 2\r\n 1 I will climb up to my watchtower\r\n and stand at my guardpost.\r\n There I will wait to see what the Lord says\r\n and how he[a] will answer my complaint.\r\n\r\nThe Lord\'s Second Reply\r\n 2 Then the Lord said to me,\r\n \"Write my answer plainly on tablets,\r\n so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.\r\n 3 This vision is for a future time.\r\n It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled.\r\n If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently,\r\n for it will surely take place.\r\n It will not be delayed.\r\n\r\n 4 \"Look at the proud!\r\n They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked.\r\n But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.[b]\r\n 5 Wealth[c] is treacherous,\r\n and the arrogant are never at rest.\r\n They open their mouths as wide as the grave,[d]\r\n and like death, they are never satisfied.\r\n In their greed they have gathered up many nations\r\n and swallowed many peoples.\r\n\r\n 6 \"But soon their captives will taunt them.\r\n They will mock them, saying,\r\n \'What sorrow awaits you thieves!\r\n Now you will get what you deserve!\r\n You\'ve become rich by extortion,\r\n but how much longer can this go on?\'\r\n 7 Suddenly, your debtors will take action.\r\n They will turn on you and take all you have,\r\n while you stand trembling and helpless.\r\n 8 Because you have plundered many nations;\r\n now all the survivors will plunder you.\r\n You committed murder throughout the countryside\r\n and filled the towns with violence.\r\n\r\n 9 \"What sorrow awaits you who build big houses\r\n with money gained dishonestly!\r\n You believe your wealth will buy security,\r\n putting your family\'s nest beyond the reach of danger.\r\n 10 But by the murders you committed,\r\n you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives.\r\n 11 The very stones in the walls cry out against you,\r\n and the beams in the ceilings echo the complaint.\r\n\r\n 12 \"What sorrow awaits you who build cities\r\n with money gained through murder and corruption!\r\n 13 Has not the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies promised\r\n that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes?\r\n They work so hard,\r\n but all in vain!\r\n 14 For as the waters fill the sea,\r\n the earth will be filled with an awareness\r\n of the glory of the Lord.\r\n\r\n 15 \"What sorrow awaits you who make your neighbors drunk!\r\n You force your cup on them\r\n so you can gloat over their shameful nakedness.\r\n 16 But soon it will be your turn to be disgraced.\r\n Come, drink and be exposed!\r\n Drink from the cup of the Lord\'s judgment,\r\n and all your glory will be turned to shame.\r\n 17 You cut down the forests of Lebanon.\r\n Now you will be cut down.\r\n You destroyed the wild animals,\r\n so now their terror will be yours.\r\n You committed murder throughout the countryside\r\n and filled the towns with violence.\r\n\r\n 18 \"What good is an idol carved by man,\r\n or a cast image that deceives you?\r\n How foolish to trust in your own creation,\r\n a god that can\'t even talk!\r\n 19 What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols,\r\n \'Wake up and save us!\'\r\n To speechless stone images you say,\r\n \'Rise up and teach us!\'\r\n Can an idol tell you what to do?\r\n They may be overlaid with gold and silver,\r\n but they are lifeless inside.\r\n 20 But the Lord is in his holy Temple.\r\n Let all the earth be silent before him.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nHabakkuk 2:1','NIV','

Habakkuk 2

 1 I will stand at my watch    and station myself on the ramparts I will look to see what he will say to me    and what answer I am to give to this complaint.a

The LORD\'s Answer
 2 Then the LORD replied

   \"Write down the revelation    and make it plain on tablets    so that a heraldb may run with it. 3 For the revelation awaits an appointed time    it speaks of the end    and will not prove false. Though it linger wait for it    itc will certainly come    and will not delay.

 4 \"See the enemy is puffed up    his desires are not upright    but the righteous person will live by his faithfulnessd 5 indeed wine betrays him    he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave    and like death is never satisfied he gathers to himself all the nations    and takes captive all the peoples.

 6 \"Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn saying

   \"\'Woe to him who piles up stolen goods    and makes himself wealthy by extortion!    How long must this go on?\' 7 Will not your creditors suddenly arise?    Will they not wake up and make you tremble?    Then you will become their prey. 8 Because you have plundered many nations    the peoples who are left will plunder you. For you have shed human blood    you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.

 9 \"Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain    setting his nest on high    to escape the clutches of ruin! 10 You have plotted the ruin of many peoples    shaming your own house and forfeiting your life. 11 The stones of the wall will cry out    and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.

 12 \"Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed    and establishes a town by injustice! 13 Has not the LORD Almighty determined    that the people\'s labor is only fuel for the fire    that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing? 14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD    as the waters cover the sea.

 15 \"Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors    pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk    so that he can gaze on their naked bodies! 16 You will be filled with shame instead of glory.    Now it is your turn! Drink and let your nakedness be exposede! The cup from the LORD\'s right hand is coming around to you    and disgrace will cover your glory. 17 The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you    and your destruction of animals will terrify you. For you have shed human blood    you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.

 18 \"Of what value is an idol carved by a craftsman?    Or an image that teaches lies? For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation    he makes idols that cannot speak. 19 Woe to him who says to wood \'Come to life!\'    Or to lifeless stone \'Wake up!\' Can it give guidance?    It is covered with gold and silver    there is no breath in it.\"

 20 The LORD is in his holy temple    let all the earth be silent before him.

FootnotesHabakkuk 21 Or and what to answer when I am rebukedHabakkuk 22 Or so that whoever reads itHabakkuk 23 Or Though he linger wait for him / heHabakkuk 24 Or faithHabakkuk 216 Masoretic Text Dead Sea Scrolls Aquila Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint) and stagger  Habakkuk 3 (New International Version 2011)

'),(136,19,72,'14 oppress hank','Psalm 72\r\nA psalm of Solomon.\r\n 1 Give your love of justice to the king, O God,\r\n and righteousness to the king\'s son.\r\n 2 Help him judge your people in the right way;\r\n let the poor always be treated fairly.\r\n 3 May the mountains yield prosperity for all,\r\n and may the hills be fruitful.\r\n 4 Help him to defend the poor,\r\n to rescue the children of the needy,\r\n and to crush their oppressors.\r\n 5 May they fear you as long as the sun shines,\r\n as long as the moon remains in the sky.\r\n Yes, forever!\r\n 6 May the king\'s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass,\r\n like the showers that water the earth.\r\n 7 May all the godly flourish during his reign.\r\n May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.\r\n 8 May he reign from sea to sea,\r\n and from the Euphrates River[a] to the ends of the earth.\r\n 9 Desert nomads will bow before him;\r\n his enemies will fall before him in the dust.\r\n 10 The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands\r\n will bring him tribute.\r\n The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba\r\n will bring him gifts.\r\n 11 All kings will bow before him,\r\n and all nations will serve him.\r\n\r\n 12 He will rescue the poor when they cry to him;\r\n he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.\r\n 13 He feels pity for the weak and the needy,\r\n and he will rescue them.\r\n G@14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence,\r\n for their lives are precious to him.\r\n@\r\n 15 Long live the king!\r\n May the gold of Sheba be given to him.\r\n May the people always pray for him\r\n and bless him all day long.\r\n 16 May there be abundant grain throughout the land,\r\n flourishing even on the hilltops.\r\n May the fruit trees flourish like the trees of Lebanon,\r\n and may the people thrive like grass in a field.\r\n 17 May the king\'s name endure forever;\r\n may it continue as long as the sun shines.\r\n May all nations be blessed through him\r\n and bring him praise.\r\n\r\n 18 Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel,\r\n who alone does such wonderful things.\r\n 19 Praise his glorious name forever!\r\n Let the whole earth be filled with his glory.\r\n Amen and amen!\r\n\r\n 20 (This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.)\r\n\r\nBook Three (Psalms 73–89)\r\n \r\nFootnotes:','',''),(137,51,1,'6 good work \r\n12-14 confident dare\r\n27 life','Philippians 1\r\nGreetings from Paul\r\n 1 This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus.\r\n I am writing to all of God\'s holy people in Philippi who belong to Christ Jesus, including the elders[a] and deacons.\r\n\r\n 2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.\r\n\r\nPaul\'s Thanksgiving and Prayer\r\n 3 Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. 4 Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, 5 for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now.r@ 6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.@\r\n 7 So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News. 8 God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus.\r\n\r\n 9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. 10 For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ\'s return. 11 May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation, the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ[b], for this will bring much glory and praise to God.\r\n\r\nPaul\'s Joy That Christ Is Preached\r\nG@ 12 And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters,[c] that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. 13 For everyone here, including the whole palace guard,[d] knows that I am in chains because of Christ. 14 And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers[e] here have gained confidence and boldly speak God\'s message[f] without fear.@\r\n 15 It\'s true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives. 16 They preach because they love me, for they know I have been appointed to defend the Good News. 17 Those others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not sincerely, intending to make my chains more painful to me. 18 But that doesn\'t matter. Whether their motives are false or genuine, the message about Christ is being preached either way, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice. 19 For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance.\r\n\r\nPaul\'s Life for Christ\r\n 20 For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. 21 For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. 22 But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don\'t know which is better. 23 I\'m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me. 24 But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live.\r\n 25 Knowing this, I am convinced that I will remain alive so I can continue to help all of you grow and experience the joy of your faith. 26 And when I come to you again, you will have even more reason to take pride in Christ Jesus because of what he is doing through me.\r\n\r\nLive as Citizens of Heaven\r\nB@ 27 Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.@ 28 Don\'t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself. 29 For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him. 30 We are in this struggle together. You have seen my struggle in the past, and you know that I am still in the midst of it.\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Philippians 1

? 1 Paul and Timothy servants of Christ Jesus

? ? ? To all God\'s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi together with the overseers and deaconsa

? 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving and Prayer
? 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now 6 being confident of this that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

? 7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you since I have you in my heart and whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel all of you share in God\'s grace with me. 8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

? 9 And this is my prayer that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.

Paul\'s Chains Advance the Gospel
? 12 Now I want you to know brothers and sistersb that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. 13 As a result it has become clear throughout the whole palace guardc and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. 14 And because of my chains most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear.

? 15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry but others out of goodwill. 16 The latter do so out of love knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition not sincerely supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. 18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way whether from false motives or true Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.

? ? ? Yes and I will continue to rejoice 19 for I know that through your prayers and God\'s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.d 20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body whether by life or by death. 21 For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 If I am to go on living in the body this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23 I am torn between the two I desire to depart and be with Christ which is better by far 24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. 25 Convinced of this I know that I will remain and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith 26 so that through my being with you again your boasting in Christ Jesus will abound on account of me.

Life Worthy of the Gospel
? 27 Whatever happens conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirite striving together as one for the faith of the gospel 28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed but that you will be saved and that by God. 29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him 30 since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had and now hear that I still have.

FootnotesPhilippians 11 The word deacons refers here to Christians designated to serve with the overseers/elders of the church in a variety of ways similarly in Romans 161 and 1 Tim. 3812.Philippians 112 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers both men and women as part of God\'s family also in verse 14 and in 31 13 17 41 8 21.Philippians 113 Or whole palacePhilippians 119 Or vindication or salvationPhilippians 127 Or in one spirit ? Philippians 2? (New International Version 2011)

'),(138,45,5,'40 sacrifice','Acts 5\r\nAnanias and Sapphira\r\n 1 But there was a certain man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property. 2 He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife\'s consent, he kept the rest.\r\n 3 Then Peter said, \"Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. 4 The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren\'t lying to us but to God!\"\r\n\r\n 5 As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified. 6 Then some young men got up, wrapped him in a sheet, and took him out and buried him.\r\n\r\n 7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 Peter asked her, \"Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?\"\r\n\r\n \"Yes,\" she replied, \"that was the price.\"\r\n\r\n 9 And Peter said, \"How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord like this? The young men who buried your husband are just outside the door, and they will carry you out, too.\"\r\n\r\n 10 Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened.\r\n\r\nThe Apostles Heal Many\r\n 12 The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon\'s Colonnade. 13 But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. 14 Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord, crowds of both men and women. 15 As a result of the apostles\' work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter\'s shadow might fall across some of them as he went by. 16 Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil[a] spirits, and they were all healed.\r\nThe Apostles Meet Opposition\r\n 17 The high priest and his officials, who were Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19 But an angel of the Lord came at night, opened the gates of the jail, and brought them out. Then he told them, 20 \"Go to the Temple and give the people this message of life!\"\r\n 21 So at daybreak the apostles entered the Temple, as they were told, and immediately began teaching.\r\n\r\n When the high priest and his officials arrived, they convened the high council[b], the full assembly of the elders of Israel. Then they sent for the apostles to be brought from the jail for trial. 22 But when the Temple guards went to the jail, the men were gone. So they returned to the council and reported, 23 \"The jail was securely locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no one was there!\"\r\n\r\n 24 When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wondering where it would all end. 25 Then someone arrived with startling news: \"The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple, teaching the people!\"\r\n\r\n 26 The captain went with his Temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they were afraid the people would stone them. 27 Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted them. 28 \"Didn\'t we tell you never again to teach in this man\'s name?\" he demanded. \"Instead, you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death!\"\r\n\r\n 29 But Peter and the apostles replied, \"We must obey God rather than any human authority. 30 The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross.[c] 31 Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this so the people of Israel would repent of their sins and be forgiven. 32 We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him.\"\r\n\r\n 33 When they heard this, the high council was furious and decided to kill them. 34 But one member, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, who was an expert in religious law and respected by all the people, stood up and ordered that the men be sent outside the council chamber for a while. 35 Then he said to his colleagues, \"Men of Israel, take care what you are planning to do to these men! 36 Some time ago there was that fellow Theudas, who pretended to be someone great. About 400 others joined him, but he was killed, and all his followers went their various ways. The whole movement came to nothing. 37 After him, at the time of the census, there was Judas of Galilee. He got people to follow him, but he was killed, too, and all his followers were scattered.\r\n\r\n 38 \"So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown. 39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God!\"\r\n\r\n G@40 The others accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go.\r\n@\r\n 41 The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus.[d] 42 And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: \"Jesus is the Messiah.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nActs 5:16 Greek unclean','NIV','

Acts 5

Ananias and Sapphira
 1 Now a man named Ananias together with his wife Sapphira also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife\'s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself but brought the rest and put it at the apostles\' feet.

 3 Then Peter said \"Ananias how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn\'t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold wasn\'t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.\"

 5 When Ananias heard this he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. 6 Then some young men came forward wrapped up his body and carried him out and buried him.

 7 About three hours later his wife came in not knowing what had happened. 8 Peter asked her \"Tell me is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?\"

   \"Yes\" she said \"that is the price.\"

 9 Peter said to her \"How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door and they will carry you out also.\"

 10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and finding her dead carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.

The Apostles Heal Many
 12 The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon\'s Colonnade. 13 No one else dared join them even though they were highly regarded by the people. 14 Nevertheless more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. 15 As a result people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter\'s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. 16 Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits and all of them were healed.
The Apostles Persecuted
 17 Then the high priest and all his associates who were members of the party of the Sadducees were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. 20 \"Go stand in the temple courts\" he said \"and tell the people all about this new life.\"

 21 At daybreak they entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people.

   When the high priest and his associates arrived they called together the Sanhedrin the full assembly of the elders of Israel and sent to the jail for the apostles. 22 But on arriving at the jail the officers did not find them there. So they went back and reported 23 \"We found the jail securely locked with the guards standing at the doors but when we opened them we found no one inside.\" 24 On hearing this report the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss wondering what this might lead to.

 25 Then someone came and said \"Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.\" 26 At that the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force because they feared that the people would stone them.

 27 The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. 28 \"We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name\" he said. \"Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man\'s blood.\"

 29 Peter and the other apostles replied \"We must obey God rather than human beings! 30 The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. 31 God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins. 32 We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.\"

 33 When they heard this they were furious and wanted to put them to death. 34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. 35 Then he addressed the Sanhedrin \"Men of Israel consider carefully what you intend to do to these men. 36 Some time ago Theudas appeared claiming to be somebody and about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed all his followers were dispersed and it all came to nothing. 37 After him Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and led a band of people in revolt. He too was killed and all his followers were scattered. 38 Therefore in the present case I advise you Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin it will fail. 39 But if it is from God you will not be able to stop these men you will only find yourselves fighting against God.\"

 40 His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and let them go.

 41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. 42 Day after day in the temple courts and from house to house they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.

 Acts 6 (New International Version 2011)

'),(139,47,9,'24 endurance discipline motivate','1 Corinthians 9\r\n\r\nO@Paul\'s Rights as an Apostle @\r\n 1 Am I not free Am I not an apostle Have I not seen Jesus our Lord Are you not the result of my work in the Lord 2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.\r\n 3 This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me. 4 Don\'t we have the right to food and drink 5 Don\'t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord\'s brothers and Cephas 6 Or is it only I and Barnabas who lack the right to not work for a living\r\n\r\n 7 Who serves as a soldier at his own expense Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its grapes Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk 8 Do I say this merely on human authority Doesn\'t the Law say the same thing 9 For it is written in the Law of Moses: "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain." Is it about oxen that God is concerned 10 Surely he says this for us, doesn\'t he Yes, this was written for us, because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest. 11 If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you 12 If others have this right of support from you, shouldn\'t we have it all the more\r\n\r\n But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.\r\n\r\n 13 Don\'t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.\r\n\r\n 15 But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast. 16 For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me. 18 What then is my reward Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights as a preacher of the gospel.\r\n\r\nO@Paul\'s Use of His Freedom @\r\n 19 Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God\'s law but am under Christ\'s law), so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.\r\n\r\nO@The Need for Self-Discipline @\r\n G@24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.@\r\nFootnotes:\r\n1 Corinthians 9:5 That is, Peter\r\n1 Corinthians 9:9 Deut. 25:4','NIV','

\n1 Corinthians 9

\n
\nPaul\'s Rights as an Apostle
\n 1 Am I not free Am I not an apostle Have I not seen Jesus our Lord Are you not the result of my work in the Lord 2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

\n 3 This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me. 4 Don\'t we have the right to food and drink 5 Don\'t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord\'s brothers and Cephas 6 Or is it only I and Barnabas who lack the right to not work for a living

\n 7 Who serves as a soldier at his own expense Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its grapes Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk 8 Do I say this merely on human authority Doesn\'t the Law say the same thing 9 For it is written in the Law of Moses: "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain." Is it about oxen that God is concerned 10 Surely he says this for us, doesn\'t he Yes, this was written for us, because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest. 11 If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you 12 If others have this right of support from you, shouldn\'t we have it all the more

\n   But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

\n 13 Don\'t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

\n 15 But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast. 16 For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me. 18 What then is my reward Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights as a preacher of the gospel.

\nPaul\'s Use of His Freedom
\n 19 Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God\'s law but am under Christ\'s law), so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
\nThe Need for Self-Discipline
\n 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

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\nFootnotes:1 Corinthians 9:5 That is, Peter1 Corinthians 9:9 Deut. 25:4 \n 1 Corinthians 10 (New International Version, ©2011)

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'),(140,51,3,'12 endurance \r\n14 success win','Philippians 3\r\nO@No Confidence in the Flesh @\r\n 1 Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. 3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh, 4 though I myself have reasons for such confidence.\r\n If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless.\r\n\r\n 7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 I want to know Christ, yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead. L@12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. @13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, b@14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.\r\n@\r\nFollowing Paul\'s Example\r\n 15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. 16 Only let us live up to what we have already attained.\r\n 17 Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do. 18 For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. 20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Philippians 3

No Confidence in the Flesh
 1 Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. 3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh, 4 though I myself have reasons for such confidence.

   If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless.

 7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 I want to know Christ, yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.

 12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Following Paul\'s Example
 15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. 16 Only let us live up to what we have already attained.

 17 Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do. 18 For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. 20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

Footnotes:Philippians 3:9 Or through the faithfulness of \n Philippians 4 (New International Version, ©2011)

'),(141,54,2,'1-17 end times','2 Thessalonians 2\r\nO@The Man of Lawlessness @\r\nB@ 1 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us, whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter, asserting that the day of the Lord has already come.@r@ 3 Don\'t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God\'s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.@b@\r\n 5 Don\'t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6 And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.@ r@ 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.@\r\n\r\nStand Firm\r\n 13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[b] to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.\r\n 15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings[c] we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.\r\n\r\n 16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

2 Thessalonians 2

The Man of Lawlessness
1 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him we ask you brothers and sisters 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. 3 Don\'t let anyone deceive you in any way for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessnessa is revealed the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped so that he sets himself up in God\'s temple proclaiming himself to be God.

5 Don\'t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6 And now you know what is holding him back so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.

Stand Firm
13 But we ought always to thank God for you brothers and sisters loved by the Lord because God chose you as firstfruitsb to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 So then brothers and sisters stand firm and hold fast to the teachingsc we passed on to you whether by word of mouth or by letter.

16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.

Footnotes2 Thessalonians 23 Some manuscripts sin2 Thessalonians 213 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you2 Thessalonians 215 Or traditions 2 Thessalonians 3? (New International Version 2011)

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1 Samuel 16

Samuel Anoints David
? 1 The LORD said to Samuel "How long will you mourn for Saul since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king."

? 2 But Samuel said "How can I go? If Saul hears about it he will kill me."

? ? ? The LORD said "Take a heifer with you and say \'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.\' 3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice and I will show you what to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate."

? 4 Samuel did what the LORD said. When he arrived at Bethlehem the elders of the town trembled when they met him. They asked "Do you come in peace?"

? 5 Samuel replied "Yes in peace I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me." Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

? 6 When they arrived Samuel saw Eliab and thought "Surely the LORD\'s anointed stands here before the LORD."

? 7 But the LORD said to Samuel "Do not consider his appearance or his height for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance but the LORD looks at the heart."

? 8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said "The LORD has not chosen this one either." 9 Jesse then had Shammah pass by but Samuel said "Nor has the LORD chosen this one." 10 Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel but Samuel said to him "The LORD has not chosen these." 11 So he asked Jesse "Are these all the sons you have?"

? ? ? "There is still the youngest" Jesse answered. "He is tending the sheep."

? ? ? Samuel said "Send for him we will not sit down until he arrives."

? 12 So he sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features.

? ? ? Then the LORD said "Rise and anoint him this is the one."

? 13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.

David in Saul\'s Service
? 14 Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul and an evila spirit from the LORD tormented him.

? 15 Saul\'s attendants said to him "See an evil spirit from God is tormenting you. 16 Let our lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the lyre. He will play when the evil spirit from God comes on you and you will feel better."

? 17 So Saul said to his attendants "Find someone who plays well and bring him to me."

? 18 One of the servants answered "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the LORD is with him."

? 19 Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said "Send me your son David who is with the sheep." 20 So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them with his son David to Saul.

? 21 David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much and David became one of his armor-bearers. 22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying "Allow David to remain in my service for I am pleased with him."

? 23 Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul he would feel better and the evil spirit would leave him.

Footnotes1 Samuel 1614 Or and a harmful similarly in verses 15 16 and 23 ? 1 Samuel 17? (New International Version 2011)

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'),(143,53,5,'11 encourage\r\n16 pray circumstance thanks\r\n19 prophet test holy spirit\r\n21 Halloween evil','Thessalonians 5\r\n 1 Now concerning how and when all this will happen, dear brothers and sisters,we don\'t really need to write you. 2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord\'s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. 3 When people are saying, "Everything is peaceful and secure," then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman\'s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape.\r\n\r\n 4 But you aren\'t in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won\'t be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief. 5 For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don\'t belong to darkness and night. 6 So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. 7 Night is the time when people sleep and drinkers get drunk. 8 But let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation.\r\n\r\n 9 For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us. 10 Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever. B@ 11 So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.@\r\n\r\nO@Paul\'s Final Advice@\r\n 12 Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord\'s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. 13 Show them great respect and wholehearted love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other.\r\n 14 Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.\r\n\r\n 15 See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people.\r\n\r\nP@ 16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God\'s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.@\r\n\r\nR@ 19 Do not stifle the Holy Spirit. 20 Do not scoff at prophecies, 21 but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good. 22 Stay away from every kind of evil.@\r\n\r\nPaul\'s Final Greetings\r\n 23 Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. 24 God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.\r\n 25 Dear brothers and sisters, pray for us.\r\n\r\n 26 Greet all the brothers and sisters with Christian love.\r\n\r\n 27 I command you in the name of the Lord to read this letter to all the brothers and sisters.\r\n\r\n 28 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NKJV','

1 Thessalonians 5

The Day of the Lord
1 But concerning the times and the seasons brethren you have no need that I should write to you. 2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 4 But you brethren are not in darkness so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. 5 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep as others do but let us watch and be sober. 7 For those who sleep sleep at night and those who get drunk are drunk at night. 8 But let us who are of the day be sober putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet the hope of salvation. 9 For God did not appoint us to wrath but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ 10 who died for us that whether we wake or sleep we should live together with Him. 11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another just as you also are doing.
Various Exhortations
12 And we urge you brethren to recognize those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you 13 and to esteem them very highly in love for their work\'s sake. Be at peace among yourselves. 14 Now we exhort you brethren warn those who are unruly comfort the fainthearted uphold the weak be patient with all. 15 See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. 16 Rejoice always 17 pray without ceasing 18 in everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies. r@21 Test all things hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.@
Blessing and Admonition
23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely and may your whole spirit soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful who also will do it. 25 Brethren pray for us. 26 Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss. 27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holya brethren. 28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Footnotes1 Thessalonians 527 NU-Text omits holy.\n

'),(144,59,3,'13 warn','Hebrews 3\r\nL@Jesus Is Greater Than Moses @\r\n 1 And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and[a] are partners with those called to heaven, think carefully about this Jesus whom we declare to be God\'s messenger[b] and High Priest. 2 For he was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully when he was entrusted with God\'s entire[c] house.\r\n 3 But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a house deserves more praise than the house itself. 4 For every house has a builder, but the one who built everything is God.\r\n\r\n 5 Moses was certainly faithful in God\'s house as a servant. His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal later. 6 But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God\'s entire house. And we are God\'s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.[d]\r\n\r\n 7 That is why the Holy Spirit says,\r\n\r\n \"Today when you hear his voice,\r\n 8 don\'t harden your hearts\r\n as Israel did when they rebelled,\r\n when they tested me in the wilderness.\r\n 9 There your ancestors tested and tried my patience,\r\n even though they saw my miracles for forty years.\r\n 10 So I was angry with them, and I said,\r\n \'Their hearts always turn away from me.\r\n They refuse to do what I tell them.\'\r\n 11 So in my anger I took an oath:\r\n \'They will never enter my place of rest.\'\"[e]\r\n\r\n 12 Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters.[f] Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. G@13 You must warn each other every day, while it is still \"today,\" so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God. 14 For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.@ 15 Remember what it says:\r\n\r\n \"Today when you hear his voice,\r\n don\'t harden your hearts\r\n as Israel did when they rebelled.\"[g]\r\n\r\n 16 And who was it who rebelled against God, even though they heard his voice? Wasn\'t it the people Moses led out of Egypt? 17 And who made God angry for forty years? Wasn\'t it the people who sinned, whose corpses lay in the wilderness? 18 And to whom was God speaking when he took an oath that they would never enter his rest? Wasn\'t it the people who disobeyed him? 19 So we see that because of their unbelief they were not able to enter his rest.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nHebrews 3:1 Greek And so, holy brothers who.\r\nHebrews 3:1 Greek God\'s apostle.\r\nHebrews 3:2 Some manuscripts omit entire.\r\nHebrews 3:6 Some manuscripts add faithful to the end.\r\nHebrews 3:11 Ps 95:7-11.\r\nHebrews 3:12 Greek brothers.\r\nHebrews 3:15 Ps 95:7-8.','NIV','

Hebrews 3

Jesus Greater Than Moses
 1 Therefore holy brothers and sisters who share in the heavenly calling fix your thoughts on Jesus whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. 2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him just as Moses was faithful in all God\'s house. 3 Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4 For every house is built by someone but God is the builder of everything. 5 \"Moses was faithful as a servant in all God\'s house\"a bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God\'s house. And we are his house if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
Warning Against Unbelief
 7 So as the Holy Spirit says

   \"Today if you hear his voice  8 do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion    during the time of testing in the wilderness 9 where your ancestors tested and tried me    though for forty years they saw what I did. 10 That is why I was angry with that generation    I said \'Their hearts are always going astray    and they have not known my ways.\' 11 So I declared on oath in my anger    \'They shall never enter my rest.\' \"b

 12 See to it brothers and sisters that none of you has a sinful unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. 13 But encourage one another daily as long as it is called \"Today\" so that none of you may be hardened by sin\'s deceitfulness. 14 We have come to share in Christ if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. 15 As has just been said

   \"Today if you hear his voice    do not harden your hearts    as you did in the rebellion.\"c

 16 Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? 17 And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned whose bodies perished in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed? 19 So we see that they were not able to enter because of their unbelief.

FootnotesHebrews 35 Num. 127Hebrews 311 Psalm 957-11Hebrews 315 Psalm 9578  Hebrews 4 (New International Version 2011)

'),(145,18,16,'2 - 5 encourage & grief','Job 16\r\nL@Job\'s Fifth Speech: A Response to Eliphaz @\r\n 1 Then Job spoke again:\r\n G@2 \"I have heard all this before.\r\n What miserable comforters you are!\r\n 3 Won\'t you ever stop blowing hot air?\r\n What makes you keep on talking?\r\n 4 I could say the same things if you were in my place.\r\n I could spout off criticism and shake my head at you.\r\n 5 But if it were me, I would encourage you.\r\n I would try to take away your grief.@\r\n 6 Instead, I suffer if I defend myself,\r\n and I suffer no less if I refuse to speak.\r\n\r\n 7 \"O God, you have ground me down\r\n and devastated my family.\r\n 8 As if to prove I have sinned, you\'ve reduced me to skin and bones.\r\n My gaunt flesh testifies against me.\r\n 9 God hates me and angrily tears me apart.\r\n He snaps his teeth at me\r\n and pierces me with his eyes.\r\n 10 People jeer and laugh at me.\r\n They slap my cheek in contempt.\r\n A mob gathers against me.\r\n 11 God has handed me over to sinners.\r\n He has tossed me into the hands of the wicked.\r\n\r\n 12 \"I was living quietly until he shattered me.\r\n He took me by the neck and broke me in pieces.\r\n Then he set me up as his target,\r\n 13 and now his archers surround me.\r\n His arrows pierce me without mercy.\r\n The ground is wet with my blood.[a]\r\n 14 Again and again he smashes against me,\r\n charging at me like a warrior.\r\n 15 I wear burlap to show my grief.\r\n My pride lies in the dust.\r\n 16 My eyes are red with weeping;\r\n dark shadows circle my eyes.\r\n 17 Yet I have done no wrong,\r\n and my prayer is pure.\r\n\r\n 18 \"O earth, do not conceal my blood.\r\n Let it cry out on my behalf.\r\n 19 Even now my witness is in heaven.\r\n My advocate is there on high.\r\n 20 My friends scorn me,\r\n but I pour out my tears to God.\r\n 21 I need someone to mediate between God and me,\r\n as a person mediates between friends.\r\n 22 For soon I must go down that road\r\n from which I will never return.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Job 16

Job
1 Then Job replied

2 \"I have heard many things like these ? ? ? you are miserable comforters all of you! 3 Will your long-winded speeches never end? ? ? ? What ails you that you keep on arguing? 4 I also could speak like you ? ? ? if you were in my place I could make fine speeches against you ? ? ? and shake my head at you. 5 But my mouth would encourage you ? ? ? comfort from my lips would bring you relief.

6 \"Yet if I speak my pain is not relieved ? ? ? and if I refrain it does not go away. 7 Surely God you have worn me out ? ? ? you have devastated my entire household. 8 You have shriveled me up and it has become a witness ? ? ? my gauntness rises up and testifies against me. 9 God assails me and tears me in his anger ? ? ? and gnashes his teeth at me ? ? ? my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes. 10 People open their mouths to jeer at me ? ? ? they strike my cheek in scorn ? ? ? and unite together against me. 11 God has turned me over to the ungodly ? ? ? and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked. 12 All was well with me but he shattered me ? ? ? he seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target ? 13 his archers surround me. Without pity he pierces my kidneys ? ? ? and spills my gall on the ground. 14 Again and again he bursts upon me ? ? ? he rushes at me like a warrior.

15 \"I have sewed sackcloth over my skin ? ? ? and buried my brow in the dust. 16 My face is red with weeping ? ? ? dark shadows ring my eyes 17 yet my hands have been free of violence ? ? ? and my prayer is pure.

18 \"Earth do not cover my blood ? ? ? may my cry never be laid to rest! 19 Even now my witness is in heaven ? ? ? my advocate is on high. 20 My intercessor is my frienda ? ? ? as my eyes pour out tears to God 21 on behalf of a man he pleads with God ? ? ? as one pleads for a friend.

22 \"Only a few years will pass ? ? ? before I take the path of no return.

FootnotesJob 1620 Or My friends treat me with scorn ? Job 17? (New International Version 2011)

'),(146,45,9,'26 , 27 conversion Damascus','Acts 9\r\nSaul\'s Conversion\r\n 1 Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord\'s followers. So he went to the high priest. 2 He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them, both men and women, back to Jerusalem in chains.\r\n 3 As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?"\r\n\r\n 5 "Who are you, lord?" Saul asked.\r\n\r\n And the voice replied, "I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting! 6 Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."\r\n\r\n 7 The men with Saul stood speechless, for they heard the sound of someone\'s voice but saw no one! 8 Saul picked himself up off the ground, but when he opened his eyes he was blind. So his companions led him by the hand to Damascus. 9 He remained there blind for three days and did not eat or drink.\r\n\r\n 10 Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, "Ananias!"\r\n\r\n "Yes, Lord!" he replied.\r\n\r\n 11 The Lord said, "Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. 12 I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again."\r\n\r\n 13 "But Lord," exclaimed Ananias, "I\'ve heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the believers in Jerusalem! 14 And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name."\r\n\r\n 15 But the Lord said, "Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel. 16 And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name\'s sake."\r\n\r\n 17 So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." 18 Instantly something like scales fell from Saul\'s eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. 19 Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength.\r\n\r\nSaul in Damascus and Jerusalem\r\n Saul stayed with the believers in Damascus for a few days. 20 And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is indeed the Son of God!"\r\n 21 All who heard him were amazed. "Isn\'t this the same man who caused such devastation among Jesus\' followers in Jerusalem?" they asked. "And didn\'t he come here to arrest them and take them in chains to the leading priests?"\r\n\r\n 22 Saul\'s preaching became more and more powerful, and the Jews in Damascus couldn\'t refute his proofs that Jesus was indeed the Messiah. 23 After a while some of the Jews plotted together to kill him. 24 They were watching for him day and night at the city gate so they could murder him, but Saul was told about their plot. 25 So during the night, some of the other believers lowered him in a large basket through an opening in the city wall.\r\n\r\nG@ 26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he had truly become a believer! 27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. He also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesus in Damascus.@\r\n\r\n 28 So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him. 30 When the believers heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus, his hometown.\r\n\r\n 31 The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.\r\n\r\nPeter Heals Aeneas and Raises Dorcas\r\n 32 Meanwhile, Peter traveled from place to place, and he came down to visit the believers in the town of Lydda. 33 There he met a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years. 34 Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up, and roll up your sleeping mat!" And he was healed instantly. 35 Then the whole population of Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas walking around, and they turned to the Lord.\r\n 36 There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorcas). She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor. 37 About this time she became ill and died. Her body was washed for burial and laid in an upstairs room. 38 But the believers had heard that Peter was nearby at Lydda, so they sent two men to beg him, "Please come as soon as possible!"\r\n\r\n 39 So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. The room was filled with widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and other clothes Dorcas had made for them. 40 But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning to the body he said, "Get up, Tabitha." And she opened her eyes! When she saw Peter, she sat up! 41 He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he presented her to them alive.\r\n\r\n 42 The news spread through the whole town, and many believed in the Lord. 43 And Peter stayed a long time in Joppa, living with Simon, a tanner of hides.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Acts 9

Saul\'s Conversion
1 Meanwhile Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord\'s disciples. He went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way whether men or women he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3 As he neared Damascus on his journey suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him "Saul Saul why do you persecute me?"

5 "Who are you Lord?" Saul asked.

"I am Jesus whom you are persecuting" he replied. 6 "Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do."

7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless they heard the sound but did not see anyone. 8 Saul got up from the ground but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9 For three days he was blind and did not eat or drink anything.

10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision "Ananias!"

"Yes Lord" he answered.

11 The Lord told him "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul for he is praying. 12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight."

13 "Lord" Ananias answered "I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. 14 And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name."

15 But the Lord said to Ananias "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name."

17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul he said "Brother Saul the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." 18 Immediately something like scales fell from Saul\'s eyes and he could see again. He got up and was baptized 19 and after taking some food he regained his strength.

Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem
Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. 20 At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. 21 All those who heard him were astonished and asked "Isn\'t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn\'t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?" 22 Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.

23 After many days had gone by there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him 24 but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him. 25 But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.

26 When he came to Jerusalem he tried to join the disciples but they were all afraid of him not believing that he really was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus. 28 So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jewsa but they tried to kill him. 30 When the believers learned of this they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

31 Then the church throughout Judea Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit it increased in numbers.

Aeneas and Dorcas
32 As Peter traveled about the country he went to visit the Lord\'s people who lived in Lydda. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. 34 "Aeneas" Peter said to him "Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat." Immediately Aeneas got up. 35 All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas) she was always doing good and helping the poor. 37 About that time she became sick and died and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. 38 Lydda was near Joppa so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda they sent two men to him and urged him "Please come at once!"

39 Peter went with them and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

40 Peter sent them all out of the room then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman he said "Tabitha get up." She opened her eyes and seeing Peter she sat up. 41 He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers especially the widows and presented her to them alive. 42 This became known all over Joppa and many people believed in the Lord. 43 Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.

FootnotesActs 929 That is Jews who had adopted the Greek language and cultureActs 10? (New International Version 2011)

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'),(147,19,73,'Wicked justice','Psalm 73\r\nA psalm of Asaph.\r\n 1 Truly God is good to Israel,\r\n to those whose hearts are pure.\r\n 2 But as for me, I almost lost my footing.\r\n My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.\r\n 3 For I envied the proud\r\n when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.\r\n 4 They seem to live such painless lives;\r\n their bodies are so healthy and strong.\r\n 5 They don\'t have troubles like other people;\r\n they\'re not plagued with problems like everyone else.\r\n 6 They wear pride like a jeweled necklace\r\n and clothe themselves with cruelty.\r\n 7 These fat cats have everything\r\n their hearts could ever wish for!\r\n 8 They scoff and speak only evil;\r\n in their pride they seek to crush others.\r\n 9 They boast against the very heavens,\r\n and their words strut throughout the earth.\r\n 10 And so the people are dismayed and confused,\r\n drinking in all their words.\r\n 11 \"What does God know?\" they ask.\r\n \"Does the Most High even know what\'s happening?\"\r\n 12 Look at these wicked people,\r\n enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.\r\n 13 Did I keep my heart pure for nothing?\r\n Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?\r\n 14 I get nothing but trouble all day long;\r\n every morning brings me pain.\r\n\r\n 15 If I had really spoken this way to others,\r\n I would have been a traitor to your people.\r\n 16 So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper.\r\n But what a difficult task it is!\r\n 17 Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,\r\n and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.\r\n 18 Truly, you put them on a slippery path\r\n and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.\r\n 19 In an instant they are destroyed,\r\n completely swept away by terrors.\r\n 20 When you arise, O Lord,\r\n you will laugh at their silly ideas\r\n as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.\r\n\r\n 21 Then I realized that my heart was bitter,\r\n and I was all torn up inside.\r\n 22 I was so foolish and ignorant,\r\n I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.\r\n 23 Yet I still belong to you;\r\n you hold my right hand.\r\n 24 You guide me with your counsel,\r\n leading me to a glorious destiny.\r\n 25 Whom have I in heaven but you?\r\n I desire you more than anything on earth.\r\n 26 My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,\r\n but God remains the strength of my heart;\r\n he is mine forever.\r\n\r\n 27 Those who desert him will perish,\r\n for you destroy those who abandon you.\r\n 28 But as for me, how good it is to be near God!\r\n I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter,\r\n and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.\r\n\r\n Psalm 74 (New Living Translation)','',''),(148,62,2,'1 false teachers\r\n9 trials','2 Peter 2\r\nG@False Teachers and Their Destruction @\r\n B@1 But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. 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Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.\r\n 4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; 5 if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; 6 if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7 and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless 8 (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard), r@9 if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. @10 This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority.\r\n\r\n Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings; 11 yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them from the Lord. 12 But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.\r\n\r\n 13 They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you. 14 With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are experts in greed, an accursed brood! 15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness. 16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey, an animal without speech, who spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet\'s madness.\r\n\r\n 17 These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. 18 For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. 19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity, for "people are slaves to whatever has mastered them." 20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. 21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. 22 Of them the proverbs are true: "A dog returns to its vomit," and, "A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud."\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\n2 Peter 2:4 Greek Tartarus\r\n2 Peter 2:4 Some manuscripts in gloomy dungeons\r\n2 Peter 2:10 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 18.\r\n2 Peter 2:11 Many manuscripts beings in the presence of\r\n2 Peter 2:13 Some manuscripts in their love feasts\r\n2 Peter 2:15 Greek Bosor\r\n2 Peter 2:22 Prov. 26:11','NIV','

2 Peter 2

False Teachers and Their Destruction
1 But there were also false prophets among the people just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. 3 In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them and their destruction has not been sleeping.

4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned but sent them to hella putting them in chains of darknessb to be held for judgment 5 if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people but protected Noah a preacher of righteousness and seven others 6 if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly 7 and if he rescued Lot a righteous man who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless 8 (for that righteous man living among them day after day was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard) 9 if this is so then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. 10 This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the fleshc and despise authority.

Bold and arrogant they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings 11 yet even angels although they are stronger and more powerful do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them fromd the Lord. 12 But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals creatures of instinct born only to be caught and destroyed and like animals they too will perish.

13 They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.e 14 With eyes full of adultery they never stop sinning they seduce the unstable they are experts in greed an accursed brood! 15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezerf who loved the wages of wickedness. 16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey an animal without speech who spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet\'s madness.

17 These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. 18 For they mouth empty boastful words and by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. 19 They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of depravity for "people are slaves to whatever has mastered them." 20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. 21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. 22 Of them the proverbs are true "A dog returns to its vomit"g and "A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud."

Footnotes2 Peter 24 Greek Tartarus2 Peter 24 Some manuscripts in gloomy dungeons2 Peter 210 In contexts like this the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit also in verse 18.2 Peter 211 Many manuscripts beings in the presence of2 Peter 213 Some manuscripts in their love feasts2 Peter 215 Greek Bosor2 Peter 222 Prov. 26112 Peter 3? (New International Version 2011)

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'),(149,14,7,'14 heal humble land','2 Chronicles 7\r\nThe Dedication of the Temple\r\n 1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. 2 The priests could not enter the temple of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled it. 3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying,\r\n \"He is good;\r\n his love endures forever.\"\r\n\r\n 4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD. 5 And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated the temple of God. 6 The priests took their positions, as did the Levites with the LORD\'s musical instruments, which King David had made for praising the LORD and which were used when he gave thanks, saying, \"His love endures forever.\" Opposite the Levites, the priests blew their trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.\r\n\r\n 7 Solomon consecrated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple of the LORD, and there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar he had made could not hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings and the fat portions.\r\n\r\n 8 So Solomon observed the festival at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt. 9 On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival for seven days more. 10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their homes, joyful and glad in heart for the good things the LORD had done for David and Solomon and for his people Israel.\r\n\r\nThe LORD Appears to Solomon\r\n 11 When Solomon had finished the temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the LORD and in his own palace, 12 the LORD appeared to him at night and said:\r\n \"I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices.\r\n\r\n 13 \"When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, r@14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. @15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. 16 I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.\r\n\r\n 17 \"As for you, if you walk before me faithfully as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe my decrees and laws, 18 I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father when I said, \'You shall never fail to have a successor to rule over Israel.\'\r\n\r\n 19 \"But if you turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them, 20 then I will uproot Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples. 21 This temple will become a heap of rubble. All who pass by will be appalled and say, \'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?\' 22 People will answer, \'Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them, that is why he brought all this disaster on them.\'\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

2 Chronicles 7

The Dedication of the Temple
1 When Solomon finished praying fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. 2 The priests could not enter the temple of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled it. 3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD saying

\"He is good his love endures forever.\"

4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD. 5 And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated the temple of God. 6 The priests took their positions as did the Levites with the LORD\'s musical instruments which King David had made for praising the LORD and which were used when he gave thanks saying \"His love endures forever.\" Opposite the Levites the priests blew their trumpets and all the Israelites were standing.

7 Solomon consecrated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple of the LORD and there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings because the bronze altar he had made could not hold the burnt offerings the grain offerings and the fat portions.

8 So Solomon observed the festival at that time for seven days and all Israel with him a vast assembly people from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt. 9 On the eighth day they held an assembly for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival for seven days more. 10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their homes joyful and glad in heart for the good things the LORD had done for David and Solomon and for his people Israel.

The LORD Appears to Solomon
11 When Solomon had finished the temple of the LORD and the royal palace and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the LORD and in his own palace 12 the LORD appeared to him at night and said

\"I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices.

13 \"When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people 14 if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then I will hear from heaven and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. 16 I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

17 \"As for you if you walk before me faithfully as David your father did and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws 18 I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with David your father when I said \'You shall never fail to have a successor to rule over Israel.\'

19 \"But if youa turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given youb and go off to serve other gods and worship them 20 then I will uproot Israel from my land which I have given them and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples. 21 This temple will become a heap of rubble. Allc who pass by will be appalled and say \'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?\' 22 People will answer \'Because they have forsaken the LORD the God of their ancestors who brought them out of Egypt and have embraced other gods worshiping and serving them that is why he brought all this disaster on them.\'\"

Footnotes2 Chronicles 719 The Hebrew is plural.2 Chronicles 719 The Hebrew is plural.2 Chronicles 721 See some Septuagint manuscripts Old Latin Syriac Arabic and Targum Hebrew And though this temple is now so imposing all 2 Chronicles 8? (New International Version 2011)

'),(150,12,4,'Elisha \r\n42 - 44 famine multiply','2 Kings 4\r\nElisha Helps a Poor Widow\r\n 1 One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, \"My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the Lord. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves.\"\r\n 2 \"What can I do to help you?\" Elisha asked. \"Tell me, what do you have in the house?\"\r\n\r\n \"Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil,\" she replied.\r\n\r\n 3 And Elisha said, \"Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors. 4 Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.\"\r\n\r\n 5 So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. 6 Soon every container was full to the brim!\r\n\r\n \"Bring me another jar,\" she said to one of her sons.\r\n\r\n \"There aren\'t any more!\" he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing.\r\n\r\n 7 When she told the man of God what had happened, he said to her, \"Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over.\"\r\n\r\nElisha and the Woman from Shunem\r\n 8 One day Elisha went to the town of Shunem. A wealthy woman lived there, and she urged him to come to her home for a meal. After that, whenever he passed that way, he would stop there for something to eat.\r\n 9 She said to her husband, \"I am sure this man who stops in from time to time is a holy man of God. 10 Let\'s build a small room for him on the roof and furnish it with a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp. Then he will have a place to stay whenever he comes by.\"\r\n\r\n 11 One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to this upper room to rest. 12 He said to his servant Gehazi, \"Tell the woman from Shunem I want to speak to her.\" When she appeared, 13 Elisha said to Gehazi, \"Tell her, \'We appreciate the kind concern you have shown us. What can we do for you? Can we put in a good word for you to the king or to the commander of the army?\'\"\r\n\r\n \"No,\" she replied, \"my family takes good care of me.\"\r\n\r\n 14 Later Elisha asked Gehazi, \"What can we do for her?\"\r\n\r\n Gehazi replied, \"She doesn\'t have a son, and her husband is an old man.\"\r\n\r\n 15 \"Call her back again,\" Elisha told him. When the woman returned, Elisha said to her as she stood in the doorway, 16 \"Next year at this time you will be holding a son in your arms!\"\r\n\r\n \"No, my lord!\" she cried. \"O man of God, don\'t deceive me and get my hopes up like that.\"\r\n\r\n 17 But sure enough, the woman soon became pregnant. And at that time the following year she had a son, just as Elisha had said.\r\n\r\n 18 One day when her child was older, he went out to help his father, who was working with the harvesters. 19 Suddenly he cried out, \"My head hurts! My head hurts!\"\r\n\r\n His father said to one of the servants, \"Carry him home to his mother.\"\r\n\r\n 20 So the servant took him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But around noontime he died. 21 She carried him up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and left him there. 22 She sent a message to her husband: \"Send one of the servants and a donkey so that I can hurry to the man of God and come right back.\"\r\n\r\n 23 \"Why go today?\" he asked. \"It is neither a new moon festival nor a Sabbath.\"\r\n\r\n But she said, \"It will be all right.\"\r\n\r\n 24 So she saddled the donkey and said to the servant, \"Hurry! Don\'t slow down unless I tell you to.\"\r\n\r\n 25 As she approached the man of God at Mount Carmel, Elisha saw her in the distance. He said to Gehazi, \"Look, the woman from Shunem is coming. 26 Run out to meet her and ask her, \'Is everything all right with you, your husband, and your child?\'\"\r\n\r\n \"Yes,\" the woman told Gehazi, \"everything is fine.\"\r\n\r\n 27 But when she came to the man of God at the mountain, she fell to the ground before him and caught hold of his feet. Gehazi began to push her away, but the man of God said, \"Leave her alone. She is deeply troubled, but the Lord has not told me what it is.\"\r\n\r\n 28 Then she said, \"Did I ask you for a son, my lord? And didn\'t I say, \'Don\'t deceive me and get my hopes up\'?\"\r\n\r\n 29 Then Elisha said to Gehazi, \"Get ready to travel[a]; take my staff and go! Don\'t talk to anyone along the way. Go quickly and lay the staff on the child\'s face.\"\r\n\r\n 30 But the boy\'s mother said, \"As surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, I won\'t go home unless you go with me.\" So Elisha returned with her.\r\n\r\n 31 Gehazi hurried on ahead and laid the staff on the child\'s face, but nothing happened. There was no sign of life. He returned to meet Elisha and told him, \"The child is still dead.\"\r\n\r\n 32 When Elisha arrived, the child was indeed dead, lying there on the prophet\'s bed. 33 He went in alone and shut the door behind him and prayed to the Lord. 34 Then he lay down on the child\'s body, placing his mouth on the child\'s mouth, his eyes on the child\'s eyes, and his hands on the child\'s hands. And as he stretched out on him, the child\'s body began to grow warm again! 35 Elisha got up, walked back and forth across the room once, and then stretched himself out again on the child. This time the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!\r\n\r\n 36 Then Elisha summoned Gehazi. \"Call the child\'s mother!\" he said. And when she came in, Elisha said, \"Here, take your son!\" 37 She fell at his feet and bowed before him, overwhelmed with gratitude. Then she took her son in her arms and carried him downstairs.\r\n\r\nMiracles during a Famine\r\n 38 Elisha now returned to Gilgal, and there was a famine in the land. One day as the group of prophets was seated before him, he said to his servant, \"Put a large pot on the fire, and make some stew for the rest of the group.\"\r\n 39 One of the young men went out into the field to gather herbs and came back with a pocketful of wild gourds. He shredded them and put them into the pot without realizing they were poisonous. 40 Some of the stew was served to the men. But after they had eaten a bite or two they cried out, \"Man of God, there\'s poison in this stew!\" So they would not eat it.\r\n\r\n 41 Elisha said, \"Bring me some flour.\" Then he threw it into the pot and said, \"Now it\'s all right; go ahead and eat.\" And then it did not harm them.\r\n\r\n B@42 One day a man from Baal-shalishah brought the man of God a sack of fresh grain and twenty loaves of barley bread made from the first grain of his harvest. Elisha said, \"Give it to the people so they can eat.\"\r\n\r\n 43 \"What?\" his servant exclaimed. \"Feed a hundred people with only this?\"\r\n\r\n But Elisha repeated, \"Give it to the people so they can eat, for this is what the Lord says: Everyone will eat, and there will even be some left over!\" 44 And when they gave it to the people, there was plenty for all and some left over, just as the Lord had promised.\r\n@\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

2 Kings 4

The Widow\'s Olive Oil
 1 The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha \"Your servant my husband is dead and you know that he revered the LORD. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.\"

 2 Elisha replied to her \"How can I help you? Tell me what do you have in your house?\"

   \"Your servant has nothing there at all\" she said \"except a small jar of olive oil.\"

 3 Elisha said \"Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don\'t ask for just a few. 4 Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars and as each is filled put it to one side.\"

 5 She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring. 6 When all the jars were full she said to her son \"Bring me another one.\"

   But he replied \"There is not a jar left.\" Then the oil stopped flowing.

 7 She went and told the man of God and he said \"Go sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.\"

The Shunammite\'s Son Restored to Life
 8 One day Elisha went to Shunem. And a well-to-do woman was there who urged him to stay for a meal. So whenever he came by he stopped there to eat. 9 She said to her husband \"I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of God. 10 Let\'s make a small room on the roof and put in it a bed and a table a chair and a lamp for him. Then he can stay there whenever he comes to us.\"

 11 One day when Elisha came he went up to his room and lay down there. 12 He said to his servant Gehazi \"Call the Shunammite.\" So he called her and she stood before him. 13 Elisha said to him \"Tell her \'You have gone to all this trouble for us. Now what can be done for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?\'\"

   She replied \"I have a home among my own people.\"

 14 \"What can be done for her?\" Elisha asked.

   Gehazi said \"She has no son and her husband is old.\"

 15 Then Elisha said \"Call her.\" So he called her and she stood in the doorway. 16 \"About this time next year\" Elisha said \"you will hold a son in your arms.\"

   \"No my lord!\" she objected. \"Please man of God don\'t mislead your servant!\"

 17 But the woman became pregnant and the next year about that same time she gave birth to a son just as Elisha had told her.

 18 The child grew and one day he went out to his father who was with the reapers. 19 He said to his father \"My head! My head!\"

   His father told a servant \"Carry him to his mother.\" 20 After the servant had lifted him up and carried him to his mother the boy sat on her lap until noon and then he died. 21 She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God then shut the door and went out.

 22 She called her husband and said \"Please send me one of the servants and a donkey so I can go to the man of God quickly and return.\"

 23 \"Why go to him today?\" he asked. \"It\'s not the New Moon or the Sabbath.\"

   \"That\'s all right\" she said.

 24 She saddled the donkey and said to her servant \"Lead on don\'t slow down for me unless I tell you.\" 25 So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel.

   When he saw her in the distance the man of God said to his servant Gehazi \"Look! There\'s the Shunammite! 26 Run to meet her and ask her \'Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?\'\"

   \"Everything is all right\" she said.

 27 When she reached the man of God at the mountain she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away but the man of God said \"Leave her alone! She is in bitter distress but the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me why.\"

 28 \"Did I ask you for a son my lord?\" she said. \"Didn\'t I tell you \'Don\'t raise my hopes\'?\"

 29 Elisha said to Gehazi \"Tuck your cloak into your belt take my staff in your hand and run. Don\'t greet anyone you meet and if anyone greets you do not answer. Lay my staff on the boy\'s face.\"

 30 But the child\'s mother said \"As surely as the LORD lives and as you live I will not leave you.\" So he got up and followed her.

 31 Gehazi went on ahead and laid the staff on the boy\'s face but there was no sound or response. So Gehazi went back to meet Elisha and told him \"The boy has not awakened.\"

 32 When Elisha reached the house there was the boy lying dead on his couch. 33 He went in shut the door on the two of them and prayed to the LORD. 34 Then he got on the bed and lay on the boy mouth to mouth eyes to eyes hands to hands. As he stretched himself out on him the boy\'s body grew warm. 35 Elisha turned away and walked back and forth in the room and then got on the bed and stretched out on him once more. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.

 36 Elisha summoned Gehazi and said \"Call the Shunammite.\" And he did. When she came he said \"Take your son.\" 37 She came in fell at his feet and bowed to the ground. Then she took her son and went out.

Death in the Pot
 38 Elisha returned to Gilgal and there was a famine in that region. While the company of the prophets was meeting with him he said to his servant \"Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these prophets.\"

 39 One of them went out into the fields to gather herbs and found a wild vine and picked as many of its gourds as his garment could hold. When he returned he cut them up into the pot of stew though no one knew what they were. 40 The stew was poured out for the men but as they began to eat it they cried out \"Man of God there is death in the pot!\" And they could not eat it.

 41 Elisha said \"Get some flour.\" He put it into the pot and said \"Serve it to the people to eat.\" And there was nothing harmful in the pot.

Feeding of a Hundred
 42 A man came from Baal Shalishah bringing the man of God twenty loaves of barley bread baked from the first ripe grain along with some heads of new grain. \"Give it to the people to eat\" Elisha said.

 43 \"How can I set this before a hundred men?\" his servant asked.

   But Elisha answered \"Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the LORD says \'They will eat and have some left over.\'\" 44 Then he set it before them and they ate and had some left over according to the word of the LORD.

 2 Kings 5 (New International Version 2011)

'),(151,19,112,'Hank kunneman','Psalm 112\r\n\r\n 1 Praise the LORD.\r\n Blessed are those who fear the LORD, \r\n who find great delight in his commands.\r\n\r\n 2 Their children will be mighty in the land; \r\n the generation of the upright will be blessed. \r\n3 Wealth and riches are in their houses, \r\n and their righteousness endures forever. \r\n4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, \r\n for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous. \r\n5 Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, \r\n who conduct their affairs with justice.\r\n\r\n 6 Surely the righteous will never be shaken; \r\n they will be remembered forever. \r\n7 They will have no fear of bad news; \r\n their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the LORD. \r\n8 Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;\r\n in the end they will look in triumph on their foes. \r\n9 They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, \r\n their righteousness endures forever; \r\n their horn will be lifted high in honor.\r\n\r\n 10 The wicked will see and be vexed, \r\n they will gnash their teeth and waste away; \r\n the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','AMP','

Psalm 112

1PRAISE THE Lord! (Hallelujah!) Blessed (happy fortunate to be envied) is the man who fears (reveres and worships) the Lord who delights greatly in His commandments.(A)

2His spiritual offspring shall be mighty upon earth the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

3Prosperity and welfare are in his house and his righteousness endures forever.

4Light arises in the darkness for the upright gracious compassionate and just who are in right standing with God.

5It is well with the man who deals generously and lends who conducts his affairs with justice.(B)

6He will not be moved forever the uncompromisingly righteous (the upright in right standing with God) shall be in everlasting remembrance.(C)

7He shall not be afraid of evil tidings his heart is firmly fixed trusting (leaning on and being confident) in the Lord.

8His heart is established and steady he will not be afraid while he waits to see his desire established upon his adversaries.

9He has distributed freely he has given to the poor and needy his righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) endures forever his horn shall be exalted in honor.(D)

10The wicked man will see it and be grieved and angered he will gnash his teeth and disappear in despair the desire of the wicked shall perish and come to nothing.

Cross referencesPsalm 1121 Deut 1012 Psalm 1125 Ps 3726 Luke 635 Col 45 Psalm 1126 Prov 107 Psalm 1129 II Cor 99 Psalm 113? (Amplified Bible)

'),(152,23,29,'13 disrespect \r\n18 reveal Michelle Moore','Isaiah 29\r\n\r\nWoe to David\'s City\r\n\r\n 1 Woe to you, Ariel, Ariel, \r\n the city where David settled! \r\nAdd year to year \r\n and let your cycle of festivals go on. \r\n2 Yet I will besiege Ariel; \r\n she will mourn and lament, \r\n she will be to me like an altar hearth.[a] \r\n3 I will encamp against you on all sides; \r\n I will encircle you with towers \r\n and set up my siege works against you. \r\n4 Brought low, you will speak from the ground; \r\n your speech will mumble out of the dust. \r\nYour voice will come ghostlike from the earth; \r\n out of the dust your speech will whisper.\r\n 5 But your many enemies will become like fine dust, \r\n the ruthless hordes like blown chaff. \r\nSuddenly, in an instant, \r\n 6 the LORD Almighty will come \r\nwith thunder and earthquake and great noise, \r\n with windstorm and tempest and flames of a devouring fire. \r\n7 Then the hordes of all the nations that fight against Ariel, \r\n that attack her and her fortress and besiege her, \r\nwill be as it is with a dream, \r\n with a vision in the night, \r\n8 as when a hungry person dreams of eating, \r\n but awakens hungry still; \r\nas when a thirsty person dreams of drinking, \r\n but awakens faint and thirsty still. \r\nSo will it be with the hordes of all the nations \r\n that fight against Mount Zion.\r\n\r\n 9 Be stunned and amazed, \r\n blind yourselves and be sightless; \r\nbe drunk, but not from wine, \r\n stagger, but not from beer. \r\n10 The LORD has brought over you a deep sleep:\r\n He has sealed your eyes (the prophets); \r\n he has covered your heads (the seers).\r\n\r\n 11 For you this whole vision is nothing but words sealed in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say, \"Read this, please,\" they will answer, \"I can\'t; it is sealed.\" 12 Or if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, \"Read this, please,\" they will answer, \"I don\'t know how to read.\"\r\n\r\nR@ 13 The Lord says:\r\n\r\n \"These people come near to me with their mouth \r\n and honor me with their lips, \r\n but their hearts are far from me. \r\nTheir worship of me \r\n is based on merely human rules they have been taught.[b] @\r\n14 Therefore once more I will astound these people \r\n with wonder upon wonder; \r\nthe wisdom of the wise will perish, \r\n the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.\" \r\n15 Woe to those who go to great depths \r\n to hide their plans from the LORD, \r\nwho do their work in darkness and think, \r\n \"Who sees us? Who will know?\" \r\n16 You turn things upside down, \r\n as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! \r\nShall what is formed say to the one who formed it, \r\n \"You did not make me\"? \r\nCan the pot say to the potter, \r\n \"You know nothing\"?\r\n\r\n 17 In a very short time, will not Lebanon be turned into a fertile field \r\n and the fertile field seem like a forest? \r\nB@18 In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, \r\n and out of gloom and darkness \r\n the eyes of the blind will see. @\r\n19 Once more the humble will rejoice in the LORD; \r\n the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. \r\n20 The ruthless will vanish, \r\n the mockers will disappear, \r\n and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down, \r\n21 those who with a word make someone out to be guilty, \r\n who ensnare the defender in court \r\n and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice.\r\n\r\n 22 Therefore this is what the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, says to the descendants of Jacob:\r\n\r\n \"No longer will Jacob be ashamed; \r\n no longer will their faces grow pale. \r\n23 When they see among them their children, \r\n the work of my hands, \r\nthey will keep my name holy; \r\n they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob, \r\n and will stand in awe of the God of Israel. \r\n24 Those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding; \r\n those who complain will accept instruction.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nIsaiah 29:2 The Hebrew for altar h','NIV','

Isaiah 29

Woe to David\'s City
1 Woe to you Ariel Ariel the city where David settled! Add year to year and let your cycle of festivals go on. 2 Yet I will besiege Ariel she will mourn and lament she will be to me like an altar hearth.a 3 I will encamp against you on all sides I will encircle you with towers and set up my siege works against you. 4 Brought low you will speak from the ground your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will come ghostlike from the earth out of the dust your speech will whisper.

5 But your many enemies will become like fine dust the ruthless hordes like blown chaff. Suddenly in an instant ?6 the LORD Almighty will come with thunder and earthquake and great noise with windstorm and tempest and flames of a devouring fire. 7 Then the hordes of all the nations that fight against Ariel that attack her and her fortress and besiege her will be as it is with a dream with a vision in the night 8 as when a hungry person dreams of eating but awakens hungry still as when a thirsty person dreams of drinking but awakens faint and thirsty still. So will it be with the hordes of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion.

9 Be stunned and amazed blind yourselves and be sightless be drunk but not from wine stagger but not from beer. 10 The LORD has brought over you a deep sleep He has sealed your eyes (the prophets) he has covered your heads (the seers).

11 For you this whole vision is nothing but words sealed in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read and say \"Read this please\" they will answer \"I can\'t it is sealed.\" 12 Or if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read and say \"Read this please\" they will answer \"I don\'t know how to read.\"

13 The Lord says

\"These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.b 14 Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder the wisdom of the wise will perish the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.\" 15 Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD who do their work in darkness and think \"Who sees us? Who will know?\" 16 You turn things upside down as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it \"You did not make me\"? Can the pot say to the potter \"You know nothing\"?

17 In a very short time will not Lebanon be turned into a fertile field and the fertile field seem like a forest? 18 In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see. 19 Once more the humble will rejoice in the LORD the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. 20 The ruthless will vanish the mockers will disappear and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down 21 those who with a word make someone out to be guilty who ensnare the defender in court and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice.

22 Therefore this is what the LORD who redeemed Abraham says to the descendants of Jacob

\"No longer will Jacob be ashamed no longer will their faces grow pale. 23 When they see among them their children the work of my hands they will keep my name holy they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob and will stand in awe of the God of Israel. 24 Those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding those who complain will accept instruction.\"

FootnotesIsaiah 292 The Hebrew for altar hearth sounds like the Hebrew for Ariel.Isaiah 2913 Hebrew Septuagint They worship me in vain / their teachings are merely human rules ?Isaiah 30?(New International Version 2011)

'),(153,19,127,'16 destiny\r\n23 heart search anxious thoughts','Psalm 139\r\nFor the director of music. Of David. A psalm.\r\n 1 You have searched me, LORD,\r\n and you know me.\r\n2 You know when I sit and when I rise;\r\n you perceive my thoughts from afar.\r\n3 You discern my going out and my lying down;\r\n you are familiar with all my ways.\r\n4 Before a word is on my tongue\r\n you, LORD, know it completely.\r\n5 You hem me in behind and before,\r\n and you lay your hand upon me.\r\n6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,\r\n too lofty for me to attain.\r\n\r\n 7 Where can I go from your Spirit?\r\n Where can I flee from your presence?\r\n8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;\r\n if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.\r\n9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,\r\n if I settle on the far side of the sea,\r\n10 even there your hand will guide me,\r\n your right hand will hold me fast.\r\n11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me\r\n and the light become night around me,"\r\n12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;\r\n the night will shine like the day,\r\n for darkness is as light to you.\r\n\r\n 13 For you created my inmost being;\r\n you knit me together in my mother\'s womb.\r\n14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;\r\n your works are wonderful,\r\n I know that full well.\r\n15 My frame was not hidden from you\r\n when I was made in the secret place,\r\n when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.\r\nB@16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;\r\n all the days ordained for me were written in your book\r\n before one of them came to be.@\r\n17 How precious to me are your thoughts, God!\r\n How vast is the sum of them!\r\n18 Were I to count them,\r\n they would outnumber the grains of sand,\r\n when I awake, I am still with you.\r\n\r\n 19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!\r\n Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!\r\n20 They speak of you with evil intent;\r\n your adversaries misuse your name.\r\n21 Do I not hate those who hate you, LORD,\r\n and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?\r\n22 I have nothing but hatred for them;\r\n I count them my enemies.l@ 23 Search me, God, and know my heart;\r\n test me and know my anxious thoughts.\r\n24 See if there is any offensive way in me,\r\n and lead me in the way everlasting. @Footnotes:','AMP','

Psalm 127

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
1aEXCEPT THE Lord builds the house they labor in vain who build it except the Lord keeps the city the watchman wakes but in vain.(A)

2It is vain for you to rise up early to take rest late to eat the bread of anxious toil--for He gives blessings to His beloved in sleep.

3Behold children are a heritage from the Lord the fruit of the womb a reward.(B)

4As arrows are in the hand of a warrior so are the children of one\'s youth.

5Happy blessed and fortunate is the man whose quiver is filled with them! They will not be put to shame when they speak with their adversaries in gatherings at the city\'s gate.

FootnotesPsalm 1271 See Psalm 120 title footnote. Cross referencesPsalm 1271 Ps 1211 3 5 Psalm 1273 Deut 284 Psalm 128? (Amplified Bible)

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'),(154,19,90,'12 destiny','Psalm 90\r\nBOOK IV\r\nPsalms 90–106\r\n A prayer of Moses the man of God.\r\n 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place\r\n throughout all generations.\r\n2 Before the mountains were born\r\n or you brought forth the whole world,\r\n from everlasting to everlasting you are God.\r\n\r\n 3 You turn people back to dust,\r\n saying, \"Return to dust, you mortals.\"\r\n4 A thousand years in your sight\r\n are like a day that has just gone by,\r\n or like a watch in the night.\r\n5 Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death,\r\n they are like the new grass of the morning:\r\n6 In the morning it springs up new,\r\n but by evening it is dry and withered.\r\n\r\n 7 We are consumed by your anger\r\n and terrified by your indignation.\r\n8 You have set our iniquities before you,\r\n our secret sins in the light of your presence.\r\n9 All our days pass away under your wrath;\r\n we finish our years with a moan.\r\n10 Our days may come to seventy years,\r\n or eighty, if our strength endures;\r\nyet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,\r\n for they quickly pass, and we fly away.\r\n11 If only we knew the power of your anger!\r\n Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due.\r\nB@12 Teach us to number our days,\r\n that we may gain a heart of wisdom.@\r\n\r\n 13 Relent, LORD! How long will it be?\r\n Have compassion on your servants.\r\n14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,\r\n that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.\r\n15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,\r\n for as many years as we have seen trouble.\r\n16 May your deeds be shown to your servants,\r\n your splendor to their children.\r\n\r\n 17 May the favor[a] of the Lord our God rest on us;\r\n establish the work of our hands for us,\r\n yes, establish the work of our hands.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','AMP','

Psalm 90

BOOK FOUR
A Prayer of Moses the man of God.
 1LORD YOU have been our dwelling place and our refuge in all generations says Moses.

    2Before the mountains were brought forth or ever You had formed and given birth to the earth and the world even from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

    3You turn man back to dust and corruption and say Return O sons of the earthborn to the earth!

    4For a thousand years in Your sight are but as yesterday when it is past or as a watch in the night.(A)

    5You carry away these disobedient people doomed to die within forty years as with a flood they are as a sleep vague and forgotten as soon as they are gone. In the morning they are like grass which grows up--

    6In the morning it flourishes and springs up in the evening it is mown down and withers.

    7For we the Israelites in the wilderness are consumed by Your anger and by Your wrath are we troubled overwhelmed and frightened away.

    8Our iniquities our secret heart and its sins which we would so like to conceal even from ourselves You have set in the revealing light of Your countenance.

    9For all our days out here in this wilderness says Moses pass away in Your wrath we spend our years as a tale that is told for we adults know we are doomed to die soon without reaching Canaan.(B)

    10The days of our years are athreescore years and ten (seventy years)--or even if by reason of strength fourscore years (eighty years) yet is their pride in additional years only labor and sorrow for it is soon gone and we fly away.

    11Who knows the power of Your anger? Who worthily connects this brevity of life with Your recognition of sin? And Your wrath who connects it with the reverent and worshipful fear that is due You?

    12So teach us to number our days that we may get us a heart of wisdom.

    13Turn O Lord from Your fierce anger! How long--? Revoke Your sentence and be compassionate and at ease toward Your servants.

    14O satisfy us with Your mercy and loving-kindness in the morning now before we are older that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

    15Make us glad in proportion to the days in which You have afflicted us and to the years in which we have suffered evil.

    16Let Your work the signs of Your power be revealed to Your servants and Your glorious majesty to their children.

    17And let the beauty and delightfulness and favor of the Lord our God be upon us confirm and establish the work of our hands--yes the work of our hands confirm and establish it.

   

FootnotesPsalm 9010 This psalm is credited to Moses who is interceding with God to remove the curse which made it necessary for every Israelite over twenty years of age (when they rebelled against God at Kadesh-barnea) to die before reaching the promised land (Num. 1426-35). Moses says most of them are dying at seventy years of age. This number has often been mistaken as a set span of life for all mankind. It was not intended to refer to anyone except those Israelites under the curse during that particular forty years. Seventy years never has been the average span of life for humanity. When Jacob the father of the twelve tribes had reached 130 years (Gen. 479) he complained that he had not attained to the years of his immediate ancestors. In fact Moses himself lived to be 120 years old Aaron 123 Miriam several years older and Joshua 110 years of age. Note as well that in the Millennium a person dying at 100 will still be thought a child (Isa. 6520). Cross referencesPsalm 904 II Pet 38 Psalm 909 Num 1426-35  Psalm 91 (Amplified Bible)

'),(155,19,39,'4-5 destiny','Psalm 39[a]\r\n For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.\r\n 1 I said, \"I will watch my ways\r\n and keep my tongue from sin;\r\nI will put a muzzle on my mouth\r\n while in the presence of the wicked.\"\r\n2 So I remained utterly silent,\r\n not even saying anything good.\r\nBut my anguish increased;\r\n 3 my heart grew hot within me.\r\nWhile I meditated, the fire burned;\r\n then I spoke with my tongue:\r\n\r\nB@ 4 \"Show me, LORD, my life\'s end\r\n and the number of my days;\r\n let me know how fleeting my life is.\r\n5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth;\r\n the span of my years is as nothing before you.\r\nEveryone is but a breath,\r\n even those who seem secure.[b]\r\n@\r\n 6 \"Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom;\r\n in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth\r\n without knowing whose it will finally be.\r\n\r\n 7 \"But now, Lord, what do I look for?\r\n My hope is in you.\r\n8 Save me from all my transgressions;\r\n do not make me the scorn of fools.\r\n9 I was silent; I would not open my mouth,\r\n for you are the one who has done this.\r\n10 Remove your scourge from me;\r\n I am overcome by the blow of your hand.\r\n11 When you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin,\r\n you consume their wealth like a moth,\r\n surely everyone is but a breath.\r\n\r\n 12 \"Hear my prayer, LORD,\r\n listen to my cry for help;\r\n do not be deaf to my weeping.\r\nI dwell with you as a foreigner,\r\n a stranger, as all my ancestors were.\r\n13 Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again\r\n before I depart and am no more.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','',''),(156,50,5,'15- 16 destiny','Ephesians 5\r\n 1 Follow God\'s example, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.\r\n 3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God\'s holy people. 4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. 5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person, such a person is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.[a] 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God\'s wrath comes on those who are disobedient. 7 Therefore do not be partners with them.\r\n\r\n 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10 and find out what pleases the Lord. 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. 14 This is why it is said:\r\n\r\n \"Wake up, sleeper,\r\n rise from the dead,\r\n and Christ will shine on you.\"\r\n\r\n B@15 Be very careful, then, how you live, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.@ 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord\'s will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.\r\n\r\nInstructions for Christian Households\r\n 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.\r\n 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.\r\n\r\n 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing[b] her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church, 30 for we are members of his body. 31 \"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.\"[c] 32 This is a profound mystery, but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nEphesians 5:5 Or kingdom of the Messiah and God\r\nEphesians 5:26 Or having cleansed\r\nEphesians 5:31 Gen. 2:24','AMP','

Ephesians 5

 1THEREFORE BE imitators of God copy Him and follow His example as well-beloved children imitate their father.

    2And walk in love esteeming and delighting in one another as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us a aslain offering and sacrifice to God for you so that it became a sweet fragrance.(A)

    3But immorality (sexual vice) and all impurity bof lustful rich wasteful living or greediness must not even be named among you as is fitting and proper among saints (God\'s consecrated people).

    4Let there be no filthiness (obscenity indecency) nor foolish and sinful (silly and corrupt) talk nor coarse jesting which are not fitting or becoming but instead voice your thankfulness to God.

    5For be sure of this that no person practicing sexual vice or impurity in thought or in life or one who is covetous who has lustful desire for the property of others and is greedy for gain--for he in effect is an idolater--has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

    6Let no one delude and deceive you with empty excuses and groundless arguments for these sins for through these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of rebellion and disobedience.

    7So do not associate or be sharers with them.

    8For once you were darkness but now you are light in the Lord walk as children of Light lead the lives of those native-born to the Light.

    9For the fruit (the effect the product) of the Light or cthe Spirit consists in every form of kindly goodness uprightness of heart and trueness of life.

    10And try to learn in your experience what is pleasing to the Lord let your lives be constant proofs of what is most acceptable to Him.

    11Take no part in and have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds and enterprises of darkness but instead let your lives be so in contrast as to dexpose and reprove and convict them.

    12For it is a shame even to speak of or mention the things that such people practice in secret.

    13But when anything is exposed and reproved by the light it is made visible and clear and where everything is visible and clear there is light.

    14Therefore He says Awake O sleeper and arise from the dead and Christ shall shine (make day dawn) upon you and give you light.(B)

    15Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately not as the unwise and witless but as wise (sensible intelligent people)

    16Making the very most of the time buying up each opportunity because the days are evil.

    17Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is.

    18And do not get drunk with wine for that is debauchery but ever be filled and stimulated with the Holy Spirit.(C)

    19Speak out to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs offering praise with voices eand instruments and making melody with all your heart to the Lord

    20At all times and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.

    21Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ (the Messiah the Anointed One).

    22Wives be subject (be submissive and adapt yourselves) to your own husbands as a service to the Lord.

    23For the husband is head of the wife as Christ is the Head of the church Himself the Savior of His body.

    24As the church is subject to Christ so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands.

    25Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

    26So that He might sanctify her having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word

    27That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor without spot or wrinkle or any such things that she might be holy and faultless.

    28Even so husbands should love their wives as being in a sense their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

    29For no man ever hated his own flesh but nourishes and carefully protects and cherishes it as Christ does the church

    30Because we are members (parts) of His body.

    31For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined to his wife and the two shall become one flesh.(D)

    32This mystery is very great but I speak concerning the relation of Christ and the church.

    33However let each man of you without exception love his wife as being in a sense his very own self and let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband fthat she notices him regards him honors him prefers him venerates and esteems him and gthat she defers to him praises him and loves and admires him exceedingly. I Pet. 32.

   

FootnotesEphesians 52 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Ephesians 53 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Ephesians 59 Some ancient manuscripts so read.Ephesians 511 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Ephesians 519 George R. Berry Greek-English New Testament Lexicon.Ephesians 533 Webster\'s New International Dictionary offers this as a list of English words with the same (or nearly the same) essential meaning as \"respect\" and \"reverence.\" The latter (\"reverence\") includes the concept of \"adore\" in the sense not applied to deity.Ephesians 533 Webster\'s New International Dictionary offers this as a list of English words with the same (or nearly the same) essential meaning as \"respect\" and \"reverence.\" The latter (\"reverence\") includes the concept of \"adore\" in the sense not applied to deity. Cross referencesEphesians 52 Ezek 2041 Ephesians 514 Isa 2619 601 2 Ephesians 518 Prov 2320 Ephesians 531 Gen 224  Ephesians 6 (Amplified Bible)

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Colossians 4

B@1 Masters, be just and fair to your slaves. Remember that you also have a Master, in heaven.@

An Encouragement for Prayer
R@ 2 Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. 3 Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains. 4 Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should.@

L@ 5 Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. 6 Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.@

Paul\'s Final Instructions and Greetings
? 7 Tychicus will give you a full report about how I am getting along. He is a beloved brother and faithful helper who serves with me in the Lord\'s work. 8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, to let you know how we are doing and to encourage you. 9 I am also sending Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, one of your own people. He and Tychicus will tell you everything that\'s happening here.

? 10 Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, sends you his greetings, and so does Mark, Barnabas\'s cousin. As you were instructed before, make Mark welcome if he comes your way. 11 Jesus (the one we call Justus) also sends his greetings. These are the only Jewish believers among my co-workers; they are working with me here for the Kingdom of God. And what a comfort they have been!

? 12 Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God. 13 I can assure you that he prays hard for you and also for the believers in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

? 14 Luke, the beloved doctor, sends his greetings, and so does Demas. 15 Please give my greetings to our brothers and sisters at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church that meets in her house.

? 16 After you have read this letter, pass it on to the church at Laodicea so they can read it, too. And you should read the letter I wrote to them.

? 17 And say to Archippus, "Be sure to carry out the ministry the Lord gave you."

? 18 Here is my greeting in my own handwriting, Paul.

? ? ? Remember my chains.

? ? ? May God\'s grace be with you.

Footnotes:Colossians 4:6 Greek and seasoned with salt.Colossians 4:15 Greek brothers.\n

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Colossians 4

1 Masters provide your slaves with what is right and fair because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

Further Instructions
2 Devote yourselves to prayer being watchful and thankful. 3 And pray for us too that God may open a door for our message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ for which I am in chains. 4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly as I should. 5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders make the most of every opportunity. 6 Let your conversation be always full of grace seasoned with salt so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Final Greetings
7 Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother a faithful minister and fellow servanta in the Lord. 8 I am sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about ourb circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts. 9 He is coming with Onesimus our faithful and dear brother who is one of you. They will tell you everything that is happening here.

10 My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. (You have received instructions about him if he comes to you welcome him.) 11 Jesus who is called Justus also sends greetings. These are the only Jewsc among my co-workers for the kingdom of God and they have proved a comfort to me. 12 Epaphras who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you that you may stand firm in all the will of God mature and fully assured. 13 I vouch for him that he is working hard for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis. 14 Our dear friend Luke the doctor and Demas send greetings. 15 Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters at Laodicea and to Nympha and the church in her house.

16 After this letter has been read to you see that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.

17 Tell Archippus "See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord."

18 I Paul write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

FootnotesColossians 47 Or slave also in verse 12Colossians 48 Some manuscripts that he may know about yourColossians 411 Greek only ones of the circumcision group\n

'),(158,52,3,'thanks\r\n12 patience\r\n13 forgive\r\n17 respect\r\n20 obey children\r\n23 work','O@Colossians 3\r\nLiving as Those Made Alive in Christ @\r\n 1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.\r\n 5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.[b] 7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8 But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. 9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. 11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.\r\n\r\nb@ 12 Therefore, as God\'s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.@ R@13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. @ 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.\r\n\r\n 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. R@17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.@\r\n\r\nInstructions for Christian Households\r\n 18 Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.\r\n 19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.\r\n\r\nG@ 20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.@\r\n\r\n 21 Fathers,[c] do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.\r\n\r\n 22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lordr@. 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.@ 25 Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','MSG','

Colossians 3

He Is Your Life
1-2 So if you\'re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don\'t shuffle along eyes to the ground absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up and be alert to what is going on around Christ that\'s where the action is. See things from his perspective.

3-4Your old life is dead. Your new life which is your real life even though invisible to spectators is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life remember) shows up again on this earth you\'ll show up too the real you the glorious you. Meanwhile be content with obscurity like Christ.

5-8And that means killing off everything connected with that way of death sexual promiscuity impurity lust doing whatever you feel like whenever you feel like it and grabbing whatever attracts your fancy. That\'s a life shaped by things and feelings instead of by God. It\'s because of this kind of thing that God is about to explode in anger. It wasn\'t long ago that you were doing all that stuff and not knowing any better. But you know better now so make sure it\'s all gone for good bad temper irritability meanness profanity dirty talk.

9-11Don\'t lie to one another. You\'re done with that old life. It\'s like a filthy set of ill-fitting clothes you\'ve stripped off and put in the fire. Now you\'re dressed in a new wardrobe. Every item of your new way of life is custom-made by the Creator with his label on it. All the old fashions are now obsolete. Words like Jewish and non-Jewish religious and irreligious insider and outsider uncivilized and uncouth slave and free mean nothing. From now on everyone is defined by Christ everyone is included in Christ.

12-14So chosen by God for this new life of love dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you compassion kindness humility quiet strength discipline. Be even-tempered content with second place quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on wear love. It\'s your basic all-purpose garment. Never be without it.

15-17Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ the Message have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives words actions whatever be done in the name of the Master Jesus thanking God the Father every step of the way.

18Wives understand and support your husbands by submitting to them in ways that honor the Master.

19Husbands go all out in love for your wives. Don\'t take advantage of them.

20Children do what your parents tell you. This delights the Master no end.

21Parents don\'t come down too hard on your children or you\'ll crush their spirits.

22-25Servants do what you\'re told by your earthly masters. And don\'t just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master for God confident that you\'ll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you\'re serving is Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being a follower of Jesus doesn\'t cover up bad work.

Colossians 4? (The Message)

'),(159,51,4,'11 content plenty hunger \r\n\r\n19 needs','Philippians 4\r\nClosing Appeal for Steadfastness and Unity\r\n 1 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends!\r\n 2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life.\r\n\r\nFinal Exhortations\r\n 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.\r\n 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.\r\n\r\nThanks for Their Gifts\r\nR@ 10 I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.@\r\n 14 Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles. 15 Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only; 16 for even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me aid more than once when I was in need. 17 Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account. 18 I have received full payment and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. R@19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.@\r\n\r\n 20 To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.\r\n\r\nFinal Greetings\r\n 21 Greet all God\'s people in Christ Jesus. The brothers and sisters who are with me send greetings. 22 All God\'s people here send you greetings, especially those who belong to Caesar\'s household.\r\n 23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.[a]\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','AMP','

Philippians 4

? 1THEREFORE MY brethren whom I love and yearn to see my delight and crown (wreath of victory) thus stand firm in the Lord my beloved.

? ? ? 2I entreat and advise Euodia and I entreat and advise Syntyche to agree and to work in harmony in the Lord.

? ? ? 3And I exhort you too my genuine yokefellow help these two women to keep on cooperating for they have toiled along with me in the spreading of the good news (the Gospel) as have Clement and the rest of my fellow workers whose names are in the Book of Life.

? ? ? 4Rejoice in the Lord always delight gladden yourselves in Him again I say Rejoice!(A)

? ? ? 5Let all men know and perceive and recognize your unselfishness (your considerateness your forbearing spirit). The Lord is near He is acoming soon.

? ? ? 6Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything but in every circumstance and in everything by prayer and petition (bdefinite requests) with thanksgiving continue to make your wants known to God.

? ? ? 7And God\'s peace shall be yours that ctranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is that peace which transcends all understanding shall dgarrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

? ? ? 8For the rest brethren whatever is true whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly whatever is just whatever is pure whatever is lovely and lovable whatever is kind and winsome and gracious if there is any virtue and excellence if there is anything worthy of praise think on and weigh and take account of these things fix your minds on them.

? ? ? 9Practice what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me and model your way of living on it and the God of peace (of euntroubled undisturbed well-being) will be with you.

? ? ? 10I was made very happy in the Lord that now you have revived your interest in my welfare after so long a time you were indeed thinking of me but you had no opportunity to show it.

? ? ? 11Not that I am implying that I was in any personal want for I have learned how to be f content (satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or disquieted) in whatever state I am.

? ? ? 12I know how to be abased and live humbly in straitened circumstances and I know also how to enjoy plenty and live in abundance. I have learned in any and all circumstances the secret of facing every situation whether well-fed or going hungry having a sufficiency and enough to spare or going without and being in want.

? ? ? 13I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who ginfuses inner strength into me I am hself-sufficient in Christ\'s sufficiency.

? ? ? 14But it was right and commendable and noble of you to contribute for my needs and to share my difficulties with me.

? ? ? 15And you Philippians yourselves well know that in the early days of the Gospel ministry when I left Macedonia no church (assembly) entered into partnership with me and opened up a debit and credit account in giving and receiving except you only.

? ? ? 16For even in Thessalonica you sent me contributions for my needs not only once but a second time.

? ? ? 17Not that I seek or am eager for your gift but I do seek and am eager for the fruit which increases to your credit the harvest of blessing that is accumulating to your account.

? ? ? 18But I have your full payment and more I have everything I need and am amply supplied now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent me. They are the fragrant odor of an offering and sacrifice which God welcomes and in which He delights.

? ? ? 19And my God will liberally supply (ifill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

? ? ? 20To our God and Father be glory forever and ever (through the endless eternities of the eternities). Amen (so be it).

? ? ? 21Remember me to every saint (every born-again believer) in Christ Jesus. The brethren (my jassociates) who are with me greet you.

? ? ? 22All the saints (God\'s consecrated ones here) wish to be remembered to you especially those of Caesar\'s household.

? ? ? 23The grace (spiritual favor and blessing) of the Lord Jesus Christ (the Anointed One) be with your spirit. Amen (so be it).

FootnotesPhilippians 45 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Philippians 46 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Philippians 47 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Philippians 47 William Gurnall cited by Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Philippians 49 Hermann Cremer Biblico-Theological Lexicon of New Testament Greek.Philippians 411 Literal translation \"self-sufficient.\"Philippians 413 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Philippians 413 Note that in Phil. 411 the Greek autarkas translated \"content\" is literally \"self-sufficient.\"Philippians 419 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Philippians 421 Alexander Souter Pocket Lexicon. Cross referencesPhilippians 44 Ps 374'),(160,48,9,'6 needs\r\n8 giving\r\n15 thanks','2 Corinthians 9\r\n 1 There is no need for me to write to you about this service to the Lord\'s people. 2 For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting about it to the Macedonians, telling them that since last year you in Achaia were ready to give; and your enthusiasm has stirred most of them to action. 3 But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove hollow, but that you may be ready, as I said you would be. 4 For if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we, not to say anything about you, would be ashamed of having been so confident. 5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a generous gift, not as one grudgingly given.\r\n\r\nl@Generosity Encouraged @\r\n R@6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.@ 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. B@8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.@ 9 As it is written:\r\n \"They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor;\r\n their righteousness endures forever.\"[a]\r\n\r\n 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.\r\n\r\n 12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord\'s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. 13 Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.g@ 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!@\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

2 Corinthians 9

? 1 There is no need for me to write to you about this service to the Lord\'s people. 2 For I know your eagerness to help and I have been boasting about it to the Macedonians telling them that since last year you in Achaia were ready to give and your enthusiasm has stirred most of them to action. 3 But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove hollow but that you may be ready as I said you would be. 4 For if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared we not to say anything about you would be ashamed of having been so confident. 5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a generous gift not as one grudgingly given.

Generosity Encouraged
? 6 Remember this Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give not reluctantly or under compulsion for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to bless you abundantly so that in all things at all times having all that you need you will abound in every good work. 9 As it is written

? ? ? \"They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor ? ? ? their righteousness endures forever.\"a

? 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

? 12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord\'s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. 13 Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you because of the surpassing grace God has given you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

Footnotes2 Corinthians 99 Psalm 1129 ? 2 Corinthians 10? (New International Version 2011)

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Luke 6

A Discussion about the Sabbath
1 One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples broke off heads of grain, rubbed off the husks in their hands, and ate the grain. 2 But some Pharisees said, "Why are you breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?"

3 Jesus replied, "Haven\'t you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He went into the house of God and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests can eat. He also gave some to his companions." 5 And Jesus added, "The Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath."

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
6 On another Sabbath day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was teaching. 7 The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man\'s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.

8 But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the deformed hand, "Come and stand in front of everyone." So the man came forward. 9 Then Jesus said to his critics, "I have a question for you. Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?"

10 He looked around at them one by one and then said to the man, "Hold out your hand." So the man held out his hand, and it was restored! 11 At this, the enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with him.

Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
12 One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. 13 At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names:

14 Simon (whom he named Peter),Andrew (Peter\'s brother),James,John,Philip,Bartholomew,? 15 Matthew,Thomas,James (son of Alphaeus),Simon (who was called the zealot),? 16 Judas (son of James),Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).

Crowds Follow Jesus
17 When they came down from the mountain, the disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon. 18 They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those troubled by evil spirits were healed. 19 Everyone tried to touch him, because healing power went out from him, and he healed everyone.
The Beatitudes
20 Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said,

"God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours.21 God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied.God blesses you who weep now, for in due time you will laugh.

22 What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man. 23 When that happens, be happy! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, their ancestors treated the ancient prophets that same way.

Sorrows Foretold
24 "What sorrow awaits you who are rich, for you have your only happiness now.25 What sorrow awaits you who are fat and prosperous now, for a time of awful hunger awaits you.What sorrow awaits you who laugh now, for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.26 What sorrow awaits you who are praised by the crowds, for their ancestors also praised false prophets.
Love for Enemies
27 "But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. 28 Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also. 30 Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don\'t try to get them back. 31 Do to others as you would like them to do to you.

32 "If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them! 33 And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much! 34 And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.

35 "Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. 36 You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.

Do Not Judge Others

r@ 37 "Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full, pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back."@

Luke 6:37-38 The Message
\n37-38 “Don’t pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their \nfaults—unless, of course, you want the same treatment. Don’t condemn \nthose who are down; that hardness can boomerang. Be easy on people; \nyou’ll find life a lot easier. Give away your life; you’ll find life \ngiven back, but not merely given back—given back with bonus and \nblessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity
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39 Then Jesus gave the following illustration: "Can one blind person lead another? Won\'t they both fall into a ditch? 40 Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher.

41 "And why worry about a speck in your friend\'s eye when you have a log in your own? 42 How can you think of saying, \'Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,\' when you can\'t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend\'s eye.

The Tree and Its Fruit
43 "A good tree can\'t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can\'t produce good fruit. 44 A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes. 45 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.
Building on a Solid Foundation
46 "So why do you keep calling me \'Lord, Lord!\' when you don\'t do what I say? 47 I will show you what it\'s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. 48 It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. 49 But anyone who hears and doesn\'t obey is like a person who builds a house without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins."

Footnotes:Luke 6:5 "Son of Man" is a title Jesus used for himself.Luke 6:18 Greek unclean.Luke 6:38 Or The measure you give will be the measure you get back.Luke 6:40 Or Disciples.Luke 6:41 Greek your brother\'s eye; also in 6:42.Luke 6:42 Greek Brother. \n? Luke 7? (New Living Translation)

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Luke 6

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
1 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. 2 Some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?"

3 Jesus answered them, "Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions." 5 Then Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

6 On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. 7 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. 8 But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, "Get up and stand in front of everyone." So he got up and stood there.

9 Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?"

10 He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand was completely restored. 11 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

The Twelve Apostles
12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: 14 Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, 16 Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
Blessings and Woes
17 He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon, 18 who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured, 19 and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.

20 Looking at his disciples, he said:

"Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. 22 Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.

23 "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.

24 "But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. 25 Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. 26 Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.

Love for Enemies
27 "But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

32 "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Judging Others
37 "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

39 He also told them this parable: "Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.

41 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother\'s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, \'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,\' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother\'s eye.

A Tree and Its Fruit
43 "No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. 45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
The Wise and Foolish Builders
46 "Why do you call me, \'Lord, Lord,\' and do not do what I say? 47 As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. 48 They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete."

\n? Luke 7? (New International Version, ©2011)

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'),(162,41,25,'14 talent gold\r\n41 need anger 3 of 4','Matthew 25\r\nThe Parable of the Ten Virgins\r\n 1 \"At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.\r\n 6 \"At midnight the cry rang out: \'Here\'s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!\'\r\n\r\n 7 \"Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, \'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.\'\r\n\r\n 9 \"\'No,\' they replied, \'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.\'\r\n\r\n 10 \"But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.\r\n\r\n 11 \"Later the others also came. \'Lord, Lord,\' they said, \'open the door for us!\'\r\n\r\n 12 \"But he replied, \'Truly I tell you, I don\'t know you.\'\r\n\r\n 13 \"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.\r\n\r\nB@The Parable of the Bags of Gold\r\n 14 \"Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag,[a] each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 17 So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. 18 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master\'s money.\r\n 19 \"After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. \'Master,\' he said, \'you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.\'\r\n\r\n 21 \"His master replied, \'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master\'s happiness!\'\r\n\r\n 22 \"The man with two bags of gold also came. \'Master,\' he said, \'you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.\'\r\n\r\n 23 \"His master replied, \'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master\'s happiness!\'\r\n\r\n 24 \"Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. \'Master,\' he said, \'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.\'\r\n\r\n 26 \"His master replied, \'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.\r\n\r\n 28 \"\'So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. 29 For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.\'@\r\n\r\nThe Sheep and the Goats\r\n 31 \"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.\r\n 34 \"Then the King will say to those on his right, \'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.\'\r\n\r\n 37 \"Then the righteous will answer him, \'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?\'\r\n\r\n 40 \"The King will reply, \'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.\'\r\n\r\n R@ 41 \"Then he will say to those on his left, \'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.\'\r\n\r\n 44 \"They also will answer, \'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?\'\r\n\r\n 45 \"He will reply, \'Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.\'@\r\n\r\n 46 \"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Matthew 25

The Parable of the Ten Virgins
 1 \"At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones however took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

   6 \"At midnight the cry rang out \'Here\'s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!\'

   7 \"Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise \'Give us some of your oil our lamps are going out.\'

   9 \"\'No\' they replied \'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.\'

   10 \"But while they were on their way to buy the oil the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

   11 \"Later the others also came. \'Lord Lord\' they said \'open the door for us!\'

   12 \"But he replied \'Truly I tell you I don\'t know you.\'

   13 \"Therefore keep watch because you do not know the day or the hour.

The Parable of the Bags of Gold
    14 \"Again it will be like a man going on a journey who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold to another two bags and to another one baga each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 17 So also the one with two bags of gold gained two more. 18 But the man who had received one bag went off dug a hole in the ground and hid his master\'s money.

   19 \"After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. \'Master\' he said \'you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See I have gained five more.\'

   21 \"His master replied \'Well done good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master\'s happiness!\'

   22 \"The man with two bags of gold also came. \'Master\' he said \'you entrusted me with two bags of gold see I have gained two more.\'

   23 \"His master replied \'Well done good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master\'s happiness!\'

   24 \"Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. \'Master\' he said \'I knew that you are a hard man harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See here is what belongs to you.\'

   26 \"His master replied \'You wicked lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27 Well then you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.

   28 \"\'So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. 29 For whoever has will be given more and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have even what they have will be taken from them. 30 And throw that worthless servant outside into the darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.\'

The Sheep and the Goats
    31 \"When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

   34 \"Then the King will say to those on his right \'Come you who are blessed by my Father take your inheritance the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink I was a stranger and you invited me in 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me I was sick and you looked after me I was in prison and you came to visit me.\'

   37 \"Then the righteous will answer him \'Lord when did we see you hungry and feed you or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?\'

   40 \"The King will reply \'Truly I tell you whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine you did for me.\'

   41 \"Then he will say to those on his left \'Depart from me you who are cursed into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in I needed clothes and you did not clothe me I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.\'

   44 \"They also will answer \'Lord when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison and did not help you?\'

   45 \"He will reply \'Truly I tell you whatever you did not do for one of the least of these you did not do for me.\'

   46 \"Then they will go away to eternal punishment but the righteous to eternal life.\"

FootnotesMatthew 2515 Greek five talents two talents one talent also throughout this parable a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer\'s wage.  Matthew 26 (New International Version 2011)

'),(163,62,3,'8 time\r\n9 promise slow','2 Peter 3\r\nThe Day of the Lord\r\n 1 Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.\r\n 3 Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4 They will say, \"Where is this \'coming\' he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.\" 5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God\'s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. 6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.\r\n\r\n G@8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. @ R@9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. @\r\n\r\n 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.[a]\r\n\r\n 11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.[b] That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.\r\n\r\n 14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. 15 Bear in mind that our Lord\'s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. 16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.\r\n\r\n 17 Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position. 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

2 Peter 3

The Day of the Lord
 1 Dear friends this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

 3 Above all you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4 They will say \"Where is this \'coming\' he promised? Ever since our ancestors died everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.\" 5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God\'s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. 6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

 8 But do not forget this one thing dear friends With the Lord a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar the elements will be destroyed by fire and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.a

 11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.b That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth where righteousness dwells.

 14 So then dear friends since you are looking forward to this make every effort to be found spotless blameless and at peace with him. 15 Bear in mind that our Lord\'s patience means salvation just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. 16 He writes the same way in all his letters speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand which ignorant and unstable people distort as they do the other Scriptures to their own destruction.

 17 Therefore dear friends since you have been forewarned be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position. 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

Footnotes2 Peter 310 Some manuscripts be burned up2 Peter 312 Or as you wait eagerly for the day of God to come'),(164,48,5,'17 new creation old sin\r\n18 good news gospel','2 Corinthians 5\r\nAwaiting the New Body\r\n 1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.\r\n\r\n 6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.\r\nThe Ministry of Reconciliation\r\n 11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience. 12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart. 13 If we are "out of our mind," as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 14 For Christ\'s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.\r\n\r\n 16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. R@17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! @ l@18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people\'s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ\'s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ\'s behalf: Be reconciled to God. @ 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

2 Corinthians 5

Awaiting the New Body
1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed we have a building from God an eternal house in heaven not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling 3 because when we are clothed we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent we groan and are burdened because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God who has given us the Spirit as a deposit guaranteeing what is to come.

6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith not by sight. 8 We are confident I say and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So we make it our goal to please him whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body whether good or bad.

The Ministry of Reconciliation
11 Since then we know what it is to fear the Lord we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God and I hope it is also plain to your conscience. 12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart. 13 If we are "out of our mind" as some say it is for God if we are in our right mind it is for you. 14 For Christ\'s love compels us because we are convinced that one died for all and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way we do so no longer. 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ the new creation has comea The old has gone the new is here! 18 All this is from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ not counting people\'s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ\'s ambassadors as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ\'s behalf Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sinb for us so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Footnotes2 Corinthians 517 Or Christ that person is a new creation.2 Corinthians 521 Or be a sin offering2 Corinthians 6? (New International Version 2011)

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'),(165,63,1,'1 Jesus forever \r\n6 fellowship darkness \r\n7 light\r\n9 Confess sin will forgive','1 John 1 LB\r\nIntroduction\r\nB@ 1 We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning,[a] whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life.@ 2 This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.\r\nO@Living in the Light @\r\n 5 This is the message we heard from Jesus[c] and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.b@ 6 So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth@.r@ 7 But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.@\r\n 8 If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.g@ 9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.@ 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

1 John 1

The Incarnation of the Word of Life
1 That which was from the beginning which we have heard which we have seen with our eyes which we have looked at and our hands have touched this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared we have seen it and testify to it and we proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make oura joy complete.
Light and Darkness Sin and Forgiveness
5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you God is light in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light as he is in the light we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son purifies us from allb sin.

8 If we claim to be without sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.

Footnotes1 John 14 Some manuscripts your1 John 17 Or every 1 John 2? (New International Version 2011)

'),(166,33,4,'Whole book','Jonah 1 (New International Version, ©2011)\r\n\r\nJonah 1\r\nJonah Flees From the LORD\r\n 1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 \"Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.\"\r\n\r\n 3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.\r\n\r\n 4 Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. 5 All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.\r\n\r\n But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. 6 The captain went to him and said, \"How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish.\"\r\n\r\n 7 Then the sailors said to each other, \"Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.\" They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. 8 So they asked him, \"Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?\"\r\n\r\n 9 He answered, \"I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.\"\r\n\r\n 10 This terrified them and they asked, \"What have you done?\" (They knew he was running away from the LORD, because he had already told them so.)\r\n\r\n 11 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, \"What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?\"\r\n\r\n 12 \"Pick me up and throw me into the sea,\" he replied, \"and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.\"\r\n\r\n 13 Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before. 14 Then they cried out to the LORD, \"Please, LORD, do not let us die for taking this man\'s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, LORD, have done as you pleased.\" 15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. 16 At this the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him.\r\nJonah\'s Prayer\r\n 17 Now the LORD provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.\r\n\r\n Jonah 2 (New International Version, ©2011)\r\n\r\nJonah 2\r\n 1 [a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. 2 He said:\r\n\r\n \"In my distress I called to the LORD,\r\n and he answered me.\r\nFrom deep in the realm of the dead I called for help,\r\n and you listened to my cry.\r\n3 You hurled me into the depths,\r\n into the very heart of the seas,\r\n and the currents swirled about me;\r\nall your waves and breakers\r\n swept over me.\r\n4 I said, \'I have been banished\r\n from your sight;\r\nyet I will look again\r\n toward your holy temple.\'\r\n5 The engulfing waters threatened me,[b]\r\n the deep surrounded me;\r\n seaweed was wrapped around my head.\r\n6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down;\r\n the earth beneath barred me in forever.\r\nBut you, LORD my God,\r\n brought my life up from the pit.\r\n\r\n 7 \"When my life was ebbing away,\r\n I remembered you, LORD,\r\nand my prayer rose to you,\r\n to your holy temple.\r\n\r\n 8 \"Those who cling to worthless idols\r\n turn away from God\'s love for them.\r\n9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise,\r\n will sacrifice to you.\r\nWhat I have vowed I will make good.\r\n I will say, \'Salvation comes from the LORD.\'\"\r\n\r\n 10 And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\n\r\n Jonah 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1 is numbered 1:17, and 2:1-10 is numbered 2:2-11.\r\n Jonah 2:5 Or waters were at my throat\r\n\r\n Jonah 3 (New International Version, ©2011)\r\n\r\nJonah 3\r\nJonah Goes to Nineveh\r\n 1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 \"Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.\"\r\n\r\n 3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. 4 Jonah began by going a day\'s journey into the city, proclaiming, \"Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.\" 5 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.\r\n\r\n 6 When Jonah\'s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. 7 This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh:\r\n\r\n \"By the decree of the king and his nobles:\r\n\r\n Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. 8 But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. 9 Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.\"\r\n\r\n 10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.\r\n\r\n Jonah 4 (New International Version, ©2011)\r\n\r\nJonah 4\r\nJonah\'s Anger at the LORD\'s Compassion\r\n 1 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the LORD, \"Isn\'t this what I said, LORD, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. 3 Now, LORD, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.\"\r\n\r\n 4 But the LORD replied, \"Is it right for you to be angry?\"\r\n\r\n 5 Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. 6 Then the LORD God provided a leafy plant[a] and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant. 7 But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered. 8 When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah\'s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, \"It would be better for me to die than to live.\"\r\n\r\n 9 But God said to Jonah, \"Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?\"\r\n\r\n \"It is,\" he said. \"And I\'m so angry I wish I were dead.\"\r\n\r\n 10 But the LORD said, \"You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. 11 And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and also many animals?\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\n\r\n Jonah 4:6 The precise identification of this plant is uncertain; also in verses 7, 9 and 10.','',''),(167,30,2,'Whole book\r\n2:13 anger love\r\n\r\n2:28-31 holy spirit last days old','

Joel 2

Locusts Invade like an Army
1 Sound the alarm in Jerusalem[a]! Raise the battle cry on my holy mountain! Let everyone tremble in fear because the day of the Lord is upon us. 2 It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of thick clouds and deep blackness. Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains, a great and mighty army appears. Nothing like it has been seen before or will ever be seen again.

3 Fire burns in front of them, and flames follow after them. Ahead of them the land lies as beautiful as the Garden of Eden. Behind them is nothing but desolation; not one thing escapes. 4 They look like horses; they charge forward like warhorses.[b]? 5 Look at them as they leap along the mountaintops. Listen to the noise they make, like the rumbling of chariots, like the roar of fire sweeping across a field of stubble, or like a mighty army moving into battle.

6 Fear grips all the people; every face grows pale with terror. 7 The attackers march like warriors and scale city walls like soldiers. Straight forward they march, never breaking rank. 8 They never jostle each other; each moves in exactly the right position. They break through defenses without missing a step. 9 They swarm over the city and run along its walls. They enter all the houses, climbing like thieves through the windows. 10 The earth quakes as they advance, and the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars no longer shine.

11 The Lord is at the head of the column. He leads them with a shout. This is his mighty army, and they follow his orders. The day of the Lord is an awesome, terrible thing. Who can possibly survive?

A Call to Repentance
12 That is why the Lord says, \"Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning. 13 Don\'t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.\" Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish. 14 Who knows? Perhaps he will give you a reprieve, sending you a blessing instead of this curse. Perhaps you will be able to offer grain and wine to the Lord your God as before.

15 Blow the ram\'s horn in Jerusalem! Announce a time of fasting; call the people together for a solemn meeting. 16 Gather all the people, the elders, the children, and even the babies. Call the bridegroom from his quarters and the bride from her private room. 17 Let the priests, who minister in the Lord\'s presence, stand and weep between the entry room to the Temple and the altar. Let them pray, \"Spare your people, Lord! Don\'t let your special possession become an object of mockery. Don\'t let them become a joke for unbelieving foreigners who say, \'Has the God of Israel left them?\'\"

The Lord\'s Promise of Restoration
18 Then the Lord will pity his people and jealously guard the honor of his land. 19 The Lord will reply, \"Look! I am sending you grain and new wine and olive oil, enough to satisfy your needs. You will no longer be an object of mockery among the surrounding nations. 20 I will drive away these armies from the north. I will send them into the parched wastelands. Those in the front will be driven into the Dead Sea, and those at the rear into the Mediterranean.[c] The stench of their rotting bodies will rise over the land.\"

Surely the Lord has done great things! 21 Don\'t be afraid, my people. Be glad now and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things. 22 Don\'t be afraid, you animals of the field, for the wilderness pastures will soon be green. The trees will again be filled with fruit; fig trees and grapevines will be loaded down once more. 23 Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem! Rejoice in the Lord your God! For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness. Once more the autumn rains will come, as well as the rains of spring. 24 The threshing floors will again be piled high with grain, and the presses will overflow with new wine and olive oil.

25 The Lord says, \"I will give you back what you lost to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts, the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts.[d] It was I who sent this great destroying army against you. 26 Once again you will have all the food you want, and you will praise the Lord your God, who does these miracles for you. Never again will my people be disgraced. 27 Then you will know that I am among my people Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and there is no other. Never again will my people be disgraced.

The Lord\'s Promise of His Spirit
r@28\"Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. 29 In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on servants, men and women alike.@30 And I will cause wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. 31 The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and terrible[f] day of the Lord arrives. 32 But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, for some on Mount Zion in Jerusalem will escape, just as the Lord has said. These will be among the survivors whom the Lord has called.

Footnotes:Joel 2:1 Hebrew Zion; also in 2:15, 23.Joel 2:4 Or like charioteers.Joel 2:20 Hebrew into the eastern sea, . . . into the western sea.Joel 2:25 The precise identification of the four kinds of locusts mentioned here is uncertain.Joel 2:28 Verses 2:28-32 are numbered 3:1-5 in Hebrew text.Joel 2:31 Greek version reads glorious. \n? Joel 3? (New Living Translation)

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Joel 2

An Army of Locusts
1 Blow the trumpet in Zion sound the alarm on my holy hill.

Let all who live in the land tremble for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand 2 a day of darkness and gloom a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes such as never was in ancient times nor ever will be in ages to come.

3 Before them fire devours behind them a flame blazes. Before them the land is like the garden of Eden behind them a desert waste nothing escapes them. 4 They have the appearance of horses they gallop along like cavalry. 5 With a noise like that of chariots they leap over the mountaintops like a crackling fire consuming stubble like a mighty army drawn up for battle.

6 At the sight of them nations are in anguish every face turns pale. 7 They charge like warriors they scale walls like soldiers. They all march in line not swerving from their course. 8 They do not jostle each other each marches straight ahead. They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks. 9 They rush upon the city they run along the wall. They climb into the houses like thieves they enter through the windows.

10 Before them the earth shakes the heavens tremble the sun and moon are darkened and the stars no longer shine. 11 The LORD thunders at the head of his army his forces are beyond number and mighty is the army that obeys his command. The day of the LORD is great it is dreadful. Who can endure it?

Rend Your Heart
12 \"Even now\" declares the LORD \"return to me with all your heart with fasting and weeping and mourning.\"

13 Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God for he is gracious and compassionate slow to anger and abounding in love and he relents from sending calamity. 14 Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave behind a blessing grain offerings and drink offerings for the LORD your God.

15 Blow the trumpet in Zion declare a holy fast call a sacred assembly. 16 Gather the people consecrate the assembly bring together the elders gather the children those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room and the bride her chamber. 17 Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say \"Spare your people LORD. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples \'Where is their God?\'\"

The LORD\'s Answer
18 Then the LORD was jealous for his land and took pity on his people.

19 The LORD replieda to them

\"I am sending you grain new wine and olive oil enough to satisfy you fully never again will I make you an object of scorn to the nations.

20 \"I will drive the northern horde far from you pushing it into a parched and barren land its eastern ranks will drown in the Dead Sea and its western ranks in the Mediterranean Sea. And its stench will go up its smell will rise.\"

Surely he has done great things!21 Do not be afraid land of Judah be glad and rejoice. Surely the LORD has done great things!22 Do not be afraid you wild animals for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit the fig tree and the vine yield their riches. 23 Be glad people of Zion rejoice in the LORD your God for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers both autumn and spring rains as before. 24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

25 \"I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten the great locust and the young locust the other locusts and the locust swarmb my great army that I sent among you. 26 You will have plenty to eat until you are full and you will praise the name of the LORD your God who has worked wonders for you never again will my people be shamed. 27 Then you will know that I am in Israel that I am the LORD your God and that there is no other never again will my people be shamed.

The Day of the LORD
r@28 \"And afterward I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy your old men will dream dreams your young men will see visions. 29 Even on my servants both men and women I will pour out my Spirit in those days.@ 30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth blood and fire and billows of smoke. 31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. 32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance as the LORD has said even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.c

FootnotesJoel 219 Or LORD will be jealous / and take pity / The LORD will replyJoel 225 The precise meaning of the four Hebrew words used here for locusts is uncertain.Joel 232 In Hebrew texts 228-32 is numbered 31-5.Joel 3?(New International Version 2011)

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Job 19

Job\'s Sixth Speech: A Response to Bildad
1 Then Job spoke again:

2 \"How long will you torture me How long will you try to crush me with your words? 3 You have already insulted me ten times. You should be ashamed of treating me so badly. 4 Even if I have sinned, that is my concern, not yours. 5 You think you\'re better than I am, using my humiliation as evidence of my sin. 6 But it is God who has wronged me, capturing me in his net.[a]

7 \"I cry out, \'Help!\' but no one answers me. I protest, but there is no justice. 8 God has blocked my way so I cannot move. He has plunged my path into darkness. 9 He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head. 10 He has demolished me on every side, and I am finished. He has uprooted my hope like a fallen tree. 11 His fury burns against me; he counts me as an enemy. 12 His troops advance. They build up roads to attack me. They camp all around my tent.

13 \"My relatives stay far away, and my friends have turned against me. 14 My family is gone, and my close friends have forgotten me. 15 My servants and maids consider me a stranger. I am like a foreigner to them. 16 When I call my servant, he doesn\'t come; I have to plead with him! 17 My breath is repulsive to my wife. I am rejected by my own family. 18 Even young children despise me. When I stand to speak, they turn their backs on me. 19 My close friends detest me. Those I loved have turned against me. 20 I have been reduced to skin and bones and have escaped death by the skin of my teeth.

21 \"Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy, for the hand of God has struck me. 22 Must you also persecute me, like God does Haven\'t you chewed me up enough?

23 \"Oh, that my words could be recorded. Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument,? 24 carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead, engraved forever in the rock.

r@25 \"But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last. 26 And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God![b]? 27 I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!@

28 \"How dare you go on persecuting me, saying, \'It\'s his own fault\'? 29 You should fear punishment yourselves, for your attitude deserves punishment. Then you will know that there is indeed a judgment.\"

Footnotes:Job 19:6 Or for I am like a city under siege.Job 19:26 Or without my body I will see God! The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain. \n? Job 20? (New Living Translation)

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Job 19

Job
1 Then Job replied

2 \"How long will you torment me and crush me with words? 3 Ten times now you have reproached me shamelessly you attack me. 4 If it is true that I have gone astray my error remains my concern alone. 5 If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my humiliation against me 6 then know that God has wronged me and drawn his net around me.

7 \"Though I cry \'Violence!\' I get no response though I call for help there is no justice. 8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass he has shrouded my paths in darkness. 9 He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head. 10 He tears me down on every side till I am gone he uproots my hope like a tree. 11 His anger burns against me he counts me among his enemies. 12 His troops advance in force they build a siege ramp against me and encamp around my tent.

13 \"He has alienated my family from me my acquaintances are completely estranged from me. 14 My relatives have gone away my closest friends have forgotten me. 15 My guests and my female servants count me a foreigner they look on me as on a stranger. 16 I summon my servant but he does not answer though I beg him with my own mouth. 17 My breath is offensive to my wife I am loathsome to my own family. 18 Even the little boys scorn me when I appear they ridicule me. 19 All my intimate friends detest me those I love have turned against me. 20 I am nothing but skin and bones I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.a

21 \"Have pity on me my friends have pity for the hand of God has struck me. 22 Why do you pursue me as God does Will you never get enough of my flesh?

23 \"Oh that my words were recorded that they were written on a scroll 24 that they were inscribed with an iron tool onb lead or engraved in rock forever! 25 I know that my redeemerc lives and that in the end he will stand on the earth.d 26 And after my skin has been destroyed yete inf my flesh I will see God 27 I myself will see him with my own eyes I and not another. How my heart yearns within me!

28 \"If you say \'How we will hound him since the root of the trouble lies in himg\' 29 you should fear the sword yourselves for wrath will bring punishment by the sword and then you will know that there is judgment.h\"

FootnotesJob 1920 Or only by my gumsJob 1924 Or andJob 1925 Or vindicatorJob 1925 Or on my graveJob 1926 Or And after I awake / though this body has been destroyed / thenJob 1926 Or destroyed / apart fromJob 1928 Many Hebrew manuscripts Septuagint and Vulgate most Hebrew manuscripts meJob 1929 Or sword / that you may come to know the Almighty Job 20? (New International Version 2011)

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Romans 15

Living to Please Others
1 We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves. 2 We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord. 3 For even Christ didn\'t live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, \"The insults of those who insult you, O God, have fallen on me.\"[a] 4 Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God\'s promises to be fulfilled.

5 May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. 6 Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

7 Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory. 8 Remember that Christ came as a servant to the Jews[b] to show that God is true to the promises he made to their ancestors. 9 He also came so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote:

\"For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing praises to your name.\"[c]

10 And in another place it is written,

\"Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles.\"[d]

11 And yet again,

\"Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles. Praise him, all you people of the earth.\"[e]

12 And in another place Isaiah said,

\"The heir to David\'s throne[f] will come, and he will rule over the Gentiles. They will place their hope on him.\"[g]

r@ 13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.@

Paul\'s Reason for Writing
14 I am fully convinced, my dear brothers and sisters,[h] that you are full of goodness. You know these things so well you can teach each other all about them. 15 Even so, I have been bold enough to write about some of these points, knowing that all you need is this reminder. For by God\'s grace, 16 I am a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News so that I might present you as an acceptable offering to God, made holy by the Holy Spirit. 17 So I have reason to be enthusiastic about all Christ Jesus has done through me in my service to God. 18 Yet I dare not boast about anything except what Christ has done through me, bringing the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I worked among them. 19 They were convinced by the power of miraculous signs and wonders and by the power of God\'s Spirit.[i] In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ from Jerusalem all the way to Illyricum.[j]

20 My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else. 21 I have been following the plan spoken of in the Scriptures, where it says,

\"Those who have never been told about him will see, and those who have never heard of him will understand.\"[k]

22 In fact, my visit to you has been delayed so long because I have been preaching in these places.

Paul\'s Travel Plans
23 But now I have finished my work in these regions, and after all these long years of waiting, I am eager to visit you. 24 I am planning to go to Spain, and when I do, I will stop off in Rome. And after I have enjoyed your fellowship for a little while, you can provide for my journey.

25 But before I come, I must go to Jerusalem to take a gift to the believers[l] there. 26 For you see, the believers in Macedonia and Achaia[m] have eagerly taken up an offering for the poor among the believers in Jerusalem. 27 They were glad to do this because they feel they owe a real debt to them. Since the Gentiles received the spiritual blessings of the Good News from the believers in Jerusalem, they feel the least they can do in return is to help them financially. 28 As soon as I have delivered this money and completed this good deed of theirs, I will come to see you on my way to Spain. 29 And I am sure that when I come, Christ will richly bless our time together.

30 Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit. 31 Pray that I will be rescued from those in Judea who refuse to obey God. Pray also that the believers there will be willing to accept the donation[n] I am taking to Jerusalem. 32 Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other.

33 And now may God, who gives us his peace, be with you all. Amen.[o]

Footnotes:Romans 15:3 Greek who insult you have fallen on me. Ps 69:9.Romans 15:8 Greek servant of circumcision.Romans 15:9 Ps 18:49.Romans 15:10 Deut 32:43.Romans 15:11 Ps 117:1.Romans 15:12 Greek The root of Jesse. David was the son of Jesse.Romans 15:12 Isa 11:10 (Greek version).Romans 15:14 Greek brothers; also in 15:30.Romans 15:19 Other manuscripts read the Spirit; still others read the Holy Spirit.Romans 15:19 Illyricum was a region northeast of Italy.Romans 15:21 Isa 52:15 (Greek version).Romans 15:25 Greek God\'s holy people; also in 15:26, 31.Romans 15:26 Macedonia and Achaia were the northern and southern regions of Greece.Romans 15:31 Greek the ministry; other manuscripts read the gift.Romans 15:33 Some manuscripts omit Amen. One very early manuscript places 16:25-27 here.\n\n

God has always known about what is happening to us today. The devil is challenging our joy and our peace and is trying to replace it with fear. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to us to strengthen us. Let\'s rely on the Holy Spirit to undo what the devil is doing to us.

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Romas 15:13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Romans 15

1 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us should please our neighbors for their good to build them up. 3 For even Christ did not please himself but as it is written \"The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.\"a 4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had 6 so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

7 Accept one another then just as Christ accepted you in order to bring praise to God. 8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jewsb on behalf of God\'s truth so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed 9 and moreover that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written

\"Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles I will sing the praises of your name.\"c

10 Again it says

\"Rejoice you Gentiles with his people.\"d

11 And again

\"Praise the Lord all you Gentiles let all the peoples extol him.\"e

12 And again Isaiah says

\"The Root of Jesse will spring up one who will arise to rule over the nations in him the Gentiles will hope.\"f

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles
14 I myself am convinced my brothers and sisters that you yourselves are full of goodness filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another. 15 Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again because of the grace God gave me 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. 18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done 19 by the power of signs and wonders through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known so that I would not be building on someone else\'s foundation. 21 Rather as it is written

\"Those who were not told about him will see and those who have not heard will understand.\"g

22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.

Paul\'s Plan to Visit Rome
23 But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions and since I have been longing for many years to visit you 24 I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there after I have enjoyed your company for a while. 25 Now however I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the Lord\'s people there. 26 For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord\'s people in Jerusalem. 27 They were pleased to do it and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews\' spiritual blessings they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings. 28 So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution I will go to Spain and visit you on the way. 29 I know that when I come to you I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ.

30 I urge you brothers and sisters by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. 31 Pray that I may be kept safe from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord\'s people there 32 so that I may come to you with joy by God\'s will and in your company be refreshed. 33 The God of peace be with you all. Amen.

FootnotesRomans 153 Psalm 699Romans 158 Greek circumcisionRomans 159 2 Samuel 2250 Psalm 1849Romans 1510 Deut. 3243Romans 1511 Psalm 1171Romans 1512 Isaiah 1110 (see Septuagint)Romans 1521 Isaiah 5215 (see Septuagint)Romans 16?(New International Version 2011)

'),(168,27,33,'11 no pleasure wicked','Ezekiel 33\r\nRenewal of Ezekiel\'s Call as Watchman\r\n 1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 \"Son of man, speak to your people and say to them: \'When I bring the sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman, 3 and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people, 4 then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head. 5 Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head. If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone\'s life, that person\'s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.\'\r\n\r\n 7 \"Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. 8 When I say to the wicked, \'You wicked person, you will surely die,\' and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for[a] their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so, they will die for their sin, though you yourself will be saved.\r\n\r\n 10 \"Son of man, say to the Israelites, \'This is what you are saying: \"Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of[b] them. How then can we live?\"\' R@11 Say to them, \'As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?\' @\r\n\r\n 12 \"Therefore, son of man, say to your people, \'If someone who is righteous disobeys, that person\'s former righteousness will count for nothing. And if someone who is wicked repents, that person\'s former wickedness will not bring condemnation. The righteous person who sins will not be allowed to live even though they were formerly righteous.\' 13 If I tell a righteous person that they will surely live, but then they trust in their righteousness and do evil, none of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered; they will die for the evil they have done. 14 And if I say to a wicked person, \'You will surely die,\' but they then turn away from their sin and do what is just and right, 15 if they give back what they took in pledge for a loan, return what they have stolen, follow the decrees that give life, and do no evil, that person will surely live; they will not die. 16 None of the sins that person has committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.\r\n\r\n 17 \"Yet your people say, \'The way of the Lord is not just.\' But it is their way that is not just. 18 If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, they will die for it. 19 And if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live by doing so. 20 Yet you Israelites say, \'The way of the Lord is not just.\' But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.\"\r\nJerusalem\'s Fall Explained\r\n 21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month on the fifth day, a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, \"The city has fallen!\" 22 Now the evening before the man arrived, the hand of the LORD was on me, and he opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer silent.\r\n\r\n 23 Then the word of the LORD came to me: 24 \"Son of man, the people living in those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, \'Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as our possession.\' 25 Therefore say to them, \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Since you eat meat with the blood still in it and look to your idols and shed blood, should you then possess the land? 26 You rely on your sword, you do detestable things, and each of you defiles his neighbor\'s wife. Should you then possess the land?\'\r\n\r\n 27 \"Say this to them: \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, those who are left in the ruins will fall by the sword, those out in the country I will give to the wild animals to be devoured, and those in strongholds and caves will die of a plague. 28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and her proud strength will come to an end, and the mountains of Israel will become desolate so that no one will cross them. 29 Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the detestable things they have done.\'\r\n\r\n 30 \"As for you, son of man, your people are talking together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, saying to each other, \'Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD.\' 31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain. 32 Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.\r\n\r\n 33 \"When all this comes true, and it surely will, then they will know that a prophet has been among them.\"\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Ezekiel 33

Renewal of Ezekiel\'s Call as Watchman
 1 The word of the LORD came to me 2 \"Son of man speak to your people and say to them \'When I bring the sword against a land and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman 3 and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people 4 then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning and the sword comes and takes their life their blood will be on their own head. 5 Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning their blood will be on their own head. If they had heeded the warning they would have saved themselves. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone\'s life that person\'s life will be taken because of their sin but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.\'

 7 \"Son of man I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. 8 When I say to the wicked \'You wicked person you will surely die\' and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways that wicked person will die fora their sin and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so they will die for their sin though you yourself will be saved.

 10 \"Son of man say to the Israelites \'This is what you are saying \"Our offenses and sins weigh us down and we are wasting away because ofb them. How then can we live?\"\' 11 Say to them \'As surely as I live declares the Sovereign LORD I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die people of Israel?\'

 12 \"Therefore son of man say to your people \'If someone who is righteous disobeys that person\'s former righteousness will count for nothing. And if someone who is wicked repents that person\'s former wickedness will not bring condemnation. The righteous person who sins will not be allowed to live even though they were formerly righteous.\' 13 If I tell a righteous person that they will surely live but then they trust in their righteousness and do evil none of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered they will die for the evil they have done. 14 And if I say to a wicked person \'You will surely die\' but they then turn away from their sin and do what is just and right 15 if they give back what they took in pledge for a loan return what they have stolen follow the decrees that give life and do no evil that person will surely live they will not die. 16 None of the sins that person has committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right they will surely live.

 17 \"Yet your people say \'The way of the Lord is not just.\' But it is their way that is not just. 18 If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil they will die for it. 19 And if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right they will live by doing so. 20 Yet you Israelites say \'The way of the Lord is not just.\' But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.\"

Jerusalem\'s Fall Explained
 21 In the twelfth year of our exile in the tenth month on the fifth day a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said \"The city has fallen!\" 22 Now the evening before the man arrived the hand of the LORD was on me and he opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer silent.

 23 Then the word of the LORD came to me 24 \"Son of man the people living in those ruins in the land of Israel are saying \'Abraham was only one man yet he possessed the land. But we are many surely the land has been given to us as our possession.\' 25 Therefore say to them \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says Since you eat meat with the blood still in it and look to your idols and shed blood should you then possess the land? 26 You rely on your sword you do detestable things and each of you defiles his neighbor\'s wife. Should you then possess the land?\'

 27 \"Say this to them \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says As surely as I live those who are left in the ruins will fall by the sword those out in the country I will give to the wild animals to be devoured and those in strongholds and caves will die of a plague. 28 I will make the land a desolate waste and her proud strength will come to an end and the mountains of Israel will become desolate so that no one will cross them. 29 Then they will know that I am the LORD when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the detestable things they have done.\'

 30 \"As for you son of man your people are talking together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses saying to each other \'Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD.\' 31 My people come to you as they usually do and sit before you to hear your words but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain. 32 Indeed to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.

 33 \"When all this comes true and it surely will then they will know that a prophet has been among them.\"

FootnotesEzekiel 338 Or in also in verse 9Ezekiel 3310 Or away in  Ezekiel 34 (New International Version 2011)

'),(169,60,2,'10 law\r\n26 faith works','James 2\r\nA Warning against Prejudice\r\n 1 My dear brothers and sisters,[a] how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?\r\n 2 For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting[b] dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. 3 If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, \"You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor\", well, 4 doesn\'t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?\r\n\r\n 5 Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn\'t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren\'t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him? 6 But you dishonor the poor! Isn\'t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? 7 Aren\'t they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name[c] you bear?\r\n\r\n 8 Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: \"Love your neighbor as yourself.\"[d] 9 But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.\r\n\r\n R@10 For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God\'s laws. @11 For the same God who said, \"You must not commit adultery,\" also said, \"You must not murder.\"[e] So if you murder someone but do not commit adultery, you have still broken the law.\r\n\r\n 12 So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free. 13 There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.\r\nFaith without Good Deeds Is Dead\r\n 14 What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don\'t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? 15 Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, 16 and you say, \"Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well\", but then you don\'t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?\r\n 17 So you see, faith by itself isn\'t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.\r\n\r\n 18 Now someone may argue, \"Some people have faith; others have good deeds.\" But I say, \"How can you show me your faith if you don\'t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.\"\r\n\r\n 19 You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God.[f] Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. 20 How foolish! Can\'t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?\r\n\r\n 21 Don\'t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete. 23 And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: \"Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.\"[g] He was even called the friend of God.[h] 24 So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.\r\n\r\n 25 Rahab the prostitute is another example. She was shown to be right with God by her actions when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road. R@26 Just as the body is dead without breath,[i] so also faith is dead without good works.@\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nJames 2:1 Greek brothers; also in 2:5, 14.\r\nJames 2:2 Greek your synagogue.\r\nJames 2:7 Greek slander the noble name.\r\nJames 2:8 Lev 19:18.\r\nJames 2:11 Exod 20:13-14; Deut 5:17-18.\r\nJames 2:19 Some manuscripts read that God is one; see Deut 6:4.\r\nJames 2:23 Gen 15:6.\r\nJames 2:23 See Isa 41:8.\r\nJames 2:26 Or without spirit.\r\n James 3 (New Living Translation)','NIV','

James 2

Favoritism Forbidden
? 1 My brothers and sisters believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. 2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. 3 If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say \"Here\'s a good seat for you\" but say to the poor man \"You stand there\" or \"Sit on the floor by my feet\" 4 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

? 5 Listen my dear brothers and sisters Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? 7 Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?

? 8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture \"Love your neighbor as yourself\"a you are doing right. 9 But if you show favoritism you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11 For he who said \"You shall not commit adultery\"b also said \"You shall not murder.\"c If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder you have become a lawbreaker.

? 12 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom 13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Faith and Deeds
? 14 What good is it my brothers and sisters if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them \"Go in peace keep warm and well fed\" but does nothing about their physical needs what good is it? 17 In the same way faith by itself if it is not accompanied by action is dead.

? 18 But someone will say \"You have faith I have deeds.\"

? ? ? Show me your faith without deeds and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that and shudder.

? 20 You foolish person do you want evidence that faith without deeds is uselessd? 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says \"Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness\"e and he was called God\'s friend. 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.

? 25 In the same way was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? 26 As the body without the spirit is dead so faith without deeds is dead.

FootnotesJames 28 Lev. 1918James 211 Exodus 2014 Deut. 518James 211 Exodus 2013 Deut. 517James 220 Some early manuscripts deadJames 223 Gen. 156 ? James 3? (New International Version 2011)

'),(170,60,3,'7 tongue bitter water\r\n16 envy selfish ambition','James 3\r\nControlling the Tongue\r\n 1 Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.\r\n 3 We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. 4 And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. 5 In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.\r\n\r\n But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. 6 And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.\r\n\r\nr@ 7 People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, 8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. 9 Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. 10 And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! 11 Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? 12 Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can\'t draw fresh water from a salty spring.@\r\n\r\nTrue Wisdom Comes from God\r\n 13 If you are wise and understand God\'s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don\'t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. 15 For jealousy and selfishness are not God\'s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. G@16 For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.@  17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. 18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:\r\nJames 3:1 Greek brothers; also in 3:10.\r\nJames 3:6 Or for it will burn in hell (Greek Gehenna).\r\nJames 3:12 Greek from salt.\r\nJames 3:18 Or of good things, or of justice.\r\n James 4 (New Living Translation)','NIV','

James 3

Taming the Tongue
1 Not many of you should become teachers my fellow believers because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect able to keep their whole body in check.

3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us we can turn the whole animal. 4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5 Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body sets the whole course of one\'s life on fire and is itself set on fire by hell.

r@? 7 All kinds of animals birds reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil full of deadly poison.

9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father and with it we curse human beings who have been made in God\'s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters can a fig tree bear olives or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.@

Two Kinds of Wisdom
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly unspiritual demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition there you find disorder and every evil practice.

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure then peace-loving considerate submissive full of mercy and good fruit impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.

James 4? (New International Version 2011)

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'),(171,23,5,'20 evil','Isaiah 5 (New Living Translation)\r\n\r\nIsaiah 5\r\nA Song about the Lord\'s Vineyard\r\n 1 Now I will sing for the one I love\r\n a song about his vineyard:\r\n My beloved had a vineyard\r\n on a rich and fertile hill.\r\n 2 He plowed the land, cleared its stones,\r\n and planted it with the best vines.\r\n In the middle he built a watchtower\r\n and carved a winepress in the nearby rocks.\r\n Then he waited for a harvest of sweet grapes,\r\n but the grapes that grew were bitter.\r\n\r\n 3 Now, you people of Jerusalem and Judah,\r\n you judge between me and my vineyard.\r\n 4 What more could I have done for my vineyard\r\n that I have not already done\r\n When I expected sweet grapes,\r\n why did my vineyard give me bitter grapes\r\n\r\n 5 Now let me tell you\r\n what I will do to my vineyard:\r\n I will tear down its hedges\r\n and let it be destroyed.\r\n I will break down its walls\r\n and let the animals trample it.\r\n 6 I will make it a wild place\r\n where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed,\r\n a place overgrown with briers and thorns.\r\n I will command the clouds\r\n to drop no rain on it.\r\n\r\n 7 The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies.\r\n The people of Judah are his pleasant garden.\r\n He expected a crop of justice,\r\n but instead he found oppression.\r\n He expected to find righteousness,\r\n but instead he heard cries of violence.\r\nJudah\'s Guilt and Judgment\r\n 8 What sorrow for you who buy up house after house and field after field,\r\n until everyone is evicted and you live alone in the land.\r\n 9 But I have heard the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies\r\n swear a solemn oath:\r\n \"Many houses will stand deserted;\r\n even beautiful mansions will be empty.\r\n 10 Ten acres[a] of vineyard will not produce even six gallons[b] of wine.\r\n Ten baskets of seed will yield only one basket[c] of grain.\"\r\n\r\n 11 What sorrow for those who get up early in the morning\r\n looking for a drink of alcohol\r\n and spend long evenings drinking wine\r\n to make themselves flaming drunk.\r\n 12 They furnish wine and lovely music at their grand parties,\r\n lyre and harp, tambourine and flute,\r\n but they never think about the Lord\r\n or notice what he is doing.\r\n\r\n 13 So my people will go into exile far away\r\n because they do not know me.\r\n Those who are great and honored will starve,\r\n and the common people will die of thirst.\r\n 14 The grave[d] is licking its lips in anticipation,\r\n opening its mouth wide.\r\n The great and the lowly\r\n and all the drunken mob will be swallowed up.\r\n 15 Humanity will be destroyed, and people brought down;\r\n even the arrogant will lower their eyes in humiliation.\r\n 16 But the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies will be exalted by his justice.\r\n The holiness of God will be displayed by his righteousness.\r\n 17 In that day lambs will find good pastures,\r\n and fattened sheep and young goats[e] will feed among the ruins.\r\n\r\n 18 What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them\r\n with ropes made of lies,\r\n who drag wickedness behind them like a cart!\r\n 19 They even mock God and say,\r\n \"Hurry up and do something!\r\n We want to see what you can do.\r\n Let the Holy One of Israel carry out his plan,\r\n for we want to know what it is.\"\r\n\r\n R@ 20 What sorrow for those who say\r\n that evil is good and good is evil,\r\n that dark is light and light is dark,\r\n that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.@\r\n 21 What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes\r\n and think themselves so clever.\r\n 22 What sorrow for those who are heroes at drinking wine\r\n and boast about all the alcohol they can hold.\r\n 23 They take bribes to let the wicked go free,\r\n and they punish the innocent.\r\n\r\n 24 Therefore, just as fire licks up stubble\r\n and dry grass shrivels in the flame,\r\n so their roots will rot\r\n and their flowers wither.\r\n For they have rejected the law of the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies;\r\n they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.\r\n 25 That is why the Lord\'s anger burns against his people,\r\n and why he has raised his fist to crush them.\r\n The mountains tremble,\r\n and the corpses of his people litter the streets like garbage.\r\n But even then the Lord\'s anger is not satisfied.\r\n His fist is still poised to strike!\r\n\r\n 26 He will send a signal to distant nations far away\r\n and whistle to those at the ends of the earth.\r\n They will come racing toward Jerusalem.\r\n 27 They will not get tired or stumble.\r\n They will not stop for rest or sleep.\r\n Not a belt will be loose,\r\n not a sandal strap broken.\r\n 28 Their arrows will be sharp\r\n and their bows ready for battle.\r\n Sparks will fly from their horses\' hooves,\r\n and the wheels of their chariots will spin like a whirlwind.\r\n 29 They will roar like lions,\r\n like the strongest of lions.\r\n Growling, they will pounce on their victims and carry them off,\r\n and no one will be there to rescue them.\r\n 30 They will roar over their victims on that day of destruction\r\n like the roaring of the sea.\r\n If someone looks across the land,\r\n only darkness and distress will be seen;\r\n even the light will be darkened by clouds.\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Isaiah 5

The Song of the Vineyard
1 I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard on a fertile hillside. 2 He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a watchtower in it and cut out a winepress as well. Then he looked for a crop of good grapes, but it yielded only bad fruit.

3 \"Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard. 4 What more could have been done for my vineyard than I have done for it When I looked for good grapes, why did it yield only bad 5 Now I will tell you what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled. 6 I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will command the clouds not to rain on it.\"

7 The vineyard of the LORD Almighty is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the vines he delighted in. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.

Woes and Judgments
8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field till no space is left and you live alone in the land.

9 The LORD Almighty has declared in my hearing:

\"Surely the great houses will become desolate, the fine mansions left without occupants. 10 A ten-acre vineyard will produce only a bath[a] of wine; a homer[b] of seed will yield only an ephah[c] of grain.\"

11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine. 12 They have harps and lyres at their banquets, pipes and timbrels and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD, no respect for the work of his hands. 13 Therefore my people will go into exile for lack of understanding; those of high rank will die of hunger and the common people will be parched with thirst. 14 Therefore Death expands its jaws, opening wide its mouth; into it will descend their nobles and masses with all their brawlers and revelers. 15 So people will be brought low and everyone humbled, the eyes of the arrogant humbled. 16 But the LORD Almighty will be exalted by his justice, and the holy God will be proved holy by his righteous acts. 17 Then sheep will graze as in their own pasture; lambs will feed[d] among the ruins of the rich.

18 Woe to those who draw sin along with cords of deceit, and wickedness as with cart ropes, 19 to those who say, \"Let God hurry; let him hasten his work so we may see it. The plan of the Holy One of Israel, let it approach, let it come into view, so we may know it.\"

20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.

21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks, 23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent. 24 Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the LORD Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel. 25 Therefore the LORD\'s anger burns against his people; his hand is raised and he strikes them down. The mountains shake, and the dead bodies are like refuse in the streets.

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.

26 He lifts up a banner for the distant nations, he whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Here they come, swiftly and speedily! 27 Not one of them grows tired or stumbles, not one slumbers or sleeps; not a belt is loosened at the waist, not a sandal strap is broken. 28 Their arrows are sharp, all their bows are strung; their horses\' hooves seem like flint, their chariot wheels like a whirlwind. 29 Their roar is like that of the lion, they roar like young lions; they growl as they seize their prey and carry it off with no one to rescue. 30 In that day they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, there is only darkness and distress; even the sun will be darkened by clouds.

Footnotes:Isaiah 5:10 That is, about 6 gallons or about 22 litersIsaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 360 pounds or about 160 kilogramsIsaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilogramsIsaiah 5:17 Septuagint; Hebrew / strangers will eat \n Isaiah 6 (New International Version, ©2011)

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He will drive them out before you, and you will take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.\r\n\r\n 6 \"Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, without turning aside to the right or to the left. 7 Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear by them. You must not serve them or bow down to them. 8 But you are to hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have until now.\r\n\r\n 9 \"The LORD has driven out before you great and powerful nations; to this day no one has been able to withstand you. 10 One of you routs a thousand, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as he promised. 11 So be very careful to love the LORD your God.\r\n\r\n B@12 \"But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you and if you intermarry with them and associate with them, 13 then you may be sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land, which the LORD your God has given you.@\r\n\r\nR@ 14 \"Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed. 15 But just as all the good things the LORD your God has promised you have come to you, so he will bring on you all the evil things he has threatened, until the LORD your God has destroyed you from this good land he has given you. 16 If you violate the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, the LORD\'s anger will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from the good land he has given you.\" @','',''),(173,19,22,'16 Jesus Reveal','Psalm 22 (New International Version, ©2011)\r\n\r\nPsalm 22\r\nPsalm 22[a]\r\n For the director of music. To the tune of \"The Doe of the Morning.\" A psalm of David.\r\n\r\n 1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\r\n Why are you so far from saving me,\r\n so far from my cries of anguish?\r\n2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,\r\n by night, but I find no rest.[b]\r\n\r\n 3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;\r\n you are the one Israel praises.[c]\r\n4 In you our ancestors put their trust;\r\n they trusted and you delivered them.\r\n5 To you they cried out and were saved;\r\n in you they trusted and were not put to shame.\r\n\r\n 6 But I am a worm and not a man,\r\n scorned by everyone, despised by the people.\r\n7 All who see me mock me;\r\n they hurl insults, shaking their heads.\r\n8 \"He trusts in the LORD,\" they say,\r\n \"let the LORD rescue him.\r\nLet him deliver him,\r\n since he delights in him.\"\r\n\r\n 9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;\r\n you made me trust in you, even at my mother\'s breast.\r\n10 From birth I was cast on you;\r\n from my mother\'s womb you have been my God.\r\n\r\n 11 Do not be far from me,\r\n for trouble is near\r\n and there is no one to help.\r\n\r\n 12 Many bulls surround me;\r\n strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.\r\n13 Roaring lions that tear their prey\r\n open their mouths wide against me.\r\n14 I am poured out like water,\r\n and all my bones are out of joint.\r\nMy heart has turned to wax;\r\n it has melted within me.\r\n15 My mouth[d] is dried up like a potsherd,\r\n and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;\r\n you lay me in the dust of death.\r\n\r\n R@16 Dogs surround me,\r\n a pack of villains encircles me;\r\n they pierce[e] my hands and my feet.\r\n17 All my bones are on display;\r\n people stare and gloat over me.\r\n18 They divide my clothes among them\r\n and cast lots for my garment.@\r\n\r\n 19 But you, LORD, do not be far from me.\r\n You are my strength; come quickly to help me.\r\n20 Deliver me from the sword,\r\n my precious life from the power of the dogs.\r\n21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;\r\n save me from the horns of the wild oxen.\r\n\r\n 22 I will declare your name to my people;\r\n in the assembly I will praise you.\r\n23 You who fear the LORD, praise him!\r\n All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!\r\n Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!\r\n24 For he has not despised or scorned\r\n the suffering of the afflicted one;\r\nhe has not hidden his face from him\r\n but has listened to his cry for help.\r\n\r\n 25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;\r\n before those who fear you[f] I will fulfill my vows.\r\n26 The poor will eat and be satisfied;\r\n those who seek the LORD will praise him,\r\n may your hearts live forever!\r\n\r\n 27 All the ends of the earth\r\n will remember and turn to the LORD,\r\nand all the families of the nations\r\n will bow down before him,\r\n28 for dominion belongs to the LORD\r\n and he rules over the nations.\r\n\r\n 29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship;\r\n all who go down to the dust will kneel before him,\r\n those who cannot keep themselves alive.\r\n30 Posterity will serve him;\r\n future generations will be told about the Lord.\r\n31 They will proclaim his righteousness,\r\n declaring to a people yet unborn:\r\n He has done it!\r\n\r\nFootnotes:','NIV','

Psalm 22

Psalm 22a
For the director of music. To the tune of \"The Doe of the Morning.\" A psalm of David.

1 My God my God why have you forsaken me Why are you so far from saving me so far from my cries of anguish? 2 My God I cry out by day but you do not answer by night but I find no rest.b

3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One you are the one Israel praises.c 4 In you our ancestors put their trust they trusted and you delivered them. 5 To you they cried out and were saved in you they trusted and were not put to shame.

6 But I am a worm and not a man scorned by everyone despised by the people. 7 All who see me mock me they hurl insults shaking their heads. 8 \"He trusts in the LORD\" they say \"let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him since he delights in him.\"

9 Yet you brought me out of the womb you made me trust in you even at my mother\'s breast. 10 From birth I was cast on you from my mother\'s womb you have been my God.

11 Do not be far from me for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

12 Many bulls surround me strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. 13 Roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me. 14 I am poured out like water and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax it has melted within me. 15 My mouthd is dried up like a potsherd and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth you lay me in the dust of death.

16 Dogs surround me a pack of villains encircles me they piercee my hands and my feet. 17 All my bones are on display people stare and gloat over me. 18 They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.

19 But you LORD do not be far from me. You are my strength come quickly to help me. 20 Deliver me from the sword my precious life from the power of the dogs. 21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions save me from the horns of the wild oxen.

22 I will declare your name to my people in the assembly I will praise you. 23 You who fear the LORD praise him! All you descendants of Jacob honor him! Revere him all you descendants of Israel! 24 For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.

25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly before those who fear youf I will fulfill my vows. 26 The poor will eat and be satisfied those who seek the LORD will praise him may your hearts live forever!

27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD and all the families of the nations will bow down before him 28 for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations.

29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship all who go down to the dust will kneel before him those who cannot keep themselves alive. 30 Posterity will serve him future generations will be told about the Lord. 31 They will proclaim his righteousness declaring to a people yet unborn He has done it!

FootnotesPsalm 221 In Hebrew texts 221-31 is numbered 222-32.Psalm 222 Or night and am not silentPsalm 223 Or Yet you are holy / enthroned on the praises of IsraelPsalm 2215 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text Masoretic Text strengthPsalm 2216 Dead Sea Scrolls and some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Septuagint and Syriac most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text me / like a lionPsalm 2225 Hebrew him Psalm 23? (New International Version 2011)

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Isaiah 46

Gods of Babylon
 1 Bel bows down Nebo stoops low    their idols are borne by beasts of burden.a The images that are carried about are burdensome    a burden for the weary. 2 They stoop and bow down together    unable to rescue the burden    they themselves go off into captivity.

 3 \"Listen to me you descendants of Jacob    all the remnant of the people of Israel you whom I have upheld since your birth    and have carried since you were born. 4 Even to your old age and gray hairs    I am he I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you    I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

 5 \"With whom will you compare me or count me equal?    To whom will you liken me that we may be compared? 6 Some pour out gold from their bags    and weigh out silver on the scales they hire a goldsmith to make it into a god    and they bow down and worship it. 7 They lift it to their shoulders and carry it    they set it up in its place and there it stands.    From that spot it cannot move. Even though someone cries out to it it cannot answer    it cannot save them from their troubles.

 8 \"Remember this keep it in mind    take it to heart you rebels. 9 Remember the former things those of long ago    I am God and there is no other    I am God and there is none like me. 10 I make known the end from the beginning    from ancient times what is still to come. I say \'My purpose will stand    and I will do all that I please.\' 11 From the east I summon a bird of prey    from a far-off land a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said that I will bring about    what I have planned that I will do. 12 Listen to me you stubborn-hearted    you who are now far from my righteousness. 13 I am bringing my righteousness near    it is not far away    and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion    my splendor to Israel.

FootnotesIsaiah 461 Or are but beasts and cattle  Isaiah 47 (New International Version 2011)

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2 Timothy 2

A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus
Timothy, my dear son, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus. 2 You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.

3 Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 Soldiers don\'t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them. 5 And athletes cannot win the prize unless they follow the rules. 6 And hardworking farmers should be the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor. 7 Think about what I am saying. The Lord will help you understand all these things.

r@8 Always remember that Jesus Christ, a descendant of King David, was raised from the dead. This is the Good News I preach. 9 And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained. 10 So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.

11 This is a trustworthy saying:

If we die with him, we will also live with him. 12 If we endure hardship, we will reign with him. If we deny him, he will deny us. 13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.

@ 14 Remind everyone about these things, and command them in God\'s presence to stop fighting over words. Such arguments are useless, and they can ruin those who hear them.

An Approved Worker
15 Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth. 16 Avoid worthless, foolish talk that only leads to more godless behavior. 17 This kind of talk spreads like cancer, as in the case of Hymenaeus and Philetus. 18 They have left the path of truth, claiming that the resurrection of the dead has already occurred; in this way, they have turned some people away from the faith.

r@19 But God\'s truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription: \"The Lord knows those who are his,\"[a] and \"All who belong to the Lord must turn away from evil.\"@

20 In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use. 21 If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work.

22 Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts.

23 Again I say, don\'t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights. 24 A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people. 25 Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people\'s hearts, and they will learn the truth. 26 Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil\'s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.

Footnotes:2 Timothy 2:19 Num 16:5.2 Timothy 2:19 See Isa 52:11. \n? 2 Timothy 3? (New Living Translation)

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2 Timothy 2

The Appeal Renewed
1 You then my son be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. 3 Join with me in suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs but rather tries to please his commanding officer. 5 Similarly anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor\'s crown except by competing according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. 7 Reflect on what I am saying for the Lord will give you insight into all this.

8 Remember Jesus Christ raised from the dead descended from David. This is my gospel 9 for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God\'s word is not chained. 10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11 Here is a trustworthy saying

If we died with him we will also live with him 12 if we endure we will also reign with him. If we disown him he will also disown us 13 if we are faithless he remains faithful for he cannot disown himself.

Dealing With False Teachers
14 Keep reminding God\'s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words it is of no value and only ruins those who listen. 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 16 Avoid godless chatter because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly. 17 Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus 18 who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place and they destroy the faith of some. 19 Nevertheless God\'s solid foundation stands firm sealed with this inscription \"The Lord knows those who are his\" and \"Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.\"

20 In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver but also of wood and clay some are for special purposes and some for common use. 21 Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes made holy useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.

22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness faith love and peace along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23 Don\'t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments because you know they produce quarrels. 24 And the Lord\'s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone able to teach not resentful. 25 Opponents must be gently instructed in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth 26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil who has taken them captive to do his will.

2 Timothy 3?(New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 16

A psalm of David.
1 Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge.

2 I said to the Lord, \"You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.\" 3 The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them! 4 Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods. I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood or even speak the names of their gods.

5 Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine. 6 The land you have given me is a pleasant land. What a wonderful inheritance!

7 I will bless the Lord who guides me; even at night my heart instructs me. r@ 8 I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.

9 No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice.[a] My body rests in safety. 10 For you will not leave my soul among the dead[b] or allow your holy one[c] to rot in the grave. @11 You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.[d]

Footnotes:Psalm 16:9 Greek version reads and my tongue shouts his praises. Compare Acts 2:26.Psalm 16:10 Hebrew in Sheol.Psalm 16:10 Or your Holy One.Psalm 16:11 Greek version reads You have shown me the way of life, / and you will fill me with the joy of your presence. Compare Acts 2:28. Psalm 17 (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 16

A miktama of David.

 1 Keep me safe my God    for in you I take refuge.

 2 I say to the LORD \"You are my Lord    apart from you I have no good thing.\" 3 I say of the holy people who are in the land    \"They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.\" 4 Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods    or take up their names on my lips.

 5 LORD you alone are my portion and my cup    you make my lot secure. 6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places    surely I have a delightful inheritance. 7 I will praise the LORD who counsels me    even at night my heart instructs me. 8 I keep my eyes always on the LORD.    With him at my right hand I will not be shaken.

 9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices    my body also will rest secure 10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead    nor will you let your faithfulb one see decay. 11 You make known to me the path of life    you will fill me with joy in your presence    with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

FootnotesPsalm 161 Title Probably a literary or musical termPsalm 1610 Or holy  Psalm 17 (New International Version 2011)

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Colossians 2

1 I want you to know how much I have agonized for you and for the church at Laodicea, and for many other believers who have never met me personally. r@ 2 I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God\'s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. 3 In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.@

4 I am telling you this so no one will deceive you with well-crafted arguments. 5 For though I am far away from you, my heart is with you. And I rejoice that you are living as you should and that your faith in Christ is strong.

Freedom from Rules and New Life in Christ
g@ 6 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. 7 Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.@

8 Don\'t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers[a] of this world, rather than from Christ. 9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.[b] 10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

11 When you came to Christ, you were \"circumcised,\" but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision, the cutting away of your sinful nature.[c] 12 For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.

b@ 13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. 14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. 15 In this way, he disarmed[d] the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.@

16 So don\'t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. 17 For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality. 18 Don\'t let anyone condemn you by insisting on pious self-denial or the worship of angels,[e] saying they have had visions about these things. Their sinful minds have made them proud, 19 and they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For he holds the whole body together with its joints and ligaments, and it grows as God nourishes it.

20 You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as, 21 \"Don\'t handle! Don\'t taste! Don\'t touch!\" 22 Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them. 23 These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help in conquering a person\'s evil desires.

Footnotes:Colossians 2:8 \nOr the spiritual principles; also in 2:20.Colossians 2:9 Or in him dwells all the completeness of the Godhead bodily.Colossians 2:11 Greek the cutting away of the body of the flesh.Colossians 2:15 Or he stripped off.Colossians 2:18 Or or worshiping with angels. Colossians 3 (New Living Translation)

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Colossians 2

? 1FOR I want you to know how great is my solicitude for you how severe an inward struggle I am engaged in for you and for those believers at Laodicea and for all who alike yourselves have never seen my face and known me personally.

? ? ? 2For my concern is that their hearts may be bbraced (comforted cheered and encouraged) as they are knit together in love that they may come to have all the abounding wealth and blessings of assured conviction of understanding and that they may become progressively cmore intimately acquainted with and may know more definitely and accurately and thoroughly that mystic secret of God which is Christ (the Anointed One).

? ? ? 3In Him all the treasures of divine wisdom (dcomprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God) and all the riches of spiritual knowledge and enlightenment are stored up and lie hidden.

? ? ? 4I say this in order that no one may mislead and delude you by plausible and persuasive and attractive arguments and beguiling speech.

? ? ? 5For though I am away from you in body yet I am with you in spirit delighted at the sight of your standing shoulder to shoulder in such orderly array and the firmness and the solid front and steadfastness of your faith in Christ that eleaning of the entire human personality on Him in absolute trust and confidence in His power wisdom and goodness.

? ? ? 6As you have therefore received Christ even Jesus the Lord so walk (regulate your lives and conduct yourselves) in union with and conformity to Him.

? ? ? 7Have the roots of your being firmly and deeply planted in Him fixed and founded in Him being continually built up in Him becoming increasingly more confirmed and established in the faith just as you were taught and abounding and overflowing in it with thanksgiving.

? ? ? 8See to it that no one carries you off as spoil or makes you yourselves captive by his so-called philosophy and intellectualism and vain deceit (idle fancies and plain nonsense) following human tradition (men\'s ideas of the material rather than the spiritual world) just crude notions following the rudimentary and elemental teachings of the universe and disregarding the teachings of Christ (the Messiah).

? ? ? 9For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form giving complete expression of the divine nature.

? ? ? 10And you fare in Him made full and having come to fullness of life in Christ you too are filled with the Godhead--Father Son and Holy Spirit--and reach full spiritual stature. And He is the Head of all rule and authority of every angelic principality and power.

? ? ? 11In Him also you were circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands but in a spiritual circumcision performed by Christ by stripping off the body of the flesh (the whole corrupt carnal nature with its passions and lusts).

? ? ? 12Thus gyou were circumcised when you were buried with Him in your baptism in which you were also raised with Him hto a new life through your faith in the working of God ias displayed when He raised Him up from the dead.

? ? ? 13And you who were dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh (your sensuality your sinful carnal nature) God brought to life together with Christ having freely forgiven us all our transgressions

? ? ? 14Having cancelled and blotted out and wiped away the handwriting of the note (bond) with its legal decrees and demands which was in force and stood against us (hostile to us). This note with its regulations decrees and demands He set aside and cleared jcompletely out of our way by nailing it to His cross.

? ? ? 15God disarmed the principalities and powers that were ranged against us and made a bold display and public example of them in triumphing over them in Him and in it the cross.

? ? ? 16Therefore let no one sit in judgment on you in matters of food and drink or with regard to a feast day or a New Moon or a Sabbath.

? ? ? 17Such things are only the shadow of things that are to come and they have only a symbolic value. But the reality (the substance the solid fact of what is foreshadowed the body of it) belongs to Christ.

? ? ? 18Let no one defraud you by acting as an umpire and declaring you unworthy and disqualifying you for the prize insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels taking his stand on visions he claims he has seen vainly puffed up by his sensuous notions and inflated by his unspiritual thoughts and fleshly conceit

? ? ? 19And not holding fast to the Head from Whom the entire body supplied and knit together by means of its joints and ligaments grows with a growth that is from God.

? ? ? 20If then you have died with Christ to material ways of looking at things and have escaped from the world\'s crude and elemental notions and teachings of externalism why do you live as if you still belong to the world? Why do you submit to rules and regulations?--such as

? ? ? 21Do not handle this Do not taste that Do not even touch them

? ? ? 22Referring to things all of which perish with being used. To do this is to follow human precepts and doctrines.(A)

? ? ? 23Such practices have indeed the outward appearance that popularly passes for wisdom in promoting self-imposed rigor of devotion and delight in self-humiliation and severity of discipline of the body but they are of no value in checking the indulgence of the flesh (the lower nature). Instead they do not honor God but serve only to indulge the flesh.

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FootnotesColossians 21 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Colossians 22 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Colossians 22 Richard Trench Synonyms of the New Testament.Colossians 23 Alexander Souter Pocket Lexicon.Colossians 25 Alexander Souter Pocket Lexicon.Colossians 210 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Colossians 212 Marvin Vincent Word Studies \"The aorist tense puts the burial as contemporaneous with the circumcision.\"Colossians 212 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Colossians 212 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Colossians 214 Marvin Vincent Word Studies. Cross referencesColossians 222 Isa 2913 ? Colossians 3? (Amplified Bible)

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3 John 1

Greetings
1 This letter is from John, the elder.[a]

I am writing to Gaius, my dear friend, whom I love in the truth.

2 Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit. 3 Some of the traveling teachers[b] recently returned and made me very happy by telling me about your faithfulness and that you are living according to the truth. 4 I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth.

Caring for the Lord\'s Workers
5 Dear friend, you are being faithful to God when you care for the traveling teachers who pass through, even though they are strangers to you. 6 They have told the church here of your loving friendship. Please continue providing for such teachers in a manner that pleases God. 7 For they are traveling for the Lord,[c] and they accept nothing from people who are not believers.[d] 8 So we ourselves should support them so that we can be their partners as they teach the truth.

9 I wrote to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be the leader, refuses to have anything to do with us. 10 When I come, I will report some of the things he is doing and the evil accusations he is making against us. Not only does he refuse to welcome the traveling teachers, he also tells others not to help them. And when they do help, he puts them out of the church.

11 Dear friend, don\'t let this bad example influence you. r@ Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God\'s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God.@[e]

12 Everyone speaks highly of Demetrius, as does the truth itself. We ourselves can say the same for him, and you know we speak the truth.

Conclusion
13 I have much more to say to you, but I don\'t want to write it with pen and ink. 14 For I hope to see you soon, and then we will talk face to face.

15 [f]Peace be with you.

Your friends here send you their greetings. Please give my personal greetings to each of our friends there.

Footnotes:3 John 1:1 Greek From the elder.3 John 1:3 Greek the brothers; also in verses 5 and 10.3 John 1:7 Greek They went out on behalf of the Name.3 John 1:7 Greek from Gentiles.3 John 1:11 Greek they have not seen God.3 John 1:15 Some English translations combine verses 14 and 15 into verse 14.','NIV','

3 John 1

 1 The elder

   To my dear friend Gaius whom I love in the truth.

 2 Dear friend I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you even as your soul is getting along well. 3 It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth telling how you continue to walk in it. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

 5 Dear friend you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sistersa even though they are strangers to you. 6 They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God. 7 It was for the sake of the Name that they went out receiving no help from the pagans. 8 We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.

 9 I wrote to the church but Diotrephes who loves to be first will not welcome us. 10 So when I come I will call attention to what he is doing spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that he even refuses to welcome other believers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.

 11 Dear friend do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God. 12 Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him and you know that our testimony is true.

 13 I have much to write you but I do not want to do so with pen and ink. 14 I hope to see you soon and we will talk face to face.

   Peace to you. The friends here send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name.

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Matthew 18

The Greatest in the Kingdom
1 About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, \"Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven\"

2 Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them. 3 Then he said, \"I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. 4 So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

5 \"And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf[a] is welcoming me. 6 But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.

7 \"What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting. 8 So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It\'s better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet. 9 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It\'s better to enter eternal life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

10 \"Beware that you don\'t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.

Parable of the Lost Sheep
12 \"If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do Won\'t he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost 13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn\'t wander away! 14 In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father\'s will that even one of these little ones should perish.
Correcting Another Believer
15 \"If another believer[d] sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back. 16 But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses. 17 If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won\'t accept the church\'s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector.

18 \"I tell you the truth, whatever you forbid[f] on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit[g] on earth will be permitted in heaven.

r@ 19 \"I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 20 For where two or three gather together as my followers,[h] I am there among them.\"@

Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor
21 Then Peter came to him and asked, \"Lord, how often should I forgive someone[i] who sins against me Seven times\"

22 \"No, not seven times,\" Jesus replied, \"but seventy times seven![j]

23 \"Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him. 24 In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.[k] 25 He couldn\'t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold, along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned, to pay the debt.

26 \"But the man fell down before his master and begged him, \'Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.\' 27 Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.

28 \"But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars.[l] He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment.

29 \"His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. \'Be patient with me, and I will pay it,\' he pleaded. 30 But his creditor wouldn\'t wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be paid in full.

31 \"When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything that had happened. 32 Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, \'You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me. 33 Shouldn\'t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you\' 34 Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt.

35 \"That\'s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters[m] from your heart.\"

Footnotes:Matthew 18:5 Greek in my name.Matthew 18:9 Greek the Gehenna of fire.Matthew 18:10 Some manuscripts add verse 11, And the Son of Man came to save those who are lost. Compare Luke 19:10.Matthew 18:15 Greek If your brother.Matthew 18:15 Some manuscripts do not include against you.Matthew 18:18 Or bind, or lock.Matthew 18:18 Or loose, or open.Matthew 18:20 Greek gather together in my name.Matthew 18:21 Greek my brother.Matthew 18:22 Or seventy-seven times.Matthew 18:24 Greek 10,000 talents [375 tons or 340 metric tons of silver].Matthew 18:28 Greek 100 denarii. A denarius was equivalent to a laborer\'s full day\'s wage.Matthew 18:35 Greek your brother. Matthew 19 (New Living Translation)

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Matthew 18

The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven
1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked \"Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?\"

2 He called a little child to him and placed the child among them. 3 And he said \"Truly I tell you unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.

Causing to Stumble
6 \"If anyone causes one of these little ones those who believe in me to stumble it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. 7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come but woe to the person through whom they come! 8 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to stumble gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
The Parable of the Wandering Sheep
10 \"See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. 11 a

12 \"What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? 13 And if he finds it truly I tell you he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. 14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

Dealing With Sin in the Church
15 \"If your brother or sisterb sinsc go and point out their fault just between the two of you. If they listen to you you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen take one or two others along so that \'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.\'d 17 If they still refuse to listen tell it to the church and if they refuse to listen even to the church treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

18 \"Truly I tell you whatever you bind on earth will bee bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth will bef loosed in heaven.

19 \"Again truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three gather in my name there am I with them.\"

The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked \"Lord how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?\"

22 Jesus answered \"I tell you not seven times but seventy-seven times.g

23 \"Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement a man who owed him ten thousand bags of goldh was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

26 \"At this the servant fell on his knees before him. \'Be patient with me\' he begged \'and I will pay back everything.\' 27 The servant\'s master took pity on him canceled the debt and let him go.

28 \"But when that servant went out he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.i He grabbed him and began to choke him. \'Pay back what you owe me!\' he demanded.

29 \"His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him \'Be patient with me and I will pay it back.\'

30 \"But he refused. Instead he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.

32 \"Then the master called the servant in. \'You wicked servant\' he said \'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn\'t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?\' 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he should pay back all he owed.

35 \"This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.\"

FootnotesMatthew 1811 Some manuscripts include here the words of Luke 1910.Matthew 1815 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple whether man or woman also in verses 21 and 35.Matthew 1815 Some manuscripts sins against youMatthew 1816 Deut. 1915Matthew 1818 Or will have beenMatthew 1818 Or will have beenMatthew 1822 Or seventy times sevenMatthew 1824 Greek ten thousand talents a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer\'s wages.Matthew 1828 Greek a hundred denarii a denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see 202). Matthew 19? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 2

p@ 1 Why are the nations so angry Why do they waste their time with futile plans 2 The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one. 3 \"Let us break their chains,\" they cry, \"and free ourselves from slavery to God.\"@

r@ 4 But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them. 5 Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury. @6 For the Lord declares, \"I have placed my chosen king on the throne in Jerusalem,[a] on my holy mountain.\"

r@7 The king proclaims the Lord\'s decree: \"The Lord said to me, \'You are my son.[b] Today I have become your Father. @8 Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the whole earth as your possession. 9 You will break[d] them with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.\'\"

10 Now then, you kings, act wisely! Be warned, you rulers of the earth! 11 Serve the Lord with reverent fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Submit to God\'s royal son,[e] or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities, for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy for all who take refuge in him!

Footnotes:Psalm 2:6 Hebrew on Zion.Psalm 2:7 Or Son; also in 2:12.Psalm 2:7 Or Today I reveal you as my son.Psalm 2:9 Greek version reads rule. Compare Rev 2:27.Psalm 2:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain. Psalm 3 (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 2

    Why the big noise, nations Why the mean plots, peoples    Earth-leaders push for position,    Demagogues and delegates meet for summit talks,    The God-deniers, the Messiah-defiers:    \"Let\'s get free of God!    Cast loose from Messiah!\"    Heaven-throned God breaks out laughing.    At first he\'s amused at their presumption;    Then he gets good and angry.    Furiously, he shuts them up:    \"Don\'t you know there\'s a King in Zion A coronation banquet    Is spread for him on the holy summit.\"  7-9 Let me tell you what God said next.    He said, \"You\'re my son,    And today is your birthday.    What do you want Name it:    Nations as a present continents as a prize    You can command them all to dance for you,    Or throw them out with tomorrow\'s trash.\"  10-12 So, rebel-kings, use your heads;    Upstart-judges, learn your lesson:    Worship God in adoring embrace,    Celebrate in trembling awe. Kiss Messiah!    Your very lives are in danger, you know;    His anger is about to explode,    But if you make a run for God, you won\'t regret it!
A David Psalm, When He Escaped
    for His Life from Absalom, His Son

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Isaiah 66

p@ 1 This is what the Lord says:

\"Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you build me a temple as good as that Could you build me such a resting place 2 My hands have made both heaven and earth; they and everything in them are mine.[a] I, the Lord, have spoken!

@ r@\"I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at my word. @ 3 But those who choose their own ways, delighting in their detestable sins, will not have their offerings accepted. When such people sacrifice a bull, it is no more acceptable than a human sacrifice. When they sacrifice a lamb, it\'s as though they had sacrificed a dog! When they bring an offering of grain, they might as well offer the blood of a pig. When they burn frankincense, it\'s as if they had blessed an idol. 4 I will send them great trouble, all the things they feared. For when I called, they did not answer. When I spoke, they did not listen. They deliberately sinned before my very eyes and chose to do what they know I despise.\"

5 Hear this message from the Lord, all you who tremble at his words: \"Your own people hate you and throw you out for being loyal to my name. \'Let the Lord be honored!\' they scoff. \'Be joyful in him!\' But they will be put to shame. 6 What is all the commotion in the city What is that terrible noise from the Temple It is the voice of the Lord taking vengeance against his enemies.

7 \"Before the birth pains even begin, Jerusalem gives birth to a son. 8 Who has ever seen anything as strange as this Who ever heard of such a thing Has a nation ever been born in a single day Has a country ever come forth in a mere moment But by the time Jerusalem\'s[b] birth pains begin, her children will be born. 9 Would I ever bring this nation to the point of birth and then not deliver it\" asks the Lord. \"No! I would never keep this nation from being born,\" says your God.

10 \"Rejoice with Jerusalem! Be glad with her, all you who love her and all you who mourn for her. 11 Drink deeply of her glory even as an infant drinks at its mother\'s comforting breasts.\"

12 This is what the Lord says: \"I will give Jerusalem a river of peace and prosperity. The wealth of the nations will flow to her. Her children will be nursed at her breasts, carried in her arms, and held on her lap. 13 I will comfort you there in Jerusalem as a mother comforts her child.\"

14 When you see these things, your heart will rejoice. You will flourish like the grass! Everyone will see the Lord\'s hand of blessing on his servants, and his anger against his enemies. 15 See, the Lord is coming with fire, and his swift chariots roar like a whirlwind. He will bring punishment with the fury of his anger and the flaming fire of his hot rebuke. 16 The Lord will punish the world by fire and by his sword. He will judge the earth, and many will be killed by him.

17 \"Those who \'consecrate\' and \'purify\' themselves in a sacred garden with its idol in the center, feasting on pork and rats and other detestable meats, will come to a terrible end,\" says the Lord.

18 \"I can see what they are doing, and I know what they are thinking. So I will gather all nations and peoples together, and they will see my glory. 19 I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations, to Tarshish, to the Libyans[c] and Lydians[d] (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece,[e] and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations. 20 They will bring the remnant of your people back from every nation. They will bring them to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord. They will ride on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,\" says the Lord. 21 \"And I will appoint some of them to be my priests and Levites. I, the Lord, have spoken!

22 \"As surely as my new heavens and earth will remain, so will you always be my people, with a name that will never disappear,\" says the Lord. 23 \"All humanity will come to worship me from week to week and from month to month. 24 And as they go out, they will see the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me. For the worms that devour them will never die, and the fire that burns them will never go out. All who pass by will view them with utter horror.\"

Footnotes:Isaiah 66:2 As in Greek, Latin, and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads these things are.Isaiah 66:8 Hebrew Zion\'s.Isaiah 66:19 As in some Greek manuscripts, which read Put [that is, Libya]; Hebrew reads Pul.Isaiah 66:19 Hebrew Lud.Isaiah 66:19 Hebrew Javan.','NIV','

Isaiah 66

Judgment and Hope
 1 This is what the LORD says

   \"Heaven is my throne    and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me?    Where will my resting place be? 2 Has not my hand made all these things    and so they came into being?\"             declares the LORD.

   \"These are the ones I look on with favor    those who are humble and contrite in spirit    and who tremble at my word. 3 But whoever sacrifices a bull    is like one who kills a person and whoever offers a lamb    is like one who breaks a dog\'s neck whoever makes a grain offering    is like one who presents pig\'s blood and whoever burns memorial incense    is like one who worships an idol. They have chosen their own ways    and they delight in their abominations 4 so I also will choose harsh treatment for them    and will bring on them what they dread. For when I called no one answered    when I spoke no one listened. They did evil in my sight    and chose what displeases me.\"

 5 Hear the word of the LORD    you who tremble at his word \"Your own people who hate you    and exclude you because of my name have said \'Let the LORD be glorified    that we may see your joy!\'    Yet they will be put to shame. 6 Hear that uproar from the city    hear that noise from the temple! It is the sound of the LORD    repaying his enemies all they deserve.

 7 \"Before she goes into labor    she gives birth before the pains come upon her    she delivers a son. 8 Who has ever heard of such things?    Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day    or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor    than she gives birth to her children. 9 Do I bring to the moment of birth    and not give delivery?\" says the LORD. \"Do I close up the womb    when I bring to delivery?\" says your God. 10 \"Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her    all you who love her rejoice greatly with her    all you who mourn over her. 11 For you will nurse and be satisfied    at her comforting breasts you will drink deeply    and delight in her overflowing abundance.\"

 12 For this is what the LORD says

   \"I will extend peace to her like a river    and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream you will nurse and be carried on her arm    and dandled on her knees. 13 As a mother comforts her child    so will I comfort you    and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.\"

 14 When you see this your heart will rejoice    and you will flourish like grass the hand of the LORD will be made known to his servants    but his fury will be shown to his foes. 15 See the LORD is coming with fire    and his chariots are like a whirlwind he will bring down his anger with fury    and his rebuke with flames of fire. 16 For with fire and with his sword    the LORD will execute judgment on all people    and many will be those slain by the LORD.

 17 \"Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens following one who is among those who eat the flesh of pigs rats and other unclean things they will meet their end together with the one they follow\" declares the LORD.

 18 \"And I because of what they have planned and done am about to comea and gather the people of all nations and languages and they will come and see my glory.

 19 \"I will set a sign among them and I will send some of those who survive to the nations to Tarshish to the Libyansb and Lydians (famous as archers) to Tubal and Greece and to the distant islands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will proclaim my glory among the nations. 20 And they will bring all your people from all the nations to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the LORD on horses in chariots and wagons and on mules and camels\" says the LORD. \"They will bring them as the Israelites bring their grain offerings to the temple of the LORD in ceremonially clean vessels. 21 And I will select some of them also to be priests and Levites\" says the LORD.

 22 \"As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me\" declares the LORD \"so will your name and descendants endure. 23 From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another all mankind will come and bow down before me\" says the LORD. 24 \"And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me the worms that eat them will not die the fire that burns them will not be quenched and they will be loathsome to all mankind.\"

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Deuteronomy 18

Gifts for the Priests and Levites
? ? ? \"Remember that the Levitical priests, that is, the whole of the tribe of Levi, will receive no allotment of land among the other tribes in Israel. Instead, the priests and Levites will eat from the special gifts given to the Lord, for that is their share. 2 They will have no land of their own among the Israelites. The Lord himself is their special possession, just as he promised them.

? 3 \"These are the parts the priests may claim as their share from the cattle, sheep, and goats that the people bring as offerings: the shoulder, the cheeks, and the stomach. 4 You must also give to the priests the first share of the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and the wool at shearing time. 5 For the Lord your God chose the tribe of Levi out of all your tribes to minister in the Lord\'s name forever.

? 6 \"Suppose a Levite chooses to move from his town in Israel, wherever he is living, to the place the Lord chooses for worship. 7 He may minister there in the name of the Lord his God, just like all his fellow Levites who are serving the Lord there. 8 He may eat his share of the sacrifices and offerings, even if he also receives support from his family.

A Call to Holy Living
? 9 \"When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, be very careful not to imitate the detestable customs of the nations living there. 10 For example, never sacrifice your son or daughter as a burnt offering.[a] And do not let your people practice fortune-telling, or use sorcery, or interpret omens, or engage in witchcraft, 11 or cast spells, or function as mediums or psychics, or call forth the spirits of the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord. It is because the other nations have done these detestable things that the Lord your God will drive them out ahead of you. 13 But you must be blameless before the Lord your God. 14 The nations you are about to displace consult sorcerers and fortune-tellers, but the Lord your God forbids you to do such things.\"
True and False Prophets
? r@15 Moses continued, \"The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. @ 16 For this is what you yourselves requested of the Lord your God when you were assembled at Mount Sinai.[b] You said, \'Don\'t let us hear the voice of the Lord our God anymore or see this blazing fire, for we will die.\'

? 17 \"Then the Lord said to me, \'What they have said is right. 18 I will raise up a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell the people everything I command him. 19 I will personally deal with anyone who will not listen to the messages the prophet proclaims on my behalf. 20 But any prophet who falsely claims to speak in my name or who speaks in the name of another god must die.\'

? 21 \"But you may wonder, \'How will we know whether or not a prophecy is from the Lord\' 22 If the prophet speaks in the Lord\'s name but his prediction does not happen or come true, you will know that the Lord did not give that message. That prophet has spoken without my authority and need not be feared.

Footnotes:Deuteronomy 18:10 Or never make your son or daughter pass through the fire.Deuteronomy 18:16 Hebrew Horeb, another name for Sinai. ? Deuteronomy 19? (New Living Translation)

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Deuteronomy 18

 1THE LEVITICAL priests and all the tribe of Levi shall have no part or inheritance with Israel they shall eat the offerings made by fire to the Lord and His rightful dues.

    2They shall have no inheritance among their brethren the Lord is their inheritance as He promised them.

    3And this shall be the priest\'s due from the people from those who offer a sacrifice whether it be ox or sheep they shall give to the priest the shoulder and the two cheeks and the stomach.

    4The firstfruits of your grain of your new wine and of your oil and the first or best of the fleece of your sheep you shall give the priest.

    5For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the name and presence of the Lord him and his sons forever.

    6And if a Levite comes from any of your towns out of all Israel where he is a temporary resident he may come whenever he desires to the sanctuary the place the Lord will choose

    7Then he may minister in the name and presence of the Lord his God like all his brethren the Levites who stand to minister there before the Lord.

    8They shall have equal portions to eat besides what may come of the sale of his patrimony.(A)

    9When you come into the land which the Lord your God gives you you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of these nations.

    10There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or daughter pass through the fire or who uses divination or is a soothsayer or an augur or a sorcerer

    11Or a charmer or a medium or a wizard or a necromancer.

    12For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord and it is because of these abominable practices that the Lord your God is driving them out before you.

    13You shall be blameless and absolutely true to the Lord your God.

    14For these nations whom you shall dispossess listen to soothsayers and diviners. But as for you the Lord your God has not allowed you to do so.

    15The Lord your God will raise up for you aa prophet (Prophet) from the midst of your brethren like me Moses to him you shall listen.(B)

    16This is what you desired and asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God or see this great fire any more lest I die.

    17And the Lord said to me They have well said all that they have spoken.

    18I will raise up for them a prophet (Prophet) from among their brethren like you and will put My words in his mouth and he shall speak to them all that I command him.

    19And whoever will not hearken to My words which he shall speak in My name I Myself will require it of him.

    20But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name which I have not commanded him to speak or who speaks in the name of other gods that same prophet shall die.

    21And if you say in your minds and hearts How shall we know which words the Lord has not spoken?

    22When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord if the word does not come to pass or prove true that is a word which the Lord has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously you shall not be afraid of him.

   

FootnotesDeuteronomy 1815 The insertion of this promise in connection with the preceding prohibition might warrant the application which some make of it to that order of true prophets whom God commissioned in unbroken succession to instruct to direct and warn His people in this view the gist of it is \"there is no need to consult with diviners and soothsayers for I shall afford you the benefit of divinely appointed prophets for judging of whose identity a sure clue is given\" (Deut. 1820 22). But the prophet here promised was preeminently the Messiah for He alone was \"like unto Moses in His mediatorial character in the peculiar excellence of His ministry in the number variety and magnitude of His miracles in His close and familiar communion with God and in His being the author of a new dispensation of religion.\" This prediction was fulfilled 1500 years afterwards and was expressly applied to Christ by Peter (Acts 322 23) and by Stephen (Acts 737) (Robert Jamieson A.R. Fausset and David Brown A Commentary). Cross referencesDeuteronomy 188 Jer 326-15 Deuteronomy 1815 Matt 2111 John 121  Deuteronomy 19 (Amplified Bible)

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Amos 9

A Vision of God at the Altar
1 Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said,

\"Strike the tops of the Temple columns, so that the foundation will shake. Bring down the roof on the heads of the people below. I will kill with the sword those who survive. No one will escape!

2 \"Even if they dig down to the place of the dead,[a] I will reach down and pull them up. Even if they climb up into the heavens, I will bring them down. 3 Even if they hide at the very top of Mount Carmel, I will search them out and capture them. Even if they hide at the bottom of the ocean, I will send the sea serpent after them to bite them. 4 Even if their enemies drive them into exile, I will command the sword to kill them there. I am determined to bring disaster upon them and not to help them.\"

5 The Lord, the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies, touches the land and it melts, and all its people mourn. The ground rises like the Nile River at floodtime, and then it sinks again. 6 The Lord\'s home reaches up to the heavens, while its foundation is on the earth. He draws up water from the oceans and pours it down as rain on the land. The Lord is his name!

7 \"Are you Israelites more important to me than the Ethiopians[b]\" asks the Lord. \"I brought Israel out of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Crete[c] and led the Arameans out of Kir.

8 \"I, the Sovereign Lord, am watching this sinful nation of Israel. I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will never completely destroy the family of Israel,[d]\" says the Lord. 9 \"For I will give the command and will shake Israel along with the other nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, yet not one true kernel will be lost. 10 But all the sinners will die by the sword, all those who say, \'Nothing bad will happen to us.\'

A Promise of Restoration
r@ 11 \"In that day I will restore the fallen house[e] of David. I will repair its damaged walls. From the ruins I will rebuild it and restore its former glory. 12 And Israel will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations I have called to be mine.[f]\" The Lord has spoken, and he will do these things.

@13 \"The time will come,\" says the Lord, \"when the grain and grapes will grow faster than they can be harvested. Then the terraced vineyards on the hills of Israel will drip with sweet wine! 14 I will bring my exiled people of Israel back from distant lands, and they will rebuild their ruined cities and live in them again. They will plant vineyards and gardens; they will eat their crops and drink their wine. 15 I will firmly plant them there in their own land. They will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them,\" says the Lord your God.

Footnotes:Amos 9:2 Hebrew to Sheol.Amos 9:7 Hebrew the CushitesAmos 9:7 Hebrew Caphtor.Amos 9:8 Hebrew the house of Jacob. See note on 3:13.Amos 9:11 Or kingdom; Hebrew reads tent.Amos 9:12 Greek version reads and restore its former glory, / so that the rest of humanity, including the Gentiles, / all those I have called to be mine, might seek me. Compare Acts 15:16-17.','NIV','

Amos 9

Israel to Be Destroyed
1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and he said:

\"Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Bring them down on the heads of all the people; those who are left I will kill with the sword. Not one will get away, none will escape. 2 Though they dig down to the depths below, from there my hand will take them. Though they climb up to the heavens above, from there I will bring them down. 3 Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, there I will hunt them down and seize them. Though they hide from my eyes at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them. 4 Though they are driven into exile by their enemies, there I will command the sword to slay them.

\"I will keep my eye on them for harm and not for good.\"

5 The Lord, the LORD Almighty, he touches the earth and it melts, and all who live in it mourn; the whole land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt; 6 he builds his lofty palace[a] in the heavens and sets its foundation[b] on the earth; he calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land, the LORD is his name.

7 \"Are not you Israelites the same to me as the Cushites[c]\" declares the LORD. \"Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor[d] and the Arameans from Kir

8 \"Surely the eyes of the Sovereign LORD are on the sinful kingdom. I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not totally destroy the descendants of Jacob,\" declares the LORD. 9 \"For I will give the command, and I will shake the people of Israel among all the nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, and not a pebble will reach the ground. 10 All the sinners among my people will die by the sword, all those who say, \'Disaster will not overtake or meet us.\'

Israel\'s Restoration
r@11 \"In that day

\"I will restore David\'s fallen shelter, I will repair its broken walls and restore its ruins, and will rebuild it as it used to be, 12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear my name,[e]\" declares the LORD, who will do these things.

@ 13 \"The days are coming,\" declares the LORD,

\"when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills, 14 and I will bring my people Israel back from exile.[f]

\"They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. 15 I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them,\"

says the LORD your God.

Footnotes:Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.Amos 9:7 That is, people from the upper Nile regionAmos 9:7 That is, CreteAmos 9:12 Hebrew; Septuagint so that the remnant of people / and all the nations that bear my name may seek meAmos 9:14 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel'),(195,21,9,'9 wife','

Ecclesiastes 9

Death Comes to All
1 This, too, I carefully explored: Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in God\'s hands, no one knows whether God will show them favor. 2 The same destiny ultimately awaits everyone, whether righteous or wicked, good or bad,[a] ceremonially clean or unclean, religious or irreligious. Good people receive the same treatment as sinners, and people who make promises to God are treated like people who don\'t.

3 It seems so tragic that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. That is why people are not more careful to be good. Instead, they choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway. 4 There is hope only for the living. As they say, \"It\'s better to be a live dog than a dead lion!\"

5 The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered. 6 Whatever they did in their lifetime, loving, hating, envying, is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth. 7 So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this! 8 Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne!

9 Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil. 10 Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave,[b] there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

11 I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn\'t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn\'t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don\'t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

12 People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.

Thoughts on Wisdom and Folly
13 Here is another bit of wisdom that has impressed me as I have watched the way our world works. 14 There was a small town with only a few people, and a great king came with his army and besieged it. 15 A poor, wise man knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought to thank him. 16 So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.

17 Better to hear the quiet words of a wise person? ? ? ? ? ? than the shouts of a foolish king.? 18 Better to have wisdom than weapons of war,? ? ? ? ? ? but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

Footnotes:Ecclesiastes 9:2 As in Greek and Syriac versions and Latin Vulgate; Hebrew lacks or bad.Ecclesiastes 9:10 Hebrew to Sheol. ? Ecclesiastes 10? (New Living Translation)

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Ecclesiastes 9

A Common Destiny for All
1 So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God\'s hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them. 2 All share a common destiny, the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad,[a] the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not.

? ? As it is with the good, ? ? ? so with the sinful; as it is with those who take oaths, ? ? ? so with those who are afraid to take them.

3 This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead. 4 Anyone who is among the living has hope[b], even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!

5 For the living know that they will die, ? ? ? but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, ? ? ? and even their name is forgotten. 6 Their love, their hate ? ? ? and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part ? ? ? in anything that happens under the sun.

7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do. 8 Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil. 9 Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun, all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun. 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.

11 I have seen something else under the sun:

? ? The race is not to the swift ? ? ? or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise ? ? ? or wealth to the brilliant ? ? ? or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.

12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come:

? ? As fish are caught in a cruel net, ? ? ? or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times ? ? ? that fall unexpectedly upon them.

Wisdom Better Than Folly
13 I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me: 14 There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it. 15 Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man. 16 So I said, \"Wisdom is better than strength.\" But the poor man\'s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.

17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded ? ? ? than the shouts of a ruler of fools. 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, ? ? ? but one sinner destroys much good.

Footnotes:Ecclesiastes 9:2 Septuagint (Aquila), Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew does not have and the bad.Ecclesiastes 9:4 Or What then is to be chosen With all who live, there is hope \n? Ecclesiastes 10? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Mark 8

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand
1 About this time another large crowd had gathered, and the people ran out of food again. Jesus called his disciples and told them, 2 "I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. 3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a long distance."

4 His disciples replied, "How are we supposed to find enough food to feed them out here in the wilderness"

5 Jesus asked, "How much bread do you have"

"Seven loaves," they replied.

G@6 So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to his disciples, who distributed the bread to the crowd. 7 A few small fish were found, too, so Jesus also blessed these and told the disciples to distribute them.@

8 They ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food. 9 There were about 4,000 people in the crowd that day, and Jesus sent them home after they had eaten. 10 Immediately after this, he got into a boat with his disciples and crossed over to the region of Dalmanutha.

Pharisees Demand a Miraculous Sign
11 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had arrived, they came and started to argue with him. Testing him, they demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.

12 When he heard this, he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, "Why do these people keep demanding a miraculous sign I tell you the truth, I will not give this generation any such sign." 13 So he got back into the boat and left them, and he crossed to the other side of the lake.

Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod
14 But the disciples had forgotten to bring any food. They had only one loaf of bread with them in the boat. 15 As they were crossing the lake, Jesus warned them, "Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod."

16 At this they began to argue with each other because they hadn\'t brought any bread. 17 Jesus knew what they were saying, so he said, "Why are you arguing about having no bread Don\'t you know or understand even yet Are your hearts too hard to take it in 18 \'You have eyes, can\'t you see You have ears, can\'t you hear\' Don\'t you remember anything at all 19 When I fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread, how many baskets of leftovers did you pick up afterward"

"Twelve," they said.

20 "And when I fed the 4,000 with seven loaves, how many large baskets of leftovers did you pick up"

"Seven," they said.

21 "Don\'t you understand yet" he asked them.

Jesus Heals a Blind Man
22 When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and they begged him to touch the man and heal him. 23 Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man\'s eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, "Can you see anything now"

24 The man looked around. "Yes," he said, "I see people, but I can\'t see them very clearly. They look like trees walking around."

25 Then Jesus placed his hands on the man\'s eyes again, and his eyes were opened. His sight was completely restored, and he could see everything clearly. 26 Jesus sent him away, saying, "Don\'t go back into the village on your way home."

Peter\'s Declaration about Jesus
27 Jesus and his disciples left Galilee and went up to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. As they were walking along, he asked them, "Who do people say I am"

28 "Well," they replied, "some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other prophets."

29 Then he asked them, "But who do you say I am"

Peter replied, "You are the Messiah."

30 But Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

Jesus Predicts His Death
31 Then Jesus began to tell them that the Son of Man must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead. 32 As he talked about this openly with his disciples, Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things.

33 Jesus turned around and looked at his disciples, then reprimanded Peter. "Get away from me, Satan!" he said. "You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God\'s."

r@34 Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. 35 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. 36 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul 37 Is anything worth more than your soul @ b@38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."@

Footnotes:Mark 8:18 Jer 5:21.Mark 8:29 Or the Christ. Messiah (a Hebrew term) and Christ (a Greek term) both mean "the anointed one."Mark 8:31 "Son of Man" is a title Jesus used for himself.Mark 8:32 Or began to correct him.Mark 8:36 Or your self also in 8:37. Mark 9? (New Living Translation)

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Mark 8

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
1 During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat Jesus called his disciples to him and said l@ 2 "I have compassion for these people they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.@ 3 If I send them home hungry they will collapse on the way because some of them have come a long distance."

4 His disciples answered "But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them"

5 "How many loaves do you have" Jesus asked.

"Seven" they replied.

6 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people and they did so. 7 They had a few small fish as well he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them. 8 The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 9 About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away 10 he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.

11 The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him they asked him for a sign from heaven. 12 He sighed deeply and said "Why does this generation ask for a sign Truly I tell you no sign will be given to it." 13 Then he left them got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod
14 The disciples had forgotten to bring bread except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. 15 "Be careful" Jesus warned them. "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod."

16 They discussed this with one another and said "It is because we have no bread."

17 Aware of their discussion Jesus asked them "Why are you talking about having no bread Do you still not see or understand Are your hearts hardened 18 Do you have eyes but fail to see and ears but fail to hear And don\'t you remember 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up"

"Twelve" they replied.

20 "And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up"

They answered "Seven."

21 He said to them "Do you still not understand"

Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
22 They came to Bethsaida and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man\'s eyes and put his hands on him Jesus asked "Do you see anything"

24 He looked up and said "I see people they look like trees walking around."

25 Once more Jesus put his hands on the man\'s eyes. Then his eyes were opened his sight was restored and he saw everything clearly. 26 Jesus sent him home saying "Don\'t even go intoa the village."

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
27 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them "Who do people say I am"

28 They replied "Some say John the Baptist others say Elijah and still others one of the prophets."

29 "But what about you" he asked. "Who do you say I am"

Peter answered "You are the Messiah."

30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

Jesus Predicts His Death
31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders the chief priests and the teachers of the law and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. 32 He spoke plainly about this and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples he rebuked Peter. "Get behind me Satan!" he said. "You do not have in mind the concerns of God but merely human concerns."

The Way of the Cross
34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their lifeb will lose it but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world yet forfeit their soul 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father\'s glory with the holy angels."

FootnotesMark 826 Some manuscripts go and tell anyone inMark 835 The Greek word means either life or soul also in verses 36 and 37. Mark 9? (New International Version 2011)

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Mark 5

Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Man
1 So they arrived at the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gerasenes.[a] 2 When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil[b] spirit came out from a cemetery to meet him. 3 This man lived among the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain. 4 Whenever he was put into chains and shackles, as he often was, he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Day and night he wandered among the burial caves and in the hills, howling and cutting himself with sharp stones.

6 When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him. 7 With a shriek, he screamed, \"Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In the name of God, I beg you, don\'t torture me!\" 8 For Jesus had already said to the spirit, \"Come out of the man, you evil spirit.\"

r@9 Then Jesus demanded, \"What is your name?\"

And he replied, \"My name is Legion, because there are many of us inside this man.\" 10 Then the evil spirits begged him again and again not to send them to some distant place.

11 There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby. 12 \"Send us into those pigs,\" the spirits begged. \"Let us enter them.\"

13 So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.

14 The herdsmen fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened. 15 A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid. 16 Then those who had seen what happened told the others about the demon-possessed man and the pigs. 17 And the crowd began pleading with Jesus to go away and leave them alone.

18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him. 19 But Jesus said, \"No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.\" 20 So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns[c] of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for hggim; and everyone was amazed at what he told them.@

Jesus Heals in Response to Faith
21 Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake, where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. 22 Then a leader of the local synagogue, whose name was Jairus, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet, 23 pleading fervently with him. \"My little daughter is dying,\" he said. \"Please come and lay your hands on her; heal her so she can live.\"

g@ 24 Jesus went with him, and all the people followed, crowding around him. 25 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding. 26 She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten worse. 27 She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe. 28 For she thought to herself, \"If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.\" 29 Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition.

30 Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from him, so he turned around in the crowd and asked, \"Who touched my robe?\"

31 His disciples said to him, \"Look at this crowd pressing around you. How can you ask, \'Who touched me?\'\"

32 But he kept on looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the frightened woman, trembling at the realization of what had happened to her, came and fell to her knees in front of him and told him what she had done. 34 And he said to her, \"Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.\"@

35 While he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him, \"Your daughter is dead. There\'s no use troubling the Teacher now.\"

36 But Jesus overheard[d] them and said to Jairus, \"Don\'t be afraid. Just have faith.\"

37 Then Jesus stopped the crowd and wouldn\'t let anyone go with him except Peter, James, and John (the brother of James). 38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing. 39 He went inside and asked, \"Why all this commotion and weeping? The child isn\'t dead; she\'s only asleep.\"

40 The crowd laughed at him. But he made them all leave, and he took the girl\'s father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying. 41 Holding her hand, he said to her, \"Talitha koum,\" which means \"Little girl, get up!\" 42 And the girl, who was twelve years old, immediately stood up and walked around! They were overwhelmed and totally amazed. 43 Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone what had happened, and then he told them to give her something to eat.

Footnotes:Mark 5:1 Other manuscripts read Gadarenes; still others read Gergesenes. See Matt 8:28; Luke 8:26.Mark 5:2 Greek unclean; also in 5:8, 13.Mark 5:20 Greek Decapolis.Mark 5:36 Or ignored. \n? Mark 6? (New Living Translation)

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Mark 5

The Madman
1-5 They arrived on the other side of the sea in the country of the Gerasenes. As Jesus got out of the boat a madman from the cemetery came up to him. He lived there among the tombs and graves. No one could restrain him he couldn\'t be chained couldn\'t be tied down. He had been tied up many times with chains and ropes but he broke the chains snapped the ropes. No one was strong enough to tame him. Night and day he roamed through the graves and the hills screaming out and slashing himself with sharp stones.

6-8When he saw Jesus a long way off he ran and bowed in worship before him then bellowed in protest \"What business do you have Jesus Son of the High God messing with me? I swear to God don\'t give me a hard time!\" (Jesus had just commanded the tormenting evil spirit \"Out! Get out of the man!\")

9-10Jesus asked him \"Tell me your name.\"

He replied \"My name is Mob. I\'m a rioting mob.\" Then he desperately begged Jesus not to banish them from the country.

11-13A large herd of pigs was browsing and rooting on a nearby hill. The demons begged him \"Send us to the pigs so we can live in them.\" Jesus gave the order. But it was even worse for the pigs than for the man. Crazed they stampeded over a cliff into the sea and drowned.

14-15Those tending the pigs scared to death bolted and told their story in town and country. Everyone wanted to see what had happened. They came up to Jesus and saw the madman sitting there wearing decent clothes and making sense no longer a walking madhouse of a man.

16-17Those who had seen it told the others what had happened to the demon-possessed man and the pigs. At first they were in awe and then they were upset upset over the drowned pigs. They demanded that Jesus leave and not come back.

18-20As Jesus was getting into the boat the demon-delivered man begged to go along but he wouldn\'t let him. Jesus said \"Go home to your own people. Tell them your story what the Master did how he had mercy on you.\" The man went back and began to preach in the Ten Towns area about what Jesus had done for him. He was the talk of the town.

A Risk of Faith
21-24After Jesus crossed over by boat a large crowd met him at the seaside. One of the meeting-place leaders named Jairus came. When he saw Jesus he fell to his knees beside himself as he begged \"My dear daughter is at death\'s door. Come and lay hands on her so she will get well and live.\" Jesus went with him the whole crowd tagging along pushing and jostling him.

25-29A woman who had suffered a condition of hemorrhaging for twelve years a long succession of physicians had treated her and treated her badly taking all her money and leaving her worse off than before had heard about Jesus. She slipped in from behind and touched his robe. She was thinking to herself \"If I can put a finger on his robe I can get well.\" The moment she did it the flow of blood dried up. She could feel the change and knew her plague was over and done with.

30At the same moment Jesus felt energy discharging from him. He turned around to the crowd and asked \"Who touched my robe?\"

31His disciples said \"What are you talking about? With this crowd pushing and jostling you you\'re asking \'Who touched me?\' Dozens have touched you!\"

32-33But he went on asking looking around to see who had done it. The woman knowing what had happened knowing she was the one stepped up in fear and trembling knelt before him and gave him the whole story.

34Jesus said to her \"Daughter you took a risk of faith and now you\'re healed and whole. Live well live blessed! Be healed of your plague.\"

35While he was still talking some people came from the leader\'s house and told him \"Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?\"

36Jesus overheard what they were talking about and said to the leader \"Don\'t listen to them just trust me.\"

37-40He permitted no one to go in with him except Peter James and John. They entered the leader\'s house and pushed their way through the gossips looking for a story and neighbors bringing in casseroles. Jesus was abrupt \"Why all this busybody grief and gossip? This child isn\'t dead she\'s sleeping.\" Provoked to sarcasm they told him he didn\'t know what he was talking about.

40-43But when he had sent them all out he took the child\'s father and mother along with his companions and entered the child\'s room. He clasped the girl\'s hand and said \"Talitha koum\" which means \"Little girl get up.\" At that she was up and walking around! This girl was twelve years of age. They of course were all beside themselves with joy. He gave them strict orders that no one was to know what had taken place in that room. Then he said \"Give her something to eat.\"

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1 Timothy 5

Advice about Widows, Elders, and Slaves
1 Never speak harshly to an older man,[a] but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. 2 Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.

r@? 3 Take care of[b] any widow who has no one else to care for her. 4 But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God.@

5 Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God. She prays night and day, asking God for his help. 6 But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she lives. 7 Give these instructions to the church so that no one will be open to criticism.

r@8 But those who won\'t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.@

9 A widow who is put on the list for support must be a woman who is at least sixty years old and was faithful to her husband.[c] 10 She must be well respected by everyone because of the good she has done. Has she brought up her children well Has she been kind to strangers and served other believers humbly[d] Has she helped those who are in trouble Has she always been ready to do good

11 The younger widows should not be on the list, because their physical desires will overpower their devotion to Christ and they will want to remarry. 12 Then they would be guilty of breaking their previous pledge. 13 And if they are on the list, they will learn to be lazy and will spend their time gossiping from house to house, meddling in other people\'s business and talking about things they shouldn\'t. 14 So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them. 15 For I am afraid that some of them have already gone astray and now follow Satan.

16 If a woman who is a believer has relatives who are widows, she must take care of them and not put the responsibility on the church. Then the church can care for the widows who are truly alone.

17 Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well,[e] especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, \"You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.\" And in another place, \"Those who work deserve their pay!\"[f]

19 Do not listen to an accusation against an elder unless it is confirmed by two or three witnesses. 20 Those who sin should be reprimanded in front of the whole church; this will serve as a strong warning to others.

21 I solemnly command you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus and the holy angels to obey these instructions without taking sides or showing favoritism to anyone.

22 Never be in a hurry about appointing a church leader.[g] Do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

23 Don\'t drink only water. You ought to drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach because you are sick so often.

24 Remember, the sins of some people are obvious, leading them to certain judgment. But there are others whose sins will not be revealed until later. 25 In the same way, the good deeds of some people are obvious. And the good deeds done in secret will someday come to light.

Footnotes:1 Timothy 5:1 Or an elder.1 Timothy 5:3 Or Honor.1 Timothy 5:9 Greek was the wife of one husband.1 Timothy 5:10 Greek and washed the feet of God\'s holy people1 Timothy 5:17 Greek should be worthy of double honor.1 Timothy 5:18 Deut 25:4; Luke 10:7.1 Timothy 5:22 Greek about the laying on of hands. 1 Timothy 6? (New Living Translation)

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1 Timothy 5

Widows Elders and Slaves
1 Do not rebuke an older man harshly but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers 2 older women as mothers and younger women as sisters with absolute purity.

3 Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents for this is pleasing to God. 5 The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help. 6 But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives. 7 Give the people these instructions so that no one may be open to blame. 8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives and especially for their own household has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

9 No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty has been faithful to her husband 10 and is well known for her good deeds such as bringing up children showing hospitality washing the feet of the Lord\'s people helping those in trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.

11 As for younger widows do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ they want to marry. 12 Thus they bring judgment on themselves because they have broken their first pledge. 13 Besides they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers but also busybodies who talk nonsense saying things they ought not to. 14 So I counsel younger widows to marry to have children to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander. 15 Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.

16 If any woman who is a believer has widows in her care she should continue to help them and not let the church be burdened with them so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.

17 The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. 18 For Scripture says \"Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain\"a and \"The worker deserves his wages.\"b 19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. 20 But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove before everyone so that the others may take warning. 21 I charge you in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to keep these instructions without partiality and to do nothing out of favoritism.

22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

23 Stop drinking only water and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

24 The sins of some are obvious reaching the place of judgment ahead of them the sins of others trail behind them. 25 In the same way good deeds are obvious and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever.

Footnotes1 Timothy 518 Deut. 2541 Timothy 518 Luke 107 1 Timothy 6? (New International Version 2011)

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Isaiah 25

Praise for Judgment and Salvation
r@ 1 O Lord, I will honor and praise your name, for you are my God. You do such wonderful things! You planned them long ago, and now you have accomplished them.@ 2 You turn mighty cities into heaps of ruins. Cities with strong walls are turned to rubble. Beautiful palaces in distant lands disappear and will never be rebuilt. 3 Therefore, strong nations will declare your glory; ruthless nations will fear you.

4 But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O Lord, a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a storm beating against a wall, 5 or like the relentless heat of the desert. But you silence the roar of foreign nations. As the shade of a cloud cools relentless heat, so the boastful songs of ruthless people are stilled.

6 In Jerusalem,[a] the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world. It will be a delicious banquet with clear, well-aged wine and choice meat. 7 There he will remove the cloud of gloom, the shadow of death that hangs over the earth. 8 He will swallow up death forever![b] The Sovereign Lord will wipe away all tears. He will remove forever all insults and mockery against his land and people. The Lord has spoken!

9 In that day the people will proclaim, \"This is our God! We trusted in him, and he saved us! This is the Lord, in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!\" 10 For the Lord\'s hand of blessing will rest on Jerusalem. But Moab will be crushed. It will be like straw trampled down and left to rot. 11 God will push down Moab\'s people as a swimmer pushes down water with his hands. He will end their pride and all their evil works. 12 The high walls of Moab will be demolished. They will be brought down to the ground, down into the dust.

Footnotes:Isaiah 25:6 Hebrew On this mountain; also in 25:10.Isaiah 25:8 Greek version reads Death is swallowed up in victory. Compare 1 Cor 15:54. Isaiah 26 (New Living Translation)

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Isaiah 25

Praise to the LORD
r@ 1 LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.@ 2 You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin, the foreigners\' stronghold a city no more; it will never be rebuilt. 3 Therefore strong peoples will honor you; cities of ruthless nations will revere you. 4 You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall 5 and like the heat of the desert. You silence the uproar of foreigners; as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is stilled.

6 On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine, the best of meats and the finest of wines. 7 On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; 8 he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people\'s disgrace from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.

9 In that day they will say,

\"Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.\"

10 The hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain; but Moab will be trampled in their land as straw is trampled down in the manure. 11 They will stretch out their hands in it, as swimmers stretch out their hands to swim. God will bring down their pride despite the cleverness[a] of their hands. 12 He will bring down your high fortified walls and lay them low; he will bring them down to the ground, to the very dust.

Footnotes:Isaiah 25:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. \r Isaiah 26 (New International Version, ©2011)

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2 Corinthians 1

Greetings from Paul
1 This letter is from Paul chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus and from our brother Timothy.

I am writing to God\'s church in Corinth and to all of his holy people throughout Greece.a

2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

God Offers Comfort to All
3 All praise to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. L@4 He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. @5 For the more we suffer for Christ the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. 6 Even when we are weighed down with troubles it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer. 7 We are confident that as you share in our sufferings you will also share in the comfort God gives us.

8 We think you ought to know dear brothers and sistersb about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure and we thought we would never live through it. 9 In fact we expected to die. But as a result we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God who raises the dead. 10 And he did rescue us from mortal danger and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him and he will continue to rescue us. 11 And you are helping us by praying for us. Then many people will give thanks because God has graciously answered so many prayers for our safety.

Paul\'s Change of Plans
12 We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holinessc and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God\'s grace not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world and especially toward you. 13 Our letters have been straightforward and there is nothing written between the lines and nothing you can\'t understand. I hope someday you will fully understand us 14 even if you don\'t understand us now. Then on the day when the Lord Jesusd returns you will be proud of us in the same way we are proud of you.

15 Since I was so sure of your understanding and trust I wanted to give you a double blessing by visiting you twice 16 first on my way to Macedonia and again when I returned from Macedonia.e Then you could send me on my way to Judea.

17 You may be asking why I changed my plan. Do you think I make my plans carelessly? Do you think I am like people of the world who say "Yes" when they really mean "No"? 18 As surely as God is faithful my word to you does not waver between "Yes" and "No." 19 For Jesus Christ the Son of God does not waver between "Yes" and "No." He is the one whom Silasf Timothy and I preached to you and as God\'s ultimate "Yes" he always does what he says. 20 For all of God\'s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding "Yes!" And through Christ our "Amen" (which means "Yes") ascends to God for his glory.

21 It is God who enables us along with you to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us 22 and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us.

23 Now I call upon God as my witness that I am telling the truth. The reason I didn\'t return to Corinth was to spare you from a severe rebuke. 24 But that does not mean we want to dominate you by telling you how to put your faith into practice. We want to work together with you so you will be full of joy for it is by your own faith that you stand firm.

Footnotes2 Corinthians 11 Greek Achaia the southern region of the Greek peninsula.2 Corinthians 18 Greek brothers.2 Corinthians 112 Some manuscripts read honesty.2 Corinthians 114 Some manuscripts read our Lord Jesus.2 Corinthians 116 Macedonia was in the northern region of Greece.2 Corinthians 119 Greek Silvanus.2 Corinthians 2? (New Living Translation)

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2 Corinthians 1

Greeting
1 Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God and Timothy our brotherTo the church of God which is at Corinth with all the saints who are in all Achaia 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Comfort in Suffering
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of mercies and God of all comfort 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us so our consolation also abounds through Christ. 6 Now if we are afflicted it is for your consolation and salvation which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted it is for your consolation and salvation. 7 And our hope for you is steadfast because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings so also you will partake of the consolation.
Delivered from Suffering
8 For we do not want you to be ignorant brethren of our trouble which came to us in Asia that we were burdened beyond measure above strength so that we despaired even of life. 9 Yes we had the sentence of death in ourselves that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead 10 who delivered us from so great a death and doesa deliver us in whom we trust that He will still deliver us 11 you also helping together in prayer for us that thanks may be given by many persons on ourb behalf for the gift granted to us through many.
Paul\'s Sincerity
12 For our boasting is this the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God and more abundantly toward you. 13 For we are not writing any other things to you than what you read or understand. Now I trust you will understand even to the end 14 (as also you have understood us in part) that we are your boast as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Sparing the Church
15 And in this confidence I intended to come to you before that you might have a second benefit 16 to pass by way of you to Macedonia to come again from Macedonia to you and be helped by you on my way to Judea. 17 Therefore when I was planning this did I do it lightly? Or the things I plan do I plan according to the flesh that with me there should be Yes Yes and No No? 18 But as God is faithful our word to you was not Yes and No. 19 For the Son of God Jesus Christ who was preached among you by us by me Silvanus and Timothy was not Yes and No but in Him was Yes. 20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes and in Him Amen to the glory of God through us. 21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God 22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. 23 Moreover I call God as witness against my soul that to spare you I came no more to Corinth. 24 Not that we have dominion over your faith but are fellow workers for your joy for by faith you stand.

Footnotes2 Corinthians 110 NU-Text reads shall.2 Corinthians 111 M-Text reads your behalf.2 Corinthians 2? (New King James Version)

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Leviticus 17

Prohibitions against Eating Blood
? 1 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 \"Give the following instructions to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel. This is what the Lord has commanded.

? 3 \"If any native Israelite sacrifices a bull[a] or a lamb or a goat anywhere inside or outside the camp 4 instead of bringing it to the entrance of the Tabernacle[b] to present it as an offering to the Lord, that person will be as guilty as a murderer.[c] Such a person has shed blood and will be cut off from the community. 5 The purpose of this rule is to stop the Israelites from sacrificing animals in the open fields. It will ensure that they bring their sacrifices to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle, so he can present them to the Lord as peace offerings. 6 Then the priest will be able to splatter the blood against the Lord\'s altar at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and he will burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 7 The people must no longer be unfaithful to the Lord by offering sacrifices to the goat idols.[d] This is a permanent law for them, to be observed from generation to generation.

? 8 \"Give them this command as well. If any native Israelite or foreigner living among you offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice 9 but does not bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle to offer it to the Lord, that person will be cut off from the community.

? 10 \"And if any native Israelite or foreigner living among you eats or drinks blood in any form, I will turn against that person and cut him off from the community of your people, r@11 for the life of the body is in its blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the Lord. It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible. @12 That is why I have said to the people of Israel, \'You must never eat or drink blood, neither you nor the foreigners living among you.\'

? 13 \"And if any native Israelite or foreigner living among you goes hunting and kills an animal or bird that is approved for eating, he must drain its blood and cover it with earth. 14 The life of every creature is in its blood. That is why I have said to the people of Israel, \'You must never eat or drink blood, for the life of any creature is in its blood.\' So whoever consumes blood will be cut off from the community.

? 15 \"And if any native-born Israelites or foreigners eat the meat of an animal that died naturally or was torn up by wild animals, they must wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water. They will remain ceremonially unclean until evening, but then they will be clean. 16 But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be punished for their sin.\"

Footnotes:Leviticus 17:3 Or cow.Leviticus 17:4 Hebrew Tent of Meeting; also in 17:5, 6, 9.Leviticus 17:4 Hebrew will be guilty of blood.Leviticus 17:7 Or goat demons.Leviticus 17:11 Or to make atonement for you. \n? Leviticus 18? (New Living Translation)

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Leviticus 17

Eating Blood Forbidden
? 1 The LORD said to Moses 2 \"Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them \'This is what the LORD has commanded 3 Any Israelite who sacrifices an oxa a lamb or a goat in the camp or outside of it 4 instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of the tabernacle of the LORD that person shall be considered guilty of bloodshed they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people. 5 This is so the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest that is to the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings. 6 The priest is to splash the blood against the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting and burn the fat as an aroma pleasing to the LORD. 7 They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idolsb to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.\'

? 8 \"Say to them \'Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice 9 and does not bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD must be cut off from the people of Israel.

? 10 \"\'I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who eats blood and I will cut them off from the people. 11 For the life of a creature is in the blood and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar it is the blood that makes atonement for one\'s life.c 12 Therefore I say to the Israelites \"None of you may eat blood nor may any foreigner residing among you eat blood.\"

? 13 \"\'Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth 14 because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites \"You must not eat the blood of any creature because the life of every creature is its blood anyone who eats it must be cut off.\"

? 15 \"\'Anyone whether native-born or foreigner who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash their clothes and bathe with water and they will be ceremonially unclean till evening then they will be clean. 16 But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves they will be held responsible.\'\"

FootnotesLeviticus 173 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.Leviticus 177 Or the demonsLeviticus 1711 Or atonement by the life in the blood ? Leviticus 18? (New International Version 2011)

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Isaiah 12

Songs of Praise for Salvation
1 In that day you will sing: \"I will praise you, O Lord! You were angry with me, but not any more. Now you comfort me. r@2 See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.\"@

3 With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation! 4 In that wonderful day you will sing: \"Thank the Lord! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done. Let them know how mighty he is! 5 Sing to the Lord, for he has done wonderful things. Make known his praise around the world. 6 Let all the people of Jerusalem[a] shout his praise with joy! For great is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you.\"

Footnotes:Isaiah 12:6 Hebrew Zion. \n Isaiah 13 (New Living Translation)

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Isaiah 12

Songs of Praise
1 In that day you will say:

\"I will praise you, LORD. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me. 2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense[a]; he has become my salvation.\" 3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

4 In that day you will say:

\"Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted. 5 Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. 6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.\"

Footnotes:Isaiah 12:2 Or song \n Isaiah 13 (New International Version, ©2011)

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God Remains Faithful
1 Then what\'s the advantage of being a Jew? Is there any value in the ceremony of circumcision? 2 Yes, there are great benefits! First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the whole revelation of God.[a]

3 True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful, does that mean God will be unfaithful? 4 Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him,

\"You will be proved right in what you say, and you will win your case in court.\"[b]

5 \"But,\" some might say, \"our sinfulness serves a good purpose, for it helps people see how righteous God is. Isn\'t it unfair, then, for him to punish us?\" (This is merely a human point of view.) 6 Of course not! If God were not entirely fair, how would he be qualified to judge the world? 7 \"But,\" someone might still argue, \"how can God condemn me as a sinner if my dishonesty highlights his truthfulness and brings him more glory?\" 8 And some people even slander us by claiming that we say, \"The more we sin, the better it is!\" Those who say such things deserve to be condemned.

All People Are Sinners
9 Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles,[c] are under the power of sin. 10 As the Scriptures say,

\"No one is righteous, not even one. 11 No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. 12 All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.\"[d]? 13 \"Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies.\" \"Snake venom drips from their lips.\"[e] 14 \"Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.\"[f]? 15 \"They rush to commit murder. 16 Destruction and misery always follow them. 17 They don\'t know where to find peace.\"[g] 18 \"They have no fear of God at all.\"[h]

19 Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God. 20 For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.

Christ Took Our Punishment
21 But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses[i] and the prophets long ago. 22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.

r@? 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God\'s glorious standard. 24 Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. @ b@25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, 26 for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he declares sinners to be right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.@

27 Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith. 28 So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.

29 After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn\'t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is. 30 There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.[j] 31 Well then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law.

Footnotes:Romans 3:2 Greek the oracles of God.Romans 3:4 Ps 51:4 (Greek version).Romans 3:9 Greek or Greeks.Romans 3:12 Pss 14:1-3; 53:1-3 (Greek version).Romans 3:13 Pss 5:9 (Greek version); 140:3.Romans 3:14 Ps 10:7 (Greek version).Romans 3:17 Isa 59:7-8.Romans 3:18 Ps 36:1.Romans 3:21 Greek in the law.Romans 3:30 Greek whether they are circumcised or uncircumcised. \n? Romans 4? (New Living Translation)

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Romans 3

God\'s Faithfulness
1 What advantage then is there in being a Jew or what value is there in circumcision? 2 Much in every way! First of all the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.

3 What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God\'s faithfulness? 4 Not at all! Let God be true and every human being a liar. As it is written

\"So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.\"a

5 But if our unrighteousness brings out God\'s righteousness more clearly what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.) 6 Certainly not! If that were so how could God judge the world? 7 Someone might argue \"If my falsehood enhances God\'s truthfulness and so increases his glory why am I still condemned as a sinner?\" 8 Why not say as some slanderously claim that we say \"Let us do evil that good may result\"? Their condemnation is just!

No One Is Righteous
9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. 10 As it is written

\"There is no one righteous not even one 11 there is no one who understands there is no one who seeks God. 12 All have turned away they have together become worthless there is no one who does good not even one.\"b 13 \"Their throats are open graves their tongues practice deceit.\"c \"The poison of vipers is on their lips.\"d 14 \"Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.\"e 15 \"Their feet are swift to shed blood 16 ruin and misery mark their ways 17 and the way of peace they do not know.\"f 18 \"There is no fear of God before their eyes.\"g

19 Now we know that whatever the law says it says to those who are under the law so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. 20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God\'s sight by the works of the law rather through the law we become conscious of our sin.

Righteousness Through Faith
21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith inh Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonementi through the shedding of his blood to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

27 Where then is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No because of the law that requires faith. 28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes of Gentiles too 30 since there is only one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. 31 Do we then nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather we uphold the law.

FootnotesRomans 34 Psalm 514Romans 312 Psalms 141-3 531-3 Eccles. 720Romans 313 Psalm 59Romans 313 Psalm 1403Romans 314 Psalm 107 (see Septuagint)Romans 317 Isaiah 5978Romans 318 Psalm 361Romans 322 Or through the faithfulness ofRomans 325 The Greek for sacrifice of atonement refers to the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant (see Lev. 161516). Romans 4? (New International Version 2011)

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1 Peter 3

Wives
1 In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over 2 by observing your pure and reverent lives.

3 Don\'t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. 4 You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. 5 This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They trusted God and accepted the authority of their husbands. 6 For instance, Sarah obeyed her husband, Abraham, and called him her master. You are her daughters when you do what is right without fear of what your husbands might do.

Husbands
7 In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God\'s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.
All Christians
8 Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters.[a] Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude. 9 Don\'t repay evil for evil. Don\'t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will bless you for it. 10 For the Scriptures say,

? ? \"If you want to enjoy life? ? ? ? ? ? and see many happy days,? ? ? keep your tongue from speaking evil? ? ? ? ? ? and your lips from telling lies.? 11 Turn away from evil and do good.? ? ? ? ? ? Search for peace, and work to maintain it.? 12 The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right,? ? ? ? ? ? and his ears are open to their prayers.? ? ? But the Lord turns his face? ? ? ? ? ? against those who do evil.\"[b]

Suffering for Doing Good
13 Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don\'t worry or be afraid of their threats. R@15 Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it.@ 16 But do this in a gentle and respectful way.[c] Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ. 17 Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!

18 Christ suffered[d] for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.[e]

19 So he went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20 those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood.[f] 21 And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from[g] a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

22 Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept his authority.

Footnotes:1 Peter 3:8 Greek Show brotherly love.1 Peter 3:12 Ps 34:12-16.1 Peter 3:16 Some English translations put this sentence in verse 15.1 Peter 3:18 Some manuscripts read died.1 Peter 3:18 Or in spirit.1 Peter 3:20 Greek saved through water.1 Peter 3:21 Or as an appeal to God for. \n? 1 Peter 4? (New Living Translation)

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1 Peter 3

1 Wives in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that if any of them do not believe the word they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather it should be that of your inner self the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit which is of great worth in God\'s sight. 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands 6 like Sarah who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

7 Husbands in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

Suffering for Doing Good
8 Finally all of you be like-minded be sympathetic love one another be compassionate and humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary repay evil with blessing because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 10 For

\"Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. 11 They must turn from evil and do good they must seek peace and pursue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.\"a

13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right you are blessed. \"Do not fear their threatsb do not be frightened.\"cr@ 15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect @16 keeping a clear conscience so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. 17 For it is better if it is God\'s will to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins the righteous for the unrighteous to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. 19 After being made alived he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits 20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people eight in all were saved through water 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God.e It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ 22 who has gone into heaven and is at God\'s right hand with angels authorities and powers in submission to him.

Footnotes1 Peter 312 Psalm 3412-161 Peter 314 Or fear what they fear1 Peter 314 Isaiah 8121 Peter 319 Or but made alive in the spirit in which also1 Peter 321 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience ?1 Peter 4?(New International Version 2011)

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Deuteronomy 7

The Privilege of Holiness
"When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are about to enter and occupy, he will clear away many nations ahead of you: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. These seven nations are greater and more numerous than you. 2 When the Lord your God hands these nations over to you and you conquer them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaties with them and show them no mercy. 3 You must not intermarry with them. Do not let your daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters, 4 for they will lead your children away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the Lord will burn against you, and he will quickly destroy you. 5 This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols. 6 For you are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. Of all the people on earth, the Lord your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.

7 "The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations! 8 Rather, it was simply that the Lord loves you, and he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the Lord rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. R@9 Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands. @10 But he does not hesitate to punish and destroy those who reject him. 11 Therefore, you must obey all these commands, decrees, and regulations I am giving you today.

12 "If you listen to these regulations and faithfully obey them, the Lord your God will keep his covenant of unfailing love with you, as he promised with an oath to your ancestors. 13 He will love you and bless you, and he will give you many children. He will give fertility to your land and your animals. When you arrive in the land he swore to give your ancestors, you will have large harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and great herds of cattle, sheep, and goats. 14 You will be blessed above all the nations of the earth. None of your men or women will be childless, and all your livestock will bear young. 15 And the Lord will protect you from all sickness. He will not let you suffer from the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but he will inflict them on all your enemies!

16 "You must destroy all the nations the Lord your God hands over to you. Show them no mercy, and do not worship their gods, or they will trap you. 17 Perhaps you will think to yourselves, \'How can we ever conquer these nations that are so much more powerful than we are?\' 18 But don\'t be afraid of them! Just remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all the land of Egypt. L@19 Remember the great terrors the Lord your God sent against them. You saw it all with your own eyes! And remember the miraculous signs and wonders, and the strong hand and powerful arm with which he brought you out of Egypt. The Lord your God will use this same power against all the people you fear. @ 20 And then the Lord your God will send terror to drive out the few survivors still hiding from you!

21 "No, do not be afraid of those nations, for the Lord your God is among you, and he is a great and awesome God. 22 The Lord your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you. 23 But the Lord your God will hand them over to you. He will throw them into complete confusion until they are destroyed. 24 He will put their kings in your power, and you will erase their names from the face of the earth. No one will be able to stand against you, and you will destroy them all.

25 "You must burn their idols in fire, and you must not covet the silver or gold that covers them. You must not take it or it will become a trap to you, for it is detestable to the Lord your God. 26 Do not bring any detestable objects into your home, for then you will be destroyed, just like them. You must utterly detest such things, for they are set apart for destruction.

Footnotes:Deuteronomy 7:2 The Hebrew term used here refers to the complete consecration of things or people to the Lord, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; also in 7:26.Deuteronomy 7:20 Often rendered the hornet. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain. \n\n

God made covenant with Abraham for a nation to be called Israel. In 1620 the pilgrims made a covenant with God that they would run there government based on biblical principles. Unlike Abraham the pilgrims sought out God first and made covenant with him. In fact this nation is the only one who ever did this. God has not forgotten this and he is not done with America. Continue to have faith that the swamp is being drained as I write this. Let\'s continue to serve him to honor who he is.

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Deuteronomy 7:9 Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.

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Deuteronomy 7

Driving Out the Nations
1 When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations the Hittites Girgashites Amorites Canaanites Perizzites Hivites and Jebusites seven nations larger and stronger than you 2 and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them then you must destroy them totally.a Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. 3 Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons 4 for they will turn your children away from following me to serve other gods and the LORD\'s anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy you. 5 This is what you are to do to them Break down their altars smash their sacred stones cut down their Asherah polesb and burn their idols in the fire. 6 For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people his treasured possession.

7 The LORD did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples for you were the fewest of all peoples. 8 But it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God he is the faithful God keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. 10 But

those who hate him he will repay to their face by destruction he will not be slow to repay to their face those who hate him.

11 Therefore take care to follow the commands decrees and laws I give you today.

12 If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them then the LORD your God will keep his covenant of love with you as he swore to your ancestors. 13 He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb the crops of your land your grain new wine and olive oil the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you. 14 You will be blessed more than any other people none of your men or women will be childless nor will any of your livestock be without young. 15 The LORD will keep you free from every disease. He will not inflict on you the horrible diseases you knew in Egypt but he will inflict them on all who hate you. 16 You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God gives over to you. Do not look on them with pity and do not serve their gods for that will be a snare to you.

17 You may say to yourselves "These nations are stronger than we are. How can we drive them out?" 18 But do not be afraid of them remember well what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt. 19 You saw with your own eyes the great trials the signs and wonders the mighty hand and outstretched arm with which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear. 20 Moreover the LORD your God will send the hornet among them until even the survivors who hide from you have perished. 21 Do not be terrified by them for the LORD your God who is among you is a great and awesome God. 22 The LORD your God will drive out those nations before you little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once or the wild animals will multiply around you. 23 But the LORD your God will deliver them over to you throwing them into great confusion until they are destroyed. 24 He will give their kings into your hand and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand up against you you will destroy them. 25 The images of their gods you are to burn in the fire. Do not covet the silver and gold on them and do not take it for yourselves or you will be ensnared by it for it is detestable to the LORD your God. 26 Do not bring a detestable thing into your house or you like it will be set apart for destruction. Regard it as vile and utterly detest it for it is set apart for destruction.

FootnotesDeuteronomy 72 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD often by totally destroying them also in verse 26.Deuteronomy 75 That is wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah here and elsewhere in Deuteronomy ?Deuteronomy 8?(New International Version 2011)

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2 Peter 1

Greetings from Peter
1 This letter is from Simon[a] Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ.

I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness[b] of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior.

2 May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.

Growing in Faith
3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. R@4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world\'s corruption caused by human desires.@

g@5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God\'s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.

8 The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.@ 9 But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.

10 So, dear brothers and sisters,[c] work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. 11 Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Paying Attention to Scripture
12 Therefore, I will always remind you about these things, even though you already know them and are standing firm in the truth you have been taught. 13 And it is only right that I should keep on reminding you as long as I live.[d] 14 For our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that I must soon leave this earthly life,[e] 15 so I will work hard to make sure you always remember these things after I am gone.

16 For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his majestic splendor with our own eyes 17 when he received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice from the majestic glory of God said to him, \"This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.\"[f] 18 We ourselves heard that voice from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

19 Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place, until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines[g] in your hearts. 20 Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet\'s own understanding,[h] 21 or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

Footnotes:2 Peter 1:1 Greek Symeon.2 Peter 1:1 Or to you in the righteousness.2 Peter 1:10 Greek brothers.2 Peter 1:13 Greek as long as I am in this tent [or tabernacle].2 Peter 1:14 Greek I must soon put off my tent [or tabernacle].2 Peter 1:17 Matt 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35.2 Peter 1:19 Or rises.2 Peter 1:20 Or is a matter of one\'s own interpretation.\n\n

That personal relationship with Jesus Christ releases promises the ungodly will never see plus it will help control our not so good desires.

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4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world\'s corruption caused by human desires.

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2 Peter 1

1 Simon Peter a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ

To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours

2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Confirming One\'s Calling and Election
3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises so that through them you may participate in the divine nature having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

5 For this very reason make every effort to add to your faith goodness and to goodness knowledge 6 and to knowledge self-control and to self-control perseverance and to perseverance godliness 7 and to godliness mutual affection and to mutual affection love. 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.

10 Therefore my brothers and sistersa make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things you will never stumble 11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Prophecy of Scripture
12 So I will always remind you of these things even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body 14 because I know that I will soon put it aside as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.

16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory saying \"This is my Son whom I love with him I am well pleased.\"b 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.

19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable and you will do well to pay attention to it as to a light shining in a dark place until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 Above all you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet\'s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will but prophets though human spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Footnotes2 Peter 110 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers both men and women as part of God\'s family.2 Peter 117 Matt. 175 Mark 97 Luke 9352 Peter 2?(New International Version 2011)

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Exodus 20

Ten Commandments for the Covenant Community
? 1 Then God gave the people all these instructions[a]:

? 2 \"I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.? 3 \"You must not have any other god but me.? 4 \"You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. 5 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected, even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. 6 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those[b] who love me and obey my commands.? 7 \"You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.? 8 \"Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 You have six days each week for your ordinary work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.? R@12 \"Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.? @13 \"You must not murder.? 14 \"You must not commit adultery.? 15 \"You must not steal.? 16 \"You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.? 17 \"You must not covet your neighbor\'s house. You must not covet your neighbor\'s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.\"

? 18 When the people heard the thunder and the loud blast of the ram\'s horn, and when they saw the flashes of lightning and the smoke billowing from the mountain, they stood at a distance, trembling with fear.

? 19 And they said to Moses, \"You speak to us, and we will listen. But don\'t let God speak directly to us, or we will die!\"

? 20 \"Don\'t be afraid,\" Moses answered them, \"for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!\"

? 21 As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.

Proper Use of Altars
? 22 And the Lord said to Moses, \"Say this to the people of Israel: You saw for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven. 23 Remember, you must not make any idols of silver or gold to rival me.

? 24 \"Build for me an altar made of earth, and offer your sacrifices to me, your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats, and your cattle. Build my altar wherever I cause my name to be remembered, and I will come to you and bless you. 25 If you use stones to build my altar, use only natural, uncut stones. Do not shape the stones with a tool, for that would make the altar unfit for holy use. 26 And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness.

Footnotes:Exodus 20:1 Hebrew all these words.Exodus 20:6 Hebrew for thousands of those. \n? Exodus 21? (New Living Translation)

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Exodus 20

The Ten Commandments
? 1 And God spoke all these words

? 2 \"I am the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt out of the land of slavery.

? 3 \"You shall have no other gods beforea me.

? 4 \"You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them for I the LORD your God am a jealous God punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

? 7 \"You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

? 8 \"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work neither you nor your son or daughter nor your male or female servant nor your animals nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth the sea and all that is in them but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

? 12 \"Honor your father and your mother so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

? 13 \"You shall not murder.

? 14 \"You shall not commit adultery.

? 15 \"You shall not steal.

? 16 \"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

? 17 \"You shall not covet your neighbor\'s house. You shall not covet your neighbor\'s wife or his male or female servant his ox or donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.\"

? 18 When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance 19 and said to Moses \"Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.\"

? 20 Moses said to the people \"Do not be afraid. God has come to test you so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.\"

? 21 The people remained at a distance while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

Idols and Altars
? 22 Then the LORD said to Moses \"Tell the Israelites this \'You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven 23 Do not make any gods to be alongside me do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.

? 24 \"\'Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings your sheep and goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honored I will come to you and bless you. 25 If you make an altar of stones for me do not build it with dressed stones for you will defile it if you use a tool on it. 26 And do not go up to my altar on steps or your private parts may be exposed.\'

FootnotesExodus 203 Or besides ? Exodus 21? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 71

1 O Lord, I have come to you for protection; don\'t let me be disgraced. 2 Save me and rescue me, for you do what is right. Turn your ear to listen to me, and set me free. 3 Be my rock of safety where I can always hide. Give the order to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. 4 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of cruel oppressors. 5 O Lord, you alone are my hope. I\'ve trusted you, O Lord, from childhood. 6 Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother\'s womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you!

7 My life is an example to many, because you have been my strength and protection. 8 That is why I can never stop praising you; I declare your glory all day long. R@? 9 And now, in my old age, don\'t set me aside. Don\'t abandon me when my strength is failing. @10 For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me. 11 They say, \"God has abandoned him. Let\'s go and get him, for no one will help him now.\"

12 O God, don\'t stay away. My God, please hurry to help me. 13 Bring disgrace and destruction on my accusers. Humiliate and shame those who want to harm me. 14 But I will keep on hoping for your help; I will praise you more and more. 15 I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, though I am not skilled with words.[a]? 16 I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign Lord. I will tell everyone that you alone are just.

17 O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do. R@18 Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.@

19 Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens. You have done such wonderful things. Who can compare with you, O God? 20 You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth. 21 You will restore me to even greater honor and comfort me once again.

22 Then I will praise you with music on the harp, because you are faithful to your promises, O my God. I will sing praises to you with a lyre, O Holy One of Israel. 23 I will shout for joy and sing your praises, for you have ransomed me. 24 I will tell about your righteous deeds all day long, for everyone who tried to hurt me has been shamed and humiliated.

Footnotes:Psalm 71:15 Or though I cannot count it. \n? Psalm 72? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 71

1 In you LORD I have taken refuge let me never be put to shame. 2 In your righteousness rescue me and deliver me turn your ear to me and save me. 3 Be my rock of refuge to which I can always go give the command to save me for you are my rock and my fortress. 4 Deliver me my God from the hand of the wicked from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.

5 For you have been my hope Sovereign LORD my confidence since my youth. 6 From birth I have relied on you you brought me forth from my mother\'s womb. I will ever praise you. 7 I have become a sign to many you are my strong refuge. 8 My mouth is filled with your praise declaring your splendor all day long.

9 Do not cast me away when I am old do not forsake me when my strength is gone. 10 For my enemies speak against me those who wait to kill me conspire together. 11 They say \"God has forsaken him pursue him and seize him for no one will rescue him.\" 12 Do not be far from me my God come quickly God to help me. 13 May my accusers perish in shame may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.

14 As for me I will always have hope I will praise you more and more.

15 My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds of your saving acts all day long though I know not how to relate them all. 16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts Sovereign LORD I will proclaim your righteous deeds yours alone. 17 Since my youth God you have taught me and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. 18 Even when I am old and gray do not forsake me my God till I declare your power to the next generation your mighty acts to all who are to come.

19 Your righteousness God reaches to the heavens you who have done great things. Who is like you God? 20 Though you have made me see troubles many and bitter you will restore my life again from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. 21 You will increase my honor and comfort me once more.

22 I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness my God I will sing praise to you with the lyre Holy One of Israel. 23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you I whom you have delivered. 24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.

Psalm 72? (New International Version 2011)

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Genesis 9

God Confirms His Covenant
? 1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, \"Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth. 2 All the animals of the earth, all the birds of the sky, all the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the fish in the sea will look on you with fear and terror. I have placed them in your power. 3 I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables. 4 But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it.

? 5 \"And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person\'s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die. 6 If anyone takes a human life, that person\'s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings[a] in his own image. 7 Now be fruitful and multiply, and repopulate the earth.\"

? 8 Then God told Noah and his sons, 9 \"I hereby confirm my covenant with you and your descendants, 10 and with all the animals that were on the boat with you, the birds, the livestock, and all the wild animals, every living creature on earth. 11 Yes, I am confirming my covenant with you. Never again will floodwaters kill all living creatures; never again will a flood destroy the earth.\"

? 12 Then God said, \"I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come. 13 I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. 14 When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds, 15 and I will remember my covenant with you and with all living creatures. Never again will the floodwaters destroy all life. 16 When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth.\" 17 Then God said to Noah, \"Yes, this rainbow is the sign of the covenant I am confirming with all the creatures on earth.\"

Noah\'s Sons
? 18 The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.) 19 From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth.

? 20 After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard. 21 One day he drank some wine he had made, and he became drunk and lay naked inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers. 23 Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.

? 24 When Noah woke up from his stupor, he learned what Ham, his youngest son, had done. 25 Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham:

? ? ? \"May Canaan be cursed!? ? ? ? ? ? May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives.\"

? 26 Then Noah said,

? ? ? \"May the Lord, the God of Shem, be blessed,? ? ? ? ? ? and may Canaan be his servant!? 27 May God expand the territory of Japheth!? ? ? May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem,[b]? ? ? ? ? ? and may Canaan be his servant.\"

? 28 Noah lived another 350 years after the great flood. 29 He lived 950 years, and then he died.

Footnotes:Genesis 9:6 Or man; Hebrew reads ha-adam.Genesis 9:27 Hebrew May he live in the tents of Shem. \n? Genesis 10? (New Living Translation)

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Genesis 9

God\'s Covenant With Noah
1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons saying to them \"Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth and on all the birds in the sky on every creature that moves along the ground and on all the fish in the sea they are given into your hands. 3 Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants I now give you everything.

4 \"But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being too I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.

6 \"Whoever sheds human blood by humans shall their blood be shed for in the image of God has God made mankind.

7 As for you be fruitful and increase in number multiply on the earth and increase upon it.\"

8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him 9 \"I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was with you the birds the livestock and all the wild animals all those that came out of the ark with you every living creature on earth. 11 I establish my covenant with you Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.\"

12 And God said \"This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you a covenant for all generations to come 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.\"

17 So God said to Noah \"This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth.\"

The Sons of Noah
18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) 19 These were the three sons of Noah and from them came the people who were scattered over the whole earth.

20 Noah a man of the soil proceededa to plant a vineyard. 21 When he drank some of its wine he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. 22 Ham the father of Canaan saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders then they walked in backward and covered their father\'s naked body. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father naked.

24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him 25 he said

\"Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.\"

26 He also said

\"Praise be to the LORD the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem. 27 May God extend Japheth\'sb territory may Japheth live in the tents of Shem and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.\"

28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. 29 Noah lived a total of 950 years and then he died.

FootnotesGenesis 920 Or soil was the firstGenesis 927 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for extend. ?Genesis 10?(New International Version 2011)

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Romans 13

Respect for Authority
r@? Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. 2 So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. @3 For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you. 4 The authorities are God\'s servants, sent for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for they have the power to punish you. They are God\'s servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong. 5 So you must submit to them, not only to avoid punishment, but also to keep a clear conscience.

6 Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority.

Love Fulfills God\'s Requirements
8 Owe nothing to anyone, except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God\'s law. 9 For the commandments say, \"You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.\"[a] These, and other such commandments, are summed up in this one commandment: \"Love your neighbor as yourself.\"[b] 10 Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God\'s law.

11 This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living. 13 Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don\'t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy. 14 Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don\'t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.

Footnotes:Romans 13:9 Exod 20:13-15, 17.Romans 13:9 Lev 19:18. \n? Romans 14? (New Living Translation)

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Romans 13

Submission to Governing Authorities
1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. 4 For the one in authority is God\'s servant for your good. But if you do wrong be afraid for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God\'s servants agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore it is necessary to submit to the authorities not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.

6 This is also why you pay taxes for the authorities are God\'s servants who give their full time to governing. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them If you owe taxes pay taxes if revenue then revenue if respect then respect if honor then honor.

Love Fulfills the Law
8 Let no debt remain outstanding except the continuing debt to love one another for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments \"You shall not commit adultery\" \"You shall not murder\" \"You shall not steal\" \"You shall not covet\"a and whatever other command there may be are summed up in this one command \"Love your neighbor as yourself.\"b 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
The Day Is Near
11 And do this understanding the present time The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us behave decently as in the daytime not in carousing and drunkenness not in sexual immorality and debauchery not in dissension and jealousy. 14 Rather clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.c

FootnotesRomans 139 Exodus 2013-1517 Deut. 517-1921Romans 139 Lev. 1918Romans 1314 In contexts like this the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit. Romans 14? (New International Version 2011)

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Leviticus 24

Pure Oil and Holy Bread
 1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 \"Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. 3 This is the lampstand that stands in the Tabernacle, in front of the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant.[a] Aaron must keep the lamps burning in the Lord\'s presence all night. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation. 4 Aaron and the priests must tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand continually in the Lord\'s presence.

 5 \"You must bake twelve loaves of bread from choice flour, using four quarts[b] of flour for each loaf. 6 Place the bread before the Lord on the pure gold table, and arrange the loaves in two rows, with six loaves in each row. 7 Put some pure frankincense near each row to serve as a representative offering, a special gift presented to the Lord. 8 Every Sabbath day this bread must be laid out before the Lord. The bread is to be received from the people of Israel as a requirement of the eternal covenant. 9 The loaves of bread will belong to Aaron and his descendants, who must eat them in a sacred place, for they are most holy. It is the permanent right of the priests to claim this portion of the special gifts presented to the Lord.\"

An Example of Just Punishment
 10 One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father came out of his tent and got into a fight with one of the Israelite men. 11 During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman blasphemed the Name of the Lord[c] with a curse. So the man was brought to Moses for judgment. His mother was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. 12 They kept the man in custody until the Lord\'s will in the matter should become clear to them.

 13 Then the Lord said to Moses, 14 \"Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard the curse to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death. 15 Say to the people of Israel: Those who curse their God will be punished for their sin. 16 Anyone who blasphemes the Name of the Lord must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel. Any native-born Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the Name of the Lord must be put to death.

 17 \"Anyone who takes another person\'s life must be put to death.

 18 \"Anyone who kills another person\'s animal must pay for it in full, a live animal for the animal that was killed.

 19 \"Anyone who injures another person must be dealt with according to the injury inflicted, 20 a fracture for a fracture, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Whatever anyone does to injure another person must be paid back in kind.

 21 \"Whoever kills an animal must pay for it in full, but whoever kills another person must be put to death.

 22 \"This same standard applies both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. I am the Lord your God.\"

 23 After Moses gave all these instructions to the Israelites, they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him to death. The Israelites did just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Footnotes:Leviticus 24:3 Hebrew in the Tent of Meeting, outside the inner curtain of the Testimony; see note on 16:13.Leviticus 24:5 Hebrew 2/10 of an ephah [4.4 liters].Leviticus 24:11 Hebrew the Name; also in 24:16b. \n Leviticus 25 (New Living Translation)

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Leviticus 24

Olive Oil and Bread Set Before the LORD
 1 The LORD said to Moses 2 \"Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning continually. 3 Outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting Aaron is to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening till morning continually. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. 4 The lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD must be tended continually.

 5 \"Take the finest flour and bake twelve loaves of bread using two-tenths of an ephaha for each loaf. 6 Arrange them in two stacks six in each stack on the table of pure gold before the LORD. 7 By each stack put some pure incense as a memorialb portion to represent the bread and to be a food offering presented to the LORD. 8 This bread is to be set out before the LORD regularly Sabbath after Sabbath on behalf of the Israelites as a lasting covenant. 9 It belongs to Aaron and his sons who are to eat it in the sanctuary area because it is a most holy part of their perpetual share of the food offerings presented to the LORD.\"

A Blasphemer Put to Death
 10 Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites and a fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite. 11 The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse so they brought him to Moses. (His mother\'s name was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri the Danite.) 12 They put him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.

 13 Then the LORD said to Moses 14 \"Take the blasphemer outside the camp. All those who heard him are to lay their hands on his head and the entire assembly is to stone him. 15 Say to the Israelites \'Anyone who curses their God will be held responsible 16 anyone who blasphemes the name of the LORD is to be put to death. The entire assembly must stone them. Whether foreigner or native-born when they blaspheme the Name they are to be put to death.

 17 \"\'Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death. 18 Anyone who takes the life of someone\'s animal must make restitution life for life. 19 Anyone who injures their neighbor is to be injured in the same manner 20 fracture for fracture eye for eye tooth for tooth. The one who has inflicted the injury must suffer the same injury. 21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution but whoever kills a human being is to be put to death. 22 You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born. I am the LORD your God.\'\"

 23 Then Moses spoke to the Israelites and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. The Israelites did as the LORD commanded Moses.

FootnotesLeviticus 245 That is probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilogramsLeviticus 247 Or representative  Leviticus 25 (New International Version 2011)

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Ecclesiastes 3

A Time for Everything
1 For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. 2 A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. 3 A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up. 4 A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. 5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away. 6 A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away. 7 A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak. 8 A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.

9 What do people really get for all their hard work? 10 I have seen the burden God has placed on us all. 11 Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God\'s work from beginning to end. 12 So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. 13 And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.

14 And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God\'s purpose is that people should fear him. 15 What is happening now has happened before, and what will happen in the future has happened before, because God makes the same things happen over and over again.

The Injustices of Life
16 I also noticed that under the sun there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt! 17 I said to myself, \"In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds.\"

18 I also thought about the human condition, how God proves to people that they are like animals. 19 For people and animals share the same fate, both breathe[a] and both must die. So people have no real advantage over the animals. How meaningless! 20 Both go to the same place, they came from dust and they return to dust. 21 For who can prove that the human spirit goes up and the spirit of animals goes down into the earth? 22 So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is why we are here! No one will bring us back from death to enjoy life after we die.

Footnotes:Ecclesiastes 3:19 Or both have the same spirit. \n? Ecclesiastes 4? (New Living Translation)

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Ecclesiastes 3

A Time for Everything
1 There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens

2 a time to be born and a time to die a time to plant and a time to uproot3 a time to kill and a time to heal a time to tear down and a time to build4 a time to weep and a time to laugh a time to mourn and a time to dance5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing6 a time to search and a time to give up a time to keep and a time to throw away7 a time to tear and a time to mend a time to be silent and a time to speak8 a time to love and a time to hate a time for war and a time for peace.

9 What do workers gain from their toil? 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart yeta no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. 12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. 13 That each of them may eat and drink and find satisfaction in all their toil this is the gift of God. 14 I know that everything God does will endure forever nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.

15 Whatever is has already been and what will be has been before and God will call the past to account.b

16 And I saw something else under the sun

In the place of judgment wickedness was there in the place of justice wickedness was there.

17 I said to myself

\"God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked for there will be a time for every activity a time to judge every deed.\"

18 I also said to myself \"As for humans God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals. 19 Surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals the same fate awaits them both As one dies so dies the other. All have the same breathc humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless. 20 All go to the same place all come from dust and to dust all return. 21 Who knows if the human spirit rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?\"

22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work because that is their lot. For who can bring them to see what will happen after them?

FootnotesEcclesiastes 311 Or also placed ignorance in the human heart so thatEcclesiastes 315 Or God calls back the pastEcclesiastes 319 Or spiritEcclesiastes 4?(New International Version 2011)

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Ecclesiastes 2

The Futility of Pleasure
1 I said to myself, \"Come on, let\'s try pleasure. Let\'s look for the \'good things\' in life.\" But I found that this, too, was meaningless. 2 So I said, \"Laughter is silly. What good does it do to seek pleasure?\" 3 After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. And while still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I tried to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world.

4 I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards. 5 I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees. 6 I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my many flourishing groves. 7 I bought slaves, both men and women, and others were born into my household. I also owned large herds and flocks, more than any of the kings who had lived in Jerusalem before me. 8 I collected great sums of silver and gold, the treasure of many kings and provinces. I hired wonderful singers, both men and women, and had many beautiful concubines. I had everything a man could desire!

9 So I became greater than all who had lived in Jerusalem before me, and my wisdom never failed me. 10 Anything I wanted, I would take. I denied myself no pleasure. I even found great pleasure in hard work, a reward for all my labors. 11 But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless, like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.

The Wise and the Foolish
12 So I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness and madness (for who can do this better than I, the king?[a]). 13 I thought, \"Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness. 14 For the wise can see where they are going, but fools walk in the dark.\" Yet I saw that the wise and the foolish share the same fate. 15 Both will die. So I said to myself, \"Since I will end up the same as the fool, what\'s the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!\" 16 For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten.

17 So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless, like chasing the wind.

The Futility of Work
18 I came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned. 19 And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? Yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work under the sun. How meaningless! 20 So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my hard work in this world.

21 Some people work wisely with knowledge and skill, then must leave the fruit of their efforts to someone who hasn\'t worked for it. This, too, is meaningless, a great tragedy. 22 So what do people get in this life for all their hard work and anxiety? 23 Their days of labor are filled with pain and grief; even at night their minds cannot rest. It is all meaningless.

24 So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that these pleasures are from the hand of God. 25 For who can eat or enjoy anything apart from him?[b] 26 God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless, like chasing the wind.

Footnotes:Ecclesiastes 2:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.Ecclesiastes 2:25 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads apart from me? \n? Ecclesiastes 3? (New Living Translation)

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Ecclesiastes 2

Pleasures Are Meaningless
1 I said to myself \"Come now I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.\" But that also proved to be meaningless. 2 \"Laughter\" I said \"is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?\" 3 I tried cheering myself with wine and embracing folly my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.

4 I undertook great projects I built houses for myself and planted vineyards. 5 I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. 6 I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees. 7 I bought male and female slaves and had other slaves who were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me. 8 I amassed silver and gold for myself and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired male and female singers and a harema as well the delights of a man\'s heart. 9 I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me.

10 I denied myself nothing my eyes desired I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my labor and this was the reward for all my toil. 11 Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve everything was meaningless a chasing after the wind nothing was gained under the sun.

Wisdom and Folly Are Meaningless
12 Then I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom and also madness and folly. What more can the king\'s successor do than what has already been done? 13 I saw that wisdom is better than folly just as light is better than darkness. 14 The wise have eyes in their heads while the fool walks in the darkness but I came to realize that the same fate overtakes them both.

15 Then I said to myself

\"The fate of the fool will overtake me also. What then do I gain by being wise?\" I said to myself \"This too is meaningless.\" 16 For the wise like the fool will not be long remembered the days have already come when both have been forgotten. Like the fool the wise too must die!

Toil Is Meaningless
17 So I hated life because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless a chasing after the wind. 18 I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun because I must leave them to the one who comes after me. 19 And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun. This too is meaningless. 20 So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun. 21 For a person may labor with wisdom knowledge and skill and then they must leave all they own to another who has not toiled for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune. 22 What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labor under the sun? 23 All their days their work is grief and pain even at night their minds do not rest. This too is meaningless.

24 A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too I see is from the hand of God 25 for without him who can eat or find enjoyment? 26 To the person who pleases him God gives wisdom knowledge and happiness but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless a chasing after the wind.

FootnotesEcclesiastes 28 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain. Ecclesiastes 3? (New International Version 2011)

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Isaiah 61

Good News for the Oppressed
r@? 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.[a]? 2 He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord\'s favor has come,[b] and with it, the day of God\'s anger against their enemies.@? 3 To all who mourn in Israel,[c] he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory.

4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins, repairing cities destroyed long ago. They will revive them, though they have been deserted for many generations. 5 Foreigners will be your servants. They will feed your flocks and plow your fields and tend your vineyards. 6 You will be called priests of the Lord, ministers of our God. You will feed on the treasures of the nations and boast in their riches. 7 Instead of shame and dishonor, you will enjoy a double share of honor. You will possess a double portion of prosperity in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.

8 \"For I, the Lord, love justice. I hate robbery and wrongdoing. I will faithfully reward my people for their suffering and make an everlasting covenant with them. 9 Their descendants will be recognized and honored among the nations. Everyone will realize that they are a people the Lord has blessed.\"

10 I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit or a bride with her jewels. 11 The Sovereign Lord will show his justice to the nations of the world. Everyone will praise him! His righteousness will be like a garden in early spring, with plants springing up everywhere.

Footnotes:Isaiah 61:1 Greek version reads and the blind will see. Compare Luke 4:18.Isaiah 61:2 Or to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.Isaiah 61:3 Hebrew in Zion. \n? Isaiah 62? (New Living Translation)

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Isaiah 61

The Year of the LORD\'s Favor
1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisonersa 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD\'s favor and the day of vengeance of our God to comfort all who mourn3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes the oil of joy instead of mourning and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations. 5 Strangers will shepherd your flocks foreigners will work your fields and vineyards. 6 And you will be called priests of the LORD you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of nations and in their riches you will boast.

7 Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land and everlasting joy will be yours.

8 \"For I the LORD love justice I hate robbery and wrongdoing. In my faithfulness I will reward my people and make an everlasting covenant with them. 9 Their descendants will be known among the nations and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.\"

10 I delight greatly in the LORD my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. 11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.

FootnotesIsaiah 611 Hebrew Septuagint the blindIsaiah 62?(New International Version 2011)

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1 Timothy 1

Greetings from Paul
 1 This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, appointed by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus, who gives us hope.

 2 I am writing to Timothy, my true son in the faith.

   May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.

Warnings against False Teachings
 3 When I left for Macedonia, I urged you to stay there in Ephesus and stop those whose teaching is contrary to the truth. 4 Don\'t let them waste their time in endless discussion of myths and spiritual pedigrees. These things only lead to meaningless speculations,[a] which don\'t help people live a life of faith in God.[b]

 5 The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith. 6 But some people have missed this whole point. They have turned away from these things and spend their time in meaningless discussions. 7 They want to be known as teachers of the law of Moses, but they don\'t know what they are talking about, even though they speak so confidently.

 8 We know that the law is good when used correctly. 9 For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders. 10 The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders,[c] liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching 11 that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God.

Paul\'s Gratitude for God\'s Mercy
 12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him, 13 even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief. 14 Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus.

 15 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: \"Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners\", and I am the worst of them all. 16 But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life. 17 All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen.

Timothy\'s Responsibility
 18 Timothy, my son, here are my instructions for you, based on the prophetic words spoken about you earlier. May they help you fight well in the Lord\'s battles. 19 Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked. 20 Hymenaeus and Alexander are two examples. I threw them out and handed them over to Satan so they might learn not to blaspheme God.

Footnotes:1 Timothy 1:4 Greek in myths and endless genealogies, which cause speculation.1 Timothy 1:4 Greek a stewardship of God in faith.1 Timothy 1:10 Or kidnappers. \n 1 Timothy 2 (New Living Translation)

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1 Timothy 1

 1 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope

 2 To Timothy my true son in the faith

   Grace mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Timothy Charged to Oppose False Teachers
 3 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer 4 or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God\'s work which is by faith. 5 The goal of this command is love which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 6 Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk. 7 They want to be teachers of the law but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.

 8 We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. 9 We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels the ungodly and sinful the unholy and irreligious for those who kill their fathers or mothers for murderers 10 for the sexually immoral for those practicing homosexuality for slave traders and liars and perjurers and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine 11 that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God which he entrusted to me.

The Lord\'s Grace to Paul
 12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has given me strength that he considered me trustworthy appointing me to his service. 13 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 14 The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

 15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me the worst of sinners Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life. 17 Now to the King eternal immortal invisible the only God be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

The Charge to Timothy Renewed
 18 Timothy my son I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. 20 Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.

 1 Timothy 2 (New International Version 2011)

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1 Timothy 2

Instructions about Worship
1 I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. r@5 For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity, the man Christ Jesus. 6 He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time.@ 7 And I have been chosen as a preacher and apostle to teach the Gentiles this message about faith and truth. I\'m not exaggerating, just telling the truth.

8 In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy.

9 And I want women to be modest in their appearance.[a] They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. 10 For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.

11 Women should learn quietly and submissively. 12 I do not let women teach men or have authority over them.[b] Let them listen quietly. 13 For God made Adam first, and afterward he made Eve. 14 And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result. 15 But women will be saved through childbearing,[c] assuming they continue to live in faith, love, holiness, and modesty.

Footnotes:1 Timothy 2:9 Or to pray in modest apparel.1 Timothy 2:12 Or teach men or usurp their authority.1 Timothy 2:15 Or will be saved by accepting their role as mothers, or will be saved by the birth of the Child. \n 1 Timothy 3 (New Living Translation)

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1 Timothy 2

Instructions on Worship
1 I urge then first of all that petitions prayers intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people 2 for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good and pleases God our Savior 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind the man Christ Jesus 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. 7 And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle I am telling the truth I am not lying and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles.

8 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing. 9 I also want the women to dress modestly with decency and propriety adorning themselves not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes 10 but with good deeds appropriate for women who profess to worship God.

11 A womana should learn in quietness and full submission. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a manb she must be quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first then Eve. 14 And Adam was not the one deceived it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. 15 But womenc will be saved through childbearing if they continue in faith love and holiness with propriety.

Footnotes1 Timothy 211 Or wife also in verse 121 Timothy 212 Or over her husband1 Timothy 215 Greek she1 Timothy 3?(New International Version 2011)

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Titus 2

Promote Right Teaching
? 1 As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching. 2 Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled with love and patience.

? 3 Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers.[a] Instead, they should teach others what is good. 4 These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, 5 to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes,[b] to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.

? 6 In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely. r@7 And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.@ 8 Teach the truth so that your teaching can\'t be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.

? 9 Slaves must always obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back 10 or steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way.

r@11 For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. 12 And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, 13 while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. 14 He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

@ 15 You must teach these things and encourage the believers to do them. You have the authority to correct them when necessary, so don\'t let anyone disregard what you say.

Footnotes:Titus 2:3 Greek be enslaved to much wine.Titus 2:5 Some manuscripts read to care for their homes. \n? Titus 3? (New Living Translation)

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Titus 2

Doing Good for the Sake of the Gospel
1 You however must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. 2 Teach the older men to be temperate worthy of respect self-controlled and sound in faith in love and in endurance.

3 Likewise teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine but to teach what is good. 4 Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children 5 to be self-controlled and pure to be busy at home to be kind and to be subject to their husbands so that no one will malign the word of God.

6 Similarly encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity seriousness 8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.

9 Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything to try to please them not to talk back to them 10 and not to steal from them but to show that they can be fully trusted so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.

11 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to say \"No\" to ungodliness and worldly passions and to live self-controlled upright and godly lives in this present age 13 while we wait for the blessed hope the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own eager to do what is good.

15 These then are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.

Titus 3?(New International Version 2011)

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Zechariah 4

A Lampstand and Two Olive Trees
 1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned and woke me, as though I had been asleep. 2 \"What do you see now?\" he asked.

   I answered, \"I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl of oil on top of it. Around the bowl are seven lamps, each having seven spouts with wicks. 3 And I see two olive trees, one on each side of the bowl.\" 4 Then I asked the angel, \"What are these, my lord? What do they mean?\"

 5 \"Don\'t you know?\" the angel asked.

   \"No, my lord,\" I replied.

 6 Then he said to me, \"This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: r@It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies. @7 Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel\'s way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets the final stone of the Temple in place, the people will shout: \'May God bless it! May God bless it!\'[a]\"

 8 Then another message came to me from the Lord: 9 \"Zerubbabel is the one who laid the foundation of this Temple, and he will complete it. Then you will know that the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies has sent me. 10 Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel\'s hand.\"

   (The seven lamps[b] represent the eyes of the Lord that search all around the world.)

 11 Then I asked the angel, \"What are these two olive trees on each side of the lampstand, 12 and what are the two olive branches that pour out golden oil through two gold tubes?\"

 13 \"Don\'t you know?\" he asked.

   \"No, my lord,\" I replied.

 14 Then he said to me, \"They represent the two heavenly beings who stand in the court of the Lord of all the earth.\"

Footnotes:Zechariah 4:7 Hebrew \'Grace, grace to it.\'Zechariah 4:10 Or The seven facets (see 3:9); Hebrew reads These seven. \n Zechariah 5 (New Living Translation)

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Zechariah 4

The Gold Lampstand and the Two Olive Trees
?1 Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke me up like someone awakened from sleep. 2 He asked me \"What do you see?\"

???I answered \"I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it with seven channels to the lamps. 3 Also there are two olive trees by it one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.\"

?4 I asked the angel who talked with me \"What are these my lord?\"

?5 He answered \"Do you not know what these are?\"

???\"No my lord\" I replied.

?6 So he said to me \"This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel \'Not by might nor by power but by my Spirit\' says the LORD Almighty.

?7 \"What are you mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of \'God bless it! God bless it!\'\"

?8 Then the word of the LORD came to me 9 \"The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you.

?10 \"Who dares despise the day of small things since the seven eyes of the LORD that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstonea in the hand of Zerubbabel?\"

?11 Then I asked the angel \"What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?\"

?12 Again I asked him \"What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?\"

?13 He replied \"Do you not know what these are?\"

???\"No my lord\" I said.

?14 So he said \"These are the two who are anointed tob serve the Lord of all the earth.\"

FootnotesZechariah 410 Or the plumb lineZechariah 414 Or two who bring oil and ?Zechariah 5?(New International Version 2011)

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Hebrews 1

Jesus Christ Is God\'s Son
1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. 2 And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe. B@3 The Son radiates God\'s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven. @ 4 This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names.
The Son Is Greater Than the Angels
5 For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus:

\"You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.[a]\"

God also said,

\"I will be his Father, and he will be my Son.\"[b]

6 And when he brought his firstborn Son into the world, God said,[c]

\"Let all of God\'s angels worship him.\"[d]

7 Regarding the angels, he says,

\"He sends his angels like the winds, his servants like flames of fire.\"[e]

8 But to the Son he says,

\"Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice. 9 You love justice and hate evil. Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.\"[f]

10 He also says to the Son,

\"In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands. 11 They will perish, but you remain forever. They will wear out like old clothing. 12 You will fold them up like a cloak and discard them like old clothing. But you are always the same; you will live forever.\"[g]

13 And God never said to any of the angels,

\"Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.\"[h]

14 Therefore, angels are only servants, spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.

Footnotes:Hebrews 1:5 Or Today I reveal you as my Son. Ps 2:7.Hebrews 1:5 2 Sam 7:14.Hebrews 1:6 Or when he again brings his firstborn son into the world, God will say.Hebrews 1:6 Deut 32:43.Hebrews 1:7 Ps 104:4 (Greek version).Hebrews 1:9 Ps 45:6-7.Hebrews 1:12 Ps 102:25-27.Hebrews 1:13 Ps 110:1. \n? Hebrews 2? (New Living Translation)

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Hebrews 1

God\'s Final Word His Son
1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son whom he appointed heir of all things and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God\'s glory and the exact representation of his being sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
The Son Superior to Angels
5 For to which of the angels did God ever say

\"You are my Son today I have become your Father\"a?

Or again

\"I will be his Father and he will be my Son\"b?

6 And again when God brings his firstborn into the world he says

\"Let all God\'s angels worship him.\"c

7 In speaking of the angels he says

\"He makes his angels spirits and his servants flames of fire.\"d

8 But about the Son he says

\"Your throne O God will last for ever and ever a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness therefore God your God has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.\"e

10 He also says

\"In the beginning Lord you laid the foundations of the earth and the heavens are the work of your hands. 11 They will perish but you remain they will all wear out like a garment. 12 You will roll them up like a robe like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same and your years will never end.\"f

13 To which of the angels did God ever say

\"Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet\"g?

14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

FootnotesHebrews 15 Psalm 27Hebrews 15 2 Samuel 714 1 Chron. 1713Hebrews 16 Deut. 3243 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)Hebrews 17 Psalm 1044Hebrews 19 Psalm 4567Hebrews 112 Psalm 10225-27Hebrews 113 Psalm 1101Hebrews 2?(New International Version 2011)

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Zephaniah 3

Jerusalem\'s Rebellion and Redemption
1 What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem,? the city of violence and crime!? 2 No one can tell it anything;? it refuses all correction.? It does not trust in the Lord? or draw near to its God.? 3 Its leaders are like roaring lions? hunting for their victims.? Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time,? who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.? 4 Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain.? Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God\'s instructions.? 5 But the Lord is still there in the city,? and he does no wrong.? Day by day he hands down justice,? and he does not fail.? But the wicked know no shame.

6 \"I have wiped out many nations,? devastating their fortress walls and towers.? Their streets are now deserted;? their cities lie in silent ruin.? There are no survivors, none at all.? 7 I thought, \'Surely they will have reverence for me now!? Surely they will listen to my warnings.? Then I won\'t need to strike again,? destroying their homes.\'? But no, they get up early? to continue their evil deeds.? 8 Therefore, be patient,\" says the Lord.? \"Soon I will stand and accuse these evil nations.? For I have decided to gather the kingdoms of the earth? and pour out my fiercest anger and fury on them.? All the earth will be devoured? by the fire of my jealousy.

9 \"Then I will purify the speech of all people,? so that everyone can worship the Lord together.? 10 My scattered people who live beyond the rivers of Ethiopia[a]? will come to present their offerings.? 11 On that day you will no longer need to be ashamed,? for you will no longer be rebels against me.? I will remove all proud and arrogant people from among you.? There will be no more haughtiness on my holy mountain.? 12 Those who are left will be the lowly and humble,? for it is they who trust in the name of the Lord.? 13 The remnant of Israel will do no wrong;? they will never tell lies or deceive one another.? They will eat and sleep in safety,? and no one will make them afraid.\"

14 Sing, O daughter of Zion;? shout aloud, O Israel!? Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,? O daughter of Jerusalem!? 15 For the Lord will remove his hand of judgment? and will disperse the armies of your enemy.? And the Lord himself, the King of Israel,? will live among you!? At last your troubles will be over,? and you will never again fear disaster.? 16 On that day the announcement to Jerusalem will be,? \"Cheer up, Zion! Don\'t be afraid!? R@17 For the Lord your God is living among you.? He is a mighty savior.? He will take delight in you with gladness.? With his love, he will calm all your fears.[b]? He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.\"@

18 \"I will gather you who mourn for the appointed festivals;? you will be disgraced no more.[c]? 19 And I will deal severely with all who have oppressed you.? I will save the weak and helpless ones;? I will bring together? those who were chased away.? I will give glory and fame to my former exiles,? wherever they have been mocked and shamed.? 20 On that day I will gather you together? and bring you home again.? I will give you a good name, a name of distinction,? among all the nations of the earth,? as I restore your fortunes before their very eyes.? I, the Lord, have spoken!\"

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Zephaniah 3

Jerusalem

1 Woe to the city of oppressors rebellious and defiled! 2 She obeys no one she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the LORD she does not draw near to her God. 3 Her officials within her are roaring lions her rulers are evening wolves who leave nothing for the morning. 4 Her prophets are unprincipled they are treacherous people. Her priests profane the sanctuary and do violence to the law. 5 The LORD within her is righteous he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice and every new day he does not fail yet the unrighteous know no shame.

Jerusalem Remains Unrepentant

6 \"I have destroyed nations their strongholds are demolished. I have left their streets deserted with no one passing through. Their cities are laid waste they are deserted and empty. 7 Of Jerusalem I thought \'Surely you will fear me and accept correction!\' Then her place of refugea would not be destroyed nor all my punishments come uponb her. But they were still eager to act corruptly in all they did. 8 Therefore wait for me\" declares the LORD \"for the day I will stand up to testify.c I have decided to assemble the nations to gather the kingdoms and to pour out my wrath on them all my fierce anger. The whole world will be consumed by the fire of my jealous anger.

Restoration of Israel\'s Remnant
9 \"Then I will purify the lips of the peoples that all of them may call on the name of the LORD and serve him shoulder to shoulder. 10 From beyond the rivers of Cushd my worshipers my scattered people will bring me offerings. 11 On that day you Jerusalem will not be put to shame for all the wrongs you have done to me because I will remove from you your arrogant boasters. Never again will you be haughty on my holy hill. 12 But I will leave within you the meek and humble. The remnant of Israel will trust in the name of the LORD. 13 They will do no wrong they will tell no lies. A deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouths. They will eat and lie down and no one will make them afraid.\"

14 Sing Daughter Zion shout aloud Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart Daughter Jerusalem! 15 The LORD has taken away your punishment he has turned back your enemy. The LORD the King of Israel is with you never again will you fear any harm. 16 On that day they will say to Jerusalem \"Do not fear Zion do not let your hands hang limp.r@ 17 The LORD your God is with you the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you in his love he will no longer rebuke you but will rejoice over you with singing.\"@

18 \"I will remove from you all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals which is a burden and reproach for you. 19 At that time I will deal with all who oppressed you. I will rescue the lame I will gather the exiles. I will give them praise and honor in every land where they have suffered shame. 20 At that time I will gather you at that time I will bring you home. I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunese before your very eyes\" says the LORD.

FootnotesZephaniah 37 Or her sanctuaryZephaniah 37 Or all those I appointed overZephaniah 38 Septuagint and Syriac Hebrew will rise up to plunderZephaniah 310 That is the upper Nile regionZephaniah 320 Or I bring back your captives'),(295,19,104,'14 food livestock produce','

Psalm 104

1 Let all that I am praise the Lord.

O Lord my God, how great you are! You are robed with honor and majesty. 2 You are dressed in a robe of light. You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens; 3 you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds. You make the clouds your chariot; you ride upon the wings of the wind. 4 The winds are your messengers; flames of fire are your servants.[a]

5 You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved. 6 You clothed the earth with floods of water, water that covered even the mountains. 7 At your command, the water fled; at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away. 8 Mountains rose and valleys sank to the levels you decreed. 9 Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, so they would never again cover the earth.

10 You make springs pour water into the ravines, so streams gush down from the mountains. 11 They provide water for all the animals, and the wild donkeys quench their thirst. 12 The birds nest beside the streams and sing among the branches of the trees. 13 You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home, and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor. p@14 You cause grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to use. You allow them to produce food from the earth, @? 15 wine to make them glad, olive oil to soothe their skin, and bread to give them strength. 16 The trees of the Lord are well cared for, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. 17 There the birds make their nests, and the storks make their homes in the cypresses. 18 High in the mountains live the wild goats, and the rocks form a refuge for the hyraxes.[b]

19 You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to set. 20 You send the darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals prowl about. 21 Then the young lions roar for their prey, stalking the food provided by God. 22 At dawn they slink back into their dens to rest. 23 Then people go off to their work, where they labor until evening.

24 O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures. 25 Here is the ocean, vast and wide, teeming with life of every kind, both large and small. 26 See the ships sailing along, and Leviathan,[c] which you made to play in the sea.

27 They all depend on you to give them food as they need it. 28 When you supply it, they gather it. You open your hand to feed them, and they are richly satisfied. 29 But if you turn away from them, they panic. When you take away their breath, they die and turn again to dust. 30 When you give them your breath,[d] life is created, and you renew the face of the earth.

31 May the glory of the Lord continue forever! The Lord takes pleasure in all he has made! 32 The earth trembles at his glance; the mountains smoke at his touch.

33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live. I will praise my God to my last breath! 34 May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord. 35 Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth; let the wicked disappear forever.

Let all that I am praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord!

Footnotes:Psalm 104:4 Greek version reads He sends his angels like the winds, / his servants like flames of fire. Compare Heb 1:7.Psalm 104:18 Or coneys, or rock badgers.Psalm 104:26 The identification of Leviathan is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature.Psalm 104:30 Or When you send your Spirit. \n? Psalm 105? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 104

1BLESS (AFFECTIONATELY gratefully praise) the Lord O my soul! O Lord my God You are very great! You are clothed with honor and majesty--

2You are the One Who covers Yourself with light as with a garment Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain or a tent

3Who lays the beams of the upper room of His abode in the waters above the firmament Who makes the clouds His chariot Who walks on the wings of the wind

4Who makes winds His messengers flames of fire His ministers.(A)

5You laid the foundations of the earth that it should not be moved forever.(B)

6You covered it with the deep as with a garment the waters stood above the mountains.(C)

7At Your rebuke they fled at the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.

8The mountains rose the valleys sank down to the place which You appointed for them.

9You have set a boundary for the waters which they may not pass over that they turn not again to deluge the earth.

10He sends forth springs into the valleys their waters run among the mountains.

11They give drink to every wild beast of the field the wild asses quench their thirst there.

12Beside them the birds of the heavens have their nests they sing among the branches.(D)

13He waters the mountains from His upper rooms the earth is satisfied and abounds with the fruit of His works.

14He causes vegetation to grow for the cattle and all that the earth produces for man to cultivate that he may bring forth food out of the earth--

15And wine that gladdens the heart of man to make his face shine more than oil and bread to support refresh and strengthen man\'s heart.

16The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly and are filled with sap the cedars of Lebanon which He has planted

17Where the birds make their nests as for the stork the fir trees are her house.

18The high mountains are for the wild goats the rocks are a refuge for the conies and badgers.

19The Lord appointed the moon for the seasons the sun knows the exact time of its setting.

20You O Lord make darkness and it becomes night in which creeps forth every wild beast of the forest.

21The young lions roar after their prey and seek their food from God.

22When the sun arises they withdraw themselves and lie down in their dens.

23Man goes forth to his work and remains at his task until evening.

24O Lord how many and varied are Your works! In wisdom have You made them all the earth is full of Your riches and Your creatures.

25Yonder is the sea great and wide in which are swarms of innumerable creeping things creatures both small and great.

26There go the ships of the sea and Leviathan (the sea monster) which You have formed to sport in it.

27These all wait and are dependent upon You that You may give them their food in due season.

28When You give it to them they gather it up You open Your hand and they are filled with good things.

29When You hide Your face they are troubled and dismayed when You take away their breath they die and return to their dust.

30When You send forth Your Spirit and give them breath they are created and You replenish the face of the ground.

31May the glory of the Lord endure forever may the Lord rejoice in His works--

32Who looks on the earth and it quakes and trembles Who touches the mountains and they smoke!

33I will sing to the Lord as long as I live I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

34May my meditation be sweet to Him as for me I will rejoice in the Lord.

35Let sinners be consumed from the earth and let the wicked be no more. Bless (affectionately gratefully praise) the Lord O my soul! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Cross referencesPsalm 1044 Heb 17 Psalm 1045 Job 384 6 Psalm 1046 Gen 12 II Pet 35 Psalm 10412 Matt 1332 Psalm 105? (Amplified Bible)

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Mark 3

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
? ? Jesus went into the synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand. 2 Since it was the Sabbath Jesus\' enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man\'s hand they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.

3 Jesus said to the man with the deformed hand \"Come and stand in front of everyone.\" 4 Then he turned to his critics and asked \"Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?\" But they wouldn\'t answer him.

5 He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man \"Hold out your hand.\" So the man held out his hand and it was restored! 6 At once the Pharisees went away and met with the supporters of Herod to plot how to kill Jesus.

Crowds Follow Jesus
7 Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples and a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee Judea 8 Jerusalem Idumea from east of the Jordan River and even from as far north as Tyre and Sidon. The news about his miracles had spread far and wide and vast numbers of people came to see him.

9 Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him. 10 He had healed many people that day so all the sick people eagerly pushed forward to touch him. 11 And whenever those possessed by evila spirits caught sight of him the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking \"You are the Son of God!\" 12 But Jesus sternly commanded the spirits not to reveal who he was.

Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
13 Afterward Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him.b@ 14 Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles.b They were to accompany him and he would send them out to preach @ 15 giving them authority to cast out demons. 16 These are the twelve he chose

? ? Simon (whom he named Peter)? 17 James and John (the sons of Zebedee but Jesus nicknamed them \"Sons of Thunder\"c)? 18 Andrew? ? ? Philip? ? ? Bartholomew? ? ? Matthew? ? ? Thomas? ? ? James (son of Alphaeus)? ? ? Thaddaeus? ? ? Simon (the zealotd)? 19 Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).

Jesus and the Prince of Demons
20 One time Jesus entered a house and the crowds began to gather again. Soon he and his disciples couldn\'t even find time to eat. 21 When his family heard what was happening they tried to take him away. \"He\'s out of his mind\" they said.

22 But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said \"He\'s possessed by Satane the prince of demons. That\'s where he gets the power to cast out demons.\"

23 Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration. \"How can Satan cast out Satan?\" he asked. 24 \"A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse. 25 Similarly a family splintered by feuding will fall apart. 26 And if Satan is divided and fights against himself how can he stand? He would never survive. 27 Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man like Satan and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.

28 \"I tell you the truth all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven 29 but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences.\" 30 He told them this because they were saying \"He\'s possessed by an evil spirit.\"

The True Family of Jesus
31 Then Jesus\' mother and brothers came to see him. They stood outside and sent word for him to come out and talk with them. 32 There was a crowd sitting around Jesus and someone said \"Your mother and your brothersf are outside asking for you.\"

33 Jesus replied \"Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?\" 34 Then he looked at those around him and said \"Look these are my mother and brothers. 35 Anyone who does God\'s will is my brother and sister and mother.\"

FootnotesMark 311 Greek unclean also in 330.Mark 314 Some manuscripts do not include and called them his apostles.Mark 317 Greek whom he named Boanerges which means Sons of Thunder.Mark 318 Greek the Cananean an Aramaic term for Jewish nationalists.Mark 322 Greek Beelzeboul other manuscripts read Beezeboul Latin version reads Beelzebub.Mark 332 Some manuscripts add and sisters. ? Mark 4? (New Living Translation)

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Mark 3

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
1 Another time Jesus went into the synagogue and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. 3 Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand \"Stand up in front of everyone.\"

4 Then Jesus asked them \"Which is lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil to save life or to kill?\" But they remained silent.

5 He looked around at them in anger and deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts said to the man \"Stretch out your hand.\" He stretched it out and his hand was completely restored. 6 Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

Crowds Follow Jesus
7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8 When they heard about all he was doing many people came to him from Judea Jerusalem Idumea and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. 9 Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him to keep the people from crowding him. 10 For he had healed many so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him. 11 Whenever the impure spirits saw him they fell down before him and cried out \"You are the Son of God.\" 12 But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.
Jesus Appoints the Twelve
13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted and they came to him. 14 He appointed twelvea that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons. 16 These are the twelve he appointed Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter) 17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges which means \"sons of thunder\") 18 Andrew Philip Bartholomew Matthew Thomas James son of Alphaeus Thaddaeus Simon the Zealot 19 and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.
Jesus Accused by His Family and by Teachers of the Law
20 Then Jesus entered a house and again a crowd gathered so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21 When his familyb heard about this they went to take charge of him for they said \"He is out of his mind.\"

22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said \"He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.\"

23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables \"How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided he cannot stand his end has come. 27 In fact no one can enter a strong man\'s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man\'s house. 28 Truly I tell you people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven they are guilty of an eternal sin.\"

30 He said this because they were saying \"He has an impure spirit.\"

31 Then Jesus\' mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside they sent someone in to call him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him and they told him \"Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.\"

? ? 33 \"Who are my mother and my brothers?\" he asked.

34 Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said \"Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does God\'s will is my brother and sister and mother.\"

FootnotesMark 314 Some manuscripts twelve designating them apostles Mark 321 Or his associates ? Mark 4? (New International Version 2011)

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Jeremiah 17

Judah\'s Sin and Punishment
1 \"The sin of Judah is inscribed with an iron chisel, engraved with a diamond point on their stony hearts and on the corners of their altars. 2 Even their children go to worship at their pagan altars and Asherah poles, beneath every green tree and on every high hill. 3 So I will hand over my holy mountain, along with all your wealth and treasures and your pagan shrines, as plunder to your enemies, for sin runs rampant in your land. 4 The wonderful possession I have reserved for you will slip from your hands. I will tell your enemies to take you as captives to a foreign land. For my anger blazes like a fire that will burn forever.\"
Wisdom from the Lord
5 This is what the Lord says: \"Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord. 6 They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, in an uninhabited salty land.

7 \"But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. 8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.

r@9 \"The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? @ g@10 But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.\"@

Jeremiah\'s Trust in the Lord
11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs she has not laid, so are those who get their wealth by unjust means. At midlife they will lose their riches; in the end, they will become poor old fools. 12 But we worship at your throne, eternal, high, and glorious! 13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who turn away from you will be disgraced. They will be buried in the dust of the earth, for they have abandoned the Lord, the fountain of living water.

14 O Lord, if you heal me, I will be truly healed; if you save me, I will be truly saved. My praises are for you alone! 15 People scoff at me and say, \"What is this \'message from the Lord\' you talk about Why don\'t your predictions come true?\"

16 Lord, I have not abandoned my job as a shepherd for your people. I have not urged you to send disaster. You have heard everything I\'ve said. 17 Lord, don\'t terrorize me! You alone are my hope in the day of disaster. 18 Bring shame and dismay on all who persecute me, but don\'t let me experience shame and dismay. Bring a day of terror on them. Yes, bring double destruction upon them!

Observing the Sabbath
19 This is what the Lord said to me: \"Go and stand in the gates of Jerusalem, first in the gate where the king goes in and out, and then in each of the other gates. 20 Say to all the people, \'Listen to this message from the Lord, you kings of Judah and all you people of Judah and everyone living in Jerusalem. 21 This is what the Lord says: Listen to my warning! Stop carrying on your trade at Jerusalem\'s gates on the Sabbath day. 22 Do not do your work on the Sabbath, but make it a holy day. I gave this command to your ancestors, 23 but they did not listen or obey. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or accept my discipline.

24 \"\'But if you obey me, says the Lord, and do not carry on your trade at the gates or work on the Sabbath day, and if you keep it holy, 25 then kings and their officials will go in and out of these gates forever. There will always be a descendant of David sitting on the throne here in Jerusalem. Kings and their officials will always ride in and out among the people of Judah in chariots and on horses, and this city will remain forever. 26 And from all around Jerusalem, from the towns of Judah and Benjamin, from the western foothills[a] and the hill country and the Negev, the people will come with their burnt offerings and sacrifices. They will bring their grain offerings, frankincense, and thanksgiving offerings to the Lord\'s Temple.

27 \"\'But if you do not listen to me and refuse to keep the Sabbath holy, and if on the Sabbath day you bring loads of merchandise through the gates of Jerusalem just as on other days, then I will set fire to these gates. The fire will spread to the palaces, and no one will be able to put out the roaring flames.\'\"

Footnotes:Jeremiah 17:26 Hebrew the Shephelah. \n? Jeremiah 18? (New Living Translation)

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Jeremiah 17

The Heart Is Hopelessly Dark and Deceitful
1-2 \"Judah\'s sin is engraved with a steel chiselA steel chisel with a diamond point engraved on their granite hearts engraved on the stone corners of their altars.The evidence against them is plain to see sex-and-religion altars and sacred sex shrinesAnywhere there\'s a grove of trees anywhere there\'s an available hill.

3-4\"I\'ll use your mountains as roadside stands for giving away everything you have.All your \'things\' will serve as reparations for your sins all over the country.You\'ll lose your gift of land The inheritance I gave you.I\'ll make you slaves of your enemies in a far-off and strange land.My anger is hot and blazing and fierce and no one will put it out.\"

5-6God\'s Message

\"Cursed is the strong one who depends on mere humansWho thinks he can make it on muscle alone and sets God aside as dead weight.He\'s like a tumbleweed on the prairie out of touch with the good earth.He lives rootless and aimless in a land where nothing grows.

7-8\"But blessed is the man who trusts me God the woman who sticks with God.They\'re like trees replanted in Eden putting down roots near the rivers Never a worry through the hottest of summers never dropping a leafSerene and calm through droughts bearing fresh fruit every season.

r@9-10\"The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful a puzzle that no one can figure out.But I God search the heart and examine the mind.I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things.I treat them as they really are not as they pretend to be.\"

@ 11Like a cowbird that cheats by laying its eggs in another bird\'s nestIs the person who gets rich by cheating. When the eggs hatch the deceit is exposed.What a fool he\'ll look like then!

12-13From early on your Sanctuary was set high a throne of glory exalted!O God you\'re the hope of Israel. All who leave you end up as foolsDeserters with nothing to show for their lives who walk off from God fountain of living waters and wind up dead!

14-18God pick up the pieces. Put me back together again. You are my praise!Listen to how they talk about me \"So where\'s this \'Word of God\' We\'d like to see something happen!\"But it wasn\'t my idea to call for Doomsday. I never wanted trouble.You know what I\'ve said. It\'s all out in the open before you.Don\'t add to my troubles. Give me some relief!Let those who harass me be harassed not me. Let them be disgraced not me.Bring down upon them the day of doom. Lower the boom. Boom!

Keep the Sabbath Day Holy
19-20God\'s Message to me \"Go stand in the People\'s Gate the one used by Judah\'s kings as they come and go and then proceed in turn to all the gates of Jerusalem. Tell them \'Listen you kings of Judah listen to God\'s Message and all you people who go in and out of these gates you listen!

21-23\"\'This is God\'s Message. Be careful if you care about your lives not to desecrate the Sabbath by turning it into just another workday lugging stuff here and there. Don\'t use the Sabbath to do business as usual. Keep the Sabbath day holy as I commanded your ancestors. They never did it as you know. They paid no attention to what I said and went about their own business refusing to be guided or instructed by me.

24-26\"\'But now take seriously what I tell you. Quit desecrating the Sabbath by busily going about your own work and keep the Sabbath day holy by not doing business as usual. Then kings from the time of David and their officials will continue to ride through these gates on horses or in chariots. The people of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem will continue to pass through them too. Jerusalem will always be filled with people. People will stream in from all over Judah from the province of Benjamin from the Jerusalem suburbs from foothills and mountains and deserts. They\'ll come to worship bringing all kinds of offerings animals grains incense expressions of thanks into the Sanctuary of God.

27\"\'But if you won\'t listen to me won\'t keep the Sabbath holy won\'t quit using the Sabbath for doing your own work busily going in and out of the city gates on your self-important business then I\'ll burn the gates down. In fact I\'ll burn the whole city down palaces and all with a fire nobody will be able to put out!\'\"

Jeremiah 18? (The Message)

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Psalm 25

[a]A psalm of David.
1 O Lord, I give my life to you. 2 I trust in you, my God! Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat. 3 No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.

4 Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. 5 Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you. 6 Remember, O Lord, your compassion and unfailing love, which you have shown from long ages past. 7 Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth. Remember me in the light of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, O Lord.

8 The Lord is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray. 9 He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way. 10 The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.

11 For the honor of your name, O Lord, forgive my many, many sins. 12 Who are those who fear the Lord He will show them the path they should choose. 13 They will live in prosperity, and their children will inherit the land. R@? 14 The Lord is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant. 15 My eyes are always on the Lord, for he rescues me from the traps of my enemies.

@16 Turn to me and have mercy, for I am alone and in deep distress. 17 My problems go from bad to worse. Oh, save me from them all! 18 Feel my pain and see my trouble. Forgive all my sins. 19 See how many enemies I have and how viciously they hate me! 20 Protect me! Rescue my life from them! Do not let me be disgraced, for in you I take refuge. 21 May integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you.

22 O God, ransom Israel from all its troubles.

Footnotes:Psalm 25:1 This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. \n? Psalm 26? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 25

Psalm 25a
Of David.

1 In you LORD my God I put my trust.

2 I trust in you do not let me be put to shame nor let my enemies triumph over me. 3 No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.

4 Show me your ways LORD teach me your paths. 5 Guide me in your truth and teach me for you are God my Savior and my hope is in you all day long. 6 Remember LORD your great mercy and love for they are from of old. 7 Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways according to your love remember me for you LORD are good.

8 Good and upright is the LORD therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. 9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. 10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant. 11 For the sake of your name LORD forgive my iniquity though it is great.

12 Who then are those who fear the LORD He will instruct them in the ways they should choose.b 13 They will spend their days in prosperity and their descendants will inherit the land. 14 The LORD confides in those who fear him he makes his covenant known to them. 15 My eyes are ever on the LORD for only he will release my feet from the snare.

16 Turn to me and be gracious to me for I am lonely and afflicted. 17 Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish. 18 Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins. 19 See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me!

20 Guard my life and rescue me do not let me be put to shame for I take refuge in you. 21 May integrity and uprightness protect me because my hope LORDc is in you.

22 Deliver Israel O God from all their troubles!

FootnotesPsalm 251 This psalm is an acrostic poem the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.Psalm 2512 Or ways he choosesPsalm 2521 Septuagint Hebrew does not have LORD. Psalm 26? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 19

For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. 2 Day after day they continue to speak;? night after night they make him known. 3 They speak without a sound or word;? their voice is never heard.[a]? 4 Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,? and their words to all the world.

God has made a home in the heavens for the sun. 5 It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding. It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race. 6 The sun rises at one end of the heavens? and follows its course to the other end. Nothing can hide from its heat.

r@? 7 The instructions of the Lord are perfect,? reviving the soul. The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy,? making wise the simple. 8 The commandments of the Lord are right,? bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are clear,? giving insight for living. 9 Reverence for the Lord is pure,? lasting forever. The laws of the Lord are true;? each one is fair. 10 They are more desirable than gold,? even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey,? even honey dripping from the comb.@? 11 They are a warning to your servant,? a great reward for those who obey them.

12 How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults. 13 Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don\'t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt? and innocent of great sin.

14 May the words of my mouth? and the meditation of my heart? be pleasing to you,? O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Footnotes:Psalm 19:3 Or There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. \n? Psalm 20? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 19

Psalm 19a
For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 The heavens declare the glory of God the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech night after night they reveal knowledge. 3 They have no speech they use no words no sound is heard from them. 4 Yet their voiceb goes out into all the earth their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.5 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber like a champion rejoicing to run his course. 6 It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other nothing is deprived of its warmth.

7 The law of the LORD is perfect refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the LORD are right giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant giving light to the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is pure enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm and all of them are righteous.

10 They are more precious than gold than much pure gold they are sweeter than honey than honey from the honeycomb. 11 By them your servant is warned in keeping them there is great reward. 12 But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults. 13 Keep your servant also from willful sins may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless innocent of great transgression.

14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight LORD my Rock and my Redeemer.

FootnotesPsalm 191 In Hebrew texts 191-14 is numbered 192-15.Psalm 194 Septuagint Jerome and Syriac Hebrew measuring linePsalm 20?(New International Version 2011)

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Matthew 15

Jesus Teaches about Inner Purity
1 Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him, 2 \"Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.\"

3 Jesus replied, \"And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God? 4 For instance, God says, \'Honor your father and mother,\' and \'Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.\' 5 But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, \'Sorry, I can\'t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.\' 6 In this way, you say they don\'t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,

r@8 \'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. ? 9 Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.\'@\"

10 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. \"Listen,\" he said, \"and try to understand. 11 It\'s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.\"

12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, \"Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?\"

13 Jesus replied, \"Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted, 14 so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.\"

15 Then Peter said to Jesus, \"Explain to us the parable that says people aren\'t defiled by what they eat.\"

16 \"Don\'t you understand yet?\" Jesus asked. 17 \"Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer. 18 But the words you speak come from the heart, that\'s what defiles you. 19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. 20 These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.\"

The Faith of a Gentile Woman
21 Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Gentile[e] woman who lived there came to him, pleading, \"Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.\"

23 But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. \"Tell her to go away,\" they said. \"She is bothering us with all her begging.\"

24 Then Jesus said to the woman, \"I was sent only to help God\'s lost sheep, the people of Israel.\"

25 But she came and worshiped him, pleading again, \"Lord, help me!\"

26 Jesus responded, \"It isn\'t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.\"

27 She replied, \"That\'s true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their masters\' table.\"

28 \"Dear woman,\" Jesus said to her, \"your faith is great. Your request is granted.\" And her daughter was instantly healed.

Jesus Heals Many People
29 Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down. 30 A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn\'t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all. 31 The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn\'t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.
Jesus Feeds Four Thousand
32 Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, \"I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don\'t want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way.\"

33 The disciples replied, \"Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge crowd?\"

34 Jesus asked, \"How much bread do you have?\"

They replied, \"Seven loaves, and a few small fish.\"

35 So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd.

37 They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food. 38 There were 4,000 men who were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children. 39 Then Jesus sent the people home, and he got into a boat and crossed over to the region of Magadan.

Footnotes:Matthew 15:4 Exod 20:12; Deut 5:16.Matthew 15:4 Exod 21:17 (Greek version); Lev 20:9 (Greek version).Matthew 15:6 Greek their father; other manuscripts read their father or their mother.Matthew 15:9 Isa 29:13 (Greek version).Matthew 15:22 Greek Canaanite. \n? Matthew 16? (New Living Translation)

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Matthew 15

That Which Defiles
1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked 2 \"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don\'t wash their hands before they eat!\"

3 Jesus replied \"And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said \'Honor your father and mother\'a and \'Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.\'b 5 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is \'devoted to God\' 6 they are not to \'honor their father or mother\' with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you

? ? 8 \"\'These people honor me with their lips ? ? ? but their hearts are far from me. 9 They worship me in vain ? ? ? their teachings are merely human rules.\'c\"

10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said \"Listen and understand. 11 What goes into someone\'s mouth does not defile them but what comes out of their mouth that is what defiles them.\"

12 Then the disciples came to him and asked \"Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?\"

13 He replied \"Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Leave them they are blind guides.d If the blind lead the blind both will fall into a pit.\"

15 Peter said \"Explain the parable to us.\"

? ? 16 \"Are you still so dull?\" Jesus asked them. 17 \"Don\'t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18 But the things that come out of a person\'s mouth come from the heart and these defile them. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts murder adultery sexual immorality theft false testimony slander. 20 These are what defile a person but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.\"

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
21 Leaving that place Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him crying out \"Lord Son of David have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.\"

23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him \"Send her away for she keeps crying out after us.\"

24 He answered \"I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.\"

25 The woman came and knelt before him. \"Lord help me!\" she said.

26 He replied \"It is not right to take the children\'s bread and toss it to the dogs.\"

27 \"Yes it is Lord\" she said. \"Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master\'s table.\"

28 Then Jesus said to her \"Woman you have great faith! Your request is granted.\" And her daughter was healed at that moment.

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
29 Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. 30 Great crowds came to him bringing the lame the blind the crippled the mute and many others and laid them at his feet and he healed them. 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking the crippled made well the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.

32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said \"I have compassion for these people they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry or they may collapse on the way.\"

33 His disciples answered \"Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?\"

? ? 34 \"How many loaves do you have?\" Jesus asked.

? ? \"Seven\" they replied \"and a few small fish.\"

35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish and when he had given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples and they in turn to the people. 37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 38 The number of those who ate was four thousand men besides women and children. 39 After Jesus had sent the crowd away he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.

FootnotesMatthew 154 Exodus 2012 Deut. 516Matthew 154 Exodus 2117 Lev. 209Matthew 159 Isaiah 2913Matthew 1514 Some manuscripts blind guides of the blind ? Matthew 16? (New International Version 2011)

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James 4

Drawing Close to God
1 What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don\'t they come from the evil desires at war within you? 2 You want what you don\'t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can\'t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. R@Yet you don\'t have what you want because you don\'t ask God for it. 3 And even when you ask, you don\'t get it because your motives are all wrong, you want only what will give you pleasure.@

4 You adulterers![a] Don\'t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. 5 What do you think the Scriptures mean when they say that the spirit God has placed within us is filled with envy?l@ 6 But he gives us even more grace to stand against such evil desires. As the Scriptures say,

\"God opposes the proud? but favors the humble.\"

7 So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. @8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. 9 Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.

Warning against Judging Others
11 Don\'t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters.[d] If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God\'s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you. 12 God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor?
Warning about Self-Confidence
13 Look here, you who say, \"Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.\" 14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog, it\'s here a little while, then it\'s gone. 15 What you ought to say is, \"If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.\" 16 Otherwise you are boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil.

17 Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.

Footnotes:James 4:4 Greek You adulteresses!James 4:5 Or that God longs jealously for the human spirit he has placed within us? or that the Holy Spirit, whom God has placed within us, opposes our envy?James 4:6 Prov 3:34 (Greek version).James 4:11 Greek brothers. \n? James 5? (New Living Translation)

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James 4

Submit Yourselves to God
1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don\'t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask you do not receive because you ask with wrong motives that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

r@4 You adulterous peoplea don\'t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. @5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in usb? 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says

\"God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.\"c

7 Submit yourselves then to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands you sinners and purify your hearts you double-minded. 9 Grieve mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will lift you up.

11 Brothers and sisters do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sisterd or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law you are not keeping it but sitting in judgment on it. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge the one who is able to save and destroy. But you who are you to judge your neighbor?

Boasting About Tomorrow
13 Now listen you who say \"Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city spend a year there carry on business and make money.\" 14 Why you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead you ought to say \"If it is the Lord\'s will we will live and do this or that.\" 16 As it is you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. 17 If anyone then knows the good they ought to do and doesn\'t do it it is sin for them.

FootnotesJames 44 An allusion to covenant unfaithfulness see Hosea 31.James 45 Or that the spirit he caused to dwell in us envies intensely or that the Spirit he caused to dwell in us longs jealouslyJames 46 Prov. 334James 411 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer whether man or woman as part of God\'s family.James 5?(New International Version 2011)

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Romans 5

Faith Brings Joy
1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God\'s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God\'s glory.

r@3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.@ 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

6 When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. 7 Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. G@8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. @9 And since we have been made right in God\'s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God\'s condemnation. r@10 For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. @11 So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.

Adam and Christ Contrasted
12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam\'s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. 13 Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was not counted as sin because there was not yet any law to break. 14 Still, everyone died, from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even those who did not disobey an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ, who was yet to come. 15 But there is a great difference between Adam\'s sin and God\'s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God\'s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. 16 And the result of God\'s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man\'s sin. For Adam\'s sin led to condemnation, but God\'s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins. 17 For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God\'s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.

18 Yes, Adam\'s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ\'s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. 19 Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.

20 God\'s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God\'s wonderful grace became more abundant. 21 So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God\'s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Romans 5

Developing Patience
1-2By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us set us right with him make us fit for him we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that\'s not all We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand out in the wide open spaces of God\'s grace and glory standing tall and shouting our praise.

3-5There\'s more to come We continue to shout our praise even when we\'re hemmed in with troubles because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this we\'re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary we can\'t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!

6-8Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn\'t and doesn\'t wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn\'t been so weak we wouldn\'t have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.

r@?9-11Now that we are set right with God by means of this sacrificial death the consummate blood sacrifice there is no longer a question of being at odds with God in any way. If when we were at our worst we were put on friendly terms with God by the sacrificial death of his Son now that we\'re at our best just think of how our lives will expand and deepen by means of his resurrection life! Now that we have actually received this amazing friendship with God we are no longer content to simply say it in plodding prose. We sing and shout our praises to God through Jesus the Messiah!@

The Death-Dealing Sin the Life-Giving Gift
12-14You know the story of how Adam landed us in the dilemma we\'re in first sin then death and no one exempt from either sin or death. That sin disturbed relations with God in everything and everyone but the extent of the disturbance was not clear until God spelled it out in detail to Moses. So death this huge abyss separating us from God dominated the landscape from Adam to Moses. Even those who didn\'t sin precisely as Adam did by disobeying a specific command of God still had to experience this termination of life this separation from God. But Adam who got us into this also points ahead to the One who will get us out of it.

15-17Yet the rescuing gift is not exactly parallel to the death-dealing sin. If one man\'s sin put crowds of people at the dead-end abyss of separation from God just think what God\'s gift poured through one man Jesus Christ will do! There\'s no comparison between that death-dealing sin and this generous life-giving gift. The verdict on that one sin was the death sentence the verdict on the many sins that followed was this wonderful life sentence. If death got the upper hand through one man\'s wrongdoing can you imagine the breathtaking recovery life makes sovereign life in those who grasp with both hands this wildly extravagant life-gift this grand setting-everything-right that the one man Jesus Christ provides?

18-19Here it is in a nutshell Just as one person did it wrong and got us in all this trouble with sin and death another person did it right and got us out of it. But more than just getting us out of trouble he got us into life! One man said no to God and put many people in the wrong one man said yes to God and put many in the right.

20-21All that passing laws against sin did was produce more lawbreakers. But sin didn\'t and doesn\'t have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When it\'s sin versus grace grace wins hands down. All sin can do is threaten us with death and that\'s the end of it. Grace because God is putting everything together again through the Messiah invites us into life a life that goes on and on and on world without end.

Romans 6?(The Message)

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Hebrews 6

1 So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don\'t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. 2 You don\'t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding.

r@4 For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened, those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the power of the age to come, 6 and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and holding him up to public shame.@

7 When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God\'s blessing. 8 But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it.

9 Dear friends, even though we are talking this way, we really don\'t believe it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for better things, things that come with salvation. 10 For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do. 11 Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. 12 Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God\'s promises because of their faith and endurance.

God\'s Promises Bring Hope
13 For example, there was God\'s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:

14 "I will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number."

15 Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.

16 Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. 17 God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. G@18 So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. 19 This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God\'s inner sanctuary.@ o@20 Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.@

Footnotes:Hebrews 6:10 Greek for God\'s holy people.Hebrews 6:14 Gen 22:17. \n? Hebrews 7? (New Living Translation)

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Hebrews 6

1 Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to deatha and of faith in God 2 instruction about cleansing ritesb the laying on of hands the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. 3 And God permitting we will do so.

4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened who have tasted the heavenly gift who have shared in the Holy Spirit 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallenc away to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. 7 Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. 8 But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.

9 Even though we speak like this dear friends we are convinced of better things in your case the things that have to do with salvation. 10 God is not unjust he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end so that what you hope for may be fully realized. 12 We do not want you to become lazy but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

The Certainty of God\'s Promise
13 When God made his promise to Abraham since there was no one greater for him to swear by he swore by himself 14 saying "I will surely bless you and give you many descendants."d 15 And so after waiting patiently Abraham received what was promised.

16 People swear by someone greater than themselves and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain 20 where our forerunner Jesus has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

FootnotesHebrews 61 Or from useless ritualsHebrews 62 Or about baptismsHebrews 66 Or age if they fallHebrews 614 Gen. 2217Hebrews 7?(New International Version 2011)

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Ecclesiastes 6

 1 There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity. 2 God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then he doesn\'t give them the chance to enjoy these things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless, a sickening tragedy.

 3 A man might have a hundred children and live to be very old. But if he finds no satisfaction in life and doesn\'t even get a decent burial, it would have been better for him to be born dead. 4 His birth would have been meaningless, and he would have ended in darkness. He wouldn\'t even have had a name, 5 and he would never have seen the sun or known of its existence. Yet he would have had more peace than in growing up to be an unhappy man. 6 He might live a thousand years twice over but still not find contentment. And since he must die like everyone else, well, what\'s the use?

 7 All people spend their lives scratching for food, but they never seem to have enough. 8 So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others?

r@ 9 Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don\'t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless, like chasing the wind.@

The Future, Determined and Unknown
 10 Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there\'s no use arguing with God about your destiny.

 11 The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?

 12 In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone?

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Ecclesiastes 6

?1 I have seen another evil under the sun and it weighs heavily on mankind 2 God gives some people wealth possessions and honor so that they lack nothing their hearts desire but God does not grant them the ability to enjoy them and strangers enjoy them instead. This is meaningless a grievous evil.

?3 A man may have a hundred children and live many years yet no matter how long he lives if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial I say that a stillborn child is better off than he. 4 It comes without meaning it departs in darkness and in darkness its name is shrouded. 5 Though it never saw the sun or knew anything it has more rest than does that man 6 even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?

?7 Everyone\'s toil is for their mouth ???yet their appetite is never satisfied. 8 What advantage have the wise over fools? What do the poor gain ???by knowing how to conduct themselves before others? 9 Better what the eye sees ???than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless ???a chasing after the wind.

?10 Whatever exists has already been named ???and what humanity is has been known no one can contend ???with someone who is stronger. 11 The more the words ???the less the meaning ???and how does that profit anyone?

?12 For who knows what is good for a person in life during the few and meaningless days they pass through like a shadow? Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?

?Ecclesiastes 7?(New International Version 2011)

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Philippians 2

Have the Attitude of Christ
r@ 1 Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? 2 Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.@

L@3 Don\'t be selfish; don\'t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. 4 Don\'t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.

5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.

6 Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. 7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, 8 he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal\'s death on a cross.

@ g@9 Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names,? 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,? 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.@

Shine Brightly for Christ
12 Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. 13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.

14 Do everything without complaining and arguing, 15 so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. 16 Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ\'s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless. 17 But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy. 18 Yes, you should rejoice, and I will share your joy.

Paul Commends Timothy
19 If the Lord Jesus is willing, I hope to send Timothy to you soon for a visit. Then he can cheer me up by telling me how you are getting along. 20 I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare. 21 All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ. 22 But you know how Timothy has proved himself. Like a son with his father, he has served with me in preaching the Good News. 23 I hope to send him to you just as soon as I find out what is going to happen to me here. 24 And I have confidence from the Lord that I myself will come to see you soon.
Paul Commends Epaphroditus
25 Meanwhile, I thought I should send Epaphroditus back to you. He is a true brother, co-worker, and fellow soldier. And he was your messenger to help me in my need. 26 I am sending him because he has been longing to see you, and he was very distressed that you heard he was ill. 27 And he certainly was ill; in fact, he almost died. But God had mercy on him, and also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow after another.

28 So I am all the more anxious to send him back to you, for I know you will be glad to see him, and then I will not be so worried about you. 29 Welcome him with Christian love and with great joy, and give him the honor that people like him deserve. 30 For he risked his life for the work of Christ, and he was at the point of death while doing for me what you couldn\'t do from far away.

Footnotes:Philippians 2:6 Or Being in the form of God.Philippians 2:7 Greek he emptied himself.Philippians 2:7 Or the form of a slave.Philippians 2:7 Some English translations put this phrase in verse 8.Philippians 2:17 Greek I will rejoice even if I am to be poured out as a liquid offering.Philippians 2:29 Greek in the Lord. \n? Philippians 3? (New Living Translation)

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Philippians 2

Imitating Christ\'s Humility
1 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ if any comfort from his love if any common sharing in the Spirit if any tenderness and compassion 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded having the same love being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather in humility value others above yourselves 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

5 In your relationships with one another have the same mindset as Christ Jesus

6 Who being in very naturea God did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage 7 rather he made himself nothing by taking the very natureb of a servant being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death even death on a cross!

9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

Do Everything Without Grumbling
12 Therefore 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 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing 15 so that you may become blameless and pure "children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation."c Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. 17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith I am glad and rejoice with all of you. 18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

Timothy and Epaphroditus
19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you. 20 I have no one else like him who will show genuine concern for your welfare. 21 For everyone looks out for their own interests not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know that Timothy has proved himself because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel. 23 I hope therefore to send him as soon as I see how things go with me. 24 And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon.

25 But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus my brother co-worker and fellow soldier who is also your messenger whom you sent to take care of my needs. 26 For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill. 27 Indeed he was ill and almost died. But God had mercy on him and not on him only but also on me to spare me sorrow upon sorrow. 28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety. 29 So then welcome him in the Lord with great joy and honor people like him 30 because he almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life to make up for the help you yourselves could not give me.

FootnotesPhilippians 26 Or in the form ofPhilippians 27 Or the formPhilippians 215 Deut. 325Philippians 3?(New International Version 2011)

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Hebrews 7

Melchizedek Is Greater Than Abraham
? 1 This Melchizedek was king of the city of Salem and also a priest of God Most High. When Abraham was returning home after winning a great battle against the kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him. 2 Then Abraham took a tenth of all he had captured in battle and gave it to Melchizedek. The name Melchizedek means \"king of justice,\" and king of Salem means \"king of peace.\" 3 There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors, no beginning or end to his life. He remains a priest forever, resembling the Son of God.

? 4 Consider then how great this Melchizedek was. Even Abraham, the great patriarch of Israel, recognized this by giving him a tenth of what he had taken in battle. 5 Now the law of Moses required that the priests, who are descendants of Levi, must collect a tithe from the rest of the people of Israel,[a] who are also descendants of Abraham. 6 But Melchizedek, who was not a descendant of Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham. And Melchizedek placed a blessing upon Abraham, the one who had already received the promises of God. 7 And without question, the person who has the power to give a blessing is greater than the one who is blessed.

? 8 The priests who collect tithes are men who die, so Melchizedek is greater than they are, because we are told that he lives on. 9 In addition, we might even say that these Levites, the ones who collect the tithe, paid a tithe to Melchizedek when their ancestor Abraham paid a tithe to him. 10 For although Levi wasn\'t born yet, the seed from which he came was in Abraham\'s body when Melchizedek collected the tithe from him.

? 11 So if the priesthood of Levi, on which the law was based, could have achieved the perfection God intended, why did God need to establish a different priesthood, with a priest in the order of Melchizedek instead of the order of Levi and Aaron?[b]

? 12 And if the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed to permit it. 13 For the priest we are talking about belongs to a different tribe, whose members have never served at the altar as priests. 14 What I mean is, our Lord came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never mentioned priests coming from that tribe.

Jesus Is like Melchizedek
? 15 This change has been made very clear since a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has appeared. 16 Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed. 17 And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied,

? ? ? \"You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.\"[c]

? 18 Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless. 19 For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

? 20 This new system was established with a solemn oath. Aaron\'s descendants became priests without such an oath, 21 but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him,

? ? ? \"The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow:? ? ? ? ? ? \'You are a priest forever.\'\"[d]

? 22 Because of this oath, Jesus is the one who guarantees this better covenant with God.

? 23 There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office. 24 But because Jesus lives forever, his priesthood lasts forever. R@25 Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save[e] those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.@

? 26 He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.[f] 27 Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people\'s sins. 28 The law appointed high priests who were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made the perfect High Priest forever.

Footnotes:Hebrews 7:5 Greek from their brothers.Hebrews 7:11 Greek the order of Aaron?Hebrews 7:17 Ps 110:4.Hebrews 7:21 Ps 110:4.Hebrews 7:25 Or is able to save completely.Hebrews 7:26 Or has been exalted higher than the heavens. \n? Hebrews 8? (New Living Translation)

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Hebrews 7

Melchizedek the Priest
? 1 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him 2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First the name Melchizedek means \"king of righteousness\" then also \"king of Salem\" means \"king of peace.\" 3 Without father or mother without genealogy without beginning of days or end of life resembling the Son of God he remains a priest forever.

? 4 Just think how great he was Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder! 5 Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people that is from their fellow Israelites even though they also are descended from Abraham. 6 This man however did not trace his descent from Levi yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. 7 And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater. 8 In the one case the tenth is collected by people who die but in the other case by him who is declared to be living. 9 One might even say that Levi who collects the tenth paid the tenth through Abraham 10 because when Melchizedek met Abraham Levi was still in the body of his ancestor.

Jesus Like Melchizedek
? 11 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood and indeed the law given to the people established that priesthood why was there still need for another priest to come one in the order of Melchizedek not in the order of Aaron? 12 For when the priesthood is changed the law must be changed also. 13 He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar. 14 For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. 15 And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears 16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is declared

? ? ? \"You are a priest forever ? ? ? in the order of Melchizedek.\"a

? 18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless 19 (for the law made nothing perfect) and a better hope is introduced by which we draw near to God.

? 20 And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath 21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him

? ? ? \"The Lord has sworn ? ? ? and will not change his mind ? ? ? \'You are a priest forever.\'\"b

? 22 Because of this oath Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.

? 23 Now there have been many of those priests since death prevented them from continuing in office 24 but because Jesus lives forever he has a permanent priesthood. 25 Therefore he is able to save completelyc those who come to God through him because he always lives to intercede for them.

? 26 Such a high priest truly meets our need one who is holy blameless pure set apart from sinners exalted above the heavens. 27 Unlike the other high priests he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day first for his own sins and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness but the oath which came after the law appointed the Son who has been made perfect forever.

FootnotesHebrews 717 Psalm 1104Hebrews 721 Psalm 1104Hebrews 725 Or forever ? Hebrews 8? (New International Version 2011)

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James 5

Warning to the Rich
1 Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you. 2 Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags. 3 Your gold and silver have become worthless. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This treasure you have accumulated will stand as evidence against you on the day of judgment. 4 For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The wages you held back cry out against you. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies.

5 You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and killed innocent people, who do not resist you.

Patience and Endurance
7 Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord\'s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. 8 You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.

r@ 9 Don\'t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look, the Judge is standing at the door!@

10 For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.

12 But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned.

The Power of Prayer
13 Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. 14 Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.

l@16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.@ 17 Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! 18 Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.

Restore Wandering Believers
19 My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, 20 you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.

Footnotes:James 5:6 Or killed the Righteous One.James 5:6 Or Don\'t they resist you? or Doesn\'t God oppose you? or Aren\'t they now accusing you before God?James 5:7 Greek brothers; also in 5:9, 10, 12, 19.\n

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James 5

Warning to Rich Oppressors
1 Now listen you rich people weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.a 6 You have condemned and murdered the innocent one who was not opposing you.
Patience in Suffering
7 Be patient then brothers and sisters until the Lord\'s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too be patient and stand firm because the Lord\'s coming is near. 9 Don\'t grumble against one another brothers and sisters or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!

10 Brothers and sisters as an example of patience in the face of suffering take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 As you know we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job\'s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

12 Above all my brothers and sisters do not swear not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple "Yes" or "No." Otherwise you will be condemned.

The Prayer of Faith
13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

17 Elijah was a human being even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18 Again he prayed and the heavens gave rain and the earth produced its crops.

19 My brothers and sisters if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back 20 remember this Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

FootnotesJames 55 Or yourselves as in a day of feasting\n

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Matthew 26

The Plot to Kill Jesus
1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, 2 \"As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man[a] will be handed over to be crucified.\"

3 At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest, 4 plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him. 5 \"But not during the Passover celebration,\" they agreed, \"or the people may riot.\"

Jesus Anointed at Bethany
6 Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. 7 While he was eating,[b] a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it over his head.

8 The disciples were indignant when they saw this. \"What a waste!\" they said. 9 \"It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.\"

10 But Jesus, aware of this, replied, \"Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me? 11 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. 12 She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial. 13 I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman\'s deed will be remembered and discussed.\"

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
14 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests 15 and asked, \"How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?\" And they gave him thirty pieces of silver. 16 From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
The Last Supper
17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, \"Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?\"

18 \"As you go into the city,\" he told them, \"you will see a certain man. Tell him, \'The Teacher says: My time has come, and I will eat the Passover meal with my disciples at your house.\'\" 19 So the disciples did as Jesus told them and prepared the Passover meal there.

20 When it was evening, Jesus sat down at the table[c] with the twelve disciples.[d] 21 While they were eating, he said, \"I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.\"

22 Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, \"Am I the one, Lord?\"

23 He replied, \"One of you who has just eaten from this bowl with me will betray me. 24 For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!\"

25 Judas, the one who would betray him, also asked, \"Rabbi, am I the one?\"

And Jesus told him, \"You have said it.\"

26 As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, \"Take this and eat it, for this is my body.\"

27 And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, \"Each of you drink from it, 28 for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant[e] between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many. 29 Mark my words, I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new with you in my Father\'s Kingdom.\"

30 Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus Predicts Peter\'s Denial
31 On the way, Jesus told them, \"Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say,

\'God will strike[f] the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.\'

32 But after I have been raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there.\"

33 Peter declared, \"Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.\"

34 Jesus replied, \"I tell you the truth, Peter, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.\"

35 \"No!\" Peter insisted. \"Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!\" And all the other disciples vowed the same.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
36 Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, \"Sit here while I go over there to pray.\" 37 He took Peter and Zebedee\'s two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed. 38 He told them, \"My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.\"

r@ 39 He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, \"My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.\"@

40 Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, \"Couldn\'t you watch with me even one hour? 41 Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!\"

42 Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, \"My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away[g] unless I drink it, your will be done.\" 43 When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn\'t keep their eyes open.

44 So he went to pray a third time, saying the same things again. 45 Then he came to the disciples and said, \"Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But look, the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Up, let\'s be going. Look, my betrayer is here!\"

Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested
47 And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people. 48 The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: \"You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss.\" 49 So Judas came straight to Jesus. \"Greetings, Rabbi!\" he exclaimed and gave him the kiss.

50 Jesus said, \"My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.\"

Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him. 51 But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest\'s slave, slashing off his ear.

52 \"Put away your sword,\" Jesus told him. \"Those who use the sword will die by the sword. 53 Don\'t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands[h] of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly? 54 But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?\"

55 Then Jesus said to the crowd, \"Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? Why didn\'t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there teaching every day. 56 But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.\" At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled.

Jesus before the Council
57 Then the people who had arrested Jesus led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious law and the elders had gathered. 58 Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and came to the high priest\'s courtyard. He went in and sat with the guards and waited to see how it would all end.

59 Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council[i] were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to death. 60 But even though they found many who agreed to give false witness, they could not use anyone\'s testimony. Finally, two men came forward 61 who declared, \"This man said, \'I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.\'\"

62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, \"Well, aren\'t you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?\" 63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him, \"I demand in the name of the living God, tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.\"

64 Jesus replied, \"You have said it. And in the future you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God\'s right hand[j] and coming on the clouds of heaven.\"[k]

65 Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, \"Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy. 66 What is your verdict?\"

\"Guilty!\" they shouted. \"He deserves to die!\"

67 Then they began to spit in Jesus\' face and beat him with their fists. And some slapped him, 68 jeering, \"Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who hit you that time?\"

Peter Denies Jesus
69 Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came over and said to him, \"You were one of those with Jesus the Galilean.\"

70 But Peter denied it in front of everyone. \"I don\'t know what you\'re talking about,\" he said.

71 Later, out by the gate, another servant girl noticed him and said to those standing around, \"This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.[l]\"

72 Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath. \"I don\'t even know the man,\" he said.

73 A little later some of the other bystanders came over to Peter and said, \"You must be one of them; we can tell by your Galilean accent.\"

74 Peter swore, \"A curse on me if I\'m lying, I don\'t know the man!\" And immediately the rooster crowed.

75 Suddenly, Jesus\' words flashed through Peter\'s mind: \"Before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.\" And he went away, weeping bitterly.

Footnotes:Matthew 26:2 \"Son of Man\" is a title Jesus used for himself.Matthew 26:7 Or reclining.Matthew 26:20 Or Jesus reclined.Matthew 26:20 Some manuscripts read the Twelve.Matthew 26:28 Some manuscripts read the new covenant.Matthew 26:31 Greek I will strike. Zech 13:7.Matthew 26:42 Greek If this cannot pass.Matthew 26:53 Greek twelve legions.Matthew 26:59 Greek the Sanhedrin.Matthew 26:64 Greek seated at the right hand of the power. See Ps 110:1.Matthew 26:64 See Dan 7:13.Matthew 26:71 Or Jesus the Nazarene. \n? Matthew 27? (New Living Translation)

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Matthew 26

The Plot Against Jesus
1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things he said to his disciples 2 \"As you know the Passover is two days away and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.\"

3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest whose name was Caiaphas 4 and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. 5 \"But not during the festival\" they said \"or there may be a riot among the people.\"

Jesus Anointed at Bethany
6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.

8 When the disciples saw this they were indignant. \"Why this waste?\" they asked. 9 \"This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.\"

10 Aware of this Jesus said to them \"Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 The poor you will always have with youa but you will not always have me. 12 When she poured this perfume on my body she did it to prepare me for burial. 13 Truly I tell you wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world what she has done will also be told in memory of her.\"

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
14 Then one of the Twelve the one called Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests 15 and asked \"What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?\" So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. 16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
The Last Supper
17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked \"Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?\"

18 He replied \"Go into the city to a certain man and tell him \'The Teacher says My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.\'\" 19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.

20 When evening came Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve. 21 And while they were eating he said \"Truly I tell you one of you will betray me.\"

22 They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other \"Surely you don\'t mean me Lord?\"

23 Jesus replied \"The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.\"

25 Then Judas the one who would betray him said \"Surely you don\'t mean me Rabbi?\"

Jesus answered \"You have said so.\"

26 While they were eating Jesus took bread and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to his disciples saying \"Take and eat this is my body.\"

27 Then he took a cup and when he had given thanks he gave it to them saying \"Drink from it all of you. 28 This is my blood of theb covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father\'s kingdom.\"

30 When they had sung a hymn they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus Predicts Peter\'s Denial
31 Then Jesus told them \"This very night you will all fall away on account of me for it is written

\"\'I will strike the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.\'c

32 But after I have risen I will go ahead of you into Galilee.\"

33 Peter replied \"Even if all fall away on account of you I never will.\"

34 \"Truly I tell you\" Jesus answered \"this very night before the rooster crows you will disown me three times.\"

35 But Peter declared \"Even if I have to die with you I will never disown you.\" And all the other disciples said the same.

Gethsemane
36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane and he said to them \"Sit here while I go over there and pray.\" 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them \"My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.\"

39 Going a little farther he fell with his face to the ground and prayed \"My Father if it is possible may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will but as you will.\"

40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. \"Couldn\'t you men keep watch with me for one hour?\" he asked Peter. 41 \"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.\"

42 He went away a second time and prayed \"My Father if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it may your will be done.\"

43 When he came back he again found them sleeping because their eyes were heavy. 44 So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time saying the same thing.

45 Then he returned to the disciples and said to them \"Are you still sleeping and resting? Look the hour has come and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!\"

Jesus Arrested
47 While he was still speaking Judas one of the Twelve arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people. 48 Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them \"The one I kiss is the man arrest him.\" 49 Going at once to Jesus Judas said \"Greetings Rabbi!\" and kissed him.

50 Jesus replied \"Do what you came for friend.\"d

Then the men stepped forward seized Jesus and arrested him. 51 With that one of Jesus\' companions reached for his sword drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest cutting off his ear.

52 \"Put your sword back in its place\" Jesus said to him \"for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. 53 Do you think I cannot call on my Father and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?\"

55 In that hour Jesus said to the crowd \"Am I leading a rebellion that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching and you did not arrest me. 56 But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.\" Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin
57 Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled. 58 But Peter followed him at a distance right up to the courtyard of the high priest. He entered and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.

59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 60 But they did not find any though many false witnesses came forward.

Finally two came forward 61 and declared \"This fellow said \'I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.\'\"

62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus \"Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?\" 63 But Jesus remained silent.

The high priest said to him \"I charge you under oath by the living God Tell us if you are the Messiah the Son of God.\"

64 \"You have said so\" Jesus replied. \"But I say to all of you From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.\"e

65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said \"He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What do you think?\"

\"He is worthy of death\" they answered.

67 Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him 68 and said \"Prophesy to us Messiah. Who hit you?\"

Peter Disowns Jesus
69 Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard and a servant girl came to him. \"You also were with Jesus of Galilee\" she said.

70 But he denied it before them all. \"I don\'t know what you\'re talking about\" he said.

71 Then he went out to the gateway where another servant girl saw him and said to the people there \"This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.\"

72 He denied it again with an oath \"I don\'t know the man!\"

73 After a little while those standing there went up to Peter and said \"Surely you are one of them your accent gives you away.\"

74 Then he began to call down curses and he swore to them \"I don\'t know the man!\"

Immediately a rooster crowed. 75 Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken \"Before the rooster crows you will disown me three times.\" And he went outside and wept bitterly.

FootnotesMatthew 2611 See Deut. 1511.Matthew 2628 Some manuscripts the newMatthew 2631 Zech. 137Matthew 2650 Or \"Why have you come friend?\"Matthew 2664 See Psalm 1101 Daniel 713. Matthew 27? (New International Version 2011)

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John 3

1 There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. 2 After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. \"Rabbi,\" he said, \"we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.\"

r@3 Jesus replied, \"I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.\"

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r@5 Jesus replied, \"I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. 6 Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. 7 So don\'t be surprised when I say, \'You must be born again.\' 8 The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can\'t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can\'t explain how people are born of the Spirit.\"

@9 \"How are these things possible?\" Nicodemus asked.

10 Jesus replied, \"You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don\'t understand these things? 11 I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won\'t believe our testimony. 12 But if you don\'t believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man[e] has come down from heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.

r@16 \"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.@

18 \"There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God\'s one and only Son. 19 And the judgment is based on this fact: God\'s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. 20 All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. 21 But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants.[g]\"

John the Baptist Exalts Jesus
22 Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there, baptizing people.

23 At this time John the Baptist was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there; and people kept coming to him for baptism. 24 (This was before John was thrown into prison.) 25 A debate broke out between John\'s disciples and a certain Jew[h] over ceremonial cleansing. 26 So John\'s disciples came to him and said, \"Rabbi, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you identified as the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going to him instead of coming to us.\"

27 John replied, \"No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven. 28 You yourselves know how plainly I told you, \'I am not the Messiah. I am only here to prepare the way for him.\' 29 It is the bridegroom who marries the bride, and the best man is simply glad to stand with him and hear his vows. Therefore, I am filled with joy at his success. 30 He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.

31 \"He has come from above and is greater than anyone else. We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things, but he has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else.[i] 32 He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but how few believe what he tells them! 33 Anyone who accepts his testimony can affirm that God is true. 34 For he is sent by God. He speaks God\'s words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit. 35 The Father loves his Son and has put everything into his hands. 36 And anyone who believes in God\'s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn\'t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God\'s angry judgment.\"

Footnotes:John 3:3 Or born from above; also in 3:7.John 3:5 Or and spirit. The Greek word for Spirit can also be translated wind; see 3:8.John 3:6 Greek what is born of the Spirit is spirit.John 3:7 The Greek word for you is plural; also in 3:12.John 3:13 Some manuscripts add who lives in heaven. \"Son of Man\" is a title Jesus used for himself.John 3:15 Or everyone who believes will have eternal life in him.John 3:21 Or can see God at work in what he is doing.John 3:25 Some manuscripts read some Jews.John 3:31 Some manuscripts omit and is greater than anyone else. \n? John 4? (New Living Translation)

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John 3

Jesus Teaches Nicodemus
1 Now there was a Pharisee a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said \"Rabbi we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.\"

3 Jesus replied \"Very truly I tell you no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.a\"

4 \"How can someone be born when they are old?\" Nicodemus asked. \"Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother\'s womb to be born!\"

5 Jesus answered \"Very truly I tell you no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh but the Spiritb gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying \'Youc must be born again.\' 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.\"d

9 \"How can this be?\" Nicodemus asked.

10 \"You are Israel\'s teacher\" said Jesus \"and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven the Son of Man.e 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness so the Son of Man must be lifted upf 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.\"g

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God\'s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict Light has come into the world but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

John Testifies Again About Jesus
22 After this Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside where he spent some time with them and baptized. 23 Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim because there was plenty of water and people were coming and being baptized. 24 (This was before John was put in prison.) 25 An argument developed between some of John\'s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing. 26 They came to John and said to him \"Rabbi that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan the one you testified about look he is baptizing and everyone is going to him.\"

27 To this John replied \"A person can receive only what is given them from heaven. 28 You yourselves can testify that I said \'I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.\' 29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom\'s voice. That joy is mine and it is now complete. 30 He must become greater I must become less.\"h

31 The one who comes from above is above all the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard but no one accepts his testimony. 33 Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God for Godi gives the Spirit without limit. 35 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life but whoever rejects the Son will not see life for God\'s wrath remains on them.

FootnotesJohn 33 The Greek for again also means from above also in verse 7.John 36 Or but spiritJohn 37 The Greek is plural.John 38 The Greek for Spirit is the same as that for wind.John 313 Some manuscripts Man who is in heavenJohn 314 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.John 315 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 21.John 330 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 36.John 334 Greek he John 4? (New International Version 2011)

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Proverbs 19

1 Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.

2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.

3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord.

4 Wealth makes many \"friends\"; poverty drives them all away.

5 A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape.

6 Many seek favors from a ruler; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!

7 The relatives of the poor despise them; how much more will their friends avoid them! Though the poor plead with them, their friends are gone.

8 To acquire wisdom is to love oneself; people who cherish understanding will prosper.

9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed.

10 It isn\'t right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule over princes!

11 Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.

12 The king\'s anger is like a lion\'s roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 A foolish child[a] is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.

14 Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.

15 Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry.

16 Keep the commandments and keep your life; despising them leads to death.

17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord, and he will repay you!

18 Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives.

19 Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.

20 Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life.

r@? 21 You can make many plans, but the Lord\'s purpose will prevail.@

22 Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest.

23 Fear of the Lord leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm.

24 Lazy people take food in their hand but don\'t even lift it to their mouth.

25 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.

26 Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.

27 If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge.

28 A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

29 Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.

Footnotes:Proverbs 19:13 Hebrew son; also in 19:27. \n? Proverbs 20? (New Living Translation)

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Proverbs 19

1 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.

2 Desire without knowledge is not good how much more will hasty feet miss the way!

3 A person\'s own folly leads to their ruin yet their heart rages against the LORD.

4 Wealth attracts many friends but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.

5 A false witness will not go unpunished and whoever pours out lies will not go free.

6 Many curry favor with a ruler and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.

7 The poor are shunned by all their relatives how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading they are nowhere to be found.a

8 The one who gets wisdom loves life the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.

9 A false witness will not go unpunished and whoever pours out lies will perish.

10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

11 A person\'s wisdom yields patience it is to one\'s glory to overlook an offense.

12 A king\'s rage is like the roar of a lion but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 A foolish child is a father\'s ruin and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep and the shiftless go hungry.

16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD and he will reward them for what they have done.

18 Discipline your children for in that there is hope do not be a willing party to their death.

19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty rescue them and you will have to do it again.

20 Listen to advice and accept discipline and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

21 Many are the plans in a person\'s heart but it is the LORD\'s purpose that prevails.

22 What a person desires is unfailing loveb better to be poor than a liar.

23 The fear of the LORD leads to life then one rests content untouched by trouble.

24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

25 Flog a mocker and the simple will learn prudence rebuke the discerning and they will gain knowledge.

26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

27 Stop listening to instruction my son and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

29 Penalties are prepared for mockers and beatings for the backs of fools.

FootnotesProverbs 197 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.Proverbs 1922 Or Greed is a person\'s shame Proverbs 20? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 92

A psalm. A song to be sung on the Sabbath Day.
r@1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to the Most High. 2 It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening,?@ 3 accompanied by the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.

4 You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done. 5 O Lord, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts. 6 Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this:? 7 Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

8 But you, O Lord, will be exalted forever. 9 Your enemies, Lord, will surely perish; all evildoers will be scattered. r@ 10 But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have anointed me with the finest oil. @11 My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the defeat of my wicked opponents.r@ 12 But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.@13 For they are transplanted to the Lord\'s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God.r@? 14 Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green. 15 They will declare, \"The Lord is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!\"@

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Psalm 92

Psalm 92a
A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.

1 It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name O Most High 2 proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night 3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.

4 For you make me glad by your deeds LORD I sing for joy at what your hands have done. 5 How great are your works LORD how profound your thoughts! 6 Senseless people do not know fools do not understand 7 that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish they will be destroyed forever.

8 But you LORD are forever exalted.

9 For surely your enemies LORD surely your enemies will perish all evildoers will be scattered. 10 You have exalted my hornb like that of a wild ox fine oils have been poured on me. 11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.

12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon 13 planted in the house of the LORD they will flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They will still bear fruit in old age they will stay fresh and green 15 proclaiming \"The LORD is upright he is my Rock and there is no wickedness in him.\"

FootnotesPsalm 921 In Hebrew texts 921-15 is numbered 922-16.Psalm 9210 Horn here symbolizes strength. Psalm 93? (New International Version 2011)

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Luke 14

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
1 One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely. 2 There was a man there whose arms and legs were swollen.[a] 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law, \"Is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?\" 4 When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away. 5 Then he turned to them and said, \"Which of you doesn\'t work on the Sabbath? If your son[b] or your cow falls into a pit, don\'t you rush to get him out?\" 6 Again they could not answer.
Jesus Teaches about Humility
7 When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice: 8 \"When you are invited to a wedding feast, don\'t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited? 9 The host will come and say, \'Give this person your seat.\' Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table!

10 \"Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, \'Friend, we have a better place for you!\' Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests. 11 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.\"

12 Then he turned to his host. \"When you put on a luncheon or a banquet,\" he said, \"don\'t invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only reward. 13 Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14 Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you.\"

Parable of the Great Feast
15 Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, \"What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet[c] in the Kingdom of God!\"

16 Jesus replied with this story: \"A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. 17 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, \'Come, the banquet is ready.\' 18 But they all began making excuses. One said, \'I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.\' 19 Another said, \'I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.\' 20 Another said, \'I now have a wife, so I can\'t come.\'

21 \"The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, \'Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.\' 22 After the servant had done this, he reported, \'There is still room for more.\' 23 So his master said, \'Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full. 24 For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.\'\"

The Cost of Being a Disciple
25 A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, 26 \"If you want to be my disciple, you must hate everyone else by comparison, your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. 27 And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.

28 \"But don\'t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? 29 Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you. 30 They would say, \'There\'s the person who started that building and couldn\'t afford to finish it!\'

31 \"Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him? 32 And if he can\'t, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away. 33 So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own.

34 \"Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? 35 Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown away. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!\"

Footnotes:Luke 14:2 Or who had dropsy.Luke 14:5 Some manuscripts read donkey.Luke 14:15 Greek to eat bread. \n? Luke 15? (New Living Translation)

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Luke 14

Jesus at a Pharisee\'s House
1 One Sabbath when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee he was being carefully watched. 2 There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law \"Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?\" 4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man he healed him and sent him on his way.

5 Then he asked them \"If one of you has a childa or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day will you not immediately pull it out?\" 6 And they had nothing to say.

7 When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table he told them this parable 8 \"When someone invites you to a wedding feast do not take the place of honor for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. 9 If so the host who invited both of you will come and say to you \'Give this person your seat.\' Then humiliated you will have to take the least important place. 10 But when you are invited take the lowest place so that when your host comes he will say to you \'Friend move up to a better place.\' Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests. 11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled and those who humble themselves will be exalted.\"

12 Then Jesus said to his host \"When you give a luncheon or dinner do not invite your friends your brothers or sisters your relatives or your rich neighbors if you do they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet invite the poor the crippled the lame the blind 14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.\"

The Parable of the Great Banquet
15 When one of those at the table with him heard this he said to Jesus \"Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.\"

16 Jesus replied \"A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited \'Come for everything is now ready.\'

18 \"But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said \'I have just bought a field and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.\'

19 \"Another said \'I have just bought five yoke of oxen and I\'m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.\'

20 \"Still another said \'I just got married so I can\'t come.\'

21 \"The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant \'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor the crippled the blind and the lame.\'

22 \"\'Sir\' the servant said \'what you ordered has been done but there is still room.\'

23 \"Then the master told his servant \'Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in so that my house will be full. 24 I tell you not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.\'\"

The Cost of Being a Disciple
25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus and turning to them he said 26 \"If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother wife and children brothers and sisters yes even their own life such a person cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

28 \"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won\'t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it everyone who sees it will ridicule you 30 saying \'This person began to build and wasn\'t able to finish.\'

31 \"Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won\'t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. 33 In the same way those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.

34 \"Salt is good but if it loses its saltiness how can it be made salty again? 35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile it is thrown out.

\"Whoever has ears to hear let them hear.\"

FootnotesLuke 145 Some manuscripts donkey Luke 15? (New International Version 2011)

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Titus 1

Greetings from Paul
1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. R@I have been sent to proclaim faith to[a] those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives. 2 This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised them before the world began. 3 And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him@.

4 I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share.

May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.

Titus\'s Work in Crete
5 I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you. 6 An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife,[b] and his children must be believers who don\'t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious. 7 For an elder[c] must live a blameless life. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker,[d] violent, or dishonest with money.

8 Rather, he must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must love what is good. He must live wisely and be just. He must live a devout and disciplined life. 9 He must have a strong belief in the trustworthy message he was taught; then he will be able to encourage others with wholesome teaching and show those who oppose it where they are wrong.

10 For there are many rebellious people who engage in useless talk and deceive others. This is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation. 11 They must be silenced, because they are turning whole families away from the truth by their false teaching. And they do it only for money. 12 Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, \"The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.\"[e] 13 This is true. So reprimand them sternly to make them strong in the faith. 14 They must stop listening to Jewish myths and the commands of people who have turned away from the truth.

15 Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted. 16 Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.

Footnotes:Titus 1:1 Or to strengthen the faith of.Titus 1:6 Or must have only one wife, or must be married only once; Greek reads must be the husband of one wife.Titus 1:7 Or an overseer, or a bishop.Titus 1:7 Greek must not drink too much wine.Titus 1:12 This quotation is from Epimenides of Knossos. \n? Titus 2? (New Living Translation)

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Titus 1

1 Paul a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God\'s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness 2 in the hope of eternal life which God who does not lie promised before the beginning of time 3 and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior

4 To Titus my true son in our common faith

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Appointing Elders Who Love What Is Good
5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appointa elders in every town as I directed you. 6 An elder must be blameless faithful to his wife a man whose children believeb and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. 7 Since an overseer manages God\'s household he must be blameless not overbearing not quick-tempered not given to drunkenness not violent not pursuing dishonest gain. 8 Rather he must be hospitable one who loves what is good who is self-controlled upright holy and disciplined. 9 He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good
10 For there are many rebellious people full of meaningless talk and deception especially those of the circumcision group. 11 They must be silenced because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach and that for the sake of dishonest gain. 12 One of Crete\'s own prophets has said it \"Cretans are always liars evil brutes lazy gluttons.\"c 13 This saying is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply so that they will be sound in the faith 14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the merely human commands of those who reject the truth. 15 To the pure all things are pure but to those who are corrupted and do not believe nothing is pure. In fact both their minds and consciences are corrupted. 16 They claim to know God but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

FootnotesTitus 15 Or ordainTitus 16 Or children are trustworthyTitus 112 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides Titus 2? (New International Version 2011)

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Titus 3

Do What Is Good
1 Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good. 2 They must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone.

g@3 Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.@

p@ 4 But, \"When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, 5 he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.[a] 6 He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.@ R@7 Because of his grace he declared us righteous and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.\" @8 This is a trustworthy saying, and I want you to insist on these teachings so that all who trust in God will devote themselves to doing good. These teachings are good and beneficial for everyone.

9 Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees[b] or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These things are useless and a waste of time. 10 If people are causing divisions among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing more to do with them. 11 For people like that have turned away from the truth, and their own sins condemn them.

Paul\'s Final Remarks and Greetings
12 I am planning to send either Artemas or Tychicus to you. As soon as one of them arrives, do your best to meet me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to stay there for the winter. 13 Do everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos with their trip. See that they are given everything they need. 14 Our people must learn to do good by meeting the urgent needs of others; then they will not be unproductive.

15 Everybody here sends greetings. Please give my greetings to the believers, all who love us.

May God\'s grace be with you all.

Footnotes:Titus 3:5 Greek He saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.Titus 3:9 Or spiritual genealogies.','NIV','

Titus 3

Saved in Order to Do Good
1 Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities to be obedient to be ready to do whatever is good 2 to slander no one to be peaceable and considerate and always to be gentle toward everyone.

3 At one time we too were foolish disobedient deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy being hated and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared 5 he saved us not because of righteous things we had done but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit 6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior 7 so that having been justified by his grace we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. 8 This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.

9 But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law because these are unprofitable and useless. 10 Warn a divisive person once and then warn them a second time. After that have nothing to do with them. 11 You may be sure that such people are warped and sinful they are self-condemned.

Final Remarks
12 As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you do your best to come to me at Nicopolis because I have decided to winter there. 13 Do everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way and see that they have everything they need. 14 Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives.

15 Everyone with me sends you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith.

Grace be with you all.

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Hosea 4

The Lord\'s Case against Israel
1 Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel! The Lord has brought charges against you, saying: \"There is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land. 2 You make vows and break them; you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere, one murder after another. 3 That is why your land is in mourning, and everyone is wasting away. Even the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea are disappearing.

4 \"Don\'t point your finger at someone else and try to pass the blame! My complaint, you priests, is with you.[a]? 5 So you will stumble in broad daylight, and your false prophets will fall with you in the night. And I will destroy Israel, your mother.r@? 6 My people are being destroyed because they don\'t know me. Since you priests refuse to know me, I refuse to recognize you as my priests. Since you have forgotten the laws of your God, I will forget to bless your children. @7 The more priests there are, the more they sin against me. They have exchanged the glory of God for the shame of idols.[b]

8 \"When the people bring their sin offerings, the priests get fed. So the priests are glad when the people sin! 9 \'And what the priests do, the people also do.\' So now I will punish both priests and people for their wicked deeds. 10 They will eat and still be hungry. They will play the prostitute and gain nothing from it, for they have deserted the Lord 11 to worship other gods.

\"Wine has robbed my people of their understanding. 12 They ask a piece of wood for advice! They think a stick can tell them the future! Longing after idols has made them foolish. They have played the prostitute, serving other gods and deserting their God. 13 They offer sacrifices to idols on the mountaintops. They go up into the hills to burn incense in the pleasant shade of oaks, poplars, and terebinth trees.

\"That is why your daughters turn to prostitution, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery. 14 But why should I punish them for their prostitution and adultery For your men are doing the same thing, sinning with whores and shrine prostitutes. O foolish people! You refuse to understand, so you will be destroyed.

15 \"Though you, Israel, are a prostitute, may Judah avoid such guilt. Do not join the false worship at Gilgal or Beth-aven,[c] even though they take oaths there in the Lord\'s name. 16 Israel is stubborn, like a stubborn heifer. So should the Lord feed her like a lamb in a lush pasture? 17 Leave Israel[d] alone, because she is married to idolatry. 18 When the rulers of Israel finish their drinking, off they go to find some prostitutes. They love shame more than honor.[e]? 19 So a mighty wind will sweep them away. Their sacrifices to idols will bring them shame.

Footnotes:Hosea 4:4 Hebrew Your people are like those with a complaint against the priests.Hosea 4:7 As in Syriac version and an ancient Hebrew tradition; Masoretic Text reads I will turn their glory into shame.Hosea 4:15 Beth-aven means \"house of wickedness\"; it is being used as another name for Bethel, which means \"house of God.\"Hosea 4:17 Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel.Hosea 4:18 As in Greek version; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain. \n? Hosea 5? (New Living Translation)

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Hosea 4

The Charge Against Israel
1 Hear the word of the LORD you Israelites because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land \"There is no faithfulness no love no acknowledgment of God in the land. 2 There is only cursinga lying and murder stealing and adultery they break all bounds and bloodshed follows bloodshed. 3 Because of this the land dries up and all who live in it waste away the beasts of the field the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea are swept away.

4 \"But let no one bring a charge let no one accuse another for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest. 5 You stumble day and night and the prophets stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother 6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.

\"Because you have rejected knowledge I also reject you as my priests because you have ignored the law of your God I also will ignore your children. 7 The more priests there were the more they sinned against me they exchanged their glorious Godb for something disgraceful. 8 They feed on the sins of my people and relish their wickedness. 9 And it will be Like people like priests. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

10 \"They will eat but not have enough they will engage in prostitution but not flourish because they have deserted the LORD to give themselves 11 to prostitution old wine and new wine take away their understanding. 12 My people consult a wooden idol and a diviner\'s rod speaks to them. A spirit of prostitution leads them astray they are unfaithful to their God. 13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills under oak poplar and terebinth where the shade is pleasant. Therefore your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.

14 \"I will not punish your daughters when they turn to prostitution nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery because the men themselves consort with harlots and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes a people without understanding will come to ruin!

15 \"Though you Israel commit adultery do not let Judah become guilty.

\"Do not go to Gilgal do not go up to Beth Aven.c And do not swear \'As surely as the LORD lives!\' 16 The Israelites are stubborn like a stubborn heifer. How then can the LORD pasture them like lambs in a meadow? 17 Ephraim is joined to idols leave him alone! 18 Even when their drinks are gone they continue their prostitution their rulers dearly love shameful ways. 19 A whirlwind will sweep them away and their sacrifices will bring them shame.

FootnotesHosea 42 That is to pronounce a curse onHosea 47 Syriac (see also an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition) Masoretic Text me / I will exchange their gloryHosea 415 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel which means house of God). Hosea 5? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 1

Book One (Psalms)
r@1 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. 2 But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. 3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.@

4 But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind. 5 They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly. 6 For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.

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Psalm 1

BOOK I Psalms 141
1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers 2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither whatever they do prospers.

4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

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Hebrews 9

Old Rules about Worship
? 1 That first covenant between God and Israel had regulations for worship and a place of worship here on earth. 2 There were two rooms in that Tabernacle.[a] In the first room were a lampstand, a table, and sacred loaves of bread on the table. This room was called the Holy Place. 3 Then there was a curtain, and behind the curtain was the second room[b] called the Most Holy Place. 4 In that room were a gold incense altar and a wooden chest called the Ark of the Covenant, which was covered with gold on all sides. Inside the Ark were a gold jar containing manna, Aaron\'s staff that sprouted leaves, and the stone tablets of the covenant. 5 Above the Ark were the cherubim of divine glory, whose wings stretched out over the Ark\'s cover, the place of atonement. But we cannot explain these things in detail now.

? 6 When these things were all in place, the priests regularly entered the first room[c] as they performed their religious duties. 7 But only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, and only once a year. And he always offered blood for his own sins and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. 8 By these regulations the Holy Spirit revealed that the entrance to the Most Holy Place was not freely open as long as the Tabernacle[d] and the system it represented were still in use.

? 9 This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them. 10 For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies, physical regulations that were in effect only until a better system could be established.

Christ Is the Perfect Sacrifice
? 11 So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come.[e] He has entered that greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not part of this created world. 12 With his own blood, not the blood of goats and calves, he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.

? 13 Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow could cleanse people\'s bodies from ceremonial impurity. 14 Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds[f] so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. 15 That is why he is the one who mediates a new covenant between God and people, so that all who are called can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant.

? 16 Now when someone leaves a will,[g] it is necessary to prove that the person who made it is dead.[h] 17 The will goes into effect only after the person\'s death. While the person who made it is still alive, the will cannot be put into effect.

? 18 That is why even the first covenant was put into effect with the blood of an animal. 19 For after Moses had read each of God\'s commandments to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats,[i] along with water, and sprinkled both the book of God\'s law and all the people, using hyssop branches and scarlet wool. 20 Then he said, \"This blood confirms the covenant God has made with you.\"[j] 21 And in the same way, he sprinkled blood on the Tabernacle and on everything used for worship. 22 In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.

? 23 That is why the Tabernacle and everything in it, which were copies of things in heaven, had to be purified by the blood of animals. But the real things in heaven had to be purified with far better sacrifices than the blood of animals.

? 24 For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf. 25 And he did not enter heaven to offer himself again and again, like the high priest here on earth who enters the Most Holy Place year after year with the blood of an animal. 26 If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began. But now, once for all time, he has appeared at the end of the age[k] to remove sin by his own death as a sacrifice.

? r@27 And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, 28 so also Christ died once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.@

Footnotes:Hebrews 9:2 Or tent; also in 9:11, 21.Hebrews 9:3 Greek second tent.Hebrews 9:6 Greek first tent.Hebrews 9:8 Or the first room; Greek reads the first tent.Hebrews 9:11 Some manuscripts read that are about to come.Hebrews 9:14 Greek from dead works.Hebrews 9:16 Or covenant; also in 9:17.Hebrews 9:16 Or Now when someone makes a covenant, it is necessary to ratify it with the death of a sacrifice.Hebrews 9:19 Some manuscripts omit and goats.Hebrews 9:20 Exod 24:8.Hebrews 9:26 Greek the ages. \n? Hebrews 10? (New Living Translation)

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Hebrews 9

Worship in the Earthly Tabernacle
? 1 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. 2 A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand and the table with its consecrated bread this was called the Holy Place. 3 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place 4 which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna Aaron\'s staff that had budded and the stone tablets of the covenant. 5 Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory overshadowing the atonement cover. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

? 6 When everything had been arranged like this the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry. 7 But only the high priest entered the inner room and that only once a year and never without blood which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. 8 The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning. 9 This is an illustration for the present time indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper. 10 They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings external regulations applying until the time of the new order.

The Blood of Christ
? 11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already herea he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands that is to say is not a part of this creation. 12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood thus obtainingb eternal redemption. 13 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. 14 How much more then will the blood of Christ who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to deathc so that we may serve the living God!

? 15 For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.

? 16 In the case of a willd it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it 17 because a will is in force only when somebody has died it never takes effect while the one who made it is living. 18 This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood. 19 When Moses had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people he took the blood of calves together with water scarlet wool and branches of hyssop and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. 20 He said \"This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you to keep.\"e 21 In the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. 22 In fact the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

? 23 It was necessary then for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one he entered heaven itself now to appear for us in God\'s presence. 25 Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. 26 Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27 Just as people are destined to die once and after that to face judgment 28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many and he will appear a second time not to bear sin but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

FootnotesHebrews 911 Some early manuscripts are to comeHebrews 912 Or blood having obtainedHebrews 914 Or from useless ritualsHebrews 916 Same Greek word as covenant also in verse 17Hebrews 920 Exodus 248 ? Hebrews 10? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 56

For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time the Philistines seized him in Gath. To be sung to the tune \"Dove on Distant Oaks.\"
1 O God, have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long. 2 I am constantly hounded by those who slander me, and many are boldly attacking me. 3 But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. 4 I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid What can mere mortals do to me?

5 They are always twisting what I say; they spend their days plotting to harm me. 6 They come together to spy on me, watching my every step, eager to kill me. 7 Don\'t let them get away with their wickedness; in your anger, O God, bring them down.

r@? 8 You keep track of all my sorrows.[a] You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.

9 My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help. This I know: God is on my side! 10 I praise God for what he has promised; Yes, I praise the Lord for what he has promised. 11 I trust in God, so why should I be afraid What can mere mortals do to me?@

12 I will fulfill my vows to you, O God, and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help. 13 For you have rescued me from death; you have kept my feet from slipping. So now I can walk in your presence, O God, in your life-giving light.

Footnotes:Psalm 56:8 Or my wanderings. \n? Psalm 57? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 56

Psalm 56a
For the director of music. To the tune of \"A Dove on Distant Oaks.\" Of David. A miktam.b When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.

1 Be merciful to me my God for my enemies are in hot pursuit all day long they press their attack. 2 My adversaries pursue me all day long in their pride many are attacking me.

3 When I am afraid I put my trust in you. 4 In God whose word I praise in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?

5 All day long they twist my words all their schemes are for my ruin. 6 They conspire they lurk they watch my steps hoping to take my life. 7 Because of their wickedness do notc let them escape in your anger God bring the nations down.

8 Record my misery list my tears on your scrolld are they not in your record? 9 Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.

10 In God whose word I praise in the LORD whose word I praise 11 in God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me?

12 I am under vows to you my God I will present my thank offerings to you. 13 For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling that I may walk before God in the light of life.

FootnotesPsalm 561 In Hebrew texts 561-13 is numbered 562-14.Psalm 561 Title Probably a literary or musical termPsalm 567 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text Masoretic Text does not have do not.Psalm 568 Or misery / put my tears in your wineskin Psalm 57? (New International Version 2011)

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Matthew 7

Do Not Judge Others
"Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. 2 For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.

3 "And why worry about a speck in your friend\'s eye when you have a log in your own? 4 How can you think of saying to your friend, \'Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,\' when you can\'t see past the log in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend\'s eye.

6 "Don\'t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don\'t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.

Effective Prayer
b@ 7 "Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.@

9 "You parents, if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? 10 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! 11 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.

The Golden Rule
g@12 "Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.@
The Narrow Gate
r@13 "You can enter God\'s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. 14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.@
The Tree and Its Fruit
15 "Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. 16 You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. 18 A good tree can\'t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can\'t produce good fruit. 19 So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. 20 Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.
True Disciples
r@21 "Not everyone who calls out to me, \'Lord! Lord!\' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. 22 On judgment day many will say to me, \'Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.\' 23 But I will reply, \'I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God\'s laws.\'@
Building on a Solid Foundation
24 "Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won\'t collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn\'t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash."

28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 for he taught with real authority, quite unlike their teachers of religious law.

Footnotes:Matthew 7:2 Or For God will judge you as you judge others.Matthew 7:2 Or The measure you give will be the measure you get back.Matthew 7:3 Greek your brother\'s eye; also in 7:5.Matthew 7:4 Greek your brother.Matthew 7:6 Greek Don\'t give the sacred to dogs.Matthew 7:13 Greek The road that leads to destruction. \n? Matthew 8? (New Living Translation)

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Matthew 7

Judging Others
1 "Do not judge or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others you will be judged and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.

3 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother\'s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother \'Let me take the speck out of your eye\' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite first take the plank out of your own eye and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother\'s eye.

6 "Do not give dogs what is sacred do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do they may trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.

Ask Seek Knock
b@ 7 "Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives the one who seeks finds and to the one who knocks the door will be opened.@

9 "Which of you if your son asks for bread will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish will give him a snake? 11 If you then though you are evil know how to give good gifts to your children how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12 So in everything do to others what you would have them do to you for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

The Narrow and Wide Gates
13 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life and only a few find it.
True and False Prophets
15 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep\'s clothing but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise every good tree bears good fruit but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus by their fruit you will recognize them.
True and False Disciples
21 "Not everyone who says to me \'Lord Lord\' will enter the kingdom of heaven but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day \'Lord Lord did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?\' 23 Then I will tell them plainly \'I never knew you. Away from me you evildoers!\'
The Wise and Foolish Builders
24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down the streams rose and the winds blew and beat against that house yet it did not fall because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down the streams rose and the winds blew and beat against that house and it fell with a great crash."

28 When Jesus had finished saying these things the crowds were amazed at his teaching 29 because he taught as one who had authority and not as their teachers of the law.

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Haggai 1

A Call to Rebuild the Temple
? 1 On August 29[a] of the second year of King Darius\'s reign, the Lord gave a message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Jeshua[b] son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

? 2 \"This is what the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies says: The people are saying, \'The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.\'\"

? 3 Then the Lord sent this message through the prophet Haggai: r@4 \"Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins? @5 This is what the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies says: Look at what\'s happening to you! 6 You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!

? 7 \"This is what the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies says: Look at what\'s happening to you! 8 Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the Lord. 9 You hoped for rich harvests, but they were poor. And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away. Why? Because my house lies in ruins, says the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies, while all of you are busy building your own fine houses. 10 It\'s because of you that the heavens withhold the dew and the earth produces no crops. 11 I have called for a drought on your fields and hills, a drought to wither the grain and grapes and olive trees and all your other crops, a drought to starve you and your livestock and to ruin everything you have worked so hard to get.\"

Obedience to God\'s Call
? 12 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the whole remnant of God\'s people began to obey the message from the Lord their God. When they heard the words of the prophet Haggai, whom the Lord their God had sent, the people feared the Lord. 13 Then Haggai, the Lord\'s messenger, gave the people this message from the Lord: \"I am with you, says the Lord!\"

? 14 So the Lord sparked the enthusiasm of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the enthusiasm of Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the enthusiasm of the whole remnant of God\'s people. They began to work on the house of their God, the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies, 15 on September 21[c] of the second year of King Darius\'s reign.

Footnotes:Haggai 1:1 Hebrew On the first day of the sixth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. A number of dates in Haggai can be cross-checked with dates in surviving Persian records and related accurately to our modern calendar. This event occurred on August 29, 520 b.c.Haggai 1:1 Hebrew Joshua, a variant spelling of Jeshua; also in 1:12, 14.Haggai 1:15 Hebrew on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This event occurred on September 21, 520 b.c.; also see note on 1:1a. \n? Haggai 2? (New Living Translation)

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Haggai 1

A Call to Build the House of the LORD
? 1 In the second year of King Darius on the first day of the sixth month the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel governor of Judah and to Joshuaa son of Jozadakb the high priest

? 2 This is what the LORD Almighty says \"These people say \'The time has not yet come to rebuild the LORD\'s house.\'\"

? 3 Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai 4 \"Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses while this house remains a ruin?\"

? 5 Now this is what the LORD Almighty says \"Give careful thought to your ways. 6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but are not warm. You earn wages only to put them in a purse with holes in it.\"

? 7 This is what the LORD Almighty says \"Give careful thought to your ways. 8 Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build my house so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored\" says the LORD. 9 \"You expected much but see it turned out to be little. What you brought home I blew away. Why?\" declares the LORD Almighty. \"Because of my house which remains a ruin while each of you is busy with your own house. 10 Therefore because of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth its crops. 11 I called for a drought on the fields and the mountains on the grain the new wine the olive oil and everything else the ground produces on people and livestock and on all the labor of your hands.\"

? 12 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel Joshua son of Jozadak the high priest and the whole remnant of the people obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the message of the prophet Haggai because the LORD their God had sent him. And the people feared the LORD.

? 13 Then Haggai the LORD\'s messenger gave this message of the LORD to the people \"I am with you\" declares the LORD. 14 So the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel governor of Judah and the spirit of Joshua son of Jozadak the high priest and the spirit of the whole remnant of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the LORD Almighty their God 15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month.

The Promised Glory of the New House
? ? ? In the second year of King Darius

FootnotesHaggai 11 A variant of Jeshua here and elsewhere in HaggaiHaggai 11 Hebrew Jehozadak a variant of Jozadak also in verses 12 and 14 ? Haggai 2? (New International Version 2011)

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Galatians 6

We Harvest What We Plant
1 Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.r@ 2 Share each other\'s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.@ 3 If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.

4 Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won\'t need to compare yourself to anyone else. 5 For we are each responsible for our own conduct.

6 Those who are taught the word of God should provide for their teachers, sharing all good things with them.

7 Don\'t be misled, you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. g@8 Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.@ R@9 So let\'s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don\'t give up.@ 10 Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone, especially to those in the family of faith.

Paul\'s Final Advice
11 Notice what large letters I use as I write these closing words in my own handwriting.

12 Those who are trying to force you to be circumcised want to look good to others. They don\'t want to be persecuted for teaching that the cross of Christ alone can save. 13 And even those who advocate circumcision don\'t keep the whole law themselves. They only want you to be circumcised so they can boast about it and claim you as their disciples.

14 As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world\'s interest in me has also died. 15 It doesn\'t matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation. 16 May God\'s peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle; they are the new people of God.

17 From now on, don\'t let anyone trouble me with these things. For I bear on my body the scars that show I belong to Jesus.

18 Dear brothers and sisters, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

Footnotes:Galatians 6:1 Greek Brothers, if a man.Galatians 6:1 Greek spiritual.Galatians 6:14 Or Because of him.Galatians 6:16 Greek this principle, and upon the Israel of God.Galatians 6:18 Greek Brothers.\n

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Galatians 6

Doing Good to All
1 Brothers and sisters if someone is caught in a sin you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry each other\'s burdens and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 If anyone thinks they are something when they are not they deceive themselves. 4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone without comparing themselves to someone else 5 for each one should carry their own load. 6 Nevertheless the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.

7 Do not be deceived God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh from the flesh will reap destruction whoever sows to please the Spirit from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore as we have opportunity let us do good to all people especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

Not Circumcision but the New Creation
11 See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand!

12 Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ. 13 Not even those who are circumcised keep the law yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh. 14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ through whicha the world has been crucified to me and I to the world. 15 Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything what counts is the new creation. 16 Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule tob the Israel of God.

17 From now on let no one cause me trouble for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit brothers and sisters. Amen.

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Malachi 4

The Coming Day of Judgment
1 [a]The Lord of Heaven\'s Armies says, \"The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. On that day the arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw. They will be consumed, roots, branches, and all.

2 \"But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.[b] And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture. 3 On the day when I act, you will tread upon the wicked as if they were dust under your feet,\" says the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies.

4 \"Remember to obey the Law of Moses, my servant, all the decrees and regulations that I gave him on Mount Sinai[c] for all Israel.

r@? 5 \"Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives. 6 His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise I will come and strike the land with a curse.@\"

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Malachi 4

Judgment and Covenant Renewal
1 a\"Surely the day is coming it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble and the day that is coming will set them on fire\" says the LORD Almighty. \"Not a root or a branch will be left to them. 2 But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves. 3 Then you will trample on the wicked they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I act\" says the LORD Almighty.

4 \"Remember the law of my servant Moses the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel.

5 \"See I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. 6 He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the hearts of the children to their parents or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.\"

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Malachi 3

The Coming Day of Judgment
\"Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,\" says the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies.

2 \"But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes. 3 He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the Lord. 4 Then once more the Lord will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in the past.

5 \"At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,\" says the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies.

A Call to Repentance
6 \"I am the Lord, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already destroyed. 7 Ever since the days of your ancestors, you have scorned my decrees and failed to obey them. Now return to me, and I will return to you,\" says the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies.

\"But you ask, \'How can we return when we have never gone away?\'

8 \"Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated me!

\"But you ask, \'What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?\'

\"You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me. 9 You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating me. R@10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,\" says the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies, \"I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won\'t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! @b@11 Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease.[a] Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe,\" says the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies. 12 \"Then all nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight,\" says the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies.@

13 \"You have said terrible things about me,\" says the Lord.

\"But you say, \'What do you mean? What have we said against you?\'

14 \"You have said, \'What\'s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies that we are sorry for our sins? 15 From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them suffer no harm.\'\"

The Lord\'s Promise of Mercy
16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.

17 \"They will be my people,\" says the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies. \"On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child. 18 Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.\"

Footnotes:Malachi 3:11 Hebrew from the devourer. \n? Malachi 4? (New Living Translation)

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Malachi 3

1 \"I will send my messenger who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple the messenger of the covenant whom you desire will come\" says the LORD Almighty.

2 But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner\'s fire or a launderer\'s soap. 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the LORD will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness 4 and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the LORD as in days gone by as in former years.

5 \"So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers adulterers and perjurers against those who defraud laborers of their wages who oppress the widows and the fatherless and deprive the foreigners among you of justice but do not fear me\" says the LORD Almighty.

Breaking Covenant by Withholding Tithes
6 \"I the LORD do not change. So you the descendants of Jacob are not destroyed. 7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me and I will return to you\" says the LORD Almighty.

\"But you ask \'How are we to return?\'

8 \"Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me.

\"But you ask \'How are we robbing you?\'

\"In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse your whole nation because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse that there may be food in my house. Test me in this\" says the LORD Almighty \"and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. 11 I will prevent pests from devouring your crops and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe\" says the LORD Almighty. 12 \"Then all the nations will call you blessed for yours will be a delightful land\" says the LORD Almighty.

Israel Speaks Arrogantly Against God
13 \"You have spoken arrogantly against me\" says the LORD.

\"Yet you ask \'What have we said against you?\'

14 \"You have said \'It is futile to serve God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the LORD Almighty? 15 But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly evildoers prosper and even when they put God to the test they get away with it.\'\"

The Faithful Remnant
16 Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other and the LORD listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the LORD and honored his name.

17 \"On the day when I act\" says the LORD Almighty \"they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him. 18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked between those who serve God and those who do not.

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John 11

The Raising of Lazarus
? 1 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. 2 This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord\'s feet and wiped them with her hair.[a] Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. 3 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, \"Lord, your dear friend is very sick.\"

? 4 But when Jesus heard about it he said, \"Lazarus\'s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.\" 5 So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, 6 he stayed where he was for the next two days. 7 Finally, he said to his disciples, \"Let\'s go back to Judea.\"

? 8 But his disciples objected. \"Rabbi,\" they said, \"only a few days ago the people[b] in Judea were trying to stone you. Are you going there again?\"

? 9 Jesus replied, \"There are twelve hours of daylight every day. During the day people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world. 10 But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light.\" 11 Then he said, \"Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.\"

? 12 The disciples said, \"Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!\" 13 They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.

? 14 So he told them plainly, \"Lazarus is dead. 15 And for your sakes, I\'m glad I wasn\'t there, for now you will really believe. Come, let\'s go see him.\"

? 16 Thomas, nicknamed the Twin,[c] said to his fellow disciples, \"Let\'s go, too, and die with Jesus.\"

? 17 When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days. 18 Bethany was only a few miles[d] down the road from Jerusalem, 19 and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss. 20 When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house. 21 Martha said to Jesus, \"Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.\"

? 23 Jesus told her, \"Your brother will rise again.\"

? 24 \"Yes,\" Martha said, \"he will rise when everyone else rises, at the last day.\"

r@? 25 Jesus told her, \"I am the resurrection and the life.[e] Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. 26 Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. @ Do you believe this, Martha?\"

? 27 \"Yes, Lord,\" she told him. \"I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.\" 28 Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, \"The Teacher is here and wants to see you.\" 29 So Mary immediately went to him.

? 30 Jesus had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him. 31 When the people who were at the house consoling Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus\'s grave to weep. So they followed her there. 32 When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, \"Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.\"

? 33 When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him,[f] and he was deeply troubled. 34 \"Where have you put him?\" he asked them.

? ? ? They told him, \"Lord, come and see.\" 35 Then Jesus wept. 36 The people who were standing nearby said, \"See how much he loved him!\" 37 But some said, \"This man healed a blind man. Couldn\'t he have kept Lazarus from dying?\"

? 38 Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance. 39 \"Roll the stone aside,\" Jesus told them.

? ? ? But Martha, the dead man\'s sister, protested, \"Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.\"

? 40 Jesus responded, \"Didn\'t I tell you that you would see God\'s glory if you believe?\" 41 So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, \"Father, thank you for hearing me. 42 You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.\" 43 Then Jesus shouted, \"Lazarus, come out!\" 44 And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, \"Unwrap him and let him go!\"

The Plot to Kill Jesus
? 45 Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen. 46 But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council[g] together. \"What are we going to do?\" they asked each other. \"This man certainly performs many miraculous signs. 48 If we allow him to go on like this, soon everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple[h] and our nation.\"

? 49 Caiaphas, who was high priest at that time,[i] said, \"You don\'t know what you\'re talking about! 50 You don\'t realize that it\'s better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed.\"

? 51 He did not say this on his own; as high priest at that time he was led to prophesy that Jesus would die for the entire nation. 52 And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world.

? 53 So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus\' death. 54 As a result, Jesus stopped his public ministry among the people and left Jerusalem. He went to a place near the wilderness, to the village of Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.

? 55 It was now almost time for the Jewish Passover celebration, and many people from all over the country arrived in Jerusalem several days early so they could go through the purification ceremony before Passover began. 56 They kept looking for Jesus, but as they stood around in the Temple, they said to each other, \"What do you think? He won\'t come for Passover, will he?\" 57 Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly ordered that anyone seeing Jesus must report it immediately so they could arrest him.

Footnotes:John 11:2 This incident is recorded in chapter 12.John 11:8 Greek Jewish people; also in 11:19, 31, 33, 36, 45, 54.John 11:16 Greek Thomas, who was called Didymus.John 11:18 Greek was about 15 stadia [about 2.8 kilometers].John 11:25 Some manuscripts do not include and the life.John 11:33 Or he was angry in his spirit.John 11:47 Greek the Sanhedrin.John 11:48 Or our position; Greek reads our place.John 11:49 Greek that year; also in 11:51. \n? John 12? (New Living Translation)

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John 11

The Death of Lazarus
? 1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (This Mary whose brother Lazarus now lay sick was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus \"Lord the one you love is sick.\"

? 4 When he heard this Jesus said \"This sickness will not end in death. No it is for God\'s glory so that God\'s Son may be glorified through it.\" 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick he stayed where he was two more days 7 and then he said to his disciples \"Let us go back to Judea.\"

? 8 \"But Rabbi\" they said \"a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you and yet you are going back?\"

? 9 Jesus answered \"Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble for they see by this world\'s light. 10 It is when a person walks at night that they stumble for they have no light.\"

? 11 After he had said this he went on to tell them \"Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep but I am going there to wake him up.\"

? 12 His disciples replied \"Lord if he sleeps he will get better.\" 13 Jesus had been speaking of his death but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.

? 14 So then he told them plainly \"Lazarus is dead 15 and for your sake I am glad I was not there so that you may believe. But let us go to him.\"

? 16 Then Thomas (also known as Didymusa) said to the rest of the disciples \"Let us also go that we may die with him.\"

Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarus
? 17 On his arrival Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. 18 Now Bethany was less than two milesb from Jerusalem 19 and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming she went out to meet him but Mary stayed at home.

? 21 \"Lord\" Martha said to Jesus \"if you had been here my brother would not have died. 22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.\"

? 23 Jesus said to her \"Your brother will rise again.\"

? 24 Martha answered \"I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.\"

? 25 Jesus said to her \"I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even though they die 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?\"

? 27 \"Yes Lord\" she replied \"I believe that you are the Messiah the Son of God who is to come into the world.\"

? 28 After she had said this she went back and called her sister Mary aside. \"The Teacher is here\" she said \"and is asking for you.\" 29 When Mary heard this she got up quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village but was still at the place where Martha had met him. 31 When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house comforting her noticed how quickly she got up and went out they followed her supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.

? 32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him she fell at his feet and said \"Lord if you had been here my brother would not have died.\"

? 33 When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. 34 \"Where have you laid him?\" he asked.

? ? ? \"Come and see Lord\" they replied.

? 35 Jesus wept.

? 36 Then the Jews said \"See how he loved him!\"

? 37 But some of them said \"Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?\"

Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Dead
? 38 Jesus once more deeply moved came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 \"Take away the stone\" he said.

? ? ? \"But Lord\" said Martha the sister of the dead man \"by this time there is a bad odor for he has been there four days.\"

? 40 Then Jesus said \"Did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?\"

? 41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said \"Father I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here that they may believe that you sent me.\"

? 43 When he had said this Jesus called in a loud voice \"Lazarus come out!\" 44 The dead man came out his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen and a cloth around his face.

? ? ? Jesus said to them \"Take off the grave clothes and let him go.\"

The Plot to Kill Jesus
? 45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus did believed in him. 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin.

? ? ? \"What are we accomplishing?\" they asked. \"Here is this man performing many signs. 48 If we let him go on like this everyone will believe in him and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.\"

? 49 Then one of them named Caiaphas who was high priest that year spoke up \"You know nothing at all! 50 You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.\"

? 51 He did not say this on his own but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation 52 and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God to bring them together and make them one. 53 So from that day on they plotted to take his life.

? 54 Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea. Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness to a village called Ephraim where he stayed with his disciples.

? 55 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing before the Passover. 56 They kept looking for Jesus and as they stood in the temple courts they asked one another \"What do you think? Isn\'t he coming to the festival at all?\" 57 But the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who found out where Jesus was should report it so that they might arrest him.

FootnotesJohn 1116 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.John 1118 Or about 3 kilometers ? John 12? (New International Version 2011)

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John 16

? ? ? \"I have told you these things so that you won\'t abandon your faith. 2 For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God. 3 This is because they have never known the Father or me. 4 Yes, I\'m telling you these things now, so that when they happen, you will remember my warning. I didn\'t tell you earlier because I was going to be with you for a while longer.

The Work of the Holy Spirit
? 5 \"But now I am going away to the One who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going. 6 Instead, you grieve because of what I\'ve told you. 7 But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don\'t, the Advocate[a] won\'t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God\'s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. 9 The world\'s sin is that it refuses to believe in me. 10 Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more. 11 Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged.

? 12 \"There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can\'t bear it now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. 14 He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, \'The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.\'

Sadness Will Be Turned to Joy
? 16 \"In a little while you won\'t see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again.\"

? 17 Some of the disciples asked each other, \"What does he mean when he says, \'In a little while you won\'t see me, but then you will see me,\' and \'I am going to the Father\'? 18 And what does he mean by \'a little while\'? We don\'t understand.\"

? 19 Jesus realized they wanted to ask him about it, so he said, \"Are you asking yourselves what I meant? I said in a little while you won\'t see me, but a little while after that you will see me again. 20 I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will suddenly turn to wonderful joy. 21 It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When her child is born, her anguish gives way to joy because she has brought a new baby into the world. 22 So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy. 23 At that time you won\'t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name. R@24 You haven\'t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy.@

? 25 \"I have spoken of these matters in figures of speech, but soon I will stop speaking figuratively and will tell you plainly all about the Father. 26 Then you will ask in my name. I\'m not saying I will ask the Father on your behalf, 27 for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God.[b] 28 Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father.\"

? 29 Then his disciples said, \"At last you are speaking plainly and not figuratively. 30 Now we understand that you know everything, and there\'s no need to question you. From this we believe that you came from God.\"

? 31 Jesus asked, \"Do you finally believe? 32 But the time is coming, indeed it\'s here now, when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me. 33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.\"

Footnotes:John 16:7 Or Comforter, or Encourager, or Counselor. Greek reads Paraclete.John 16:27 Some manuscripts read from the Father. \n? John 17? (New Living Translation)

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John 16

? 1 \"All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogue in fact the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. 3 They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. 4 I have told you this so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you 5 but now I am going to him who sent me. None of you asks me \'Where are you going?\' 6 Rather you are filled with grief because I have said these things. 7 But very truly I tell you it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away the Advocate will not come to you but if I go I will send him to you. 8 When he comes he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment 9 about sin because people do not believe in me 10 about righteousness because I am going to the Father where you can see me no longer 11 and about judgment because the prince of this world now stands condemned.

? ? ? 12 \"I have much more to say to you more than you can now bear. 13 But when he the Spirit of truth comes he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own he will speak only what he hears and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.\"

The Disciples\' Grief Will Turn to Joy
? 16 Jesus went on to say \"In a little while you will see me no more and then after a little while you will see me.\"

? 17 At this some of his disciples said to one another \"What does he mean by saying \'In a little while you will see me no more and then after a little while you will see me\' and \'Because I am going to the Father\'?\" 18 They kept asking \"What does he mean by \'a little while\'? We don\'t understand what he is saying.\"

? 19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this so he said to them \"Are you asking one another what I meant when I said \'In a little while you will see me no more and then after a little while you will see me\'? 20 Very truly I tell you you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve but your grief will turn to joy. 21 A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. 22 So with you Now is your time of grief but I will see you again and you will rejoice and no one will take away your joy. 23 In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive and your joy will be complete.

? ? ? 25 \"Though I have been speaking figuratively a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. 27 No the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28 I came from the Father and entered the world now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.\"

? 29 Then Jesus\' disciples said \"Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech. 30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God.\"

? ? ? 31 \"Do you now believe?\" Jesus replied. 32 \"A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone for my Father is with me.

? ? ? 33 \"I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.\"

? John 17? (New International Version 2011)

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1 John 2

g@ 1 My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. @2 He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins, and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.

3 And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments. R@4 If someone claims, "I know God," but doesn\'t obey God\'s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. 5 But those who obey God\'s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. 6 Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.@

A New Commandment
7 Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment, to love one another, is the same message you heard before. 8 Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining.

l@9 If anyone claims, "I am living in the light," but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is still living in darkness. 10 Anyone who loves another brother or sister is living in the light and does not cause others to stumble. 11 But anyone who hates another brother or sister is still living and walking in darkness. Such a person does not know the way to go, having been blinded by the darkness.@

g@12 I am writing to you who are God\'s children because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus. 13 I am writing to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I am writing to you who are young in the faith because you have won your battle with the evil one. 14 I have written to you who are God\'s children because you know the Father. I have written to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I have written to you who are young in the faith because you are strong. God\'s word lives in your hearts, and you have won your battle with the evil one.@

Do Not Love This World
r@15 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. 16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. 17 And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.@
Warning about Antichrists
18 Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour has come. 19 These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us.

20 But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth. 21 So I am writing to you not because you don\'t know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and lies. 22 And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist. 23 Anyone who denies the Son doesn\'t have the Father, either. But anyone who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

24 So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father. 25 And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us.

26 I am writing these things to warn you about those who want to lead you astray. 27 But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don\'t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true, it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.

Living as Children of God
28 And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.

29 Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God\'s children.

Footnotes:1 John 2:9 Greek hates his brother; similarly in 2:11.1 John 2:10 Greek loves his brother.1 John 2:12 Greek through his name.1 John 2:13 Or to you fathers; also in 2:14.1 John 2:20 Greek But you have an anointing from the Holy One.1 John 2:22 Or not the Messiah.1 John 2:22 Or the antichrist.1 John 2:27 Greek the anointing from him.1 John 2:27 Greek the anointing. \n? 1 John 3? (New Living Translation)

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1 John 2

1-2I write this dear children to guide you out of sin. But if anyone does sin we have a Priest-Friend in the presence of the Father Jesus Christ righteous Jesus. When he served as a sacrifice for our sins he solved the sin problem for good not only ours but the whole world\'s.
The Only Way to Know We\'re in Him
2-3Here\'s how we can be sure that we know God in the right way Keep his commandments.

4-6If someone claims "I know him well!" but doesn\'t keep his commandments he\'s obviously a liar. His life doesn\'t match his words. But the one who keeps God\'s word is the person in whom we see God\'s mature love. This is the only way to be sure we\'re in God. Anyone who claims to be intimate with God ought to live the same kind of life Jesus lived.

7-8My dear friends I\'m not writing anything new here. This is the oldest commandment in the book and you\'ve known it from day one. It\'s always been implicit in the Message you\'ve heard. On the other hand perhaps it is new freshly minted as it is in both Christ and you the darkness on its way out and the True Light already blazing!

9-11Anyone who claims to live in God\'s light and hates a brother or sister is still in the dark. It\'s the person who loves brother and sister who dwells in God\'s light and doesn\'t block the light from others. But whoever hates is still in the dark stumbles around in the dark doesn\'t know which end is up blinded by the darkness.

Loving the World
12-13I remind you my dear children Your sins are forgiven in Jesus\' name. You veterans were in on the ground floor and know the One who started all this you newcomers have won a big victory over the Evil One.

13-14And a second reminder dear children You know the Father from personal experience. You veterans know the One who started it all and you newcomers such vitality and strength! God\'s word is so steady in you. Your fellowship with God enables you to gain a victory over the Evil One.

r@15-17Don\'t love the world\'s ways. Don\'t love the world\'s goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world wanting your own way wanting everything for yourself wanting to appear important has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world and all its wanting wanting wanting is on the way out but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity.@

Antichrists Everywhere You Look
18Children time is just about up. You heard that Antichrist is coming. Well they\'re all over the place antichrists everywhere you look. That\'s how we know that we\'re close to the end.

19They left us but they were never really with us. If they had been they would have stuck it out with us loyal to the end. In leaving they showed their true colors showed they never did belong.

20-21But you belong. The Holy One anointed you and you all know it. I haven\'t been writing this to tell you something you don\'t know but to confirm the truth you do know and to remind you that the truth doesn\'t breed lies.

22-23So who is lying here? It\'s the person who denies that Jesus is the Divine Christ that\'s who. This is what makes an antichrist denying the Father denying the Son. No one who denies the Son has any part with the Father but affirming the Son is an embrace of the Father as well.

24-25Stay with what you heard from the beginning the original message. Let it sink into your life. If what you heard from the beginning lives deeply in you you will live deeply in both Son and Father. This is exactly what Christ promised eternal life real life!

26-27I\'ve written to warn you about those who are trying to deceive you. But they\'re no match for what is embedded deeply within you Christ\'s anointing no less! You don\'t need any of their so-called teaching. Christ\'s anointing teaches you the truth on everything you need to know about yourself and him uncontaminated by a single lie. Live deeply in what you were taught.

Live Deeply in Christ
28And now children stay with Christ. Live deeply in Christ. Then we\'ll be ready for him when he appears ready to receive him with open arms with no cause for red-faced guilt or lame excuses when he arrives.

29Once you\'re convinced that he is right and righteous you\'ll recognize that all who practice righteousness are God\'s true children.

1 John 3? (The Message)

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Revelation 13

The Beast out of the Sea
? 1 Then I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. And written on each head were names that blasphemed God. 2 This beast looked like a leopard, but it had the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion! And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority.

? 3 I saw that one of the heads of the beast seemed wounded beyond recovery, but the fatal wound was healed! The whole world marveled at this miracle and gave allegiance to the beast. 4 They worshiped the dragon for giving the beast such power, and they also worshiped the beast. \"Who is as great as the beast?\" they exclaimed. \"Who is able to fight against him?\"

? 5 Then the beast was allowed to speak great blasphemies against God. And he was given authority to do whatever he wanted for forty-two months. 6 And he spoke terrible words of blasphemy against God, slandering his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven.[a] 7 And the beast was allowed to wage war against God\'s holy people and to conquer them. And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation. 8 And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made, the Book that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered.[b]

? 9 Anyone with ears to hear? ? ? ? ? ? should listen and understand.? 10 Anyone who is destined for prison? ? ? ? ? ? will be taken to prison.? ? ? Anyone destined to die by the sword? ? ? ? ? ? will die by the sword.

? ? ? This means that God\'s holy people must endure persecution patiently and remain faithful.

The Beast out of the Earth
? r@11 Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke with the voice of a dragon. 12 He exercised all the authority of the first beast. And he required all the earth and its people to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 13 He did astounding miracles, even making fire flash down to earth from the sky while everyone was watching. 14 And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life. 15 He was then permitted to give life to this statue so that it could speak. Then the statue of the beast commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must die.

? 16 He required everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead. 17 And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name. 18 Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[c] His number is 666.@

Footnotes:Revelation 13:6 Some manuscripts read and his dwelling and all who dwell in heaven.Revelation 13:8 Or not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made.Revelation 13:18 Or of humanity.Revelation 13:18 Some manuscripts read 616. \n? Revelation 14? (New Living Translation)

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Revelation 13

The Beast from the Sea
? 1-2And the Dragon stood on the shore of the sea. I saw a Beast rising from the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads on each horn a crown and each head inscribed with a blasphemous name. The Beast I saw looked like a leopard with bear paws and a lion\'s mouth. The Dragon turned over its power to it its throne and great authority.

? 3-4One of the Beast\'s heads looked as if it had been struck a deathblow and then healed. The whole earth was agog gaping at the Beast. They worshiped the Dragon who gave the Beast authority and they worshiped the Beast exclaiming \"There\'s never been anything like the Beast! No one would dare go to war with the Beast!\"

? 5-8The Beast had a loud mouth boastful and blasphemous. It could do anything it wanted for forty-two months. It yelled blasphemies against God blasphemed his Name blasphemed his Church especially those already dwelling with God in Heaven. It was permitted to make war on God\'s holy people and conquer them. It held absolute sway over all tribes and peoples tongues and races. Everyone on earth whose name was not written from the world\'s foundation in the slaughtered Lamb\'s Book of Life will worship the Beast.

? 9-10Are you listening to this? They\'ve made their bed now they must lie in it. Anyone marked for prison goes straight to prison anyone pulling a sword goes down by the sword. Meanwhile God\'s holy people passionately and faithfully stand their ground.

The Beast from Under the Ground
? 11-12I saw another Beast rising out of the ground. It had two horns like a lamb but sounded like a dragon when it spoke. It was a puppet of the first Beast made earth and everyone in it worship the first Beast which had been healed of its deathblow.

? 13-17This second Beast worked magical signs dazzling people by making fire come down from Heaven. It used the magic it got from the Beast to dupe earth dwellers getting them to make an image of the Beast that received the deathblow and lived. It was able to animate the image of the Beast so that it talked and then arrange that anyone not worshiping the Beast would be killed. It forced all people small and great rich and poor free and slave to have a mark on the right hand or forehead. Without the mark of the name of the Beast or the number of its name it was impossible to buy or sell anything.

? 18Solve a riddle Put your heads together and figure out the meaning of the number of the Beast. It\'s a human number 666.

? Revelation 14? (The Message)

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Isaiah 7

A Message for Ahaz
1 When Ahaz, son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, set out to attack Jerusalem. However, they were unable to carry out their plan.

2 The news had come to the royal court of Judah: "Syria is allied with Israel against us!" So the hearts of the king and his people trembled with fear, like trees shaking in a storm.

3 Then the Lord said to Isaiah, "Take your son Shear-jashub and go out to meet King Ahaz. You will find him at the end of the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed. 4 Tell him to stop worrying. Tell him he doesn\'need to fear the fierce anger of those two burned-out embers, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah. 5 Yes, the kings of Syria and Israel are plotting against him, saying, 6 \'We will attack Judah and capture it for ourselves. Then we will install the son of Tabeel as Judah\'s king.\' 7 But this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

"This invasion will never happen; it will never take place;? 8 for Syria is no stronger than its capital, Damascus, and Damascus is no stronger than its king, Rezin. As for Israel, within sixty-five years it will be crushed and completely destroyed. 9 Israel is no stronger than its capital, Samaria, and Samaria is no stronger than its king, Pekah son of Remaliah. Unless your faith is firm, I cannot make you stand firm."

The Sign of Immanuel
10 Later, the Lord sent this message to King Ahaz: 11 "Ask the Lord your God for a sign of confirmation, Ahaz. Make it as difficult as you want, as high as heaven or as deep as the place of the dead."

12 But the king refused. "No," he said, "I will not test the Lord like that."

13 Then Isaiah said, "Listen well, you royal family of David! Isn\'t it enough to exhaust human patience? Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well? R@14 All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means \'God is with us\'). @15 By the time this child is old enough to choose what is right and reject what is wrong, he will be eating yogurt and honey. 16 For before the child is that old, the lands of the two kings you fear so much will both be deserted.

17 "Then the Lord will bring things on you, your nation, and your family unlike anything since Israel broke away from Judah. He will bring the king of Assyria upon you!"

18 In that day the Lord will whistle for the army of southern Egypt and for the army of Assyria. They will swarm around you like flies and bees. 19 They will come in vast hordes and settle in the fertile areas and also in the desolate valleys, caves, and thorny places. 20 In that day the Lord will hire a "razor" from beyond the Euphrates River, the king of Assyria, and use it to shave off everything: your land, your crops, and your people.

21 In that day a farmer will be fortunate to have a cow and two sheep or goats left. 22 Nevertheless, there will be enough milk for everyone because so few people will be left in the land. They will eat their fill of yogurt and honey. 23 In that day the lush vineyards, now worth 1,000 pieces of silver,[j] will become patches of briers and thorns. 24 The entire land will become a vast expanse of briers and thorns, a hunting ground overrun by wildlife. 25 No one will go to the fertile hillsides where the gardens once grew, for briers and thorns will cover them. Cattle, sheep, and goats will graze there.

Footnotes:Isaiah 7:1 Hebrew Aram; also in 7:2, 4, 5, 8.Isaiah 7:2 Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; also in 7:5, 8, 9, 17.Isaiah 7:3 Shear-jashub means "A remnant will return."Isaiah 7:3 Or bleached.Isaiah 7:11 Hebrew as deep as Sheol.Isaiah 7:14 Or young woman.Isaiah 7:15 Or curds; also in 7:22.Isaiah 7:20 Hebrew the river.Isaiah 7:20 Hebrew shave off the head, the hair of the legs, and the beard.Isaiah 7:23 Hebrew 1,000 shekels of silver, about 25 pounds or 11.4 kilograms in weight. \n? Isaiah 8? (New Living Translation)

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Isaiah 7

The Sign of Immanuel
1 When Ahaz son of Jotham the son of Uzziah was king of Judah King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem but they could not overpower it.

2 Now the house of David was told "Aram has allied itself witha Ephraim" so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.

3 Then the LORD said to Isaiah "Go out you and your son Shear-Jashubb to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool on the road to the Launderer\'s Field. 4 Say to him \'Be careful keep calm and don\'t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah. 5 Aram Ephraim and Remaliah\'s son have plotted your ruin saying 6 "Let us invade Judah let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves and make the son of Tabeel king over it." 7 Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says

"\'It will not take place it will not happen 8 for the head of Aram is Damascus and the head of Damascus is only Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people. 9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah\'s son. If you do not stand firm in your faith you will not stand at all.\'"

10 Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz 11 "Ask the LORD your God for a sign whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights."

12 But Ahaz said "I will not ask I will not put the LORD to the test."

13 Then Isaiah said "Hear now you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give youc a sign The virgind will conceive and give birth to a son ande will call him Immanuel.f 15 He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right 16 for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste. 17 The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah he will bring the king of Assyria."

Assyria the LORD\'s Instrument
18 In that day the LORD will whistle for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria. 19 They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices in the rocks on all the thornbushes and at all the water holes. 20 In that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River the king of Assyria to shave your head and private parts and to cut off your beard also. 21 In that day a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats. 22 And because of the abundance of the milk they give there will be curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey. 23 In that day in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekelsg there will be only briers and thorns. 24 Hunters will go there with bow and arrow for the land will be covered with briers and thorns. 25 As for all the hills once cultivated by the hoe you will no longer go there for fear of the briers and thorns they will become places where cattle are turned loose and where sheep run.

FootnotesIsaiah 72 Or has set up camp inIsaiah 73 Shear-Jashub means a remnant will return.Isaiah 714 The Hebrew is plural.Isaiah 714 Or young womanIsaiah 714 Masoretic Text Dead Sea Scrolls son and he or son and theyIsaiah 714 Immanuel means God with us.Isaiah 723 That is about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms Isaiah 8? (New International Version 2011)

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Isaiah 8

The Coming Assyrian Invasion
? 1 Then the Lord said to me, \"Make a large signboard and clearly write this name on it: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.[a]\" 2 I asked Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah, both known as honest men, to witness my doing this.

? 3 Then I slept with my wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. And the Lord said, \"Call him Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 4 For before this child is old enough to say \'Papa\' or \'Mama,\' the king of Assyria will carry away both the abundance of Damascus and the riches of Samaria.\"

? 5 Then the Lord spoke to me again and said, 6 \"My care for the people of Judah is like the gently flowing waters of Shiloah, but they have rejected it. They are rejoicing over what will happen to[b] King Rezin and King Pekah.[c] 7 Therefore, the Lord will overwhelm them with a mighty flood from the Euphrates River[d], the king of Assyria and all his glory. This flood will overflow all its channels 8 and sweep into Judah until it is chin deep. It will spread its wings, submerging your land from one end to the other, O Immanuel.

? 9 \"Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified.? ? ? ? ? ? Listen, all you distant lands.? ? ? Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!? ? ? ? ? ? Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!? 10 Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless.? ? ? ? ? ? Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed.? ? ? ? ? ? For God is with us![e]\"

A Call to Trust the Lord
? 11 The Lord has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said,

? 12 \"Don\'t call everything a conspiracy, like they do,? ? ? ? ? ? and don\'t live in dread of what frightens them.? 13 Make the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies holy in your life.? ? ? ? ? ? He is the one you should fear.? ? ? He is the one who should make you tremble.? ? ? ? 14 He will keep you safe.? ? ? But to Israel and Judah? ? ? ? ? ? he will be a stone that makes people stumble,? ? ? ? ? ? a rock that makes them fall.? ? ? And for the people of Jerusalem? ? ? ? ? ? he will be a trap and a snare.? 15 Many will stumble and fall,? ? ? ? ? ? never to rise again.? ? ? ? ? ? They will be snared and captured.\"

? 16 Preserve the teaching of God;? ? ? ? ? ? entrust his instructions to those who follow me.? 17 I will wait for the Lord,? ? ? ? ? ? who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob.? ? ? ? ? ? I will put my hope in him.

? 18 I and the children the Lord has given me serve as signs and warnings to Israel from the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies who dwells in his Temple on Mount Zion.

? 19 Someone may say to you, \"Let\'s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do.\" But shouldn\'t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead?

? 20 Look to God\'s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark. 21 They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their king and their God. They will look up to heaven 22 and down at the earth, but wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown out into the darkness.

Footnotes:Isaiah 8:1 Maher-shalal-hash-baz means \"Swift to plunder and quick to carry away.\"Isaiah 8:6 Or They are rejoicing because of.Isaiah 8:6 Hebrew and the son of Remaliah.Isaiah 8:7 Hebrew the river.Isaiah 8:10 Hebrew Immanuel! \n? Isaiah 9? (New Living Translation)

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Isaiah 8

Isaiah and His Children as Signs
? 1 The LORD said to me \"Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary pen Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.\"a 2 So I called in Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me. 3 Then I made love to the prophetess and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the LORD said to me \"Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. 4 For before the boy knows how to say \'My father\' or \'My mother\' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.\"

? 5 The LORD spoke to me again

? 6 \"Because this people has rejected ? ? ? the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin ? ? ? and the son of Remaliah 7 therefore the Lord is about to bring against them ? ? ? the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates ? ? ? the king of Assyria with all his pomp. It will overflow all its channels ? ? ? run over all its banks 8 and sweep on into Judah swirling over it ? ? ? passing through it and reaching up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land ? ? ? Immanuelb!\"

? 9 Raise the war cryc you nations and be shattered! ? ? ? Listen all you distant lands. Prepare for battle and be shattered! ? ? ? Prepare for battle and be shattered! 10 Devise your strategy but it will be thwarted ? ? ? propose your plan but it will not stand ? ? ? for God is with us.d

? 11 This is what the LORD says to me with his strong hand upon me warning me not to follow the way of this people

? 12 \"Do not call conspiracy ? ? ? everything this people calls a conspiracy do not fear what they fear ? ? ? and do not dread it. 13 The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy ? ? ? he is the one you are to fear ? ? ? he is the one you are to dread. 14 He will be a holy place ? ? ? for both Israel and Judah he will be a stone that causes people to stumble ? ? ? and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be ? ? ? a trap and a snare. 15 Many of them will stumble ? ? ? they will fall and be broken ? ? ? they will be snared and captured.\"

? 16 Bind up this testimony of warning ? ? ? and seal up God\'s instruction among my disciples. 17 I will wait for the LORD ? ? ? who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.

? 18 Here am I and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD Almighty who dwells on Mount Zion.

The Darkness Turns to Light
? 19 When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? 20 Consult God\'s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word they have no light of dawn. 21 Distressed and hungry they will roam through the land when they are famished they will become enraged and looking upward will curse their king and their God. 22 Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom and they will be thrust into utter darkness.

FootnotesIsaiah 81 Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz means quick to the plunder swift to the spoil also in verse 3.Isaiah 88 Immanuel means God with us.Isaiah 89 Or Do your worstIsaiah 810 Hebrew Immanuel ? Isaiah 9? (New International Version 2011)

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Jeremiah 31

Hope for Restoration
\"In that day,\" says the Lord, \"I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people. 2 This is what the Lord says:

\"Those who survive the coming destruction will find blessings even in the barren land, for I will give rest to the people of Israel.\"

3 Long ago the Lord said to Israel: \"I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself. 4 I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel.

ou will again be happy and dance merrily with your tambourines. 5 Again you will plant your vineyards on the mountains of Samaria and eat from your own gardens there. 6 The day will come when watchmen will shout from the hill country of Ephraim, \'Come, let us go up to Jerusalem[a] to worship the Lord our God.\'\"

7 Now this is what the Lord says: \"Sing with joy for Israel.[b] Shout for the greatest of nations! Shout out with praise and joy: \'Save your people, O Lord, the remnant of Israel!\'? 8 For I will bring them from the north and from the distant corners of the earth. I will not forget the blind and lame, the expectant mothers and women in labor. A great company will return! 9 Tears of joy will stream down their faces, and I will lead them home with great care. They will walk beside quiet streams and on smooth paths where they will not stumble. For I am Israel\'s father, and Ephraim is my oldest child.

10 \"Listen to this message from the Lord, you nations of the world; proclaim it in distant coastlands: The Lord, who scattered his people, will gather them and watch over them as a shepherd does his flock. 11 For the Lord has redeemed Israel from those too strong for them. 12 They will come home and sing songs of joy on the heights of Jerusalem. They will be radiant because of the Lord\'s good gifts, the abundant crops of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and the healthy flocks and herds. Their life will be like a watered garden, and all their sorrows will be gone. 13 The young women will dance for joy, and the men, old and young, will join in the celebration. I will turn their mourning into joy. I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing. 14 The priests will enjoy abundance, and my people will feast on my good gifts. I, the Lord, have spoken!\"

Rachel\'s Sadness Turns to Joy
r@? 15 This is what the Lord says:

\"A cry is heard in Ramah, deep anguish and bitter weeping. Rachel weeps for her children, refusing to be comforted, for her children are gone.\"

@16 But now this is what the Lord says: \"Do not weep any longer, for I will reward you,\" says the Lord. \"Your children will come back to you from the distant land of the enemy. 17 There is hope for your future,\" says the Lord. \"Your children will come again to their own land. 18 I have heard Israel[c] saying, \'You disciplined me severely, like a calf that needs training for the yoke. Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the Lord my God. 19 I turned away from God, but then I was sorry. I kicked myself for my stupidity! I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.\'

20 \"Is not Israel still my son, my darling child?\" says the Lord. \"I often have to punish him, but I still love him. That\'s why I long for him and surely will have mercy on him. 21 Set up road signs; put up guideposts. Mark well the path by which you came. Come back again, my virgin Israel; return to your towns here. 22 How long will you wander, my wayward daughter For the Lord will cause something new to happen, Israel will embrace her God.[d]\"

23 This is what the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies, the God of Israel, says: \"When I bring them back from captivity, the people of Judah and its towns will again say, \'The Lord bless you, O righteous home, O holy mountain!\' 24 Townspeople and farmers and shepherds alike will live together in peace and happiness. 25 For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.\"

26 At this, I woke up and looked around. My sleep had been very sweet.

27 \"The day is coming,\" says the Lord, \"when I will greatly increase the human population and the number of animals here in Israel and Judah. 28 In the past I deliberately uprooted and tore down this nation. I overthrew it, destroyed it, and brought disaster upon it. But in the future I will just as deliberately plant it and build it up. I, the Lord, have spoken!

29 \"The people will no longer quote this proverb:

\'The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children\'s mouths pucker at the taste.\'

30 All people will die for their own sins, those who eat the sour grapes will be the ones whose mouths will pucker.

31 \"The day is coming,\" says the Lord, \"when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah. 32 This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and brought them out of the land of Egypt. They broke that covenant, though I loved them as a husband loves his wife,\" says the Lord.

33 \"But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day,\" says the Lord. \"I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34 And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, \'You should know the Lord.\' For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already,\" says the Lord. \"And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.\"

35 It is the Lord who provides the sun to light the day and the moon and stars to light the night, and who stirs the sea into roaring waves. His name is the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies, and this is what he says:? 36 \"I am as likely to reject my people Israel as I am to abolish the laws of nature!\"? 37 This is what the Lord says: \"Just as the heavens cannot be measured and the foundations of the earth cannot be explored, so I will not consider casting them away for the evil they have done. I, the Lord, have spoken!

38 \"The day is coming,\" says the Lord, \"when all Jerusalem will be rebuilt for me, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. 39 A measuring line will be stretched out over the hill of Gareb and across to Goah. 40 And the entire area, including the graveyard and ash dump in the valley, and all the fields out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the Horse Gate, will be holy to the Lord. The city will never again be captured or destroyed.\"

Footnotes:Jeremiah 31:6 Hebrew Zion; also in 31:12.Jeremiah 31:7 Hebrew Jacob; also in 31:11. See note on 5:20.Jeremiah 31:18 Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; also in 31:20.Jeremiah 31:22 Hebrew a woman will court a suitor. \n? Jeremiah 32? (New Living Translation)

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Jeremiah 31

1 \"At that time\" declares the LORD \"I will be the God of all the families of Israel and they will be my people.\"

2 This is what the LORD says

\"The people who survive the sword will find favor in the wilderness I will come to give rest to Israel.\"

3 The LORD appeared to us in the pasta saying

\"I have loved you with an everlasting love I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. 4 I will build you up again and you Virgin Israel will be rebuilt. Again you will take up your timbrels and go out to dance with the joyful. 5 Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria the farmers will plant them and enjoy their fruit. 6 There will be a day when watchmen cry out on the hills of Ephraim \'Come let us go up to Zion to the LORD our God.\'\"

7 This is what the LORD says

\"Sing with joy for Jacob shout for the foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard and say \'LORD save your people the remnant of Israel.\' 8 See I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the ends of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame expectant mothers and women in labor a great throng will return. 9 They will come with weeping they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble because I am Israel\'s father and Ephraim is my firstborn son.

10 \"Hear the word of the LORD you nations proclaim it in distant coastlands \'He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.\' 11 For the LORD will deliver Jacob and redeem them from the hand of those stronger than they. 12 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion they will rejoice in the bounty of the LORD the grain the new wine and the olive oil the young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well-watered garden and they will sorrow no more. 13 Then young women will dance and be glad young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. 14 I will satisfy the priests with abundance and my people will be filled with my bounty\" declares the LORD.

15 This is what the LORD says

\"A voice is heard in Ramah mourning and great weeping Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted because they are no more.\"

16 This is what the LORD says

\"Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears for your work will be rewarded\" declares the LORD. \"They will return from the land of the enemy. 17 So there is hope for your descendants\" declares the LORD. \"Your children will return to their own land.

18 \"I have surely heard Ephraim\'s moaning \'You disciplined me like an unruly calf and I have been disciplined. Restore me and I will return because you are the LORD my God. 19 After I strayed I repented after I came to understand I beat my breast. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.\' 20 Is not Ephraim my dear son the child in whom I delight? Though I often speak against him I still remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him I have great compassion for him\" declares the LORD.

21 \"Set up road signs put up guideposts. Take note of the highway the road that you take. Return Virgin Israel return to your towns. 22 How long will you wander unfaithful Daughter Israel? The LORD will create a new thing on earth the woman will return tob the man.\"

23 This is what the LORD Almighty the God of Israel says \"When I bring them back from captivityc the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words \'The LORD bless you you prosperous city you sacred mountain.\' 24 People will live together in Judah and all its towns farmers and those who move about with their flocks. 25 I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.\"

26 At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.

27 \"The days are coming\" declares the LORD \"when I will plant the kingdoms of Israel and Judah with the offspring of people and of animals. 28 Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down and to overthrow destroy and bring disaster so I will watch over them to build and to plant\" declares the LORD. 29 \"In those days people will no longer say

\'The parents have eaten sour grapes and the children\'s teeth are set on edge.\'

30 Instead everyone will die for their own sin whoever eats sour grapes their own teeth will be set on edge.

31 \"The days are coming\" declares the LORD \"when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt because they broke my covenant though I was a husband tod theme\" declares the LORD. 33 \"This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time\" declares the LORD. \"I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God and they will be my people. 34 No longer will they teach their neighbor or say to one another \'Know the LORD\' because they will all know me from the least of them to the greatest\" declares the LORD. \"For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.\"

35 This is what the LORD says

he who appoints the sun to shine by day who decrees the moon and stars to shine by night who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar the LORD Almighty is his name 36 \"Only if these decrees vanish from my sight\" declares the LORD \"will Israel ever cease being a nation before me.\"

37 This is what the LORD says

\"Only if the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below be searched out will I reject all the descendants of Israel because of all they have done\" declares the LORD.

38 \"The days are coming\" declares the LORD \"when this city will be rebuilt for me from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. 39 The measuring line will stretch from there straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to Goah. 40 The whole valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate will be holy to the LORD. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.\"

FootnotesJeremiah 313 Or LORD has appeared to us from afarJeremiah 3122 Or will protectJeremiah 3123 Or I restore their fortunesJeremiah 3132 Hebrew Septuagint and Syriac / and I turned away fromJeremiah 3132 Or was their master Jeremiah 32? (New International Version 2011)

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Hosea 11

The Lord\'s Love for Israel
r@1 \"When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt. @2 But the more I[a] called to him, the farther he moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images of Baal and burning incense to idols. 3 I myself taught Israel[b] how to walk, leading him along by the hand. But he doesn\'t know or even care that it was I who took care of him. 4 I led Israel along with my ropes of kindness and love. I lifted the yoke from his neck, and I myself stooped to feed him.

5 \"But since my people refuse to return to me, they will return to Egypt and will be forced to serve Assyria. 6 War will swirl through their cities; their enemies will crash through their gates. They will destroy them, trapping them in their own evil plans. 7 For my people are determined to desert me. They call me the Most High, but they don\'t truly honor me.

8 \"Oh, how can I give you up, Israel How can I let you go How can I destroy you like Admah or demolish you like Zeboiim My heart is torn within me, and my compassion overflows. 9 No, I will not unleash my fierce anger. I will not completely destroy Israel, for I am God and not a mere mortal. I am the Holy One living among you, and I will not come to destroy. 10 For someday the people will follow me. I, the Lord, will roar like a lion. And when I roar, my people will return trembling from the west. 11 Like a flock of birds, they will come from Egypt. Trembling like doves, they will return from Assyria. And I will bring them home again,\" says the Lord.

Charges against Israel and Judah
12 [c]Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit, but Judah still obeys God and is faithful to the Holy One.[d]

Footnotes:Hosea 11:2 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads they.Hosea 11:3 Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; also in 11:8, 9, 12.Hosea 11:12 Verse 11:12 is numbered 12:1 in Hebrew text.Hosea 11:12 Or and Judah is unruly against God, the faithful Holy One. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain. \n? Hosea 12? (New Living Translation)

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Hosea 11

God\'s Love for Israel
1 \"When Israel was a child I loved him and out of Egypt I called my son. 2 But the more they were called the more they went away from me.a They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images. 3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk taking them by the arms but they did not realize it was I who healed them. 4 I led them with cords of human kindness with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek and I bent down to feed them.

5 \"Will they not return to Egypt and will not Assyria rule over them because they refuse to repent? 6 A sword will flash in their cities it will devour their false prophets and put an end to their plans. 7 My people are determined to turn from me. Even though they call me God Most High I will by no means exalt them.

8 \"How can I give you up Ephraim How can I hand you over Israel? How can I treat you like Admah How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart is changed within me all my compassion is aroused. 9 I will not carry out my fierce anger nor will I devastate Ephraim again. For I am God and not a man the Holy One among you. I will not come against their cities. 10 They will follow the LORD he will roar like a lion. When he roars his children will come trembling from the west. 11 They will come from Egypt trembling like sparrows from Assyria fluttering like doves. I will settle them in their homes\" declares the LORD.

Israel\'s Sin
12 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies Israel with deceit. And Judah is unruly against God even against the faithful Holy One.b

FootnotesHosea 112 Septuagint Hebrew themHosea 1112 In Hebrew texts this verse (1112) is numbered 121. Hosea 12? (New International Version 2011)

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Micah 5

1 [a]Mobilize! Marshal your troops! The enemy is laying siege to Jerusalem. They will strike Israel\'s leader in the face with a rod.

A Ruler from Bethlehem
r@2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one whose origins are from the distant past. @3 The people of Israel will be abandoned to their enemies until the woman in labor gives birth. Then at last his fellow countrymen will return from exile to their own land. 4 And he will stand to lead his flock with the Lord\'s strength, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. Then his people will live there undisturbed, for he will be highly honored around the world. 5 And he will be the source of peace.

When the Assyrians invade our land and break through our defenses, we will appoint seven rulers to watch over us, eight princes to lead us. 6 They will rule Assyria with drawn swords and enter the gates of the land of Nimrod. He will rescue us from the Assyrians when they pour over the borders to invade our land.

The Remnant Purified
7 Then the remnant left in Israel[c] will take their place among the nations. They will be like dew sent by the Lord or like rain falling on the grass, which no one can hold back and no one can restrain. 8 The remnant left in Israel will take their place among the nations. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a strong young lion among flocks of sheep and goats, pouncing and tearing as they go with no rescuer in sight. 9 The people of Israel will stand up to their foes, and all their enemies will be wiped out.

10 \"In that day,\" says the Lord, \"I will slaughter your horses and destroy your chariots. 11 I will tear down your walls and demolish your defenses. 12 I will put an end to all witchcraft, and there will be no more fortune-tellers. 13 I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars, so you will never again worship the work of your own hands. 14 I will abolish your idol shrines with their Asherah poles and destroy your pagan cities. 15 I will pour out my vengeance on all the nations that refuse to obey me.\"

Footnotes:Micah 5:1 Verse 5:1 is numbered 4:14 in Hebrew text.Micah 5:2 Verses 5:2-15 are numbered 5:1-14 in Hebrew text.Micah 5:7 Hebrew in Jacob; also in 5:8. See note on 1:5a. \n? Micah 6? (New Living Translation)

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Micah 5

A Promised Ruler From Bethlehem
1 aMarshal your troops now city of troops for a siege is laid against us. They will strike Israel\'s ruler on the cheek with a rod.

2 \"But you Bethlehem Ephrathah though you are small among the clansb of Judah out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel whose origins are from of old from ancient times.\"

3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites.

4 He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.

5 And he will be our peace when the Assyrians invade our land and march through our fortresses. We will raise against them seven shepherds even eight commanders 6 who will rulec the land of Assyria with the sword the land of Nimrod with drawn sword.d He will deliver us from the Assyrians when they invade our land and march across our borders.

7 The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD like showers on the grass which do not wait for anyone or depend on man. 8 The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations in the midst of many peoples like a lion among the beasts of the forest like a young lion among flocks of sheep which mauls and mangles as it goes and no one can rescue. 9 Your hand will be lifted up in triumph over your enemies and all your foes will be destroyed.

10 \"In that day\" declares the LORD

\"I will destroy your horses from among you and demolish your chariots. 11 I will destroy the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds. 12 I will destroy your witchcraft and you will no longer cast spells. 13 I will destroy your idols and your sacred stones from among you you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands. 14 I will uproot from among you your Asherah polese when I demolish your cities. 15 I will take vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations that have not obeyed me.\"

FootnotesMicah 51 In Hebrew texts 51 is numbered 414 and 52-15 is numbered 51-14.Micah 52 Or rulersMicah 56 Or crushMicah 56 Or Nimrod in its gatesMicah 514 That is wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah Micah 6? (New International Version 2011)

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Isaiah 40

Comfort for God\'s People
1 \"Comfort, comfort my people,\" says your God. 2 \"Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins.\"

r@? 3 Listen! It\'s the voice of someone shouting, \"Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God! @4 Fill in the valleys, and level the mountains and hills. Straighten the curves, and smooth out the rough places. 5 Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. The Lord has spoken!\"[a]

6 A voice said, \"Shout!\" I asked, \"What should I shout?\"

\"Shout that people are like the grass. Their beauty fades as quickly as the flowers in a field. 7 The grass withers and the flowers fade beneath the breath of the Lord. And so it is with people. 8 The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.\"

9 O Zion, messenger of good news, shout from the mountaintops! Shout it louder, O Jerusalem.[b] Shout, and do not be afraid. Tell the towns of Judah, \"Your God is coming!\"? 10 Yes, the Sovereign Lord is coming in power. He will rule with a powerful arm. See, he brings his reward with him as he comes. 11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.

The Lord Has No Equal
12 Who else has held the oceans in his hand Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers Who else knows the weight of the earth or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale? 13 Who is able to advise the Spirit of the Lord?[c] Who knows enough to give him advice or teach him? 14 Has the Lord ever needed anyone\'s advice Does he need instruction about what is good Did someone teach him what is right or show him the path of justice?

15 No, for all the nations of the world are but a drop in the bucket. They are nothing more than dust on the scales. He picks up the whole earth as though it were a grain of sand. 16 All the wood in Lebanon\'s forests and all Lebanon\'s animals would not be enough to make a burnt offering worthy of our God. 17 The nations of the world are worth nothing to him. In his eyes they count for less than nothing, mere emptiness and froth.

18 To whom can you compare God What image can you find to resemble him? 19 Can he be compared to an idol formed in a mold, overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains? 20 Or if people are too poor for that, they might at least choose wood that won\'t decay and a skilled craftsman to carve an image that won\'t fall down!

21 Haven\'t you heard? Don\'t you understand Are you deaf to the words of God, the words he gave before the world began Are you so ignorant? 22 God sits above the circle of the earth. The people below seem like grasshoppers to him! He spreads out the heavens like a curtain and makes his tent from them. 23 He judges the great people of the world and brings them all to nothing. 24 They hardly get started, barely taking root, when he blows on them and they wither. The wind carries them off like chaff.

25 \"To whom will you compare me Who is my equal?\" asks the Holy One.

26 Look up into the heavens. Who created all the stars He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of his great power and incomparable strength, not a single one is missing. 27 O Jacob, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights? 28 Have you never heard Have you never understood The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. 29 He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. 30 Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. 31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

Footnotes:Isaiah 40:5 Greek version reads He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, / \"Prepare the way for the Lord\'s coming! / Clear a road for our God! / Fill in the valleys, / and level the mountains and hills. / And then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, / and all people will see the salvation sent from God. / The Lord has spoken!\" Compare Matt 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4-6.Isaiah 40:9 Or O messenger of good news, shout to Zion from the mountaintops! Shout it louder to Jerusalem.Isaiah 40:13 Greek version reads Who can know the Lord\'s thoughts? Compare Rom 11:34; 1 Cor 2:16. \n? Isaiah 41? (New Living Translation)

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Isaiah 40

Comfort for God\'s People
1 Comfort comfort my people says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed that her sin has been paid for that she has received from the LORD\'s hand double for all her sins.

3 A voice of one calling \"In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORDa make straight in the desert a highway for our God.b 4 Every valley shall be raised up every mountain and hill made low the rough ground shall become level the rugged places a plain. 5 And the glory of the LORD will be revealed and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.\"

6 A voice says \"Cry out.\" And I said \"What shall I cry?\"

\"All people are like grass and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field. 7 The grass withers and the flowers fall because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. 8 The grass withers and the flowers fall but the word of our God endures forever.\"

9 You who bring good news to Zion go up on a high mountain. You who bring good news to Jerusalemc lift up your voice with a shout lift it up do not be afraid say to the towns of Judah \"Here is your God!\" 10 See the Sovereign LORD comes with power and he rules with a mighty arm. See his reward is with him and his recompense accompanies him. 11 He tends his flock like a shepherd He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart he gently leads those that have young.

12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance? 13 Who can fathom the Spiritd of the LORD or instruct the LORD as his counselor? 14 Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge or showed him the path of understanding?

15 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket they are regarded as dust on the scales he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust. 16 Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires nor its animals enough for burnt offerings. 17 Before him all the nations are as nothing they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing.

18 With whom then will you compare God To what image will you liken him? 19 As for an idol a metalworker casts it and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it. 20 A person too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot they look for a skilled worker to set up an idol that will not topple.

21 Do you not know Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning Have you not understood since the earth was founded? 22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy and spreads them out like a tent to live in. 23 He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing. 24 No sooner are they planted no sooner are they sown no sooner do they take root in the ground than he blows on them and they wither and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.

25 \"To whom will you compare me Or who is my equal?\" says the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength not one of them is missing.

27 Why do you complain Jacob Why do you say Israel \"My way is hidden from the LORD my cause is disregarded by my God\"? 28 Do you not know Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary and his understanding no one can fathom. 29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary and young men stumble and fall 31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles they will run and not grow weary they will walk and not be faint.

FootnotesIsaiah 403 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness / \"Prepare the way for the LORDIsaiah 403 Hebrew Septuagint make straight the paths of our GodIsaiah 409 Or Zion bringer of good news / go up on a high mountain. / Jerusalem bringer of good newsIsaiah 4013 Or mind Isaiah 41? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 50

A psalm of Asaph.
1 The Lord, the Mighty One, is God, and he has spoken; he has summoned all humanity from where the sun rises to where it sets. 2 From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance. 3 Our God approaches, and he is not silent. Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages around him. 4 He calls on the heavens above and earth below to witness the judgment of his people. 5 \"Bring my faithful people to me, those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.\"? 6 Then let the heavens proclaim his justice, for God himself will be the judge. Interlude

7 \"O my people, listen as I speak. Here are my charges against you, O Israel: I am God, your God! 8 I have no complaint about your sacrifices or the burnt offerings you constantly offer. 9 But I do not need the bulls from your barns or the goats from your pens. 10 For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills. 11 I know every bird on the mountains, and all the animals of the field are mine. 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it. 13 Do I eat the meat of bulls Do I drink the blood of goats? 14 Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High. 15 Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.\"

16 But God says to the wicked: \"Why bother reciting my decrees and pretending to obey my covenant? 17 For you refuse my discipline and treat my words like trash. 18 When you see thieves, you approve of them, and you spend your time with adulterers. 19 Your mouth is filled with wickedness, and your tongue is full of lies. 20 You sit around and slander your brother, your own mother\'s son. 21 While you did all this, I remained silent, and you thought I didn\'t care. But now I will rebuke you, listing all my charges against you. 22 Repent, all of you who forget me, or I will tear you apart, and no one will help you.r@? 23 But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God.\"

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Psalm 50

A psalm of Asaph.

1 The Mighty One God the LORD speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets. 2 From Zion perfect in beauty God shines forth. 3 Our God comes and will not be silent a fire devours before him and around him a tempest rages. 4 He summons the heavens above and the earth that he may judge his people 5 \"Gather to me this consecrated people who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.\" 6 And the heavens proclaim his righteousness for he is a God of justice.ab

7 \"Listen my people and I will speak I will testify against you Israel I am God your God. 8 I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings which are ever before me. 9 I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens 10 for every animal of the forest is mine and the cattle on a thousand hills. 11 I know every bird in the mountains and the insects in the fields are mine. 12 If I were hungry I would not tell you for the world is mine and all that is in it. 13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?

14 \"Sacrifice thank offerings to God fulfill your vows to the Most High 15 and call on me in the day of trouble I will deliver you and you will honor me.\"

16 But to the wicked person God says

\"What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips? 17 You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you. 18 When you see a thief you join with him you throw in your lot with adulterers. 19 You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit. 20 You sit and testify against your brother and slander your own mother\'s son. 21 When you did these things and I kept silent you thought I was exactlyc like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.

22 \"Consider this you who forget God or I will tear you to pieces with no one to rescue you 23 Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me and to the blamelessd I will show my salvation.\"

FootnotesPsalm 506 With a different word division of the Hebrew Masoretic Text for God himself is judgePsalm 506 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.Psalm 5021 Or thought the \'I AM\' wasPsalm 5023 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text the meaning of the Masoretic Text for this phrase is uncertain. Psalm 51? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 97

1 The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice! Let the farthest coastlands be glad.? 2 Dark clouds surround him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.? 3 Fire spreads ahead of him and burns up all his foes.? 4 His lightning flashes out across the world. The earth sees and trembles.? 5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.? 6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness; every nation sees his glory.? 7 Those who worship idols are disgraced, all who brag about their worthless gods, for every god must bow to him.? 8 Jerusalem has heard and rejoiced, and all the towns of Judah are glad because of your justice, O Lord!? 9 For you, O Lord, are supreme over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.

10 You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked.? 11 Light shines on the godly, and joy on those whose hearts are right.? 12 May all who are godly rejoice in the Lord and praise his holy name!

Footnotes:Psalm 97:8 Hebrew Zion. \n? Psalm 98? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 97

1 The LORD reigns let the earth be glad let the distant shores rejoice. 2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. 3 Fire goes before him and consumes his foes on every side. 4 His lightning lights up the world the earth sees and trembles. 5 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD before the Lord of all the earth. 6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness and all peoples see his glory.

7 All who worship images are put to shame those who boast in idols worship him all you gods!

8 Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments LORD. 9 For you LORD are the Most High over all the earth you are exalted far above all gods. 10 Let those who love the LORD hate evil for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. 11 Light shinesa on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. 12 Rejoice in the LORD you who are righteous and praise his holy name.

FootnotesPsalm 9711 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 1124) most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sownPsalm 98? (New International Version 2011)

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1 Thessalonians 2

Paul Remembers His Visit
1 You yourselves know, dear brothers and sisters,[a] that our visit to you was not a failure. 2 You know how badly we had been treated at Philippi just before we came to you and how much we suffered there. Yet our God gave us the courage to declare his Good News to you boldly, in spite of great opposition. 3 So you can see we were not preaching with any deceit or impure motives or trickery.

4 For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts. 5 Never once did we try to win you with flattery, as you well know. And God is our witness that we were not pretending to be your friends just to get your money! 6 As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else.

7 As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but instead we were like children[b] among you. Or we were like a mother feeding and caring for her own children. 8 We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God\'s Good News but our own lives, too.

9 Don\'t you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would not be a burden to any of you as we preached God\'s Good News to you. 10 You yourselves are our witnesses, and so is God, that we were devout and honest and faultless toward all of you believers. 11 And you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children.r@ 12 We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory.@

13 Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn\'t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God, which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.

14 And then, dear brothers and sisters, you suffered persecution from your own countrymen. In this way, you imitated the believers in God\'s churches in Judea who, because of their belief in Christ Jesus, suffered from their own people, the Jews. 15 For some of the Jews killed the prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us, too. They fail to please God and work against all humanity 16 as they try to keep us from preaching the Good News of salvation to the Gentiles. By doing this, they continue to pile up their sins. But the anger of God has caught up with them at last.

Timothy\'s Good Report about the Church
17 Dear brothers and sisters, after we were separated from you for a little while (though our hearts never left you), we tried very hard to come back because of our intense longing to see you again. 18 We wanted very much to come to you, and I, Paul, tried again and again, but Satan prevented us. 19 After all, what gives us hope and joy, and what will be our proud reward and crown as we stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns? It is you! 20 Yes, you are our pride and joy.

Footnotes:1 Thessalonians 2:1 Greek brothers; also in 2:9, 14, 17.1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts read we were gentle. \n? 1 Thessalonians 3? (New Living Translation)

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1 Thessalonians 2

Paul\'s Ministry in Thessalonica
1 You know brothers and sisters that our visit to you was not without results. 2 We had previously suffered and been treated outrageously in Philippi as you know but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in the face of strong opposition. 3 For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives nor are we trying to trick you. 4 On the contrary we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God who tests our hearts. 5 You know we never used flattery nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed God is our witness. 6 We were not looking for praise from people not from you or anyone else even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority. 7 Instead we were like young childrena among you.

Just as a nursing mother cares for her children 8 so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well. 9 Surely you remember brothers and sisters our toil and hardship we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you. 10 You are witnesses and so is God of how holy righteous and blameless we were among you who believed. 11 For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children 12 encouraging comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God who calls you into his kingdom and glory.

13 And we also thank God continually because when you received the word of God which you heard from us you accepted it not as a human word but as it actually is the word of God which is indeed at work in you who believe. 14 For you brothers and sisters became imitators of God\'s churches in Judea which are in Christ Jesus You suffered from your own people the same things those churches suffered from the Jews 15 who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone 16 in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit. The wrath of God has come upon them at last.b

Paul\'s Longing to See the Thessalonians
17 But brothers and sisters when we were orphaned by being separated from you for a short time (in person not in thought) out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you. 18 For we wanted to come to you certainly I Paul did again and again but Satan blocked our way. 19 For what is our hope our joy or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you? 20 Indeed you are our glory and joy.

Footnotes1 Thessalonians 27 Some manuscripts were gentle1 Thessalonians 216 Or them fully 1 Thessalonians 3? (New International Version 2011)

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1 Corinthians 1

Greetings from Paul
1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes.

2 I am writing to God\'s church in Corinth,[a] to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus,[b] just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.

3 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

Paul Gives Thanks to God
g@ 4 I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus. 5 Through him, God has enriched your church in every way, with all of your eloquent words and all of your knowledge. @6 This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true. 7 Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.r@ 8 He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns. 9 God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.@
Divisions in the Church
10 I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose. 11 For some members of Chloe\'s household have told me about your quarrels, my dear brothers and sisters. 12 Some of you are saying, \"I am a follower of Paul.\" Others are saying, \"I follow Apollos,\" or \"I follow Peter,[d]\" or \"I follow only Christ.\"

13 Has Christ been divided into factions? Was I, Paul, crucified for you? Were any of you baptized in the name of Paul? Of course not! 14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 for now no one can say they were baptized in my name. 16 (Oh yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas, but I don\'t remember baptizing anyone else.) 17 For Christ didn\'t send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News, and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power.

The Wisdom of God
18 The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. 19 As the Scriptures say,

\"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.\"

20 So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world\'s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. 21 Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe. 22 It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom. 23 So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it\'s all nonsense.

24 But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God\'s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.

r@ 26 Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world\'s eyes or powerful or wealthy[g] when God called you. 27 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. 28 God chose things despised by the world,[h] things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.@ 29 As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.

30 God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin. 31 Therefore, as the Scriptures say, \"If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.\"

Footnotes:1 Corinthians 1:2 Corinth was the capital city of Achaia, the southern region of the Greek peninsula.1 Corinthians 1:2 Or because you belong to Christ Jesus.1 Corinthians 1:10 Greek brothers; also in 1:11, 26.1 Corinthians 1:12 Greek Cephas.1 Corinthians 1:19 Isa 29:14.1 Corinthians 1:24 Greek and Greeks.1 Corinthians 1:26 Or high born.1 Corinthians 1:28 Or God chose those who are low born.1 Corinthians 1:31 Jer 9:24. \n? 1 Corinthians 2? (New Living Translation)

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1 Corinthians 1

1 Paul called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God and our brother Sosthenes

2 To the church of God in Corinth to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ their Lord and ours

3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving
4 I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. 5 For in him you have been enriched in every way with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge 6 God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. 7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. 8 He will also keep you firm to the end so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
A Church Divided Over Leaders
10 I appeal to you brothers and sistersa in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. 11 My brothers and sisters some from Chloe\'s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. 12 What I mean is this One of you says \"I follow Paul\" another \"I follow Apollos\" another \"I follow Cephasb\" still another \"I follow Christ.\"

13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius 15 so no one can say that you were baptized in my name. 16 (Yes I also baptized the household of Stephanas beyond that I don\'t remember if I baptized anyone else.) 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel not with wisdom and eloquence lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Christ Crucified Is God\'s Power and Wisdom
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written

\"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.\"c

20 Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom 23 but we preach Christ crucified a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles 24 but to those whom God has called both Jews and Greeks Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

26 Brothers and sisters think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards not many were influential not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things and the things that are not to nullify the things that are 29 so that no one may boast before him. 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus who has become for us wisdom from God that is our righteousness holiness and redemption. 31 Therefore as it is written \"Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.\"d

Footnotes1 Corinthians 110 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers both men and women as part of God\'s family also in verses 11 and 26 and in 21 31 46 68 724 29 101 1133 121 146 20 26 39 151 6 50 58 1615 20.1 Corinthians 112 That is Peter1 Corinthians 119 Isaiah 29141 Corinthians 131 Jer. 924 1 Corinthians 2? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 65

For the choir director: A song. A psalm of David.
1 What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you, 2 for you answer our prayers. All of us must come to you. 3 Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all. 4 What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What festivities await us inside your holy Temple.

5 You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas. 6 You formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with mighty strength. 7 You quieted the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the shouting of the nations. 8 Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.

9 You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The river of God has plenty of water; it provides a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so. 10 You drench the plowed ground with rain, melting the clods and leveling the ridges. You soften the earth with showers and bless its abundant crops. r@11 You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.@? 12 The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy. 13 The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are carpeted with grain. They all shout and sing for joy!

\n? Psalm 66? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 65

Psalm 65a
For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.

1 Praise awaitsb you our God in Zion to you our vows will be fulfilled. 2 You who answer prayer to you all people will come. 3 When we were overwhelmed by sins you forgavec our transgressions. 4 Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house of your holy temple.

5 You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds God our Savior the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas 6 who formed the mountains by your power having armed yourself with strength 7 who stilled the roaring of the seas the roaring of their waves and the turmoil of the nations. 8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders where morning dawns where evening fades you call forth songs of joy.

9 You care for the land and water it you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain for so you have ordained it.d 10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges you soften it with showers and bless its crops. 11 You crown the year with your bounty and your carts overflow with abundance. 12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow the hills are clothed with gladness. 13 The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain they shout for joy and sing.

FootnotesPsalm 651 In Hebrew texts 651-13 is numbered 652-14.Psalm 651 Or befits the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.Psalm 653 Or made atonement forPsalm 659 Or for that is how you prepare the land Psalm 66? (New International Version 2011)

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Numbers 6

Nazirite Laws
1 Then the Lord said to Moses, \"Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.

2 \"If any of the people, either men or women, take the special vow of a Nazirite, setting themselves apart to the Lord in a special way, 3 they must give up wine and other alcoholic drinks. They must not use vinegar made from wine or from other alcoholic drinks, they must not drink fresh grape juice, and they must not eat grapes or raisins. 4 As long as they are bound by their Nazirite vow, they are not allowed to eat or drink anything that comes from a grapevine, not even the grape seeds or skins.

5 \"They must never cut their hair throughout the time of their vow, for they are holy and set apart to the Lord. Until the time of their vow has been fulfilled, they must let their hair grow long. 6 And they must not go near a dead body during the entire period of their vow to the Lord. 7 Even if the dead person is their own father, mother, brother, or sister, they must not defile themselves, for the hair on their head is the symbol of their separation to God. 8 This requirement applies as long as they are set apart to the Lord.

9 \"If someone falls dead beside them, the hair they have dedicated will be defiled. They must wait for seven days and then shave their heads. Then they will be cleansed from their defilement. 10 On the eighth day they must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle.[a] 11 The priest will offer one of the birds for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. In this way, he will purify them[b] from the guilt they incurred through contact with the dead body. Then they must reaffirm their commitment and let their hair begin to grow again. 12 The days of their vow that were completed before their defilement no longer count. They must rededicate themselves to the Lord as a Nazirite for the full term of their vow, and each must bring a one-year-old male lamb for a guilt offering.

13 \"This is the ritual law for Nazirites. At the conclusion of their time of separation as Nazirites, they must each go to the entrance of the Tabernacle 14 and offer their sacrifices to the Lord: a one-year-old male lamb without defect for a burnt offering, a one-year-old female lamb without defect for a sin offering, a ram without defect for a peace offering, 15 a basket of bread made without yeast, cakes of choice flour mixed with olive oil and wafers spread with olive oil, along with their prescribed grain offerings and liquid offerings. 16 The priest will present these offerings before the Lord: first the sin offering and the burnt offering; 17 then the ram for a peace offering, along with the basket of bread made without yeast. The priest must also present the prescribed grain offering and liquid offering to the Lord.

18 \"Then the Nazirites will shave their heads at the entrance of the Tabernacle. They will take the hair that had been dedicated and place it on the fire beneath the peace-offering sacrifice. 19 After the Nazirite\'s head has been shaved, the priest will take for each of them the boiled shoulder of the ram, and he will take from the basket a cake and a wafer made without yeast. He will put them all into the Nazirite\'s hands. 20 Then the priest will lift them up as a special offering before the Lord. These are holy portions for the priest, along with the breast of the special offering and the thigh of the sacred offering that are lifted up before the Lord. After this ceremony the Nazirites may again drink wine.

21 \"This is the ritual law of the Nazirites, who vow to bring these offerings to the Lord. They may also bring additional offerings if they can afford it. And they must be careful to do whatever they vowed when they set themselves apart as Nazirites.\"

The Priestly Blessing
22 Then the Lord said to Moses, 23 \"Tell Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing:

r@ 24 \'May the Lord bless you and protect you. 25 May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. 26 May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.\'

@ 27 Whenever Aaron and his sons bless the people of Israel in my name, I myself will bless them.\"

Footnotes:Numbers 6:10 Hebrew the Tent of Meeting; also in 6:13, 18.Numbers 6:11 Or make atonement for them. \n? Numbers 7? (New Living Translation)

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Numbers 6

The Nazirite
1 The LORD said to Moses 2 \"Speak to the Israelites and say to them \'If a man or woman wants to make a special vow a vow of dedication to the LORD as a Nazirite 3 they must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or other fermented drink. They must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins. 4 As long as they remain under their Nazirite vow they must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine not even the seeds or skins.

5 \"\'During the entire period of their Nazirite vow no razor may be used on their head. They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the LORD is over they must let their hair grow long.

6 \"\'Throughout the period of their dedication to the LORD the Nazirite must not go near a dead body. 7 Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean on account of them because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head. 8 Throughout the period of their dedication they are consecrated to the LORD.

9 \"\'If someone dies suddenly in the Nazirite\'s presence thus defiling the hair that symbolizes their dedication they must shave their head on the seventh day the day of their cleansing. 10 Then on the eighth day they must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 11 The priest is to offer one as a sin offeringa and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for the Nazirite because they sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. That same day they are to consecrate their head again. 12 They must rededicate themselves to the LORD for the same period of dedication and must bring a year-old male lamb as a guilt offering. The previous days do not count because they became defiled during their period of dedication.

13 \"\'Now this is the law of the Nazirite when the period of their dedication is over. They are to be brought to the entrance to the tent of meeting. 14 There they are to present their offerings to the LORD a year-old male lamb without defect for a burnt offering a year-old ewe lamb without defect for a sin offering a ram without defect for a fellowship offering 15 together with their grain offerings and drink offerings and a basket of bread made with the finest flour and without yeast thick loaves with olive oil mixed in and thin loaves brushed with olive oil.

16 \"\'The priest is to present all these before the LORD and make the sin offering and the burnt offering. 17 He is to present the basket of unleavened bread and is to sacrifice the ram as a fellowship offering to the LORD together with its grain offering and drink offering.

18 \"\'Then at the entrance to the tent of meeting the Nazirite must shave off the hair that symbolizes their dedication. They are to take the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.

19 \"\'After the Nazirite has shaved off the hair that symbolizes their dedication the priest is to place in their hands a boiled shoulder of the ram and one thick loaf and one thin loaf from the basket both made without yeast. 20 The priest shall then wave these before the LORD as a wave offering they are holy and belong to the priest together with the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.

21 \"\'This is the law of the Nazirite who vows offerings to the LORD in accordance with their dedication in addition to whatever else they can afford. They must fulfill the vows they have made according to the law of the Nazirite.\'\"

The Priestly Blessing
22 The LORD said to Moses 23 \"Tell Aaron and his sons \'This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them

24 \"\'\"The LORD bless you and keep you 25 the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you 26 the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.\"\'

27 \"So they will put my name on the Israelites and I will bless them.\"

FootnotesNumbers 611 Or purification offering also in verses 14 and 16 Numbers 7? (New International Version 2011)

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Revelation 5

The Lamb Opens the Scroll
1 Then I saw a scroll[a] in the right hand of the one who was sitting on the throne. There was writing on the inside and the outside of the scroll, and it was sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel, who shouted with a loud voice: \"Who is worthy to break the seals on this scroll and open it?\" 3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll and read it.

4 Then I began to weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll and read it. 5 But one of the twenty-four elders said to me, \"Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the heir to David\'s throne,[b] has won the victory. He is worthy to open the scroll and its seven seals.\"

6 Then I saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold Spirit[c] of God that is sent out into every part of the earth. 7 He stepped forward and took the scroll from the right hand of the one sitting on the throne. 8 And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God\'s people. 9 And they sang a new song with these words:

\"You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it. For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. G@10 And you have caused them to become a Kingdom of priests for our God. And they will reign[d] on the earth.\"

@? 11 Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders. 12 And they sang in a mighty chorus:

\"Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.\"

13 And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang:

\"Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever.\"

14 And the four living beings said, \"Amen!\" And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped the Lamb.

Footnotes:Revelation 5:1 Or book; also in 5:2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9.Revelation 5:5 Greek the root of David. See Isa 11:10.Revelation 5:6 Greek which are the seven spirits.Revelation 5:10 Some manuscripts read they are reigning. \n? Revelation 6? (New Living Translation)

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Revelation 5

The Scroll and the Lamb
1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice \"Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?\" 3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. 4 I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5 Then one of the elders said to me \"Do not weep! See the Lion of the tribe of Judah the Root of David has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.\"

6 Then I saw a Lamb looking as if it had been slain standing at the center of the throne encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes which are the seven spiritsa of God sent out into all the earth. 7 He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. 8 And when he had taken it the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense which are the prayers of God\'s people. 9 And they sang a new song saying

\"You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were slain and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. 10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God and they will reignb on the earth.\"

11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels numbering thousands upon thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12 In a loud voice they were saying

\"Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!\"

13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea and all that is in them saying

\"To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power for ever and ever!\"

14 The four living creatures said \"Amen\" and the elders fell down and worshiped.

FootnotesRevelation 56 That is the sevenfold SpiritRevelation 510 Some manuscripts they reign Revelation 6? (New International Version 2011)

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Hosea 14

Healing for the Repentant
1 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down. R@2 Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord. Say to him, \"Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you our praises. @3 Assyria cannot save us, nor can our warhorses. Never again will we say to the idols we have made, \'You are our gods.\' No, in you alone do the orphans find mercy.\"

4 The Lord says, \"Then I will heal you of your faithlessness; my love will know no bounds, for my anger will be gone forever. 5 I will be to Israel like a refreshing dew from heaven. Israel will blossom like the lily; it will send roots deep into the soil like the cedars in Lebanon. 6 Its branches will spread out like beautiful olive trees, as fragrant as the cedars of Lebanon. 7 My people will again live under my shade. They will flourish like grain and blossom like grapevines. They will be as fragrant as the wines of Lebanon.

8 \"O Israel,[a] stay away from idols! I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you. I am like a tree that is always green; all your fruit comes from me.\"

9 Let those who are wise understand these things. Let those with discernment listen carefully. The paths of the Lord are true and right, and righteous people live by walking in them. But in those paths sinners stumble and fall.

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Hosea 14

Repentance to Bring Blessing
1 aReturn Israel to the LORD your God. Your sins have been your downfall! 2 Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him \"Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously that we may offer the fruit of our lips.b 3 Assyria cannot save us we will not mount warhorses. We will never again say \'Our gods\' to what our own hands have made for in you the fatherless find compassion.\"

4 \"I will heal their waywardness and love them freely for my anger has turned away from them. 5 I will be like the dew to Israel he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots 6 his young shoots will grow. His splendor will be like an olive tree his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon. 7 People will dwell again in his shade they will flourish like the grain they will blossom like the vine Israel\'s fame will be like the wine of Lebanon. 8 Ephraim what more have Ic to do with idols I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing juniper your fruitfulness comes from me.\"

9 Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the LORD are right the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.

FootnotesHosea 141 In Hebrew texts 141-9 is numbered 142-10.Hosea 142 Or offer our lips as sacrifices of bullsHosea 148 Or Hebrew Septuagint What more has Ephraim'),(288,46,1,'21 worship thanks foolish ideas mind dark confused.','

Greetings from Paul
1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News. 2 God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures. 3 The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David\'s family line, 4 and he was shown to be[a] the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit.[b] He is Jesus Christ our Lord. 5 Through Christ, God has given us the privilege[c] and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.

6 And you are included among those Gentiles who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ. 7 I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his own holy people.

May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

God\'s Good News
8 Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world. 9 God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart[d] by spreading the Good News about his Son.

10 One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you. 11 For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord. 12 When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.

13 I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters,[e] that I planned many times to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see spiritual fruit, just as I have seen among other Gentiles. 14 For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world,[f] to the educated and uneducated alike. 15 So I am eager to come to you in Rome, too, to preach the Good News.

16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes, the Jew first and also the Gentile.[g] 17 This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, \"It is through faith that a righteous person has life.\"[h]

God\'s Anger at Sin
18 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.[i] 19 They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. 20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities, his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.

r@? 21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn\'t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.@ 22 Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. 23 And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.

24 So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other\'s bodies. 25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. 26 That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. 27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.

28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done. 29 Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. 30 They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents. 31 They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy. 32 They know God\'s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.

Footnotes:Romans 1:4 Or and was designated.Romans 1:4 Or by the Spirit of holiness; or in the new realm of the Spirit.Romans 1:5 Or the grace.Romans 1:9 Or in my spirit.Romans 1:13 Greek brothers.Romans 1:14 Greek to Greeks and barbarians.Romans 1:16 Greek also the Greek.Romans 1:17 Or \"The righteous will live by faith.\" Hab 2:4.Romans 1:18 Or who, by their wickedness, prevent the truth from being known. \n? Romans 2? (New Living Translation)

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Romans 1

1FROM PAUL a bond servant of Jesus Christ (the Messiah) called to be an apostle (a special messenger) set apart to preach the Gospel (good news) of and from God

2Which He promised in advance long ago through His prophets in the sacred Scriptures--

3The Gospel regarding His Son Who as to the flesh (His human nature) was descended from David

4And as to His divine nature according to the Spirit of holiness was openly adesignated the Son of God in power in a striking triumphant and miraculous manner by His resurrection from the dead even Jesus Christ our Lord (the Messiah the Anointed One).

5It is through Him that we have received grace (God\'s unmerited favor) and our apostleship to promote obedience to the faith and make disciples for His name\'s sake among all the nations

6And this includes you called of Jesus Christ and invited as you are to belong to Him.

7To you then all God\'s beloved ones in Rome called to be saints and designated for a consecrated life Grace and spiritual blessing and peace be yours from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

8First I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you because the report of your faith is made known to all the world and is bcommended everywhere.

9For God is my witness Whom I serve with my whole spirit rendering priestly and spiritual service in preaching the Gospel and telling the good news of His Son how incessantly I always mention you when at my prayers.

10I keep pleading that somehow by God\'s will I may now at last prosper and come to you.

11For I am yearning to see you that I may impart and share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen and establish you

12That is that we may be mutually strengthened and encouraged and comforted by each other\'s faith both yours and mine.

13I want you to know brethren that many times I have planned and intended to come to you though thus far I have been hindered and prevented in order that I might have some fruit (some result of my labors) among you as I have among the rest of the Gentiles.

14Both to Greeks and to barbarians (to the cultured and to the uncultured) both to the wise and the foolish I have an obligation to discharge and a duty to perform and a debt to pay.

15So for my part I am willing and eagerly ready to preach the Gospel to you also who are in Rome.

16For I am not ashamed of the Gospel (good news) of Christ for it is God\'s power working unto salvation for deliverance from eternal death to everyone who believes with a personal trust and a confident surrender and firm reliance to the Jew first and also to the Greek

17For in the Gospel a righteousness which God ascribes is revealed both springing from faith and leading to faith disclosed through the way of faith that arouses to more faith. As it is written The man who through faith is just and upright shall live and shall live by faith.(A)

18For God\'s holy wrath and indignation are revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who in their wickedness repress and hinder the truth and make it inoperative.

19For that which is known about God is evident to them and made plain in their inner consciousness because God Himself has shown it to them.

20For ever since the creation of the world His invisible nature and attributes that is His eternal power and divinity have been made intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made (His handiworks). So men are without excuse altogether without any defense or justification(B)

21Because when they knew and recognized Him as God they did not honor and glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. But instead they became futile and cgodless in their thinking with vain imaginings foolish reasoning and stupid speculations and their senseless minds were darkened.

22Claiming to be wise they became fools professing to be smart they made simpletons of themselves.

23And by them the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God were exchanged for and represented by images resembling mortal man and birds and beasts and reptiles.

24Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their own hearts to sexual impurity to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves abandoning them to the degrading power of sin

25Because they exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator Who is blessed forever! Amen (so be it).(C)

26For this reason God gave them over and abandoned them to vile affections and degrading passions. For their women exchanged their natural function for an unnatural and abnormal one

27And the men also turned from natural relations with women and were set ablaze (burning out consumed) with lust for one another--men committing shameful acts with men and suffering in their own dbodies and personalities the inevitable consequences and penalty of their wrong-doing and going astray which was their fitting retribution.

28And so since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or approve of Him or consider Him worth the knowing God gave them over to a base and condemned mind to do things not proper or decent but loathsome

29Until they were filled (permeated and saturated) with every kind of unrighteousness iniquity grasping and covetous greed and malice. They were full of envy and jealousy murder strife deceit and treachery ill will and cruel ways. They were secret backbiters and gossipers

30Slanderers hateful to and hating God full of insolence arrogance and boasting inventors of new forms of evil disobedient and undutiful to parents.

31They were without understanding conscienceless and faithless heartless and loveless and merciless.

32Though they are fully aware of God\'s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve to die they not only do them themselves but approve and applaud others who practice them.

FootnotesRomans 14 Marvin Vincent Word Studies in the New Testament.Romans 18 Marvin Vincent Word Studies in the New Testament.Romans 121 Alexander Souter Pocket Lexicon of the Greek New Testament.Romans 127 Webster\'s New International Dictionary offers this as a definition of \"selves.\" Cross referencesRomans 117 Hab 24 Romans 120 Ps 191-4 Romans 125 Jer 211 Romans 2? (Amplified Bible)

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Mark 10

Discussion about Divorce and Marriage
1 Then Jesus left Capernaum and went down to the region of Judea and into the area east of the Jordan River. Once again crowds gathered around him, and as usual he was teaching them.

2 Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: \"Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife?\"

3 Jesus answered them with a question: \"What did Moses say in the law about divorce?\"

4 \"Well, he permitted it,\" they replied. \"He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away.\"[a]

5 But Jesus responded, \"He wrote this commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts. 6 But \'God made them male and female\'[b] from the beginning of creation. 7 \'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife,[c] 8 and the two are united into one.\'[d] Since they are no longer two but one, 9 let no one split apart what God has joined together.\"

10 Later, when he was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject again. 11 He told them, \"Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery.\"

Jesus Blesses the Children
13 One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him.

14 When Jesus saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, \"Let the children come to me. Don\'t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. R@15 I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn\'t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.\" @16 Then he took the children in his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them.

The Rich Man
g@ 17 As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, \"Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?\"

18 \"Why do you call me good?\" Jesus asked. \"Only God is truly good. 19 But to answer your question, you know the commandments: \'You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your father and mother.\'[e]\"

20 \"Teacher,\" the man replied, \"I\'ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.\"

21 Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. \"There is still one thing you haven\'t done,\" he told him. \"Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.\"@

22 At this the man\'s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.

23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, \"How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!\" 24 This amazed them. But Jesus said again, \"Dear children, it is very hard[f] to enter the Kingdom of God. 25 In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!\"

26 The disciples were astounded. \"Then who in the world can be saved?\" they asked.

27 Jesus looked at them intently and said, \"Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.\"

28 Then Peter began to speak up. \"We\'ve given up everything to follow you,\" he said.

29 \"Yes,\" Jesus replied, \"and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News, 30 will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property, along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life. 31 But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.[g]\"

Jesus Again Predicts His Death
32 They were now on the way up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were filled with awe, and the people following behind were overwhelmed with fear. Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus once more began to describe everything that was about to happen to him. 33 \"Listen,\" he said, \"we\'re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man[h] will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die and hand him over to the Romans.[i] 34 They will mock him, spit on him, flog him with a whip, and kill him, but after three days he will rise again.\"
Jesus Teaches about Serving Others
35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. \"Teacher,\" they said, \"we want you to do us a favor.\"

36 \"What is your request?\" he asked.

37 They replied, \"When you sit on your glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.\"

38 But Jesus said to them, \"You don\'t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink? Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I must be baptized with?\"

39 \"Oh yes,\" they replied, \"we are able!\"

Then Jesus told them, \"You will indeed drink from my bitter cup and be baptized with my baptism of suffering. 40 But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.\"

41 When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant. 42 So Jesus called them together and said, \"You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. 43 But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.\"

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus
46 Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road. 47 When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, \"Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!\"

48 \"Be quiet!\" many of the people yelled at him.

But he only shouted louder, \"Son of David, have mercy on me!\"

49 When Jesus heard him, he stopped and said, \"Tell him to come here.\"

So they called the blind man. \"Cheer up,\" they said. \"Come on, he\'s calling you!\" 50 Bartimaeus threw aside his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus.

51 \"What do you want me to do for you?\" Jesus asked.

\"My rabbi,[j]\" the blind man said, \"I want to see!\"

52 And Jesus said to him, \"Go, for your faith has healed you.\" Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road.[k]

Footnotes:Mark 10:4 See Deut 24:1.Mark 10:6 Gen 1:27; 5:2.Mark 10:7 Some manuscripts do not include and is joined to his wife.Mark 10:8 Gen 2:24.Mark 10:19 Exod 20:12-16; Deut 5:16-20.Mark 10:24 Some manuscripts read very hard for those who trust in riches.Mark 10:31 Greek But many who are first will be last; and the last, first.Mark 10:33 \"Son of Man\" is a title Jesus used for himself.Mark 10:33 Greek the Gentiles.Mark 10:51 Greek uses the Hebrew term Rabboni.Mark 10:52 Or on the way. \n? Mark 11? (New Living Translation)

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Mark 10

Divorce
1 Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds of people came to him and as was his custom he taught them.

2 Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking \"Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?\"

3 \"What did Moses command you?\" he replied.

4 They said \"Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.\"

5 \"It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law\" Jesus replied. 6 \"But at the beginning of creation God \'made them male and female.\'a 7 \'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wifeb 8 and the two will become one flesh.\'c So they are no longer two but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together let no one separate.\"

10 When they were in the house again the disciples asked Jesus about this. 11 He answered \"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. 12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another man she commits adultery.\"

The Little Children and Jesus
13 People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this he was indignant. He said to them \"Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Truly I tell you anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.\" 16 And he took the children in his arms placed his hands on them and blessed them.
The Rich and the Kingdom of God
17 As Jesus started on his way a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. \"Good teacher\" he asked \"what must I do to inherit eternal life?\"

18 \"Why do you call me good?\" Jesus answered. \"No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments \'You shall not murder you shall not commit adultery you shall not steal you shall not give false testimony you shall not defraud honor your father and mother.\'d\"

20 \"Teacher\" he declared \"all these I have kept since I was a boy.\"

21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. \"One thing you lack\" he said. \"Go sell everything you have and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come follow me.\"

22 At this the man\'s face fell. He went away sad because he had great wealth.

23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples \"How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!\"

24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again \"Children how hard it ise to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.\"

26 The disciples were even more amazed and said to each other \"Who then can be saved?\"

27 Jesus looked at them and said \"With man this is impossible but not with God all things are possible with God.\"

28 Then Peter spoke up \"We have left everything to follow you!\"

29 \"Truly I tell you\" Jesus replied \"no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel 30 will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age homes brothers sisters mothers children and fields along with persecutions and in the age to come eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last and the last first.\"

Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time
32 They were on their way up to Jerusalem with Jesus leading the way and the disciples were astonished while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him. 33 \"We are going up to Jerusalem\" he said \"and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles 34 who will mock him and spit on him flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.\"
The Request of James and John
35 Then James and John the sons of Zebedee came to him. \"Teacher\" they said \"we want you to do for us whatever we ask.\"

36 \"What do you want me to do for you?\" he asked.

37 They replied \"Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.\"

38 \"You don\'t know what you are asking\" Jesus said. \"Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?\"

39 \"We can\" they answered.

Jesus said to them \"You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with 40 but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.\"

41 When the ten heard about this they became indignant with James and John. 42 Jesus called them together and said \"You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.\"

Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight
46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples together with a large crowd were leaving the city a blind man Bartimaeus (which means \"son of Timaeus\") was sitting by the roadside begging. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth he began to shout \"Jesus Son of David have mercy on me!\"

48 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet but he shouted all the more \"Son of David have mercy on me!\"

49 Jesus stopped and said \"Call him.\"

So they called to the blind man \"Cheer up! On your feet! He\'s calling you.\" 50 Throwing his cloak aside he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

51 \"What do you want me to do for you?\" Jesus asked him.

The blind man said \"Rabbi I want to see.\"

52 \"Go\" said Jesus \"your faith has healed you.\" Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

FootnotesMark 106 Gen. 127Mark 107 Some early manuscripts do not have and be united to his wife.Mark 108 Gen. 224Mark 1019 Exodus 2012-16 Deut. 516-20Mark 1024 Some manuscripts is for those who trust in riches Mark 11? (New International Version 2011)

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Romans 6

Sin\'s Power Is Broken
1 Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? 2 Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? 3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? 4 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.

5 Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. 6 We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. 7 For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. 8 And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. 9 We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. 10 When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. 11 So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.

12 Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires.l@ 13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God@.r@ 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God\'s grace@.

15 Well then, since God\'s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! 16 Don\'t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. 17 Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you. 18 Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.

19 Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy.

20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. 21 And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. 22 But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

Footnotes:Romans 6:12 Or Do not let sin reign in your body, which is subject to death. \n? Romans 7? (New Living Translation)

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Romans 6

Dead to Sin Alive in Christ
1 What shall we say then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don\'t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father we too may live a new life.

5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away witha that we should no longer be slaves to sin 7 because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.

8 Now if we died with Christ we believe that we will also live with him. 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead he cannot die again death no longer has mastery over him. 10 The death he died he died to sin once for all but the life he lives he lives to God.

11 In the same way count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. 14 For sin shall no longer be your master because you are not under the law but under grace.

Slaves to Righteousness
15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! 16 Don\'t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves you are slaves of the one you obey whether you are slaves to sin which leads to death or to obedience which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that though you used to be slaves to sin you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. 18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

19 I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness. 20 When you were slaves to sin you were free from the control of righteousness. 21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God the benefit you reap leads to holiness and the result is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life inb Christ Jesus our Lord.

FootnotesRomans 66 Or be rendered powerlessRomans 623 Or through Romans 7? (New International Version 2011)

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Luke 7

The Faith of a Roman Officer
1 When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum. 2 At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer[a] was sick and near death. 3 When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. 4 So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. \"If anyone deserves your help, he does,\" they said, 5 \"for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.\"

6 So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, \"Lord, don\'t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor. 7 I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. 8 I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, \'Go,\' and they go, or \'Come,\' and they come. And if I say to my slaves, \'Do this,\' they do it.\"

9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, \"I tell you, I haven\'t seen faith like this in all Israel!\" 10 And when the officer\'s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.

Jesus Raises a Widow\'s Son
11 Soon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him. 12 A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow\'s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. \"Don\'t cry!\" he said. 14 Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. \"Young man,\" he said, \"I tell you, get up.\" 15 Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.

16 Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, \"A mighty prophet has risen among us,\" and \"God has visited his people today.\" 17 And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding countryside.

Jesus and John the Baptist
18 The disciples of John the Baptist told John about everything Jesus was doing. So John called for two of his disciples, 19 and he sent them to the Lord to ask him, \"Are you the Messiah we\'ve been expecting,[b] or should we keep looking for someone else?\"

20 John\'s two disciples found Jesus and said to him, \"John the Baptist sent us to ask, \'Are you the Messiah we\'ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?\'\"

21 At that very time, Jesus cured many people of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits, and he restored sight to many who were blind. 22 Then he told John\'s disciples, \"Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard, the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor. 23 And tell him, \'God blesses those who do not turn away because of me.[c]\'\"

24 After John\'s disciples left, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. \"What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind? 25 Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people who wear beautiful clothes and live in luxury are found in palaces. 26 Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. 27 John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,

\'Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way before you.\'[d]

28 I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of God is greater than he is!\"

29 When they heard this, all the people, even the tax collectors, agreed that God\'s way was right,[e] for they had been baptized by John. 30 But the Pharisees and experts in religious law rejected God\'s plan for them, for they had refused John\'s baptism.

31 \"To what can I compare the people of this generation?\" Jesus asked. \"How can I describe them? 32 They are like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,

\'We played wedding songs, and you didn\'t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn\'t weep.\'

33 For John the Baptist didn\'t spend his time eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, \'He\'s possessed by a demon.\' 34 The Son of Man,[f] on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, \'He\'s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!\' 35 But wisdom is shown to be right by the lives of those who follow it.[g]\"

Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman
g@36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. 37 When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. 38 Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them.

39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, \"If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She\'s a sinner!\"

@40 Then Jesus answered his thoughts. \"Simon,\" he said to the Pharisee, \"I have something to say to you.\"

\"Go ahead, Teacher,\" Simon replied.

41 Then Jesus told him this story: \"A man loaned money to two people, 500 pieces of silver[i] to one and 50 pieces to the other. 42 But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do you suppose loved him more after that?\"

43 Simon answered, \"I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt.\"

\"That\'s right,\" Jesus said.b@ 44 Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, \"Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn\'t offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You didn\'t greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume.

47 \"I tell you, her sins, and they are many, have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.\" 48 Then Jesus said to the woman, \"Your sins are forgiven.\"

@49 The men at the table said among themselves, \"Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?\"

50 And Jesus said to the woman, \"Your faith has saved you; go in peace.\"

Footnotes:Luke 7:2 Greek a centurion; similarly in 7:6.Luke 7:19 Greek Are you the one who is coming? Also in 7:20.Luke 7:23 Or who are not offended by me.Luke 7:27 Mal 3:1.Luke 7:29 Or praised God for his justice.Luke 7:34 \"Son of Man\" is a title Jesus used for himself.Luke 7:35 Or But wisdom is justified by all her children.Luke 7:36 Or and reclined.Luke 7:41 Greek 500 denarii. A denarius was equivalent to a laborer\'s full day\'s wage. \n? Luke 8? (New Living Translation)

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Luke 7

The Faith of the Centurion
1 When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening he entered Capernaum. 2 There a centurion\'s servant whom his master valued highly was sick and about to die. 3 The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 When they came to Jesus they pleaded earnestly with him \"This man deserves to have you do this 5 because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.\" 6 So Jesus went with them.

He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him \"Lord don\'t trouble yourself for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. 7 That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word and my servant will be healed. 8 For I myself am a man under authority with soldiers under me. I tell this one \'Go\' and he goes and that one \'Come\' and he comes. I say to my servant \'Do this\' and he does it.\"

9 When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him and turning to the crowd following him he said \"I tell you I have not found such great faith even in Israel.\" 10 Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.

Jesus Raises a Widow\'s Son
11 Soon afterward Jesus went to a town called Nain and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he approached the town gate a dead person was being carried out the only son of his mother and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her his heart went out to her and he said \"Don\'t cry.\"

14 Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on and the bearers stood still. He said \"Young man I say to you get up!\" 15 The dead man sat up and began to talk and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

16 They were all filled with awe and praised God. \"A great prophet has appeared among us\" they said. \"God has come to help his people.\" 17 This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.

Jesus and John the Baptist
18 John\'s disciples told him about all these things. Calling two of them 19 he sent them to the Lord to ask \"Are you the one who is to come or should we expect someone else?\"

20 When the men came to Jesus they said \"John the Baptist sent us to you to ask \'Are you the one who is to come or should we expect someone else?\'\"

21 At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases sicknesses and evil spirits and gave sight to many who were blind. 22 So he replied to the messengers \"Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard The blind receive sight the lame walk those who have leprosya are cleansed the deaf hear the dead are raised and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. 23 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.\"

24 After John\'s messengers left Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John \"What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? 25 If not what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces. 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes I tell you and more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written

\"\'I will send my messenger ahead of you who will prepare your way before you.\'b

28 I tell you among those born of women there is no one greater than John yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.\"

29 (All the people even the tax collectors when they heard Jesus\' words acknowledged that God\'s way was right because they had been baptized by John. 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God\'s purpose for themselves because they had not been baptized by John.)

31 Jesus went on to say \"To what then can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other

\"\'We played the pipe for you and you did not dance we sang a dirge and you did not cry.\'

33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine and you say \'He has a demon.\' 34 The Son of Man came eating and drinking and you say \'Here is a glutton and a drunkard a friend of tax collectors and sinners.\' 35 But wisdom is proved right by all her children.\"

Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman
36 When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him he went to the Pharisee\'s house and reclined at the table. 37 A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee\'s house so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. 38 As she stood behind him at his feet weeping she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair kissed them and poured perfume on them.

39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this he said to himself \"If this man were a prophet he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is that she is a sinner.\"

40 Jesus answered him \"Simon I have something to tell you.\"

\"Tell me teacher\" he said.

41 \"Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denariic and the other fifty. 42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?\"

43 Simon replied \"I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.\"

\"You have judged correctly\" Jesus said.

44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon \"Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You did not give me a kiss but this woman from the time I entered has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You did not put oil on my head but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47 Therefore I tell you her many sins have been forgiven as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.\"

48 Then Jesus said to her \"Your sins are forgiven.\"

49 The other guests began to say among themselves \"Who is this who even forgives sins?\"

50 Jesus said to the woman \"Your faith has saved you go in peace.\"

FootnotesLuke 722 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.Luke 727 Mal. 31Luke 741 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 202). Luke 8? (New International Version 2011)

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Jeremiah 32

Jeremiah\'s Land Purchase
1 The following message came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of the reign of Zedekiah,[a] king of Judah. This was also the eighteenth year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar.[b] 2 Jerusalem was then under siege from the Babylonian army, and Jeremiah was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace. 3 King Zedekiah had put him there, asking why he kept giving this prophecy: \"This is what the Lord says: \'I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will take it. 4 King Zedekiah will be captured by the Babylonians[c] and taken to meet the king of Babylon face to face. 5 He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and I will deal with him there,\' says the Lord. \'If you fight against the Babylonians, you will never succeed.\'\"

6 At that time the Lord sent me a message. He said, 7 \"Your cousin Hanamel son of Shallum will come and say to you, \'Buy my field at Anathoth. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else.\'\"

8 Then, just as the Lord had said he would, my cousin Hanamel came and visited me in the prison. He said, \"Please buy my field at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else, so buy it for yourself.\" Then I knew that the message I had heard was from the Lord.

9 So I bought the field at Anathoth, paying Hanamel seventeen pieces[d] of silver for it. 10 I signed and sealed the deed of purchase before witnesses, weighed out the silver, and paid him. 11 Then I took the sealed deed and an unsealed copy of the deed, which contained the terms and conditions of the purchase, 12 and I handed them to Baruch son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah. I did all this in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed, and all the men of Judah who were there in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

13 Then I said to Baruch as they all listened, 14 \"This is what the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies, the God of Israel, says: \'Take both this sealed deed and the unsealed copy, and put them into a pottery jar to preserve them for a long time.\' 15 For this is what the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies, the God of Israel, says: \'Someday people will again own property here in this land and will buy and sell houses and vineyards and fields.\'\"

Jeremiah\'s Prayer
16 Then after I had given the papers to Baruch, I prayed to the Lord:

r@17 \"O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you! @18 You show unfailing love to thousands, but you also bring the consequences of one generation\'s sin upon the next. You are the great and powerful God, the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies. 19 You have all wisdom and do great and mighty miracles. You see the conduct of all people, and you give them what they deserve. 20 You performed miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, things still remembered to this day! And you have continued to do great miracles in Israel and all around the world. You have made your name famous to this day. 21 \"You brought Israel out of Egypt with mighty signs and wonders, with a strong hand and powerful arm, and with overwhelming terror. 22 You gave the people of Israel this land that you had promised their ancestors long before, a land flowing with milk and honey. 23 Our ancestors came and conquered it and lived in it, but they refused to obey you or follow your word. They have not done anything you commanded. That is why you have sent this terrible disaster upon them. 24 \"See how the siege ramps have been built against the city walls! Through war, famine, and disease, the city will be handed over to the Babylonians, who will conquer it. Everything has happened just as you said. 25 And yet, O Sovereign Lord, you have told me to buy the field, paying good money for it before these witnesses, even though the city will soon be handed over to the Babylonians.\"

A Prediction of Jerusalem\'s Fall
26 Then this message came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 27 \"I am the Lord, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me? 28 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I will hand this city over to the Babylonians and to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and he will capture it. 29 The Babylonians outside the walls will come in and set fire to the city. They will burn down all these houses where the people provoked my anger by burning incense to Baal on the rooftops and by pouring out liquid offerings to other gods. 30 Israel and Judah have done nothing but wrong since their earliest days. They have infuriated me with all their evil deeds,\" says the Lord. 31 \"From the time this city was built until now, it has done nothing but anger me, so I am determined to get rid of it.

32 \"The sins of Israel and Judah, the sins of the people of Jerusalem, the kings, the officials, the priests, and the prophets, have stirred up my anger. 33 My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Even though I diligently taught them, they would not receive instruction or obey. 34 They have set up their abominable idols right in my own Temple, defiling it. 35 They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing. What an incredible evil, causing Judah to sin so greatly!

A Promise of Restoration
36 \"Now I want to say something more about this city. You have been saying, \'It will fall to the king of Babylon through war, famine, and disease.\' But this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 37 I will certainly bring my people back again from all the countries where I will scatter them in my fury. I will bring them back to this very city and let them live in peace and safety. 38 They will be my people, and I will be their God. 39 And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants. 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me. 41 I will find joy doing good for them and will faithfully and wholeheartedly replant them in this land.

42 \"This is what the Lord says: Just as I have brought all these calamities on them, so I will do all the good I have promised them. 43 Fields will again be bought and sold in this land about which you now say, \'It has been ravaged by the Babylonians, a desolate land where people and animals have all disappeared.\' 44 Yes, fields will once again be bought and sold, deeds signed and sealed and witnessed, in the land of Benjamin and here in Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the hill country, in the foothills of Judah[e] and in the Negev, too. For someday I will restore prosperity to them. I, the Lord, have spoken!\"

Footnotes:Jeremiah 32:1 The tenth year of Zedekiah\'s reign and the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar\'s reign was 587 b.c.Jeremiah 32:1 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, a variant spelling of Nebuchadnezzar; also in 32:28.Jeremiah 32:4 Or Chaldeans; also in 32:5, 24, 25, 28, 29, 43.Jeremiah 32:9 Hebrew 17 shekels, about 7 ounces or 194 grams in weight.Jeremiah 32:44 Hebrew the Shephelah. \n? Jeremiah 33? (New Living Translation)

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Jeremiah 32

Jeremiah Buys a Field
1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 2 The army of the king of Babylon was then besieging Jerusalem and Jeremiah the prophet was confined in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace of Judah.

3 Now Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him there saying \"Why do you prophesy as you do? You say \'This is what the LORD says I am about to give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon and he will capture it. 4 Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape the Babyloniansa but will certainly be given into the hands of the king of Babylon and will speak with him face to face and see him with his own eyes. 5 He will take Zedekiah to Babylon where he will remain until I deal with him declares the LORD. If you fight against the Babylonians you will not succeed.\'\"

6 Jeremiah said \"The word of the LORD came to me 7 Hanamel son of Shallum your uncle is going to come to you and say \'Buy my field at Anathoth because as nearest relative it is your right and duty to buy it.\'

8 \"Then just as the LORD had said my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and said \'Buy my field at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. Since it is your right to redeem it and possess it buy it for yourself.\'

\"I knew that this was the word of the LORD 9 so I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out for him seventeen shekelsb of silver. 10 I signed and sealed the deed had it witnessed and weighed out the silver on the scales. 11 I took the deed of purchase the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions as well as the unsealed copy 12 and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah the son of Mahseiah in the presence of my cousin Hanamel and of the witnesses who had signed the deed and of all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.

13 \"In their presence I gave Baruch these instructions 14 \'This is what the LORD Almighty the God of Israel says Take these documents both the sealed and unsealed copies of the deed of purchase and put them in a clay jar so they will last a long time. 15 For this is what the LORD Almighty the God of Israel says Houses fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land.\'

16 \"After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah I prayed to the LORD

17 \"Ah Sovereign LORD you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. 18 You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents\' sins into the laps of their children after them. Great and mighty God whose name is the LORD Almighty 19 great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve. 20 You performed signs and wonders in Egypt and have continued them to this day in Israel and among all mankind and have gained the renown that is still yours. 21 You brought your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with great terror. 22 You gave them this land you had sworn to give their ancestors a land flowing with milk and honey. 23 They came in and took possession of it but they did not obey you or follow your law they did not do what you commanded them to do. So you brought all this disaster on them.

24 \"See how the siege ramps are built up to take the city. Because of the sword famine and plague the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians who are attacking it. What you said has happened as you now see. 25 And though the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians you Sovereign LORD say to me \'Buy the field with silver and have the transaction witnessed.\'\"

26 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah 27 \"I am the LORD the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me? 28 Therefore this is what the LORD says I am about to give this city into the hands of the Babylonians and to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon who will capture it. 29 The Babylonians who are attacking this city will come in and set it on fire they will burn it down along with the houses where the people aroused my anger by burning incense on the roofs to Baal and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.

30 \"The people of Israel and Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth indeed the people of Israel have done nothing but arouse my anger with what their hands have made declares the LORD. 31 From the day it was built until now this city has so aroused my anger and wrath that I must remove it from my sight. 32 The people of Israel and Judah have provoked me by all the evil they have done they their kings and officials their priests and prophets the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem. 33 They turned their backs to me and not their faces though I taught them again and again they would not listen or respond to discipline. 34 They set up their vile images in the house that bears my Name and defiled it. 35 They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molek though I never commanded nor did it enter my mind that they should do such a detestable thing and so make Judah sin.

36 \"You are saying about this city \'By the sword famine and plague it will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon\' but this is what the LORD the God of Israel says 37 I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety. 38 They will be my people and I will be their God. 39 I will give them singleness of heart and action so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them. 40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them I will never stop doing good to them and I will inspire them to fear me so that they will never turn away from me. 41 I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul.

42 \"This is what the LORD says As I have brought all this great calamity on this people so I will give them all the prosperity I have promised them. 43 Once more fields will be bought in this land of which you say \'It is a desolate waste without people or animals for it has been given into the hands of the Babylonians.\' 44 Fields will be bought for silver and deeds will be signed sealed and witnessed in the territory of Benjamin in the villages around Jerusalem in the towns of Judah and in the towns of the hill country of the western foothills and of the Negev because I will restore their fortunesc declares the LORD.\"

FootnotesJeremiah 324 Or Chaldeans also in verses 5 24 25 28 29 and 43Jeremiah 329 That is about 7 ounces or about 200 gramsJeremiah 3244 Or will bring them back from captivity Jeremiah 33? (New International Version 2011)

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2 Chronicles 16

Final Years of Asa\'s Reign
1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa\'s reign, King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa\'s territory in Judah.

2 Asa responded by removing the silver and gold from the treasuries of the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace. He sent it to King Ben-hadad of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus, along with this message:

3 \"Let there be a treaty between you and me like the one between your father and my father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone.\"

4 Ben-hadad agreed to King Asa\'s request and sent the commanders of his army to attack the towns of Israel. They conquered the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah,[a] and all the store cities in Naphtali. 5 As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and stopped all work on it. 6 Then King Asa called out all the men of Judah to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the towns of Geba and Mizpah.

7 At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, \"Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the Lord your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram. 8 Don\'t you remember what happened to the Ethiopians[b] and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers?[c] At that time you relied on the Lord, and he handed them over to you. G@9 The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.\"@

10 Asa became so angry with Hanani for saying this that he threw him into prison and put him in stocks. At that time Asa also began to oppress some of his people.

Summary of Asa\'s Reign
11 The rest of the events of Asa\'s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a serious foot disease. Yet even with the severity of his disease, he did not seek the Lord\'s help but turned only to his physicians. 13 So he died in the forty-first year of his reign. 14 He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor.

Footnotes:2 Chronicles 16:4 As in parallel text at 1 Kgs 15:20; Hebrew reads Abel-maim, a variant spelling of Abel-beth-maacah.2 Chronicles 16:8 Hebrew Cushites.2 Chronicles 16:8 Or and horsemen? \n? 2 Chronicles 17? (New Living Translation)

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Ephesians 2

Made Alive with Christ
1 Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. 2 You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil, the commander of the powers in the unseen world.replace He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. 3 All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God\'s anger, just like everyone else.

4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God\'s grace that you have been saved!) 6 For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. 7 So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.

r@8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can\'t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 10 For we are God\'s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.@

Oneness and Peace in Christ
G@11 Don\'t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called "uncircumcised heathens" by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts. 12 In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope. 13 But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.@

14 For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. 15 He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups. 16 Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.

17 He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near. 18 Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us.

A Temple for the Lord
r@ 19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God\'s holy people. You are members of God\'s family. 20 Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus@ himself. 21 We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. 22 Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.

Footnotes:Ephesians 2:2 Greek obeying the commander of the power of the air. \n? Ephesians 3? (New Living Translation)

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Ephesians 2

Made Alive in Christ
1 As for you you were dead in your transgressions and sins 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time gratifying the cravings of our flesha and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us God who is rich in mercy 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith and this is not from yourselves it is the gift of God 9 not by works so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God\'s handiwork created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Jew and Gentile Reconciled Through Christ
11 Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called "uncircumcised" by those who call themselves "the circumcision" (which is done in the body by human hands) 12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise without hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

14 For he himself is our peace who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier the dividing wall of hostility 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two thus making peace 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

19 Consequently you are no longer foreigners and strangers but fellow citizens with God\'s people and also members of his household 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

FootnotesEphesians 23 In contexts like this the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit. Ephesians 3? (New International Version 2011)

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Galatians 5

Freedom in Christ
1 So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don\'t get tied up again in slavery to the law.

2 Listen! I, Paul, tell you this: If you are counting on circumcision to make you right with God, then Christ will be of no benefit to you. 3 I\'ll say it again. If you are trying to find favor with God by being circumcised, you must obey every regulation in the whole law of Moses. 4 For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God\'s grace.

5 But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us. L@6 For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.@

7 You were running the race so well. Who has held you back from following the truth? 8 It certainly isn\'t God, for he is the one who called you to freedom. 9 This false teaching is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough! 10 I am trusting the Lord to keep you from believing false teachings. God will judge that person, whoever he is, who has been confusing you.

11 Dear brothers and sisters, if I were still preaching that you must be circumcised, as some say I do, why am I still being persecuted? If I were no longer preaching salvation through the cross of Christ, no one would be offended. 12 I just wish that those troublemakers who want to mutilate you by circumcision would mutilate themselves.

13 For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don\'t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. 14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." 15 But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another.

Living by the Spirit\'s Power
16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won\'t be doing what your sinful nature craves. 17 The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. 18 But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses.

b@19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

@ 22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

r@24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. 25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit\'s leading in every part of our lives.@ 26 Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.

Footnotes:Galatians 5:11 Greek Brothers; similarly in 5:13.Galatians 5:12 Or castrate themselves, or cut themselves off from you; Greek reads cut themselves off.Galatians 5:14 Lev 19:18. \n? Galatians 6? (New Living Translation)

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Galatians 5

Freedom in Christ
1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm then and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

2 Mark my words! I Paul tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ you have fallen away from grace. 5 For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. 9 "A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough." 10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion whoever that may be will have to pay the penalty. 11 Brothers and sisters if I am still preaching circumcision why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. 12 As for those agitators I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!

Life by the Spirit
13 You my brothers and sisters were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesha rather serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command "Love your neighbor as yourself."b 15 If you bite and devour each other watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

16 So I say walk by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other so that you are not to do whateverc you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit you are not under the law.

19 The acts of the flesh are obvious sexual immorality impurity and debauchery 20 idolatry and witchcraft hatred discord jealousy fits of rage selfish ambition dissensions factions 21 and envy drunkenness orgies and the like. I warn you as I did before that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love joy peace forbearance kindness goodness faithfulness 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited provoking and envying each other.

FootnotesGalatians 513 In contexts like this the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit also in verses 16 17 19 and 24 and in 68.Galatians 514 Lev. 1918Galatians 517 Or you do not do what Galatians 6? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 7

A psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush of the tribe of Benjamin.
1 I come to you for protection, O Lord my God. Save me from my persecutors, rescue me! 2 If you don\'t, they will maul me like a lion, tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me. 3 O Lord my God, if I have done wrong or am guilty of injustice,? 4 if I have betrayed a friend or plundered my enemy without cause,? 5 then let my enemies capture me. Let them trample me into the ground and drag my honor in the dust. Interlude

6 Arise, O Lord, in anger! Stand up against the fury of my enemies! Wake up, my God, and bring justice! 7 Gather the nations before you. Rule over them from on high. 8 The Lord judges the nations. Declare me righteous, O Lord, for I am innocent, O Most High! 9 End the evil of those who are wicked, and defend the righteous. For you look deep within the mind and heart, O righteous God.

10 God is my shield, saving those whose hearts are true and right. r@11 God is an honest judge. He is angry with the wicked every day.

12 If a person does not repent, God[a] will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow. 13 He will prepare his deadly weapons and shoot his flaming arrows.

14 The wicked conceive evil; they are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies. 15 They dig a deep pit to trap others, then fall into it themselves. 16 The trouble they make for others backfires on them. The violence they plan falls on their own heads.

17 I will thank the Lord because he is just; I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

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Footnotes:Psalm 7:12 Hebrew he. \n? Psalm 8? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 7

Psalm 7a
A shiggaionb of David which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush a Benjamite.

1 LORD my God I take refuge in you save and deliver me from all who pursue me 2 or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

3 LORD my God if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands 4 if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe 5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake me let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust.c

6 Arise LORD in your anger rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake my God decree justice. 7 Let the assembled peoples gather around you while you sit enthroned over them on high. 8 Let the LORD judge the peoples. Vindicate me LORD according to my righteousness according to my integrity O Most High. 9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure you the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.

10 My shieldd is God Most High who saves the upright in heart. 11 God is a righteous judge a God who displays his wrath every day. 12 If he does not relent hee will sharpen his sword he will bend and string his bow. 13 He has prepared his deadly weapons he makes ready his flaming arrows.

14 Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment. 15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made. 16 The trouble they cause recoils on them their violence comes down on their own heads.

17 I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High.

FootnotesPsalm 71 In Hebrew texts 71-17 is numbered 72-18.Psalm 71 Title Probably a literary or musical termPsalm 75 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.Psalm 710 Or sovereignPsalm 712 Or If anyone does not repent / God Psalm 8? (New International Version 2011)

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John 6

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
1 After this, Jesus crossed over to the far side of the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Tiberias. 2 A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed the sick. 3 Then Jesus climbed a hill and sat down with his disciples around him. 4 (It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.) 5 Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, \"Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?\" 6 He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do.

7 Philip replied, \"Even if we worked for months, we wouldn\'t have enough money[a] to feed them!\"

8 Then Andrew, Simon Peter\'s brother, spoke up. 9 \"There\'s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?\"

10 \"Tell everyone to sit down,\" Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.) 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted. 12 After everyone was full, Jesus told his disciples, \"Now gather the leftovers, so that nothing is wasted.\" 13 So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten from the five barley loaves.

14 When the people saw him[b] do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, \"Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!\"[c] 15 When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.

Jesus Walks on Water
16 That evening Jesus\' disciples went down to the shore to wait for him. 17 But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn\'t come back, they got into the boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum. 18 Soon a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very rough. 19 They had rowed three or four miles[d] when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified, 20 but he called out to them, \"Don\'t be afraid. I am here![e]\" 21 Then they were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately they arrived at their destination!
Jesus, the Bread of Life
22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them. 23 Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten. 24 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went across to Capernaum to look for him. 25 They found him on the other side of the lake and asked, \"Rabbi, when did you get here?\"

26 Jesus replied, \"I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs. 27 But don\'t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man[f] can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.\"

28 They replied, \"We want to perform God\'s works, too. What should we do?\"

29 Jesus told them, \"This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.\"

30 They answered, \"Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do? 31 After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, \'Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.\'[g]\"

32 Jesus said, \"I tell you the truth, Moses didn\'t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. 33 The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.\"

34 \"Sir,\" they said, \"give us that bread every day.\"

35 Jesus replied, \"I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But you haven\'t believed in me even though you have seen me. 37 However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them. 38 For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will. 39 And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day. 40 For it is my Father\'s will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.\"

41 Then the people[h] began to murmur in disagreement because he had said, \"I am the bread that came down from heaven.\" 42 They said, \"Isn\'t this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, \'I came down from heaven\'?\"

43 But Jesus replied, \"Stop complaining about what I said. R@44 For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up. @45 As it is written in the Scriptures,[i] \'They will all be taught by God.\' Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. 46 (Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God, have seen him.)

47 \"I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life. 48 Yes, I am the bread of life! 49 Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died. 50 Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.\"

52 Then the people began arguing with each other about what he meant. \"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?\" they asked.

53 So Jesus said again, \"I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you. 54 But anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. 57 I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever.\"

59 He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

Many Disciples Desert Jesus
60 Many of his disciples said, \"This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?\"

61 Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, \"Does this offend you? 62 Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again? 63 The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 64 But some of you do not believe me.\" (For Jesus knew from the beginning which ones didn\'t believe, and he knew who would betray him.) 65 Then he said, \"That is why I said that people can\'t come to me unless the Father gives them to me.\"

66 At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. 67 Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, \"Are you also going to leave?\"

68 Simon Peter replied, \"Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. 69 We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.[j]\"

70 Then Jesus said, \"I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil.\" 71 He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would later betray him.

Footnotes:John 6:7 Greek Two hundred denarii would not be enough. A denarius was equivalent to a laborer\'s full day\'s wage.John 6:14 Some manuscripts read Jesus.John 6:14 See Deut 18:15, 18; Mal 4:5-6.John 6:19 Greek 25 or 30 stadia [4.6 or 5.5 kilometers].John 6:20 Or The \'I Am\' is here; Greek reads I am. See Exod 3:14.John 6:27 \"Son of Man\" is a title Jesus used for himself.John 6:31 Exod 16:4; Ps 78:24.John 6:41 Greek Jewish people; also in 6:52.John 6:45 Greek in the prophets. Isa 54:13.John 6:69 Other manuscripts read you are the Christ, the Holy One of God; still others read you are the Christ, the Son of God; and still others read you are the Christ, the Son of the living God. \n? John 7? (New Living Translation)

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John 6

Feeding the Five Thousand
1 After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 Then a great multitude followed Him because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased. 3 And Jesus went up on the mountain and there He sat with His disciples. 4 Now the Passover a feast of the Jews was near. 5 Then Jesus lifted up His eyes and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him He said to Philip \"Where shall we buy bread that these may eat?\" 6 But this He said to test him for He Himself knew what He would do. 7 Philip answered Him \"Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them that every one of them may have a little.\" 8 One of His disciples Andrew Simon Peter\'s brother said to Him 9 \"There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish but what are they among so many?\" 10 Then Jesus said \"Make the people sit down.\" Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down in number about five thousand. 11 And Jesus took the loaves and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples and the disciplesa to those sitting down and likewise of the fish as much as they wanted. 12 So when they were filled He said to His disciples \"Gather up the fragments that remain so that nothing is lost.\" 13 Therefore they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. 14 Then those men when they had seen the sign that Jesus did said \"This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.\"
Jesus Walks on the Sea
15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone. 16 Now when evening came His disciples went down to the sea 17 got into the boat and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark and Jesus had not come to them. 18 Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. 19 So when they had rowed about three or four milesb they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat and they were afraid. 20 But He said to them \"It is I do not be afraid.\" 21 Then they willingly received Him into the boat and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.
The Bread from Heaven
22 On the following day when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there except that one which His disciples had enteredc and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples but His disciples had gone away alone 23 however other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks 24 when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there nor His disciples they also got into boats and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus. 25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea they said to Him \"Rabbi when did You come here?\" 26 Jesus answered them and said \"Most assuredly I say to you you seek Me not because you saw the signs but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. 27 Do not labor for the food which perishes but for the food which endures to everlasting life which the Son of Man will give you because God the Father has set His seal on Him.\" 28 Then they said to Him \"What shall we do that we may work the works of God?\" 29 Jesus answered and said to them \"This is the work of God that you believe in Him whom He sent.\" 30 Therefore they said to Him \"What sign will You perform then that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the desert as it is written \'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.\'\"d 32 Then Jesus said to them \"Most assuredly I say to you Moses did not give you the bread from heaven but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.\" 34 Then they said to Him \"Lord give us this bread always.\" 35 And Jesus said to them \"I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven not to do My own will but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing but should raise it up at the last day. 40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life and I will raise him up at the last day.\"
Rejected by His Own
41 The Jews then complained about Him because He said \"I am the bread which came down from heaven.\" 42 And they said \"Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says \'I have come down from heaven\'?\" 43 Jesus therefore answered and said to them \"Do not murmur among yourselves. 44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets \'And they shall all be taught by God.\'e Therefore everyone who has heard and learnedf from the Father comes to Me. 46 Not that anyone has seen the Father except He who is from God He has seen the Father. 47 Most assuredly I say to you he who believes in Meg has everlasting life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and are dead. 50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread he will live forever and the bread that I shall give is My flesh which I shall give for the life of the world.\" 52 The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves saying \"How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?\" 53 Then Jesus said to them \"Most assuredly I say to you unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For My flesh is food indeedh and My blood is drink indeed. 56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. 58 This is the bread which came down from heaven not as your fathers ate the manna and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.\" 59 These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.
Many Disciples Turn Away
60 Therefore many of His disciples when they heard this said \"This is a hard saying who can understand it?\" 61 When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this He said to them \"Does this offend you? 62 What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? 63 It is the Spirit who gives life the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit and they are life. 64 But there are some of you who do not believe.\" For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe and who would betray Him. 65 And He said \"Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.\" 66 From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. 67 Then Jesus said to the twelve \"Do you also want to go away?\" 68 But Simon Peter answered Him \"Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ the Son of the living God.\"i 70 Jesus answered them \"Did I not choose you the twelve and one of you is a devil?\" 71 He spoke of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon for it was he who would betray Him being one of the twelve.

FootnotesJohn 611 NU-Text omits to the disciples and the disciples.John 619 Literally twenty-five or thirty stadiaJohn 622 NU-Text omits that and which His disciples had entered.John 631 Exodus 164 Nehemiah 915 Psalm 7824John 645 Isaiah 5413John 645 M-Text reads hears and has learned.John 647 NU-Text omits in Me.John 655 NU-Text reads true food and true drink.John 669 NU-Text reads You are the Holy One of God. John 7? (New King James Version)

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Psalm 107

r@ 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.@ 2 Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies. 3 For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south.

4 Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless. 5 Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died. 6 "Lord, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress. 7 He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live. 8 Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. 9 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

10 Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery. 11 They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High. 12 That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them. 13 "Lord, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. 14 He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains. 15 Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. 16 For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.

17 Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins. 18 They couldn\'t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death\'s door. 19 "Lord, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. 20 He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death. 21 Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. 22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.

23 Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world. 24 They, too, observed the Lord\'s power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas. 25 He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves. 26 Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror. 27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits\' end. 28 "Lord, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. 29 He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves. 30 What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor! 31 Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. 32 Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.

33 He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land. 34 He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there. 35 But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water. 36 He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities. 37 They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops. 38 How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.

39 When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,? 40 the Lord pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands. 41 But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep. 42 The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent. 43 Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.

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Psalm 107

BOOK V Psalms 107150
1 Give thanks to the LORD for he is good his love endures forever.

2 Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story those he redeemed from the hand of the foe 3 those he gathered from the lands from east and west from north and south.a

4 Some wandered in desert wastelands finding no way to a city where they could settle. 5 They were hungry and thirsty and their lives ebbed away. 6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble and he delivered them from their distress. 7 He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. 8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind 9 for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

10 Some sat in darkness in utter darkness prisoners suffering in iron chains 11 because they rebelled against God\'s commands and despised the plans of the Most High. 12 So he subjected them to bitter labor they stumbled and there was no one to help. 13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble and he saved them from their distress. 14 He brought them out of darkness the utter darkness and broke away their chains. 15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind 16 for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.

17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. 18 They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. 19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble and he saved them from their distress. 20 He sent out his word and healed them he rescued them from the grave. 21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. 22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.

23 Some went out on the sea in ships they were merchants on the mighty waters. 24 They saw the works of the LORD his wonderful deeds in the deep. 25 For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. 26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths in their peril their courage melted away. 27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards they were at their wits\' end. 28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble and he brought them out of their distress. 29 He stilled the storm to a whisper the waves of the seab were hushed. 30 They were glad when it grew calm and he guided them to their desired haven. 31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. 32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.

33 He turned rivers into a desert flowing springs into thirsty ground 34 and fruitful land into a salt waste because of the wickedness of those who lived there. 35 He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs 36 there he brought the hungry to live and they founded a city where they could settle. 37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest 38 he blessed them and their numbers greatly increased and he did not let their herds diminish.

39 Then their numbers decreased and they were humbled by oppression calamity and sorrow 40 he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste. 41 But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks. 42 The upright see and rejoice but all the wicked shut their mouths.

43 Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.

FootnotesPsalm 1073 Hebrew north and the seaPsalm 10729 Dead Sea Scrolls Masoretic Text / their waves Psalm 108? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 75

For the choir director: A psalm of Asaph. A song to be sung to the tune \"Do Not Destroy!\"
r@? 1 We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds.

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4 \"I warned the proud, \'Stop your boasting!\' I told the wicked, \'Don\'t raise your fists! 5 Don\'t raise your fists in defiance at the heavens or speak with such arrogance.\'\"? 6 For no one on earth, from east or west, or even from the wilderness, should raise a defiant fist.[a]? 7 It is God alone who judges; he decides who will rise and who will fall. 8 For the Lord holds a cup in his hand that is full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours out the wine in judgment, and all the wicked must drink it, draining it to the dregs.

9 But as for me, I will always proclaim what God has done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 10 For God says, \"I will break the strength of the wicked, but I will increase the power of the godly.\"

Footnotes:Psalm 75:6 Hebrew should lift. \n? Psalm 76? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 75

Psalm 75a
For the director of music. To the tune of \"Do Not Destroy.\" A psalm of Asaph. A song.

1 We praise you God we praise you for your Name is near people tell of your wonderful deeds.

2 You say \"I choose the appointed time it is I who judge with equity. 3 When the earth and all its people quake it is I who hold its pillars firm.b 4 To the arrogant I say \'Boast no more\' and to the wicked \'Do not lift up your horns.c 5 Do not lift your horns against heaven do not speak so defiantly.\'\"

6 No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt themselves. 7 It is God who judges He brings one down he exalts another. 8 In the hand of the LORD is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices he pours it out and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs.

9 As for me I will declare this forever I will sing praise to the God of Jacob 10 who says \"I will cut off the horns of all the wicked but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.\"

FootnotesPsalm 751 In Hebrew texts 751-10 is numbered 752-11.Psalm 753 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.Psalm 754 Horns here symbolize strength also in verses 5 and 10. Psalm 76? (New International Version 2011)

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Isaiah 43

The Savior of Israel
 1 But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you.      O Israel, the one who formed you says,   \"Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.      I have called you by name; you are mine. 2 When you go through deep waters,      I will be with you.   When you go through rivers of difficulty,      you will not drown.   When you walk through the fire of oppression,      you will not be burned up;      the flames will not consume you. 3 For I am the Lord, your God,      the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.   I gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom;      I gave Ethiopia[a] and Seba in your place. 4 Others were given in exchange for you.      I traded their lives for yours   because you are precious to me.      You are honored, and I love you.

 5 \"Do not be afraid, for I am with you.      I will gather you and your children from east and west. 6 I will say to the north and south,      \'Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel      from the distant corners of the earth. 7 Bring all who claim me as their God,      for I have made them for my glory.      It was I who created them.\'\"

 8 Bring out the people who have eyes but are blind,      who have ears but are deaf. 9 Gather the nations together!      Assemble the peoples of the world!   Which of their idols has ever foretold such things?      Which can predict what will happen tomorrow?   Where are the witnesses of such predictions?      Who can verify that they spoke the truth?

 10 \"But you are my witnesses, O Israel!\" says the Lord.      \"You are my servant.   You have been chosen to know me, believe in me,      and understand that I alone am God.   There is no other God,       there never has been, and there never will be. 11 I, yes I, am the Lord,      and there is no other Savior. 12 First I predicted your rescue,      then I saved you and proclaimed it to the world.   No foreign god has ever done this.      You are witnesses that I am the only God,\"      says the Lord. 13 \"From eternity to eternity I am God.      No one can snatch anyone out of my hand.      No one can undo what I have done.\"

The Lord\'s Promise of Victory
 14 This is what the Lord says, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:

   \"For your sakes I will send an army against Babylon,      forcing the Babylonians[b] to flee in those ships they are so proud of. 15 I am the Lord, your Holy One,      Israel\'s Creator and King. 16 I am the Lord, who opened a way through the waters,      making a dry path through the sea. 17 I called forth the mighty army of Egypt      with all its chariots and horses.   I drew them beneath the waves, and they drowned,      their lives snuffed out like a smoldering candlewick.

 18 \"But forget all that,       it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. 19 For I am about to do something new.      See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?   I will make a pathway through the wilderness.      I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. 20 The wild animals in the fields will thank me,      the jackals and owls, too,      for giving them water in the desert.   Yes, I will make rivers in the dry wasteland      so my chosen people can be refreshed. 21 I have made Israel for myself,      and they will someday honor me before the whole world.

 22 \"But, dear family of Jacob, you refuse to ask for my help.      You have grown tired of me, O Israel! 23 You have not brought me sheep or goats for burnt offerings.      You have not honored me with sacrifices,   though I have not burdened and wearied you      with requests for grain offerings and frankincense. 24 You have not brought me fragrant calamus      or pleased me with the fat from sacrifices.   Instead, you have burdened me with your sins      and wearied me with your faults.

 25 \"I, yes, I alone, will blot out your sins for my own sake      and will never think of them again. 26 Let us review the situation together,      and you can present your case to prove your innocence. 27 From the very beginning, your first ancestor sinned against me;      all your leaders broke my laws. 28 That is why I have disgraced your priests;      I have decreed complete destruction[c] for Jacob      and shame for Israel.

Footnotes:Isaiah 43:3 Hebrew Cush.Isaiah 43:14 Or Chaldeans.Isaiah 43:28 The Hebrew term used here refers to the complete consecration of things or people to the Lord, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering. \n Isaiah 44 (New Living Translation)

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Isaiah 43

The Redeemer of Israel
 1 But now thus says the LORD who created you O Jacob      And He who formed you O Israel       \" Fear not for I have redeemed you       I have called you by your name       You are Mine.        2 When you pass through the waters I will be with you       And through the rivers they shall not overflow you.       When you walk through the fire you shall not be burned       Nor shall the flame scorch you.        3 For I am the LORD your God       The Holy One of Israel your Savior       I gave Egypt for your ransom       Ethiopia and Seba in your place.        4 Since you were precious in My sight       You have been honored       And I have loved you       Therefore I will give men for you       And people for your life.        5 Fear not for I am with you       I will bring your descendants from the east       And gather you from the west        6 I will say to the north \'Give them up!\'       And to the south \'Do not keep them back!\'       Bring My sons from afar       And My daughters from the ends of the earth        7 Everyone who is called by My name       Whom I have created for My glory       I have formed him yes I have made him.\"        8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes       And the deaf who have ears.        9 Let all the nations be gathered together       And let the people be assembled.       Who among them can declare this       And show us former things?       Let them bring out their witnesses that they may be justified       Or let them hear and say \"It is truth.\"        10 \" You are My witnesses\" says the LORD       \" And My servant whom I have chosen       That you may know and believe Me       And understand that I am He.       Before Me there was no God formed       Nor shall there be after Me.        11 I even I am the LORD       And besides Me there is no savior.        12 I have declared and saved       I have proclaimed       And there was no foreign god among you       Therefore you are My witnesses\"       Says the LORD \"that I am God.        13 Indeed before the day was I am He       And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand       I work and who will reverse it?\"        14 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer       The Holy One of Israel       \" For your sake I will send to Babylon       And bring them all down as fugitives       The Chaldeans who rejoice in their ships.        15 I am the LORD your Holy One       The Creator of Israel your King.\"        16 Thus says the LORD who makes a way in the sea       And a path through the mighty waters        17 Who brings forth the chariot and horse       The army and the power       (They shall lie down together they shall not rise       They are extinguished they are quenched like a wick)        18 \" Do not remember the former things       Nor consider the things of old.        19 Behold I will do a new thing       Now it shall spring forth       Shall you not know it?       I will even make a road in the wilderness       And rivers in the desert.        20 The beast of the field will honor Me       The jackals and the ostriches       Because I give waters in the wilderness       And rivers in the desert       To give drink to My people My chosen.        21 This people I have formed for Myself       They shall declare My praise.
Pleading with Unfaithful Israel
    22 \" But you have not called upon Me O Jacob       And you have been weary of Me O Israel.        23 You have not brought Me the sheep for your burnt offerings       Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices.       I have not caused you to serve with grain offerings       Nor wearied you with incense.        24 You have bought Me no sweet cane with money       Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices       But you have burdened Me with your sins       You have wearied Me with your iniquities.        25 \" I even I am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake       And I will not remember your sins.        26 Put Me in remembrance       Let us contend together       State your case that you may be acquitted.        27 Your first father sinned       And your mediators have transgressed against Me.        28 Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary       I will give Jacob to the curse       And Israel to reproaches.

 Isaiah 44 (New King James Version)

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Luke 1

Introduction
1 Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us. 2 They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples. 3 Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I also have decided to write a careful account for you, most honorable Theophilus, 4 so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught.
The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5 When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron. 6 Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God\'s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord\'s commandments and regulations. 7 They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to conceive, and they were both very old.

8 One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week. 9 As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense. 10 While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.

11 While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar. 12 Zechariah was shaken and overwhelmed with fear when he saw him. 13 But the angel said, "Don\'t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John. 14 You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth. 16 And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God. 17 He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly."

18 Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I be sure this will happen? I\'m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years."

19 Then the angel said, "I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news! 20 But now, since you didn\'t believe what I said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born. For my words will certainly be fulfilled at the proper time."

21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the sanctuary, wondering why he was taking so long. 22 When he finally did come out, he couldn\'t speak to them. Then they realized from his gestures and his silence that he must have seen a vision in the sanctuary.

23 When Zechariah\'s week of service in the Temple was over, he returned home. 24 Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months. 25 "How kind the Lord is!" she exclaimed. "He has taken away my disgrace of having no children."

The Birth of Jesus Foretold
R@26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth\'s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27 to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. 28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, "Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!"

29 Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean.@ l@30 "Don\'t be afraid, Mary," the angel told her, "for you have found favor with God!@ g@ 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. 33 And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!"@

34 Mary asked the angel, "But how can this happen? I am a virgin."

35 The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God. 36 What\'s more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she\'s now in her sixth month. R@37 For nothing is impossible with God."

38 Mary responded, "I am the Lord\'s servant. May everything you have said about me come true." And then the angel left her.@

Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town 40 where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 At the sound of Mary\'s greeting, Elizabeth\'s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

42 Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, "God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. 43 Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me? 44 When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy. 45 You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said."

The Magnificat: Mary\'s Song of Praise
46 Mary responded,

"Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. 47 How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! 48 For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed. 49 For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me. 50 He shows mercy from generation to generation to all who fear him. 51 His mighty arm has done tremendous things! He has scattered the proud and haughty ones. 52 He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands. 54 He has helped his servant Israel and remembered to be merciful. 55 For he made this promise to our ancestors, to Abraham and his children forever."

56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home.

The Birth of John the Baptist
57 When it was time for Elizabeth\'s baby to be born, she gave birth to a son. 58 And when her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had been very merciful to her, everyone rejoiced with her.

59 When the baby was eight days old, they all came for the circumcision ceremony. They wanted to name him Zechariah, after his father. 60 But Elizabeth said, "No! His name is John!"

61 "What?" they exclaimed. "There is no one in all your family by that name." 62 So they used gestures to ask the baby\'s father what he wanted to name him. 63 He motioned for a writing tablet, and to everyone\'s surprise he wrote, "His name is John." 64 Instantly Zechariah could speak again, and he began praising God.

65 Awe fell upon the whole neighborhood, and the news of what had happened spread throughout the Judean hills. 66 Everyone who heard about it reflected on these events and asked, "What will this child turn out to be?" For the hand of the Lord was surely upon him in a special way.

Zechariah\'s Prophecy
67 Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy:

68 "Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people. 69 He has sent us a mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David,? 70 just as he promised through his holy prophets long ago. 71 Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hate us. 72 He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant, 73 the covenant he swore with an oath to our ancestor Abraham. 74 We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve God without fear,? 75 in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live.

76 "And you, my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High, because you will prepare the way for the Lord. 77 You will tell his people how to find salvation through forgiveness of their sins. 78 Because of God\'s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,? 79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace."

80 John grew up and became strong in spirit. And he lived in the wilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel.

Footnotes:Luke 1:2 Greek from those who from the beginning were servants of the word.Luke 1:15 Or even from birth.Luke 1:17 See Mal 4:5-6.Luke 1:28 Some manuscripts add Blessed are you among women.Luke 1:33 Greek over the house of Jacob.Luke 1:37 Some manuscripts read For the word of God will never fail.Luke 1:69 Greek has raised up a horn of salvation for us.Luke 1:78 Or the Morning Light from Heaven is about to visit us. \n? Luke 2? (New Living Translation)

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Luke 1

Introduction
1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilleda among us 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3 With this in mind since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning I too decided to write an orderly account for you most excellent Theophilus 4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. 6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God observing all the Lord\'s commands and decrees blamelessly. 7 But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive and they were both very old.

8 Once when Zechariah\'s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God 9 he was chosen by lot according to the custom of the priesthood to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And when the time for the burning of incense came all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.

11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him standing at the right side of the altar of incense. 12 When Zechariah saw him he was startled and was gripped with fear. 13 But the angel said to him "Do not be afraid Zechariah your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son and you are to call him John. 14 He will be a joy and delight to you and many will rejoice because of his birth 15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. 16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

18 Zechariah asked the angel "How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years."

19 The angel said to him "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. 20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens because you did not believe my words which will come true at their appointed time."

21 Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple. 22 When he came out he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.

23 When his time of service was completed he returned home. 24 After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. 25 "The Lord has done this for me" she said. "In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people."

The Birth of Jesus Foretold
26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth\'s pregnancy God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth a town in Galilee 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph a descendant of David. The virgin\'s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said "Greetings you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."

29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her "Do not be afraid Mary you have found favor with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son and you are to call him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David 33 and he will reign over Jacob\'s descendants forever his kingdom will never end."

34 "How will this be" Mary asked the angel "since I am a virgin?"

35 The angel answered "The Holy Spirit will come on you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be calledb the Son of God. 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For no word from God will ever fail."

38 "I am the Lord\'s servant" Mary answered. "May your word to me be fulfilled." Then the angel left her.

Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea 40 where she entered Zechariah\'s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary\'s greeting the baby leaped in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed "Blessed are you among women and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!"
Mary\'s Song
46 And Mary said

"My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me holy is his name. 50 His mercy extends to those who fear him from generation to generation. 51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. 54 He has helped his servant Israel remembering to be merciful 55 to Abraham and his descendants forever just as he promised our ancestors."

56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.

The Birth of John the Baptist
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy and they shared her joy.

59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah 60 but his mother spoke up and said "No! He is to be called John."

61 They said to her "There is no one among your relatives who has that name."

62 Then they made signs to his father to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet and to everyone\'s astonishment he wrote "His name is John." 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free and he began to speak praising God. 65 All the neighbors were filled with awe and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. 66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it asking "What then is this child going to be?" For the Lord\'s hand was with him.

Zechariah\'s Song
67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied

68 "Praise be to the Lord the God of Israel because he has come to his people and redeemed them. 69 He has raised up a hornc of salvation for us in the house of his servant David 70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago) 71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us 72 to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant 73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham 74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies and to enable us to serve him without fear 75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

76 And you my child will be called a prophet of the Most High for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him 77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins 78 because of the tender mercy of our God by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven 79 to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death to guide our feet into the path of peace."

80 And the child grew and became strong in spiritd and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.

FootnotesLuke 11 Or been surely believedLuke 135 Or So the child to be born will be called holyLuke 169 Horn here symbolizes a strong king.Luke 180 Or in the Spirit Luke 2? (New International Version 2011)

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Luke 17

Teachings about Forgiveness and Faith
1 One day Jesus said to his disciples, "There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting! 2 It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin. 3 So watch yourselves!

"If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive. 4 Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive."

5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Show us how to increase our faith."

6 The Lord answered, "If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, \'May you be uprooted and thrown into the sea,\' and it would obey you!

7 "When a servant comes in from plowing or taking care of sheep, does his master say, \'Come in and eat with me\'? 8 No, he says, \'Prepare my meal, put on your apron, and serve me while I eat. Then you can eat later.\' 9 And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? Of course not. 10 In the same way, when you obey me you should say, \'We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.\'"

Ten Healed of Leprosy
11 As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. 12 As he entered a village there, ten lepers stood at a distance, 13 crying out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"

14 He looked at them and said, "Go show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy.

15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, "Praise God!" 16 He fell to the ground at Jesus\' feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.

17 Jesus asked, "Didn\'t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?" 19 And Jesus said to the man, "Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you."

The Coming of the Kingdom
20 One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, "When will the Kingdom of God come?"

Jesus replied, "The Kingdom of God can\'t be detected by visible signs. 21 You won\'t be able to say, \'Here it is!\' or \'It\'s over there!\' For the Kingdom of God is already among you."

22 Then he said to his disciples, "The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns, but you won\'t see it. 23 People will tell you, \'Look, there is the Son of Man,\' or \'Here he is,\' but don\'t go out and follow them. 24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so it will be on the day when the Son of Man comes. 25 But first the Son of Man must suffer terribly and be rejected by this generation.

26 "When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah\'s day. 27 In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all.

28 "And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business, eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building, 29 until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Yes, it will be \'business as usual\' right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day a person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return home. 32 Remember what happened to Lot\'s wife! 33 If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it. 34 That night two people will be asleep in one bed; one will be taken, the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding flour together at the mill; one will be taken, the other left."

37 "Where will this happen, Lord?" the disciples asked.

Jesus replied, "Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near."[j]

Footnotes:Luke 17:3 Greek If your brother.Luke 17:14 See Lev 14:2-32.Luke 17:19 Or Your faith has saved you.Luke 17:20 Or by your speculations.Luke 17:21 Or is within you, or is in your grasp.Luke 17:22 Or long for even one day with the Son of Man. "Son of Man" is a title Jesus used for himself.Luke 17:25 Or suffer many things.Luke 17:35 Some manuscripts add verse 36, Two men will be working in the field; one will be taken, the other left. Compare Matt 24:40.Luke 17:37 Greek "Where, Lord?"Luke 17:37 Greek "Wherever the carcass is, the vultures gather." \n? Luke 18? (New Living Translation)

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Luke 17

Sin, Faith, Duty
 1 Jesus said to his disciples: \"Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. 2 It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. 3 So watch yourselves.

   \"If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. 4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying \'I repent,\' you must forgive them.\"

 5 The apostles said to the Lord, \"Increase our faith!\"

 6 He replied, \"If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, \'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,\' and it will obey you.

   7 \"Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, \'Come along now and sit down to eat\'? 8 Won\'t he rather say, \'Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink\'? 9 Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? 10 So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, \'We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.\'\"

Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy
 11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, \"Jesus, Master, have pity on us!\"

 14 When he saw them, he said, \"Go, show yourselves to the priests.\" And as they went, they were cleansed.

 15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus\' feet and thanked him, and he was a Samaritan.

 17 Jesus asked, \"Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?\" 19 Then he said to him, \"Rise and go; your faith has made you well.\"

The Coming of the Kingdom of God
 20 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, \"The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say, \'Here it is,\' or \'There it is,\' because the kingdom of God is in your midst.\"

 22 Then he said to his disciples, \"The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. 23 People will tell you, \'There he is!\' or \'Here he is!\' Do not go running off after them. 24 For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. 25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

   26 \"Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

   28 \"It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

   30 \"It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything. 32 Remember Lot\'s wife! 33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it. 34 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.\" [36]

 37 \"Where, Lord?\" they asked.

   He replied, \"Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.\"

Footnotes:Luke 17:3 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman.Luke 17:12 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.Luke 17:21 Or is within youLuke 17:24 Some manuscripts do not have in his day.Luke 17:36 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 24:40. \n Luke 18 (New International Version, ©2011)

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Luke 15

Parable of the Lost Sheep
 1 Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. 2 This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people, even eating with them!

 3 So Jesus told them this story: 4 \"If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won\'t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. 6 When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, \'Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.\' 7 In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven\'t strayed away!

Parable of the Lost Coin
 8 \"Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won\'t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, \'Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.\' 10 In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God\'s angels when even one sinner repents.\"
Parable of the Lost Son
 11 To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: \"A man had two sons. 12 The younger son told his father, \'I want my share of your estate now before you die.\' So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.

 13 \"A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living. 14 About the time his money ran out, a great famine swept over the land, and he began to starve. 15 He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs. 16 The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything.

 17 \"When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, \'At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! 18 I will go home to my father and say, \"Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, 19 and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant.\"\'

 20 \"So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. 21 His son said to him, \'Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.\'

 22 \"But his father said to the servants, \'Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. 23 And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, 24 for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.\' So the party began.

 25 \"Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house, 26 and he asked one of the servants what was going on. 27 \'Your brother is back,\' he was told, \'and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.\'

 28 \"The older brother was angry and wouldn\'t go in. His father came out and begged him, 29 but he replied, \'All these years I\'ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends. 30 Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!\'

 31 \"His father said to him, \'Look, dear son, you have always stayed by me, and everything I have is yours. 32 We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!\'\"

Footnotes:Luke 15:8 Greek ten drachmas. A drachma was the equivalent of a full day\'s wage.Luke 15:21 Some manuscripts add Please take me on as a hired servant. \n Luke 16 (New Living Translation)

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Luke 15

The Parable of the Lost Sheep
 1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, \"This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.\"

 3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 \"Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn\'t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, \'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.\' 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

The Parable of the Lost Coin
    8 \"Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn\'t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, \'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.\' 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.\"
The Parable of the Lost Son
 11 Jesus continued: \"There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, \'Father, give me my share of the estate.\' So he divided his property between them.

   13 \"Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

   17 \"When he came to his senses, he said, \'How many of my father\'s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.\' 20 So he got up and went to his father.

   \"But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

   21 \"The son said to him, \'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.\'

   22 \"But the father said to his servants, \'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let\'s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.\' So they began to celebrate.

   25 \"Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 \'Your brother has come,\' he replied, \'and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.\'

   28 \"The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, \'Look! All these years I\'ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!\'

   31 \"\'My son,\' the father said, \'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.\'\"

Footnotes:Luke 15:8 Greek ten drachmas, each worth about a day\'s wages \n Luke 16 (New International Version, ©2011)

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John 1

Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word
1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He existed in the beginning with God. 3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. 4 The Word gave life to everything that was created,[a] and his life brought light to everyone. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.[b]

6 God sent a man, John the Baptist, 7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. 8 John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. 9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

10 He came into the very world he created, but the world didn\'t recognize him. 11 He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. G@12 But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. 13 They are reborn, not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

@14 So the Word became human[d] and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.[e] And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father\'s one and only Son.

15 John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, \"This is the one I was talking about when I said, \'Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.\'\"

16 From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another. 17 For the law was given through Moses, but God\'s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God,[g] is near to the Father\'s heart. He has revealed God to us.

The Testimony of John the Baptist
19 This was John\'s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants[h] from Jerusalem to ask John, \"Who are you?\" 20 He came right out and said, \"I am not the Messiah.\"

21 \"Well then, who are you?\" they asked. \"Are you Elijah?\"

\"No,\" he replied.

\"Are you the Prophet we are expecting?\"[i]

\"No.\"

22 \"Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?\"

23 John replied in the words of the prophet Isaiah:

\"I am a voice shouting in the wilderness, \'Clear the way for the Lord\'s coming!\'\"[j]

24 Then the Pharisees who had been sent 25 asked him, \"If you aren\'t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?\"

26 John told them, \"I baptize with[k] water, but right here in the crowd is someone you do not recognize. 27 Though his ministry follows mine, I\'m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal.\"

28 This encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.

Jesus, the Lamb of God
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, \"Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 He is the one I was talking about when I said, \'A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.\' 31 I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel.\"

32 Then John testified, \"I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him. 33 I didn\'t know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, \'The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.\' 34 I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God.[l]\"

The First Disciples
35 The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples. 36 As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, \"Look! There is the Lamb of God!\" 37 When John\'s two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus.

38 Jesus looked around and saw them following. \"What do you want?\" he asked them.

They replied, \"Rabbi\" (which means \"Teacher\"), \"where are you staying?\"

39 \"Come and see,\" he said. It was about four o\'clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day.

40 Andrew, Simon Peter\'s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus. 41 Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, \"We have found the Messiah\" (which means \"Christ\"[m]).

42 Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, \"Your name is Simon, son of John, but you will be called Cephas\" (which means \"Peter\"[n]).

43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, \"Come, follow me.\" 44 Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter\'s hometown.

45 Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, \"We have found the very person Moses[o] and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.\"

46 \"Nazareth!\" exclaimed Nathanael. \"Can anything good come from Nazareth?\"

\"Come and see for yourself,\" Philip replied.

47 As they approached, Jesus said, \"Now here is a genuine son of Israel, a man of complete integrity.\"

48 \"How do you know about me?\" Nathanael asked.

Jesus replied, \"I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.\"

49 Then Nathanael exclaimed, \"Rabbi, you are the Son of God, the King of Israel!\"

50 Jesus asked him, \"Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.\" 51 Then he said, \"I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth.[p]\"

Footnotes:John 1:4 Or and nothing that was created was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything.John 1:5 Or and the darkness has not understood it.John 1:6 Greek a man named John.John 1:14 Greek became flesh.John 1:14 Or grace and truth; also in 1:17.John 1:16 Or received the grace of Christ rather than the grace of the law; Greek reads received grace upon grace.John 1:18 Some manuscripts read But the one and only Son.John 1:19 Greek and Levites.John 1:21 Greek Are you the Prophet? See Deut 18:15, 18; Mal 4:5-6.John 1:23 Isa 40:3.John 1:26 Or in; also in 1:31, 33.John 1:34 Some manuscripts read the Son of God.John 1:41 Messiah (a Hebrew term) and Christ (a Greek term) both mean \"the anointed one.\"John 1:42 The names Cephas (from Aramaic) and Peter (from Greek) both mean \"rock.\"John 1:45 Greek Moses in the law.John 1:51 Greek going up and down on the Son of Man; see Gen 28:10-17. \"Son of Man\" is a title Jesus used for himself. \n? John 2? (New Living Translation)

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John 1

The Word Became Flesh
1 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcomea it.

6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light he came only as a witness to the light.

9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world and though the world was made through him the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him to those who believed in his name he gave the right to become children of God 13 children born not of natural descent nor of human decision or a husband\'s will but born of God.

14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory the glory of the one and only Son who came from the Father full of grace and truth.

15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out saying \"This is the one I spoke about when I said \'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.\'\") 16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God but the one and only Son who is himself God andb is in closest relationship with the Father has made him known.

John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah
19 Now this was John\'s testimony when the Jewish leadersc in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess but confessed freely \"I am not the Messiah.\"

21 They asked him \"Then who are you? Are you Elijah?\"

He said \"I am not.\"

\"Are you the Prophet?\"

He answered \"No.\"

22 Finally they said \"Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?\"

23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet \"I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness \'Make straight the way for the Lord.\'\"d

24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent 25 questioned him \"Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah nor Elijah nor the Prophet?\"

26 \"I baptize withe water\" John replied \"but among you stands one you do not know. 27 He is the one who comes after me the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.\"

28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan where John was baptizing.

John Testifies About Jesus
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said \"Look the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I said \'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.\' 31 I myself did not know him but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.\"

32 Then John gave this testimony \"I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33 And I myself did not know him but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me \'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.\' 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God\'s Chosen One.\"f

John\'s Disciples Follow Jesus
35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by he said \"Look the Lamb of God!\"

37 When the two disciples heard him say this they followed Jesus. 38 Turning around Jesus saw them following and asked \"What do you want?\"

They said \"Rabbi\" (which means \"Teacher\") \"where are you staying?\"

39 \"Come\" he replied \"and you will see.\"

So they went and saw where he was staying and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.

40 Andrew Simon Peter\'s brother was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him \"We have found the Messiah\" (that is the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said \"You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas\" (which when translated is Peterg).

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip he said to him \"Follow me.\"

44 Philip like Andrew and Peter was from the town of Bethsaida. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him \"We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law and about whom the prophets also wrote Jesus of Nazareth the son of Joseph.\"

46 \"Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?\" Nathanael asked.

\"Come and see\" said Philip.

47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching he said of him \"Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.\"

48 \"How do you know me?\" Nathanael asked.

Jesus answered \"I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.\"

49 Then Nathanael declared \"Rabbi you are the Son of God you are the king of Israel.\"

50 Jesus said \"You believeh because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.\" 51 He then added \"Very truly I tell youi youj will see \'heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on\'k the Son of Man.\"

FootnotesJohn 15 Or understoodJohn 118 Some manuscripts but the only Son whoJohn 119 The Greek term traditionally translated the Jews (hoi Ioudaioi) refers here and elsewhere in John\'s Gospel to those Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus also in 510 15 16 71 11 13 922 1814 28 36 197 12 31 38 2019.John 123 Isaiah 403John 126 Or in also in verses 31 and 33 (twice)John 134 See Isaiah 421 many manuscripts is the Son of God.John 142 Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) both mean rock.John 150 Or Do you believe John 151 The Greek is plural.John 151 The Greek is plural.John 151 Gen. 2812 John 2? (New International Version 2011)

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Spiritual Gifts

1 Now dear brothers and sistersa regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don\'t want you to misunderstand this. 2 You know that when you were still pagans you were led astray and swept along in worshiping speechless idols. 3 So I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God will curse Jesus and no one can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

r@ 4 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit is the source of them all. 5 There are different kinds of service but we serve the same Lord. 6 God works in different ways but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.

7 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. 8 To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. 9 The same Spirit gives great faith to another and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. 10 He gives one person the power to perform miracles and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. 11 It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.@

One Body with Many Parts
L@12 The human body has many parts but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. 13 Some of us are Jews some are Gentilese some are slaves and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit and we all share the same Spirit.

14 Yes the body has many different parts not just one part. 15 If the foot says "I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand" that does not make it any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear says "I am not part of the body because I am not an eye" would that make it any less a part of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear how would you smell anything?@

18 But our bodies have many parts and God has put each part just where he wants it. 19 How strange a body would be if it had only one part! 20 Yes there are many parts but only one body. 21 The eye can never say to the hand "I don\'t need you." The head can\'t say to the feet "I don\'t need you."

22 In fact some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. 23 And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen 24 while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. 25 This makes for harmony among the members so that all the members care for each other. 26 If one part suffers all the parts suffer with it and if one part is honored all the parts are glad.

27 All of you together are Christ\'s body and each of you is a part of it. 28 Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church

first are apostles, second are prophets, third are teachers, then those who do miracles, those who have the gift of healing, those who can help others, those who have the gift of leadership, those who speak in unknown languages.

29 Are we all apostles? Are we all prophets? Are we all teachers? Do we all have the power to do miracles? 30 Do we all have the gift of healing? Do we all have the ability to speak in unknown languages? Do we all have the ability to interpret unknown languages? Of course not! 31 So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts.

But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all.

Footnotes1 Corinthians 121 Greek brothers.1 Corinthians 128 Or gives a word of wisdom.1 Corinthians 128 Or gives a word of knowledge.1 Corinthians 1210 Or in various tongues also in 1228 30.1 Corinthians 1213 Greek some are Greeks.1 Corinthians 1213 Greek we were all given one Spirit to drink.1 Corinthians 13? (New Living Translation)

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1 Corinthians 12

Concerning Spiritual Gifts
1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit brothers and sisters I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. 3 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says "Jesus be cursed" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit.

4 There are different kinds of gifts but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.

7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit 9 to another faith by the same Spirit to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit 10 to another miraculous powers to another prophecy to another distinguishing between spirits to another speaking in different kinds of tonguesa and to still another the interpretation of tongues.b 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit and he distributes them to each one just as he determines.

Unity and Diversity in the Body
12 Just as a body though one has many parts but all its many parts form one body so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized byc one Spirit so as to form one body whether Jews or Gentiles slave or free and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.

15 Now if the foot should say "Because I am not a hand I do not belong to the body" it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say "Because I am not an eye I do not belong to the body" it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has placed the parts in the body every one of them just as he wanted them to be. 19 If they were all one part where would the body be? 20 As it is there are many parts but one body.

21 The eye cannot say to the hand "I don\'t need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet "I don\'t need you!" 22 On the contrary those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it 25 so that there should be no division in the body but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers every part suffers with it if one part is honored every part rejoices with it.

27 Now you are the body of Christ and each one of you is a part of it. 28 And God has placed in the church first of all apostles second prophets third teachers then miracles then gifts of healing of helping of guidance and of different kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tonguesd? Do all interpret? 31 Now eagerly desire the greater gifts.

Love Is Indispensable
And yet I will show you the most excellent way.

Footnotes1 Corinthians 1210 Or languages also in verse 281 Corinthians 1210 Or languages also in verse 281 Corinthians 1213 Or with or in1 Corinthians 1230 Or other languages1 Corinthians 13? (New International Version 2011)

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Matthew 4

The Temptation of Jesus
 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. 2 For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.

 3 During that time the devil came and said to him, \"If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.\"

 4 But Jesus told him, \"No! The Scriptures say,

   \'People do not live by bread alone,      but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.\'\"

 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, 6 and said, \"If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say,

   \'He will order his angels to protect you.   And they will hold you up with their hands      so you won\'t even hurt your foot on a stone.\'\"

 7 Jesus responded, \"The Scriptures also say, \'You must not test the Lord your God.\'\"

 8 Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 \"I will give it all to you,\" he said, \"if you will kneel down and worship me.\"

 10 \"Get out of here, Satan,\" Jesus told him. \"For the Scriptures say,

   \'You must worship the Lord your God      and serve only him.\'\"

 11 Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.

The Ministry of Jesus Begins
 12 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee. 13 He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah:

 15 \"In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali,      beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River,      in Galilee where so many Gentiles live, 16 the people who sat in darkness      have seen a great light.   And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow,      a light has shined.\"

 17 From then on Jesus began to preach, \"Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.\"

The First Disciples
 18 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew, throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. 19 Jesus called out to them, \"Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!\" 20 And they left their nets at once and followed him.

 21 A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too. 22 They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind.

Crowds Follow Jesus
 23 Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. 24 News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed, he healed them all. 25 Large crowds followed him wherever he went, people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.

Footnotes:Matthew 4:3 Greek the tempter.Matthew 4:4 Deut 8:3.Matthew 4:6 Ps 91:11-12.Matthew 4:7 Deut 6:16.Matthew 4:10 Deut 6:13.Matthew 4:16 Isa 9:1-2 (Greek version).Matthew 4:17 Or has come, or is coming soon.Matthew 4:25 Greek Decapolis. \n Matthew 5 (New Living Translation)

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Matthew 4

Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, \"If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.\"

 4 Jesus answered, \"It is written: \'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.\'\"

 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 \"If you are the Son of God,\" he said, \"throw yourself down. For it is written:

   \"\'He will command his angels concerning you,    and they will lift you up in their hands,    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.\'\"

 7 Jesus answered him, \"It is also written: \'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.\'\"

 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 \"All this I will give you,\" he said, \"if you will bow down and worship me.\"

 10 Jesus said to him, \"Away from me, Satan! For it is written: \'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.\'\"

 11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

Jesus Begins to Preach
 12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:

 15 \"Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,    the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,    Galilee of the Gentiles, 16 the people living in darkness    have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death    a light has dawned.\"

 17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, \"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.\"

Jesus Calls His First Disciples
 18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 \"Come, follow me,\" Jesus said, \"and I will send you out to fish for people.\" 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.

 21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

Jesus Heals the Sick
 23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. 24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them. 25 Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.

Footnotes:Matthew 4:1 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.Matthew 4:4 Deut. 8:3Matthew 4:6 Psalm 91:11,12Matthew 4:7 Deut. 6:16Matthew 4:10 Deut. 6:13Matthew 4:16 Isaiah 9:1,2Matthew 4:25 That is, the Ten Cities \n Matthew 5 (New International Version, ©2011)

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1 Timothy 3

Leaders in the Church
 1 This is a trustworthy saying: \"If someone aspires to be an elder,[a] he desires an honorable position.\" 2 So an elder must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife.[b] He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach. 3 He must not be a heavy drinker[c] or be violent. He must be gentle, not quarrelsome, and not love money. 4 He must manage his own family well, having children who respect and obey him. 5 For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God\'s church?

 6 An elder must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall.[d] 7 Also, people outside the church must speak well of him so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the devil\'s trap.

 8 In the same way, deacons must be well respected and have integrity. They must not be heavy drinkers or dishonest with money. 9 They must be committed to the mystery of the faith now revealed and must live with a clear conscience. 10 Before they are appointed as deacons, let them be closely examined. If they pass the test, then let them serve as deacons.

 11 In the same way, their wives[e] must be respected and must not slander others. They must exercise self-control and be faithful in everything they do.

 12 A deacon must be faithful to his wife, and he must manage his children and household well. 13 Those who do well as deacons will be rewarded with respect from others and will have increased confidence in their faith in Christ Jesus.

The Truths of Our Faith
 14 I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon, 15 so that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and foundation of the truth.

 16 Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith[f]:

   Christ[g] was revealed in a human body      and vindicated by the Spirit.[h]   He was seen by angels      and announced to the nations.   He was believed in throughout the world      and taken to heaven in glory.

Footnotes:1 Timothy 3:1 Or an overseer, or a bishop; also in 3:2, 6.1 Timothy 3:2 Or must have only one wife, or must be married only once; Greek reads must be the husband of one wife; also in 3:12.1 Timothy 3:3 Greek must not drink too much wine; similarly in 3:8.1 Timothy 3:6 Or he might fall into the same judgment as the devil.1 Timothy 3:11 Or the women deacons. The Greek word can be translated women or wives.1 Timothy 3:16 Or of godliness.1 Timothy 3:16 Greek He who; other manuscripts read God.1 Timothy 3:16 Or in his spirit. \n 1 Timothy 4 (New Living Translation)

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1 Timothy 3

 1THE SAYING is true and irrefutable If any man eagerly seeks the office of bishop (superintendent overseer) he desires an excellent task (work).

    2Now a bishop (superintendent overseer) must give no grounds for accusation but must be above reproach the husband of one wife circumspect and temperate and self-controlled he must be sensible and well behaved and dignified and lead an orderly (disciplined) life he must be hospitable showing love for and being a friend to the believers especially strangers or foreigners and be a capable and qualified teacher

    3Not given to wine not combative but gentle and considerate not quarrelsome but forbearing and peaceable and not a lover of money insatiable for wealth and ready to obtain it by questionable means.

    4He must rule his own household well keeping his children under control with true dignity commanding their respect in every way and keeping them respectful.

    5For if a man does not know how to rule his own household how is he to take care of the church of God?

    6He must not be a new convert or he may develop a beclouded and stupid state of mind as the result of pride be blinded by conceit and fall into the condemnation that the devil once did.(A)

    7Furthermore he must have a good reputation and be well thought of by those outside the church lest he become involved in slander and incur reproach and fall into the devil\'s trap.

    8In like manner the deacons must be worthy of respect not shifty and double-talkers but sincere in what they say not given to much wine not greedy for base gain craving wealth and resorting to ignoble and dishonest methods of getting it.

    9They must possess the mystic secret of the faith Christian truth as hidden from ungodly men with a clear conscience.

    10And let them also be tried and investigated and proved first then if they turn out to be above reproach let them serve as deacons.

    11aThe women likewise must be worthy of respect and serious not gossipers but temperate and self-controlled thoroughly trustworthy in all things.

    12Let deacons be the husbands of but one wife and let them manage their children and their own households well.

    13For those who perform well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves and also gain much confidence and freedom and boldness in the faith which is founded on and centers in Christ Jesus.

    14Although I hope to come to you before long I am writing these instructions to you so that

    15If I am detained you may know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God which is the church of the living God the pillar and stay (the prop and support) of the Truth.

    16And great and important and weighty we confess is the hidden truth (the mystic secret) of godliness. He bGod was made visible in human flesh justified and vindicated in the Holy Spirit was seen by angels preached among the nations believed on in the world and taken up in glory.

   

Footnotes1 Timothy 311 Either their wives or the deaconesses or both.1 Timothy 316 Some manuscripts read \"God.\" Cross references1 Timothy 36 Isa 1412-14  1 Timothy 4 (Amplified Bible)

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1 Timothy 4

Warnings against False Teachers
r@? 1 Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. 2 These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead.

3 They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten with thanks by faithful people who know the truth@. 4 Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks. 5 For we know it is made acceptable by the word of God and prayer.

A Good Servant of Christ Jesus
6 If you explain these things to the brothers and sisters, Timothy, you will be a worthy servant of Christ Jesus, one who is nourished by the message of faith and the good teaching you have followed. 7 Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives\' tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly. 8 "Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come." 9 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it. 10 This is why we work hard and continue to struggle, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people and particularly of all believers.

11 Teach these things and insist that everyone learn them. 12 Don\'t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. 13 Until I get there, focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the believers, and teaching them.

L@14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you received through the prophecy spoken over you when the elders of the church laid their hands on you. 15 Give your complete attention to these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress. 16 Keep a close watch on how you live and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right for the sake of your own salvation and the salvation of those who hear you.@

Footnotes:1 Timothy 4:2 Greek are seared.1 Timothy 4:5 Or made holy.1 Timothy 4:6 Greek brothers.1 Timothy 4:10 Some manuscripts read continue to suffer. \n? 1 Timothy 5? (New Living Translation)

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1 Timothy 4

 1BUT THE [Holy] Spirit distinctly and expressly declares that in latter times some will turn away from the faith, giving attention to deluding and seducing spirits and doctrines that demons teach,

    2Through the hypocrisy and pretensions of liars whose consciences are seared (cauterized),

    3Who forbid people to marry and [teach them] to abstain from [certain kinds of] foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and have [an increasingly clear] knowledge of the truth.

    4For everything God has created is good, and nothing is to be thrown away or refused if it is received with thanksgiving.

    5For it is hallowed and consecrated by the Word of God and by prayer.

    6If you lay all these instructions before the brethren, you will be a worthy steward and a good minister of Christ Jesus, ever nourishing your own self on the truths of the faith and of the good [Christian] instruction which you have closely followed.

    7But refuse and avoid irreverent legends (profane and impure and godless fictions, mere grandmothers\' tales) and silly myths, and express your disapproval of them. Train yourself toward godliness (piety), [keeping yourself spiritually fit].

    8For physical training is of some value (useful for a little), but godliness (spiritual training) is useful and of value in everything and in every way, for it holds promise for the present life and also for the life which is to come.

    9This saying is reliable and worthy of complete acceptance by everybody.

    10With a view to this we toil and strive, [yes and] suffer reproach, because we have [fixed our] hope on the living God, Who is the Savior (Preserver, Maintainer, Deliverer) of all men, especially of those who believe (trust in, rely on, and adhere to Him).

    11Continue to command these things and to teach them.

    12Let no one despise or think less of you because of your youth, but be an example (pattern) for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.

    13Till I come, devote yourself to [public and private] reading, to exhortation (preaching and personal appeals), and to teaching and instilling doctrine.

    14Do not neglect the gift which is in you, [that special inward endowment] which was directly imparted to you [by the Holy Spirit] by prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands upon you [at your ordination].

    15Practice and cultivate and meditate upon these duties; throw yourself wholly into them [as your ministry], so that your progress may be evident to everybody.

    16Look well to yourself [to your own personality] and to [your] teaching; persevere in these things [hold to them], for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

   

Footnotes:1 Timothy 4:10 Some manuscripts so read. \n 1 Timothy 5 (Amplified Bible)

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Jeremiah 5

The Sins of Judah
1 \"Run up and down every street in Jerusalem,\" says the Lord. \"Look high and low; search throughout the city! If you can find even one just and honest person, I will not destroy the city. 2 But even when they are under oath, saying, \'As surely as the Lord lives,\' they are still telling lies!\"

3 Lord, you are searching for honesty. You struck your people, but they paid no attention. You crushed them, but they refused to be corrected. They are determined, with faces set like stone; they have refused to repent.

4 Then I said, \"But what can we expect from the poor They are ignorant. They don\'t know the ways of the Lord. They don\'t understand God\'s laws. 5 So I will go and speak to their leaders. Surely they know the ways of the Lord and understand God\'s laws.\" But the leaders, too, as one man, had thrown off God\'s yoke and broken his chains. 6 So now a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will pounce on them. A leopard will lurk near their towns, tearing apart any who dare to venture out. For their rebellion is great, and their sins are many.

7 \"How can I pardon you For even your children have turned from me. They have sworn by gods that are not gods at all! I fed my people until they were full. But they thanked me by committing adultery and lining up at the brothels. 8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor\'s wife. 9 Should I not punish them for this?\" says the Lord. \"Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?

10 \"Go down the rows of the vineyards and destroy the grapevines, leaving a scattered few alive. Strip the branches from the vines, for these people do not belong to the Lord. 11 The people of Israel and Judah are full of treachery against me,\" says the Lord. 12 \"They have lied about the Lord and said, \'He won\'t bother us! No disasters will come upon us. There will be no war or famine. 13 God\'s prophets are all windbags who don\'t really speak for him. Let their predictions of disaster fall on themselves!\'\"

14 Therefore, this is what the Lord God of Heaven\'s Armies says:

\"Because the people are talking like this, my messages will flame out of your mouth and burn the people like kindling wood. 15 O Israel, I will bring a distant nation against you,\" says the Lord. \"It is a mighty nation, an ancient nation, a people whose language you do not know, whose speech you cannot understand. 16 Their weapons are deadly; their warriors are mighty. 17 They will devour the food of your harvest; they will devour your sons and daughters. They will devour your flocks and herds; they will devour your grapes and figs. And they will destroy your fortified towns, which you think are so safe.

18 \"Yet even in those days I will not blot you out completely,\" says the Lord. 19 \"And when your people ask, \'Why did the Lord our God do all this to us?\' you must reply, \'You rejected him and gave yourselves to foreign gods in your own land. Now you will serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.\'

A Warning for God\'s People
20 \"Make this announcement to Israel,[a] and say this to Judah:? 21 Listen, you foolish and senseless people, with eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear. 22 Have you no respect for me Why don\'t you tremble in my presence I, the Lord, define the ocean\'s sandy shoreline as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross. The waves may toss and roar, but they can never pass the boundaries I set. 23 But my people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned away and abandoned me. 24 They do not say from the heart, \'Let us live in awe of the Lord our God, for he gives us rain each spring and fall, assuring us of a harvest when the time is right.\'? 25 Your wickedness has deprived you of these wonderful blessings. Your sin has robbed you of all these good things.

26 \"Among my people are wicked men who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind. They continually set traps to catch people. 27 Like a cage filled with birds, their homes are filled with evil plots. And now they are great and rich. 28 They are fat and sleek, and there is no limit to their wicked deeds. They refuse to provide justice to orphans and deny the rights of the poor. 29 Should I not punish them for this?\" says the Lord. \"Should I not avenge myself against such a nation? 30 A horrible and shocking thing has happened in this land, r@ 31 the prophets give false prophecies, and the priests rule with an iron hand. Worse yet, my people like it that way! But what will you do when the end comes?@

Footnotes:Jeremiah 5:20 Hebrew to the house of Jacob. The names \"Jacob\" and \"Israel\" are often interchanged throughout the Old Testament, referring sometimes to the individual patriarch and sometimes to the nation. \n? Jeremiah 6? (New Living Translation)

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Jeremiah 5

1RUN TO and fro through the streets of Jerusalem and see now and take notice! Seek in her broad squares to see if you can find a man as Abraham sought in Sodom one who does justice who seeks truth sincerity and faithfulness and I will pardon Jerusalem--for one uncompromisingly righteous person.(A)

2And though they say As the Lord lives surely they swear falsely.

3O Lord do not your eyes look on the truth? They have meant to please You outwardly but You look on their hearts. You have stricken them but they have not grieved You have consumed them but they have refused to take correction or instruction. They have made their faces harder than a rock they have refused to repent and return to You.

4Then I said Surely these are only the poor they are sinfully foolish and have no understanding for they know not the way of the Lord the judgment (the just and righteous law) of their God.

5I will go to the great men and will speak to them for they must know the way of the Lord the judgment (the just and righteous law) of their God. But I found the very reverse to be true these had all alike broken the yoke of God\'s law and had burst the bonds of obedience to Him.

6Therefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them a wolf of the desert shall destroy them a leopard or panther shall lie in wait against their cities. Everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces because their transgressions are many their backslidings and total desertion of faith are increased and have become great and mighty.

7Why should I and how can I pass over this and forgive you for it? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by those that are no gods. When I had fed them to the full and bound them to Me by oath they committed spiritual adultery assembling themselves in troops at the houses of idol harlots.

8They were like fed stallions roaming at large each one neighed after his neighbor\'s wife.

9Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord and shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

10Go up within Jerusalem\'s walls and destroy her vines but do not make a full and complete end. Trim away the tendrils of her vines for they are not the Lord\'s.

11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very faithlessly and treacherously against Me says the Lord.

12They have lied about and denied the Lord by saying It is not He Who speaks through His prophets! Evil shall not come upon us nor shall we see war or famine.

13And say they the prophets will become wind what they prophesy will not come to pass and the word of God is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them as they threatened would be done to us.

14Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts Because you the people have spoken this word behold I will make My words fire in your mouth Jeremiah and this people wood and it will devour them.

15Behold I am bringing a nation upon you from afar O house of Israel says the Lord. It is a mighty and enduring nation it is an ancient nation a nation whose language you do not know nor can you understand what they say.

16Their quiver is filled with deadly missiles like an open sepulcher filled with dead bodies the foes are all mighty men (heroes).

17They shall consume your harvest and your food they shall consume your sons and your daughters they shall consume your flocks and your herds they shall consume your vines and your fig trees. They shall break down and impoverish your fortified cities in which you trust with the sword they shall destroy them.

18But even in those days says the Lord I will not make a full and complete end of you.

19And when your people say Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us? then you shall answer them As you have forsaken Me says the Lord and have served strange gods in your land so shall you serve strangers (gods) in a land that is not yours.

20Declare this in the house of Jacob and publish it in Judah

21Hear now this O foolish people without understanding or heart who have eyes and see not who have ears and hear not(B)

22Do you not fear and reverence Me? says the Lord. Do you not tremble before Me? I placed the sand for the boundary of the sea a perpetual barrier beyond which it cannot pass and by an everlasting ordinance beyond which it cannot go? And though the waves of the sea toss and shake themselves yet they cannot prevail against the feeble grains of sand which God has ordained by nature to be sufficient for His purpose though the billows roar yet they cannot pass over that barrier. Is not such a God to be reverently feared and worshiped?

23But these people have hearts that draw back from God and wills that rebel against Him they have revolted and quit His service and have gone away into idolatry.

24Nor do they say in their hearts Let us now reverently fear and worship the Lord our God Who gives rain both the autumn and the spring rain in its season Who reserves and keeps for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

25Your iniquities have turned these blessings away and your sins have kept good harvests from you.

26For among My people are found wicked men they watch like fowlers who lie in wait they set a trap they catch men.

27As a cage is full of birds so are their houses full of deceit and treachery therefore they have become great and grown rich

28They have grown fat and sleek. Yes they surpass in deeds of wickedness they do not judge and plead with justice the cause of the fatherless that they may prosper and they do not defend the rights of the needy.

29Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord. Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

30An appalling and horrible thing bringing desolation and destruction has come to pass in the land

31The prophets prophesy falsely and the priests exercise rule at their own hands and by means of the prophets. And My people love to have it so! But what will you do when the end comes?

Cross referencesJeremiah 51 Gen 1822-32 Jeremiah 521 Isa 69 10 Matt 1310-15 Mark 817 18 Jeremiah 6? (Amplified Bible)

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John 15

Jesus, the True Vine
\"I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn\'t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. 3 You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.

r@5 \"Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. @6 Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. 7 But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! 8 When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.

9 \"I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. 10 When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father\'s commandments and remain in his love. 11 I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! 12 This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. 13 There is no greater love than to lay down one\'s life for one\'s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn\'t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. 16 You didn\'t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. 17 This is my command: Love each other.

The World\'s Hatred
18 \"If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. 19 The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you. 20 Do you remember what I told you? \'A slave is not greater than the master.\' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you. 21 They will do all this to you because of me, for they have rejected the One who sent me. 22 They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 Anyone who hates me also hates my Father. 24 If I hadn\'t done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be guilty. But as it is, they have seen everything I did, yet they still hate me and my Father. 25 This fulfills what is written in their Scriptures[a]: \'They hated me without cause.\'

26 \"But I will send you the Advocate[b], the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. 27 And you must also testify about me because you have been with me from the beginning of my ministry.

Footnotes:John 15:25 Greek in their law. Pss 35:19; 69:4.John 15:26 Or Comforter, or Encourager, or Counselor. Greek reads Paraclete. \n? John 16? (New Living Translation)

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John 15

The Vine and the Branches
1-3 \"I am the Real Vine and my Father is the Farmer. He cuts off every branch of me that doesn\'t bear grapes. And every branch that is grape-bearing he prunes back so it will bear even more. You are already pruned back by the message I have spoken.

4\"Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can\'t bear grapes by itself but only by being joined to the vine you can\'t bear fruit unless you are joined with me.

5-8\"I am the Vine you are the branches. When you\'re joined with me and I with you the relation intimate and organic the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated you can\'t produce a thing. Anyone who separates from me is deadwood gathered up and thrown on the bonfire. But if you make yourselves at home with me and my words are at home in you you can be sure that whatever you ask will be listened to and acted upon. This is how my Father shows who he is when you produce grapes when you mature as my disciples.

9-10\"I\'ve loved you the way my Father has loved me. Make yourselves at home in my love. If you keep my commands you\'ll remain intimately at home in my love. That\'s what I\'ve done kept my Father\'s commands and made myself at home in his love.

11-15\"I\'ve told you these things for a purpose that my joy might be your joy and your joy wholly mature. This is my command Love one another the way I loved you. This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends. You are my friends when you do the things I command you. I\'m no longer calling you servants because servants don\'t understand what their master is thinking and planning. No I\'ve named you friends because I\'ve let you in on everything I\'ve heard from the Father.

16\"You didn\'t choose me remember I chose you and put you in the world to bear fruit fruit that won\'t spoil. As fruit bearers whatever you ask the Father in relation to me he gives you.

17\"But remember the root command Love one another.

Hated by the World
18-19\"If you find the godless world is hating you remember it got its start hating me. If you lived on the world\'s terms the world would love you as one of its own. But since I picked you to live on God\'s terms and no longer on the world\'s terms the world is going to hate you.

20\"When that happens remember this Servants don\'t get better treatment than their masters. If they beat on me they will certainly beat on you. If they did what I told them they will do what you tell them.

21-25\"They are going to do all these things to you because of the way they treated me because they don\'t know the One who sent me. If I hadn\'t come and told them all this in plain language it wouldn\'t be so bad. As it is they have no excuse. Hate me hate my Father it\'s all the same. If I hadn\'t done what I have done among them works no one has ever done they wouldn\'t be to blame. But they saw the God-signs and hated anyway both me and my Father. Interesting they have verified the truth of their own Scriptures where it is written \'They hated me for no good reason.\'

26-27\"When the Friend I plan to send you from the Father comes the Spirit of Truth issuing from the Father he will confirm everything about me. You too from your side must give your confirming evidence since you are in this with me from the start.\"

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1 Samuel 15

Saul Destroys the Amalekites
1 One day Samuel said to Saul \"It was the Lord who told me to anoint you as king of his people Israel. Now listen to this message from the Lord! 2 This is what the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies has declared I have decided to settle accounts with the nation of Amalek for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt. 3 Now go and completely destroya the entire Amalekite nation men women children babies cattle sheep goats camels and donkeys.\"

4 So Saul mobilized his army at Telaim. There were 200000 soldiers from Israel and 10000 men from Judah. 5 Then Saul and his army went to a town of the Amalekites and lay in wait in the valley. 6 Saul sent this warning to the Kenites \"Move away from where the Amalekites live or you will die with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up from Egypt.\" So the Kenites packed up and left.

7 Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur east of Egypt. 8 He captured Agag the Amalekite king but completely destroyed everyone else. 9 Saul and his men spared Agag\'s life and kept the best of the sheep and goats the cattle the fat calves and the lambs everything in fact that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality.

The Lord Rejects Saul
10 Then the Lord said to Samuel 11 \"I am sorry that I ever made Saul king for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.\" Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the Lord all night.

12 Early the next morning Samuel went to find Saul. Someone told him \"Saul went to the town of Carmel to set up a monument to himself then he went on to Gilgal.\"

13 When Samuel finally found him Saul greeted him cheerfully. \"May the Lord bless you\" he said. \"I have carried out the Lord\'s command!\"

14 \"Then what is all the bleating of sheep and goats and the lowing of cattle I hear?\" Samuel demanded.

15 \"It\'s true that the army spared the best of the sheep goats and cattle\" Saul admitted. \"But they are going to sacrifice them to the Lord your God. We have destroyed everything else.\"

16 Then Samuel said to Saul \"Stop! Listen to what the Lord told me last night!\"

? ? \"What did he tell you?\" Saul asked.

17 And Samuel told him \"Although you may think little of yourself are you not the leader of the tribes of Israel? The Lord has anointed you king of Israel. 18 And the Lord sent you on a mission and told you \'Go and completely destroy the sinners the Amalekites until they are all dead.\' 19 Why haven\'t you obeyed the Lord? Why did you rush for the plunder and do what was evil in the Lord\'s sight?\"

20 \"But I did obey the Lord\" Saul insisted. \"I carried out the mission he gave me. I brought back King Agag but I destroyed everyone else. 21 Then my troops brought in the best of the sheep goats cattle and plunder to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.\"

r@22 But Samuel replied

\"What is more pleasing to the Lord? your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.@? 23 Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols.? So because you have rejected the command of the Lord he has rejected you as king.\"

Saul Pleads for Forgiveness
24 Then Saul admitted to Samuel \"Yes I have sinned. I have disobeyed your instructions and the Lord\'s command for I was afraid of the people and did what they demanded. 25 But now please forgive my sin and come back with me so that I may worship the Lord.\"

26 But Samuel replied \"I will not go back with you! Since you have rejected the Lord\'s command he has rejected you as king of Israel.\"

27 As Samuel turned to go Saul tried to hold him back and tore the hem of his robe. 28 And Samuel said to him \"The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to someone else one who is better than you. 29 And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie nor will he change his mind for he is not human that he should change his mind!\"

30 Then Saul pleaded again \"I know I have sinned. But please at least honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel by coming back with me so that I may worship the Lord your God.\" 31 So Samuel finally agreed and went back with him and Saul worshiped the Lord.

Samuel Executes King Agag
32 Then Samuel said \"Bring King Agag to me.\" Agag arrived full of hope for he thought \"Surely the worst is over and I have been spared!\"b 33 But Samuel said \"As your sword has killed the sons of many mothers now your mother will be childless.\" And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.

34 Then Samuel went home to Ramah and Saul returned to his house at Gibeah of Saul. 35 Samuel never went to meet with Saul again but he mourned constantly for him. And the Lord was sorry he had ever made Saul king of Israel.

Footnotes1 Samuel 153 The Hebrew term used here refers to the complete consecration of things or people to the Lord either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering also in 158 9 15 18 20 21.1 Samuel 1532 Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek version read Agag arrived hesitantly for he thought \"Surely this is the bitterness of death.\" ? 1 Samuel 16? (New Living Translation)

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1 Samuel 15

The LORD Rejects Saul as King
1 Samuel said to Saul \"I am the one the LORD sent to anoint you king over his people Israel so listen now to the message from the LORD. 2 This is what the LORD Almighty says \'I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt. 3 Now go attack the Amalekites and totally destroya all that belongs to them. Do not spare them put to death men and women children and infants cattle and sheep camels and donkeys.\'\"

4 So Saul summoned the men and mustered them at Telaim two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand from Judah. 5 Saul went to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the ravine. 6 Then he said to the Kenites \"Go away leave the Amalekites so that I do not destroy you along with them for you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt.\" So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.

7 Then Saul attacked the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur near the eastern border of Egypt. 8 He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword. 9 But Saul and the army spared Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle the fat calvesb and lambs everything that was good. These they were unwilling to destroy completely but everything that was despised and weak they totally destroyed.

10 Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel 11 \"I regret that I have made Saul king because he has turned away from me and has not carried out my instructions.\" Samuel was angry and he cried out to the LORD all that night.

12 Early in the morning Samuel got up and went to meet Saul but he was told \"Saul has gone to Carmel. There he has set up a monument in his own honor and has turned and gone on down to Gilgal.\"

13 When Samuel reached him Saul said \"The LORD bless you! I have carried out the LORD\'s instructions.\"

14 But Samuel said \"What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears? What is this lowing of cattle that I hear?\"

15 Saul answered \"The soldiers brought them from the Amalekites they spared the best of the sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God but we totally destroyed the rest.\"

16 \"Enough!\" Samuel said to Saul. \"Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.\"

? ? \"Tell me\" Saul replied.

17 Samuel said \"Although you were once small in your own eyes did you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel. 18 And he sent you on a mission saying \'Go and completely destroy those wicked people the Amalekites wage war against them until you have wiped them out.\' 19 Why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you pounce on the plunder and do evil in the eyes of the LORD?\"

20 \"But I did obey the LORD\" Saul said. \"I went on the mission the LORD assigned me. I completely destroyed the Amalekites and brought back Agag their king. 21 The soldiers took sheep and cattle from the plunder the best of what was devoted to God in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal.\"

22 But Samuel replied

? ? \"Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices ? ? ? as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice ? ? ? and to heed is better than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination ? ? ? and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD ? ? ? he has rejected you as king.\"

24 Then Saul said to Samuel \"I have sinned. I violated the LORD\'s command and your instructions. I was afraid of the men and so I gave in to them. 25 Now I beg you forgive my sin and come back with me so that I may worship the LORD.\"

26 But Samuel said to him \"I will not go back with you. You have rejected the word of the LORD and the LORD has rejected you as king over Israel!\"

27 As Samuel turned to leave Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe and it tore. 28 Samuel said to him \"The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors to one better than you. 29 He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind for he is not a human being that he should change his mind.\"

30 Saul replied \"I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel come back with me so that I may worship the LORD your God.\" 31 So Samuel went back with Saul and Saul worshiped the LORD.

32 Then Samuel said \"Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.\"

? ? Agag came to him in chains.c And he thought \"Surely the bitterness of death is past.\"

33 But Samuel said

? ? \"As your sword has made women childless ? ? ? so will your mother be childless among women.\"

? ? And Samuel put Agag to death before the LORD at Gilgal.

34 Then Samuel left for Ramah but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul. 35 Until the day Samuel died he did not go to see Saul again though Samuel mourned for him. And the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.

Footnotes1 Samuel 153 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD often by totally destroying them also in verses 8 9 15 18 20 and 21.1 Samuel 159 Or the grown bulls the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.1 Samuel 1532 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain. ? 1 Samuel 16? (New International Version 2011)

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Matthew 22

Parable of the Great Feast
Jesus also told them other parables. He said, 2 \"The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son. 3 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come!

4 \"So he sent other servants to tell them, \'The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!\' 5 But the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, another to his business. 6 Others seized his messengers and insulted them and killed them.

7 \"The king was furious, and he sent out his army to destroy the murderers and burn their town. 8 And he said to his servants, \'The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I invited aren\'t worthy of the honor. 9 Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.\' 10 So the servants brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, and the banquet hall was filled with guests.

11 \"But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn\'t wearing the proper clothes for a wedding. 12 \'Friend,\' he asked, \'how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?\' But the man had no reply. 13 Then the king said to his aides, \'Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.\'

14 \"For many are called, but few are chosen.\"

Taxes for Caesar
15 Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. 16 They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. \"Teacher,\" they said, \"we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don\'t play favorites. 17 Now tell us what you think about this: Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?\"

18 But Jesus knew their evil motives. \"You hypocrites!\" he said. \"Why are you trying to trap me? 19 Here, show me the coin used for the tax.\" When they handed him a Roman coin, 20 he asked, \"Whose picture and title are stamped on it?\"

21 \"Caesar\'s,\" they replied.

\"Well, then,\" he said, \"give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.\"

22 His reply amazed them, and they went away.

Discussion about Resurrection
23 That same day Jesus was approached by some Sadducees, religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question: 24 \"Teacher, Moses said, \'If a man dies without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother\'s name.\' 25 Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children, so his brother married the widow. 26 But the second brother also died, and the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them. 27 Last of all, the woman also died. 28 So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her.\"

29 Jesus replied, \"Your mistake is that you don\'t know the Scriptures, and you don\'t know the power of God. 30 For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.

31 \"But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead, haven\'t you ever read about this in the Scriptures? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said, 32 \'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.\' So he is the God of the living, not the dead.\"

33 When the crowds heard him, they were astounded at his teaching.

The Most Important Commandment
34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees with his reply, they met together to question him again. 35 One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question: 36 \"Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?\"

r@ Jesus replied, \"\'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.\' 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: \'Love your neighbor as yourself.\' 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.\"@

Whose Son Is the Messiah?
41 Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question: 42 \"What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?\"

They replied, \"He is the son of David.\"

43 Jesus responded, \"Then why does David, speaking under the inspiration of the Spirit, call the Messiah \'my Lord\'? For David said,

44 \'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.\'

45 Since David called the Messiah \'my Lord,\' how can the Messiah be his son?\"

46 No one could answer him. And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.

Footnotes:Matthew 22:19 Greek a denarius.Matthew 22:24 Deut 25:5-6.Matthew 22:31 Greek read about this? God said.Matthew 22:32 Exod 3:6.Matthew 22:37 Deut 6:5.Matthew 22:39 Lev 19:18.Matthew 22:44 Ps 110:1. \n? Matthew 23? (New Living Translation)

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Matthew 22

1AND AGAIN Jesus spoke to them in parables (comparisons stories used to illustrate and explain) saying

2The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son

3And sent his servants to summon those who had been invited to the wedding banquet but they refused to come.

4Again he sent other servants saying Tell those who are invited Behold I have prepared my banquet my bullocks and my fat calves are killed and everything is prepared come to the wedding feast.

5But they were not concerned and paid no attention they ignored and made light of the summons treating it with contempt and they went away--one to his farm another to his business

6While the others seized his servants treated them shamefully and put them to death.

7Hearing this the king was infuriated and he sent his soldiers and put those murderers to death and burned their city.

8Then he said to his servants The wedding feast is prepared but those invited were not worthy.

9So go to the thoroughfares where they leave the city where the main roads and those from the country end and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.

10And those servants went out on the crossroads and got together as many as they found both bad and good so the room in which the wedding feast was held was filled with guests.

11But when the king came in to view the guests he looked intently at a man there who had on no wedding garment.

12And he said Friend how did you come in here without putting on the appropriate wedding garment? And he was speechless (amuzzled gagged).

13Then the king said to the attendants Tie him hand and foot and throw him into the darkness outside there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.

14For many are called (invited and summoned) but few are chosen.

15Then the Pharisees went and consulted and plotted together how they might entangle Jesus in His talk.

16And they sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians saying Teacher we know that You are bsincere and what You profess to be and that You teach the way of God truthfully regardless of consequences and being afraid of no man for You are impartial and do not regard either the person or the position of anyone.

17Tell us then what You think about this Is it lawful to pay tribute levied on individuals and to be paid yearly to Caesar or not?

18But Jesus aware of their malicious plot asked Why do you put Me to the test and try to entrap Me you pretenders (hypocrites)?

19Show me the money used for the tribute. And they brought Him a denarius.

20And Jesus said to them Whose likeness and title are these?

21They said Caesar\'s. Then He said to them Pay therefore to Caesar the things that are due to Caesar and pay to God the things that are due to God.

22When they heard it they were amazed and marveled and they left Him and departed.

23The same day some Sadducees who say that there is no resurrection of the dead came to Him and they asked Him a question

24Saying Teacher Moses said If a man dies leaving no children his brother shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.(A)

25Now there were seven brothers among us the first married and died and having no children left his wife to his brother.

26The second also died childless and the third down to the seventh.

27Last of all the woman died also.

28Now in the resurrection to which of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her.

29But Jesus replied to them You are wrong because you know neither the Scriptures nor God\'s power.

30For in the resurrected state neither do men marry nor are women given in marriage but they are like the angels in heaven.

31But as to the resurrection of the dead--have you never read what was said to you by God

32I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead but of the living!(B)

33And when the throng heard it they were astonished and filled with cglad amazement at His teaching.

34Now when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced (dmuzzled) the Sadducees they gathered together.

35And one of their number a lawyer asked Him a question to test Him.

36Teacher which ekind of commandment is great and important (the principal kind) in the Law? Some commandments are light--which are heavy?

37And He replied to him You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect).(C)

38This is the great (most important principal) and first commandment.

39And a second is like it You shall love your neighbor as you do yourself.(D)

40These two commandments fsum up and upon them depend all the Law and the Prophets.

41Now while the Pharisees were still assembled there Jesus asked them a question

42Saying What do you think of the Christ? Whose Son is He? They said to Him The Son of David.

43He said to them How is it then that David under the influence of the Holy Spirit calls Him Lord saying

44The Lord said to My Lord Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet?(E)

45If then David thus calls Him Lord how is He his Son?

46And no one was able to answer Him a word nor from that day did anyone venture or dare to question Him.

FootnotesMatthew 2212 Literal translation.Matthew 2216 Hermann Cremer Biblico-Theological Lexicon.Matthew 2233 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon.Matthew 2234 Literal translation.Matthew 2236 Marvin Vincent Word Studies.Matthew 2240 Joseph Thayer A Greek-English Lexicon. Cross referencesMatthew 2224 Deut 255 Matthew 2232 Exod 36 Matthew 2237 Deut 65 Matthew 2239 Lev 1918 Matthew 2244 Ps 1101 Matthew 23? (Amplified Bible)

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Psalm 51

For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. 2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. 3 For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night. 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. 5 For I was born a sinner, yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. 6 But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.

7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me, now let me rejoice. 9 Don\'t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. r@10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. @11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don\'t take your Holy Spirit from me.

b@12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. @13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you. 14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. 15 Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you.

16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering. 17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. 18 Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit, with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.

Footnotes:Psalm 51:4 Greek version reads and you will win your case in court. Compare Rom 3:4.Psalm 51:6 Or from the heart; Hebrew reads in the inward parts.Psalm 51:7 Hebrew Purify me with the hyssop branch.Psalm 51:11 Or your spirit of holiness. \n? Psalm 52? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 51

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had sinned with Bathsheba.
1HAVE MERCY upon me O God according to Your steadfast love according to the multitude of Your tender mercy and loving-kindness blot out my transgressions.

2Wash me thoroughly and repeatedly from my iniquity and guilt and cleanse me and make me wholly pure from my sin!

3For I am conscious of my transgressions and I acknowledge them my sin is ever before me.

4Against You You only have I sinned and done that which is evil in Your sight so that You are justified in Your sentence and faultless in Your judgment.(A)

5Behold I was brought forth in a state of iniquity my mother was sinful who conceived me and I too am sinful.(B)

6Behold You desire truth in the inner being make me therefore to know wisdom in my inmost heart.

7Purify me with hyssop and I shall be clean ceremonially wash me and I shall in reality be whiter than snow.

8Make me to hear joy and gladness and be satisfied let the bones which You have broken rejoice.

9Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my guilt and iniquities.

10Create in me a clean heart O God and renew a right persevering and steadfast spirit within me.

11Cast me not away from Your presence and take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit.

13Then will I teach transgressors Your ways and sinners shall be converted and return to You.

14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness and death O God the God of my salvation and my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness (Your rightness and Your justice).

15O Lord open my lips and my mouth shall show forth Your praise.

16For You delight not in sacrifice or else would I give it You find no pleasure in burnt offering.(C)

17My sacrifice the sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit a broken and a contrite heart broken down with sorrow for sin and humbly and thoroughly penitent such O God You will not despise.

18Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

19Then will You delight in the sacrifices of righteousness justice and right with burnt offering and whole burnt offering then bullocks will be offered upon Your altar.

Cross referencesPsalm 514 Rom 34 Psalm 515 John 36 Rom 512 Eph 23 Psalm 5116 I Sam 1522 Psalm 52? (Amplified Bible)

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Deuteronomy 6

A Call for Wholehearted Commitment
\"These are the commands, decrees, and regulations that the Lord your God commanded me to teach you. You must obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy, 2 and you and your children and grandchildren must fear the Lord your God as long as you live. If you obey all his decrees and commands, you will enjoy a long life. 3 Listen closely, Israel, and be careful to obey. Then all will go well with you, and you will have many children in the land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you.

r@4 \"Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. 6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. 7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. 8 Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.@ 9 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

10 \"The Lord your God will soon bring you into the land he swore to give you when he made a vow to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a land with large, prosperous cities that you did not build. 11 The houses will be richly stocked with goods you did not produce. You will draw water from cisterns you did not dig, and you will eat from vineyards and olive trees you did not plant. When you have eaten your fill in this land, 12 be careful not to forget the Lord, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt. 13 You must fear the Lord your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name.

14 \"You must not worship any of the gods of neighboring nations, 15 for the Lord your God, who lives among you, is a jealous God. His anger will flare up against you, and he will wipe you from the face of the earth. 16 You must not test the Lord your God as you did when you complained at Massah. 17 You must diligently obey the commands of the Lord your God, all the laws and decrees he has given you. 18 Do what is right and good in the Lord\'s sight, so all will go well with you. Then you will enter and occupy the good land that the Lord swore to give your ancestors. 19 You will drive out all the enemies living in the land, just as the Lord said you would.

20 \"In the future your children will ask you, \'What is the meaning of these laws, decrees, and regulations that the Lord our God has commanded us to obey?\'

21 \"Then you must tell them, \'We were Pharaoh\'s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand. 22 The Lord did miraculous signs and wonders before our eyes, dealing terrifying blows against Egypt and Pharaoh and all his people. 23 He brought us out of Egypt so he could give us this land he had sworn to give our ancestors. 24 And the Lord our God commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear him so he can continue to bless us and preserve our lives, as he has done to this day. 25 For we will be counted as righteous when we obey all the commands the Lord our God has given us.\'

Footnotes:Deuteronomy 6:4 Or The Lord our God is one Lord; or The Lord our God, the Lord is one; or The Lord is our God, the Lord is one. \n? Deuteronomy 7? (New Living Translation)

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Deuteronomy 6

1NOW THIS is the instruction the laws and the precepts which the Lord your God commanded me to teach you that you might do them in the land to which you go to possess it

2That you may reverently fear the Lord your God you and your son and your son\'s son and keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you all the days of your life and that your days may be prolonged.

3Hear therefore O Israel and be watchful to do them that it may be well with you and that you may increase exceedingly as the Lord the God of your fathers has promised you in a land flowing with milk and honey.

4Hear O Israel the Lord our God is one Lord the only Lord.

5And you shall love the Lord your God with all your mind and heart and with your entire being and with all your might.

6And these words which I am commanding you this day shall be first in your own minds and hearts then

7You shall whet and sharpen them so as to make them penetrate and teach and impress them diligently upon the minds and hearts of your children and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.

8And you shall bind them as a sign upon your hand and they shall be as frontlets (forehead bands) between your eyes.

9And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

10And when the Lord your God brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers to Abraham Isaac and Jacob to give you with great and goodly cities which you did not build

11And houses full of all good things which you did not fill and cisterns hewn out which you did not hew and vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant and when you eat and are full

12Then beware lest you forget the Lord Who brought you out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage.

13You shall reverently fear the Lord your God and serve Him and swear by His name and presence.

14You shall not go after other gods any of the gods of the peoples who are round about you

15For the Lord your God in the midst of you is a jealous God lest the anger of the Lord your God be kindled against you and He destroy you from the face of the earth.

16You shall not tempt and try the Lord your God as you tempted and tried Him in Massah.(A)

17You shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God and His exhortations and His statutes which He commanded you.

18And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord that it may go well with you and that you may go in and possess the good land which the Lord swore to give to your fathers

19To cast out all your enemies from before you as the Lord has promised.

20When your son asks you in time to come What is the meaning of the testimonies and statutes and precepts which the Lord our God has commanded you?

21Then you shall say to your son We were Pharaoh\'s bondmen in Egypt and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

22And the Lord showed signs and wonders great and evil against Egypt against Pharaoh and all his household before our eyes

23And He brought us out from there that He might bring us in to give us the land which He swore to give our fathers.

24And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes to reverently fear the Lord our God for our good always that He might preserve us alive as it is this day.

25And it will be accounted as righteousness (conformity to God\'s will in word thought and action) for us if we are watchful to do all this commandment before the Lord our God as He has commanded us.

Cross referencesDeuteronomy 616 Exod 177 Deuteronomy 7? (Amplified Bible)

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Proverbs 9

1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved its seven columns. 2 She has prepared a great banquet, mixed the wines, and set the table. 3 She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come. She calls out from the heights overlooking the city. 4 \"Come in with me,\" she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,? 5 \"Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed. 6 Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment.\"

7 Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return. Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt. 8 So don\'t bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you. 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more.

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11 Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life. 12 If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.

Folly Calls for a Hearing
13 The woman named Folly is brash. She is ignorant and doesn\'t know it. 14 She sits in her doorway on the heights overlooking the city. 15 She calls out to men going by who are minding their own business. 16 \"Come in with me,\" she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,? 17 \"Stolen water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!\"? 18 But little do they know that the dead are there. Her guests are in the depths of the grave.[a]

Footnotes:Proverbs 9:18 Hebrew in Sheol. \n? Proverbs 10? (New Living Translation)

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Proverbs 9

1WISDOM HAS built her house she has hewn out and set up her seven perfect number of pillars.

2She has killed her beasts she has mixed her spiritual wine she has also set her table.(A)

3She has sent out her maids to cry from the highest places of the town

4Whoever is simple (easily led astray and wavering) let him turn in here! As for him who lacks understanding God\'s Wisdom says to him

5Come eat of my bread and drink of the spiritual wine which I have mixed.(B)

6Leave off simple ones forsake the foolish and simpleminded and live! And walk in the way of insight and understanding.

7He who rebukes a scorner heaps upon himself abuse and he who reproves a wicked man gets for himself bruises.

8Reprove not a scorner lest he hate you reprove a wise man and he will love you.(C)

9Give instruction to a wise man and he will be yet wiser teach a righteous man (one upright and in right standing with God) and he will increase in learning.

10The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning (the chief and choice part) of Wisdom and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight and understanding.

11For by me Wisdom from God your days shall be multiplied and the years of your life shall be increased.

12If you are wise you are wise for yourself if you scorn you alone will bear it and pay the penalty.

13The foolish woman is noisy she is simple and open to all forms of evil she willfully and recklessly knows nothing whatever of eternal value.

14For she sits at the door of her house or on a seat in the conspicuous places of the town

15Calling to those who pass by who go uprightly on their way

16Whoever is simple (wavering and easily led astray) let him turn in here! And as for him who lacks understanding she says to him

17Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet because they are forbidden and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.(D)

18But he knows not that the shades of the dead are there specters haunting the scene of past transgressions and that her invited guests are already sunk in the depths of Sheol (the lower world Hades the place of the dead).

Cross referencesProverbs 92 Matt 222-4 Proverbs 95 Isa 551 John 627 Proverbs 98 Ps 1415 Proverbs 917 Prov 2017 Proverbs 10? (Amplified Bible)

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Proverbs 15

1 A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.

2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.

3 The Lord is watching everywhere, keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.

4 Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

5 Only a fool despises a parent\'s discipline; whoever learns from correction is wise.

6 There is treasure in the house of the godly, but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.

7 The lips of the wise give good advice; the heart of a fool has none to give.

8 The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but he delights in the prayers of the upright.

9 The Lord detests the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue godliness.

10 Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined; whoever hates correction will die.

11 Even Death and Destruction hold no secrets from the Lord. How much more does he know the human heart!

L@12 Mockers hate to be corrected,?

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13 A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit.

14 A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.

15 For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast.

16 Better to have little, with fear for the Lord, than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.

17 A bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate.

18 A hot-tempered person starts fights; a cool-tempered person stops them.

19 A lazy person\'s way is blocked with briers, but the path of the upright is an open highway.

20 Sensible children bring joy to their father; foolish children despise their mother.

21 Foolishness brings joy to those with no sense; a sensible person stays on the right path.

22 Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success.

23 Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!

24 The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind.

25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he protects the property of widows.

26 The Lord detests evil plans, but he delights in pure words.

27 Greed brings grief to the whole family, but those who hate bribes will live.

28 The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking; the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.

29 The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayers of the righteous.

30 A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health.

31 If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise.

B@ 32 If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.@

33 Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom; humility precedes honor.

Footnotes:Proverbs 15:5 Hebrew father\'s.Proverbs 15:11 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon.Proverbs 15:24 Hebrew Sheol. \n? Proverbs 16? (New Living Translation)

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Proverbs 15

1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

3 The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.

4 The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

5 A fool spurns a parent\'s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

6 The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings ruin.

7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

8 The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

9 The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

10 Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path; the one who hates correction will die.

11 Death and Destruction lie open before the LORD, how much more do human hearts!

12 Mockers resent correction, so they avoid the wise.

13 A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

15 All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.

16 Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth with turmoil.

17 Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred.

18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.

19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.

20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

21 Folly brings joy to one who has no sense, but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.

22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

23 A person finds joy in giving an apt reply, and how good is a timely word!

24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

25 The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but he sets the widow\'s boundary stones in place.

26 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure in his sight.

27 The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live.

28 The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

30 Light in a messenger\'s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.

31 Whoever heeds life-giving correction will be at home among the wise.

32 Those who disregard discipline despise themselves, but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.

33 Wisdom\'s instruction is to fear the LORD, and humility comes before honor.

Footnotes:Proverbs 15:11 Hebrew Abaddon \n? Proverbs 16? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Ephesians 1

Greetings from Paul
1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.

I am writing to God\'s holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.

2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

Spiritual Blessings
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.l@ 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.@ 6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. 7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. 8 He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.

r@9 God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure. 10 And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ, everything in heaven and on earth.@ 11 Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.

12 God\'s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. 13 And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. 14 The Spirit is God\'s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.

Paul\'s Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom
15 Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God\'s people everywhere, 16 I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, 17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. 18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called, his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.

19 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God\'s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power 20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God\'s right hand in the heavenly realms. 21 Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else, not only in this world but also in the world to come. 22 God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. 23 And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.

Footnotes:Ephesians 1:1 The most ancient manuscripts do not include in Ephesus.Ephesians 1:6 Greek to us in the beloved.Ephesians 1:11 Or we have become God\'s inheritance.Ephesians 1:13 Or he put his seal on you.Ephesians 1:15 Some manuscripts read your faithfulness to the Lord Jesus and to God\'s people everywhere.Ephesians 1:17 Or to give you the Spirit of wisdom.Ephesians 1:18 Or called, and the rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his holy people. \n? Ephesians 2? (New Living Translation)

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Ephesians 1

1PAUL AN apostle (special messenger) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah) by the divine will (the purpose and the choice of God) to the saints (the consecrated set-apart ones) aat Ephesus who are also faithful and loyal and steadfast in Christ Jesus

2May grace (God\'s unmerited favor) and spiritual peace which means peace with God and harmony unity and undisturbedness be yours from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

3May blessing (praise laudation and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual (given by the Holy Spirit) blessing in the heavenly realm!

4Even as in His love He chose us actually picked us out for Himself as His own in Christ before the foundation of the world that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight even above reproach before Him in love.

5For He foreordained us (destined us planned in love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ in accordance with the purpose of His will bbecause it pleased Him and was His kind intent--

6So that we might be to the praise and the commendation of His glorious grace (favor and mercy) which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

7In Him we have redemption (deliverance and salvation) through His blood the remission (forgiveness) of our offenses (shortcomings and trespasses) in accordance with the riches and the generosity of His gracious favor

8Which He lavished upon us in every kind of wisdom and understanding (practical insight and prudence)

9Making known to us the mystery (secret) of His will (of His plan of His purpose). And it is this In accordance with His good pleasure (His merciful intention) which He had previously purposed and set forth in cHim

10He planned for the maturity of the times and the climax of the ages to unify all things and head them up and consummate them in Christ both things in heaven and things on the earth.

11In Him we also were made God\'s heritage (portion) and we obtained an inheritance for we had been foreordained (chosen and appointed beforehand) in accordance with His purpose Who works out everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His own will

12So that we who first hoped in Christ who first put our confidence in Him have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of His glory!

13In Him you also who have heard the Word of Truth the glad tidings (Gospel) of your salvation and have believed in and adhered to and relied on Him were stamped with the seal of the long-promised Holy Spirit.

14That Spirit is the guarantee of our inheritance the firstfruits the pledge and foretaste the down payment on our heritage in anticipation of its full redemption and our acquiring complete possession of it--to the praise of His glory.

15For this reason because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints (the people of God)

16I do not cease to give thanks for you making mention of you in my prayers.

17For I always pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of glory that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation of insight into mysteries and secrets in the deep and intimate knowledge of Him

18By having the eyes of your heart flooded with light so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones)

19And so that you can know and understand what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength

20Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places

21Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named above every title that can be conferred not only in this age and in this world but also in the age and the world which are to come.

22And He has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church a headship exercised throughout the church(A)

23Which is His body the fullness of Him Who fills all in all for in that body lives the full measure of Him Who makes everything complete and Who fills everything everywhere with Himself.

FootnotesEphesians 11 Some manuscripts do not contain "at Ephesus."Ephesians 15 Marvin Vincent Word Studies in the New Testament.Ephesians 19 Some commentators interpret "in Him" to mean "in Himself" while others see it as "in Christ." Cross referencesEphesians 122 Ps 86 Ephesians 2? (Amplified Bible)

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1 Corinthians 2

Paul\'s Message of Wisdom
1 When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn\'t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God\'s secret plan. 2 For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness, timid and trembling. 4 And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit. 5 I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God.

6 Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten. 7 No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God, his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began. 8 But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord. 9 That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,

\"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.\"

10 But[e] it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God\'s deep secrets. b@11 No one can know a person\'s thoughts except that person\'s own spirit, and no one can know God\'s thoughts except God\'s own Spirit. 12 And we have received God\'s Spirit (not the world\'s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.

13 When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit\'s words to explain spiritual truths. 14 But people who aren\'t spiritual[g] can\'t receive these truths from God\'s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can\'t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.@ 15 Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others. 16 For,

\"Who can know the Lord\'s thoughts Who knows enough to teach him?\"[h]

But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.

Footnotes:1 Corinthians 2:1 Greek brothers.1 Corinthians 2:1 Greek God\'s mystery; other manuscripts read God\'s testimony.1 Corinthians 2:7 Greek But we speak God\'s wisdom in a mystery.1 Corinthians 2:9 Isa 64:4.1 Corinthians 2:10 Some manuscripts read For.1 Corinthians 2:13 Or explaining spiritual truths in spiritual language, or explaining spiritual truths to spiritual people.1 Corinthians 2:14 Or who don\'t have the Spirit; or who have only physical life.1 Corinthians 2:16 Isa 40:13 (Greek version). \n? 1 Corinthians 3? (New Living Translation)

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1 Corinthians 2

 1 And so it was with me brothers and sisters. When I came to you I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.a 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words but with a demonstration of the Spirit\'s power 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom but on God\'s power.

God\'s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit
 6 We do however speak a message of wisdom among the mature but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age who are coming to nothing. 7 No we declare God\'s wisdom a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood it for if they had they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 However as it is written

   \"What no eye has seen    what no ear has heard and what no human mind has conceived\"b    the things God has prepared for those who love him

 10 these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.

   The Spirit searches all things even the deep things of God. 11 For who knows a person\'s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 What we have received is not the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God so that we may understand what God has freely given us. 13 This is what we speak not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.c 14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments 16 for

   \"Who has known the mind of the Lord    so as to instruct him?\"d

   But we have the mind of Christ.

Footnotes1 Corinthians 21 Some manuscripts proclaimed to you God\'s mystery1 Corinthians 29 Isaiah 6441 Corinthians 213 Or Spirit interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual1 Corinthians 216 Isaiah 4013  1 Corinthians 3 (New International Version 2011)

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1 Chronicles 18

David\'s Military Victories
1 After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath and its surrounding towns. 2 David also conquered the land of Moab, and the Moabites who were spared became David\'s subjects and paid him tribute money.

3 David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, as far as Hamath, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River. 4 David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. He crippled all the chariot horses except enough for 100 chariots.

5 When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them. 6 Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became David\'s subjects and paid him tribute money. So the Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

7 David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer\'s officers to Jerusalem, 8 along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer\'s towns of Tebah and Cun. Later Solomon melted the bronze and molded it into the great bronze basin called the Sea, the pillars, and the various bronze articles used at the Temple.

9 When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah, 10 he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of gold, silver, and bronze.

11 King David dedicated all these gifts to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from the other nations, from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek.

12 Abishai son of Zeruiah destroyed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 He placed army garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David\'s subjects. In fact, the Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

14 So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people. 15 Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. 16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary. 17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king\'s bodyguard. And David\'s sons served as the king\'s chief assistants.

Footnotes:1 Chronicles 18:3 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.1 Chronicles 18:6 As in Greek version and Latin Vulgate (see also 2 Sam 8:6); Hebrew lacks several army garrisons.1 Chronicles 18:8 Hebrew reads Tibhath, a variant spelling of Tebah; compare parallel text at 2 Sam 8:8.1 Chronicles 18:9 As in parallel text at 2 Sam 8:9; Hebrew reads Tou; also in 18:10.1 Chronicles 18:10 As in parallel text at 2 Sam 8:10; Hebrew reads Hadoram, a variant spelling of Joram.1 Chronicles 18:16 As in some Hebrew manuscripts, Syriac version, and Latin Vulgate (see also 2 Sam 8:17); most Hebrew manuscripts read Abimelech.1 Chronicles 18:16 As in parallel text at 2 Sam 8:17; Hebrew reads Shavsha.1 Chronicles 18:17 Hebrew of the Kerethites and Pelethites. \n? 1 Chronicles 19? (New Living Translation)

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1 Chronicles 18

David\'s Victories
1 In the course of time David defeated the Philistines and subdued them and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.

2 David also defeated the Moabites and they became subject to him and brought him tribute.

3 Moreover David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah in the vicinity of Hamath when he went to set up his monument ata the Euphrates River. 4 David captured a thousand of his chariots seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah David struck down twenty-two thousand of them. 6 He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus and the Arameans became subject to him and brought him tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

7 David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 From Tebahb and Kun towns that belonged to Hadadezer David took a great quantity of bronze which Solomon used to make the bronze Sea the pillars and various bronze articles.

9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah 10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold of silver and of bronze.

11 King David dedicated these articles to the LORD as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations Edom and Moab the Ammonites and the Philistines and Amalek.

12 Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 He put garrisons in Edom and all the Edomites became subject to David. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

David\'s Officials
14 David reigned over all Israel doing what was just and right for all his people. 15 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder 16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelekc son of Abiathar were priests Shavsha was secretary 17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites and David\'s sons were chief officials at the king\'s side.

Footnotes1 Chronicles 183 Or to restore his control over1 Chronicles 188 Hebrew Tibhath a variant of Tebah1 Chronicles 1816 Some Hebrew manuscripts Vulgate and Syriac (see also 2 Samuel 817) most Hebrew manuscripts Abimelek1 Chronicles 19? (New International Version 2011)

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1 Chronicles 16

1 They brought the Ark of God and placed it inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to God. 2 When he had finished his sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the Lord. 3 Then he gave to every man and woman in all Israel a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins.

4 David appointed the following Levites to lead the people in worship before the Ark of the Lord, to invoke his blessings, to give thanks, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. 5 Asaph, the leader of this group, sounded the cymbals. Second to him was Zechariah, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played the harps and lyres. 6 The priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, played the trumpets regularly before the Ark of God\'s Covenant.

David\'s Song of Praise
7 On that day David gave to Asaph and his fellow Levites this song of thanksgiving to the Lord:

g@ 8 Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.@? 9 Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. 10 Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the Lord. 11 Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him. 12 Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given,? 13 you children of his servant Israel, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.

14 He is the Lord our God. His justice is seen throughout the land. 15 Remember his covenant forever, the commitment he made to a thousand generations. 16 This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac. 17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:? 18 "I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession."

19 He said this when you were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan. 20 They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. 21 Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:? 22 "Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets."

23 Let the whole earth sing to the Lord! Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. 24 Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does. 25 Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! He is to be feared above all gods. 26 The gods of other nations are mere idols, but the Lord made the heavens! 27 Honor and majesty surround him; strength and joy fill his dwelling.

28 O nations of the world, recognize the Lord, recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong. 29 Give to the Lord the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come into his presence. Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor. 30 Let all the earth tremble before him. The world stands firm and cannot be shaken.

31 Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice! Tell all the nations, "The Lord reigns!"? 32 Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy! 33 Let the trees of the forest rustle with praise, for the Lord is coming to judge the earth.

34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. 35 Cry out, "Save us, O God of our salvation! Gather and rescue us from among the nations, so we can thank your holy name and rejoice and praise you."

36 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting!

And all the people shouted "Amen!" and praised the Lord.

Worship at Jerusalem and Gibeon
37 David arranged for Asaph and his fellow Levites to serve regularly before the Ark of the Lord\'s Covenant, doing whatever needed to be done each day. 38 This group included Obed-edom (son of Jeduthun), Hosah, and sixty-eight other Levites as gatekeepers.

39 Meanwhile, David stationed Zadok the priest and his fellow priests at the Tabernacle of the Lord at the place of worship in Gibeon, where they continued to minister before the Lord. 40 They sacrificed the regular burnt offerings to the Lord each morning and evening on the altar set aside for that purpose, obeying everything written in the Law of the Lord, as he had commanded Israel. 41 David also appointed Heman, Jeduthun, and the others chosen by name to give thanks to the Lord, for "his faithful love endures forever." 42 They used their trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments to accompany their songs of praise to God. And the sons of Jeduthun were appointed as gatekeepers.

43 Then all the people returned to their homes, and David turned and went home to bless his own family.

Footnotes:1 Chronicles 16:3 Or a portion of meat. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.1 Chronicles 16:42 Or to accompany the sacred music; or to accompany singing to God. \n? 1 Chronicles 17? (New Living Translation)

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1 Chronicles 16

Ministering Before the Ark
1 They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God. 2 After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings he blessed the people in the name of the LORD. 3 Then he gave a loaf of bread a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each Israelite man and woman.

4 He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD to extola thank and praise the LORD the God of Israel 5 Asaph was the chief and next to him in rank were Zechariah then Jaazielb Shemiramoth Jehiel Mattithiah Eliab Benaiah Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps Asaph was to sound the cymbals 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

7 That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to the LORD in this manner

r@8 Give praise to the LORD proclaim his name make known among the nations what he has done.@ 9 Sing to him sing praise to him tell of all his wonderful acts. 10 Glory in his holy name let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 11 Look to the LORD and his strength seek his face always.

12 Remember the wonders he has done his miracles and the judgments he pronounced 13 you his servants the descendants of Israel his chosen ones the children of Jacob. 14 He is the LORD our God his judgments are in all the earth.

15 He remembersc his covenant forever the promise he made for a thousand generations 16 the covenant he made with Abraham the oath he swore to Isaac. 17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree to Israel as an everlasting covenant 18 "To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit."

19 When they were but few in number few indeed and strangers in it 20 theyd wandered from nation to nation from one kingdom to another. 21 He allowed no one to oppress them for their sake he rebuked kings 22 "Do not touch my anointed ones do my prophets no harm."

23 Sing to the LORD all the earth proclaim his salvation day after day. 24 Declare his glory among the nations his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

25 For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise he is to be feared above all gods. 26 For all the gods of the nations are idols but the LORD made the heavens. 27 Splendor and majesty are before him strength and joy are in his dwelling place.

28 Ascribe to the LORD all you families of nations ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 29 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name bring an offering and come before him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of hise holiness.30 Tremble before him all the earth! The world is firmly established it cannot be moved.

31 Let the heavens rejoice let the earth be glad let them say among the nations "The LORD reigns!" 32 Let the sea resound and all that is in it let the fields be jubilant and everything in them! 33 Let the trees of the forest sing let them sing for joy before the LORD for he comes to judge the earth.

34 Give thanks to the LORD for he is good his love endures forever. 35 Cry out "Save us God our Savior gather us and deliver us from the nations that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise." 36 Praise be to the LORD the God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting.

Then all the people said "Amen" and "Praise the LORD."

37 David left Asaph and his associates before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister there regularly according to each day\'s requirements. 38 He also left Obed-Edom and his sixty-eight associates to minister with them. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun and also Hosah were gatekeepers.

39 David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon 40 to present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering regularly morning and evening in accordance with everything written in the Law of the LORD which he had given Israel. 41 With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD "for his love endures forever." 42 Heman and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and cymbals and for the playing of the other instruments for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.

43 Then all the people left each for their own home and David returned home to bless his family.

Footnotes1 Chronicles 164 Or petition or invoke1 Chronicles 165 See 151820 Hebrew Jeiel possibly another name for Jaaziel.1 Chronicles 1615 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Psalm 1058) Hebrew Remember1 Chronicles 1620 One Hebrew manuscript Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 10512) most Hebrew manuscripts inherit / though you are but few in number / few indeed and strangers in it." / They1 Chronicles 1629 Or LORD with the splendor of1 Chronicles 17? (New International Version 2011)

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Isaiah 59

Warnings against Sin
1 Listen! The Lord\'s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call.r@? 2 It\'s your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore. @3 Your hands are the hands of murderers, and your fingers are filthy with sin. Your lips are full of lies, and your mouth spews corruption.

4 No one cares about being fair and honest. The people\'s lawsuits are based on lies. They conceive evil deeds and then give birth to sin. 5 They hatch deadly snakes and weave spiders\' webs. Whoever falls into their webs will die, and there\'s danger even in getting near them. 6 Their webs can\'t be made into clothing, and nothing they do is productive. All their activity is filled with sin, and violence is their trademark. 7 Their feet run to do evil, and they rush to commit murder. They think only about sinning. Misery and destruction always follow them. 8 They don\'t know where to find peace or what it means to be just and good. They have mapped out crooked roads, and no one who follows them knows a moment\'s peace.

9 So there is no justice among us, and we know nothing about right living. We look for light but find only darkness. We look for bright skies but walk in gloom. 10 We grope like the blind along a wall, feeling our way like people without eyes. Even at brightest noontime, we stumble as though it were dark. Among the living, we are like the dead. 11 We growl like hungry bears; we moan like mournful doves. We look for justice, but it never comes. We look for rescue, but it is far away from us. 12 For our sins are piled up before God and testify against us. Yes, we know what sinners we are. 13 We know we have rebelled and have denied the Lord. We have turned our backs on our God. We know how unfair and oppressive we have been, carefully planning our deceitful lies. 14 Our courts oppose the righteous, and justice is nowhere to be found. Truth stumbles in the streets, and honesty has been outlawed. 15 Yes, truth is gone, and anyone who renounces evil is attacked.

The Lord looked and was displeased to find there was no justice. 16 He was amazed to see that no one intervened to help the oppressed. So he himself stepped in to save them with his strong arm, and his justice sustained him. 17 He put on righteousness as his body armor and placed the helmet of salvation on his head. He clothed himself with a robe of vengeance and wrapped himself in a cloak of divine passion. 18 He will repay his enemies for their evil deeds. His fury will fall on his foes. He will pay them back even to the ends of the earth. 19 In the west, people will respect the name of the Lord; in the east, they will glorify him. For he will come like a raging flood tide driven by the breath of the Lord.[a]

20 \"The Redeemer will come to Jerusalem to buy back those in Israel who have turned from their sins,\"[b] says the Lord.

21 \"And this is my covenant with them,\" says the Lord. \"My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children\'s children forever. I, the Lord, have spoken!

Footnotes:Isaiah 59:19 Or When the enemy comes like a raging flood tide, / the Spirit of the Lord will drive him back.Isaiah 59:20 Hebrew The Redeemer will come to Zion / to buy back those in Jacob / who have turned from their sins. Greek version reads The one who rescues will come on behalf of Zion, / and he will turn Jacob away from ungodliness. Compare Rom 11:26. \n? Isaiah 60? (New Living Translation)

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Isaiah 59

Sin Confession and Redemption
1 Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save nor his ear too dull to hear. 2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God your sins have hidden his face from you so that he will not hear. 3 For your hands are stained with blood your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely and your tongue mutters wicked things. 4 No one calls for justice no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments they utter lies they conceive trouble and give birth to evil. 5 They hatch the eggs of vipers and spin a spider\'s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die and when one is broken an adder is hatched. 6 Their cobwebs are useless for clothing they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are evil deeds and acts of violence are in their hands. 7 Their feet rush into sin they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes acts of violence mark their ways. 8 The way of peace they do not know there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads no one who walks along them will know peace.

9 So justice is far from us and righteousness does not reach us. We look for light but all is darkness for brightness but we walk in deep shadows. 10 Like the blind we grope along the wall feeling our way like people without eyes. At midday we stumble as if it were twilight among the strong we are like the dead. 11 We all growl like bears we moan mournfully like doves. We look for justice but find none for deliverance but it is far away.

12 For our offenses are many in your sight and our sins testify against us. Our offenses are ever with us and we acknowledge our iniquities 13 rebellion and treachery against the LORD turning our backs on our God inciting revolt and oppression uttering lies our hearts have conceived. 14 So justice is driven back and righteousness stands at a distance truth has stumbled in the streets honesty cannot enter. 15 Truth is nowhere to be found and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.

The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice. 16 He saw that there was no one he was appalled that there was no one to intervene so his own arm achieved salvation for him and his own righteousness sustained him. 17 He put on righteousness as his breastplate and the helmet of salvation on his head he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak. 18 According to what they have done so will he repay wrath to his enemies and retribution to his foes he will repay the islands their due. 19 From the west people will fear the name of the LORD and from the rising of the sun they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the LORD drives along.a

20 \"The Redeemer will come to Zion to those in Jacob who repent of their sins\" declares the LORD.

21 \"As for me this is my covenant with them\" says the LORD. \"My Spirit who is on you will not depart from you and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants from this time on and forever\" says the LORD.

FootnotesIsaiah 5919 Or When enemies come in like a flood / the Spirit of the LORD will put them to flight Isaiah 60? (New International Version 2011)

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Acts 1

The Promise of the Holy Spirit
1 In my first book[a] I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit. 3 During the forty days after his crucifixion, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God.

4 Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, \"Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. 5 John baptized with[b] water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.\"

The Ascension of Jesus
6 So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, \"Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?\"

7 He replied, \"The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know. R@8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere, in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.\"@

9 After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him. 10 As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them. 11 \"Men of Galilee,\" they said, \"why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!\"

Matthias Replaces Judas
12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a distance of half a mile.[c] 13 When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying.

Here are the names of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the Zealot), and Judas (son of James). 14 They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.

15 During this time, when about 120 believers[d] were together in one place, Peter stood up and addressed them. 16 \"Brothers,\" he said, \"the Scriptures had to be fulfilled concerning Judas, who guided those who arrested Jesus. This was predicted long ago by the Holy Spirit, speaking through King David. 17 Judas was one of us and shared in the ministry with us.\"

18 (Judas had bought a field with the money he received for his treachery. Falling headfirst there, his body split open, spilling out all his intestines. 19 The news of his death spread to all the people of Jerusalem, and they gave the place the Aramaic name Akeldama, which means \"Field of Blood.\")

20 Peter continued, \"This was written in the book of Psalms, where it says, \'Let his home become desolate, with no one living in it.\' It also says, \'Let someone else take his position.\'[e]

21 \"So now we must choose a replacement for Judas from among the men who were with us the entire time we were traveling with the Lord Jesus, 22 from the time he was baptized by John until the day he was taken from us. Whoever is chosen will join us as a witness of Jesus\' resurrection.\"

23 So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. 24 Then they all prayed, \"O Lord, you know every heart. Show us which of these men you have chosen 25 as an apostle to replace Judas in this ministry, for he has deserted us and gone where he belongs.\" 26 Then they cast lots, and Matthias was selected to become an apostle with the other eleven.

Footnotes:Acts 1:1 The reference is to the Gospel of Luke.Acts 1:5 Or in; also in 1:5b.Acts 1:12 Greek a Sabbath day\'s journey.Acts 1:15 Greek brothers.Acts 1:20 Pss 69:25; 109:8. \n? Acts 2? (New Living Translation)

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Acts 1

Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven
1 In my former book Theophilus I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 4 On one occasion while he was eating with them he gave them this command \"Do not leave Jerusalem but wait for the gift my Father promised which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized witha water but in a few days you will be baptized withb the Holy Spirit.\"

6 Then they gathered around him and asked him \"Lord are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?\"

7 He said to them \"It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.\"

9 After he said this he was taken up before their very eyes and a cloud hid him from their sight.

10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 \"Men of Galilee\" they said \"why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken from you into heaven will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.\"

Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas
12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives a Sabbath day\'s walkc from the city. 13 When they arrived they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter John James and Andrew Philip and Thomas Bartholomew and Matthew James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas son of James. 14 They all joined together constantly in prayer along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus and with his brothers.

15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) 16 and said \"Brothers and sistersd the Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus. 17 He was one of our number and shared in our ministry.\"

18 (With the payment he received for his wickedness Judas bought a field there he fell headlong his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. 19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this so they called that field in their language Akeldama that is Field of Blood.)

20 \"For\" said Peter \"it is written in the Book of Psalms

\"\'May his place be deserted let there be no one to dwell in it\'e

and

\"\'May another take his place of leadership.\'f

21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us 22 beginning from John\'s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.\"

23 So they nominated two men Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed \"Lord you know everyone\'s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25 to take over this apostolic ministry which Judas left to go where he belongs.\" 26 Then they cast lots and the lot fell to Matthias so he was added to the eleven apostles.

FootnotesActs 15 Or inActs 15 Or inActs 112 That is about 5/8 mile or about 1 kilometerActs 116 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers both men and women as part of God\'s family also in 63 1129 1217 1640 1818 27 217 17 2814 15.Acts 120 Psalm 6925Acts 120 Psalm 1098 Acts 2? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 116

b@? 1 I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. 2 Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!@? 3 Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow. 4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: "Please, Lord, save me!"? 5 How kind the Lord is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours! 6 The Lord protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and he saved me. 7 Let my soul be at rest again, for the Lord has been good to me. 8 He has saved me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. 9 And so I walk in the Lord\'s presence as I live here on earth! 10 I believed in you, so I said, "I am deeply troubled, Lord." 11 In my anxiety I cried out to you, "These people are all liars!" 12 What can I offer the Lord for all he has done for me? 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and praise the Lord\'s name for saving me. 14 I will keep my promises to the Lord in the presence of all his people.

15 The Lord cares deeply when his loved ones die. 16 O Lord, I am your servant; yes, I am your servant, born into your household; you have freed me from my chains. 17 I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord. 18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people, 19 in the house of the Lord in the heart of Jerusalem.

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Footnotes:Psalm 116:3 Hebrew of Sheol. \n? Psalm 117? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 116

1I LOVE the Lord because He has heard and now hears my voice and my supplications.

2Because He has inclined His ear to me therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live.

3The cords and sorrows of death were around me and the terrors of Sheol (the place of the dead) had laid hold of me I suffered anguish and grief (trouble and sorrow).

4Then called I upon the name of the Lord O Lord I beseech You save my life and deliver me!

5Gracious is the Lord and rigidly righteous yes our God is merciful.

6The Lord preserves the simple I was brought low and He helped and saved me.

7Return to your rest O my soul for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.(A)

8For You have delivered my life from death my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling and falling.

9I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

10I believed (trusted in relied on and clung to my God) and therefore have I spoken even when I said I am greatly afflicted.(B)

11I said in my haste All men are deceitful and liars.

12What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits toward me? How can I repay Him for all His bountiful dealings?

13I will lift up the cup of salvation and deliverance and call on the name of the Lord.

14I will pay my vows to the Lord yes in the presence of all His people.

15Precious (important and no light matter) in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints (His loving ones).

16O Lord truly I am Your servant I am Your servant the son of Your handmaid You have loosed my bonds.

17I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call on the name of the Lord.

18I will pay my vows to the Lord yes in the presence of all His people

19In the courts of the Lord\'s house--in the midst of you O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Cross referencesPsalm 1167 Matt 1129 Psalm 11610 II Cor 413 Psalm 117? (Amplified Bible)

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Matthew 5

The Sermon on the Mount
1 One day as he saw the crowds gathering Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him 2 and he began to teach them.
The Beatitudes
3 \"God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for hima for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. ? 4 God blesses those who mourn for they will be comforted. ? 5 God blesses those who are humble for they will inherit the whole earth. ? 6 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justiceb for they will be satisfied. ? 7 God blesses those who are merciful for they will be shown mercy. ? 8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure for they will see God. ? 9 God blesses those who work for peace for they will be called the children of God. ? 10 God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

11 \"God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about youc and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. 12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.

Teaching about Salt and Light
13 \"You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.

14 \"You are the light of the world like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead a lamp is placed on a stand where it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way let your good deeds shine out for all to see so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

Teaching about the Law
17 \"Don\'t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No I came to accomplish their purpose. 18 I tell you the truth until heaven and earth disappear not even the smallest detail of God\'s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved. 19 So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God\'s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

r@20 \"But I warn you unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!@

Teaching about Anger
21 \"You have heard that our ancestors were told \'You must not murder. If you commit murder you are subject to judgment.\'d 22 But I say if you are even angry with someonee you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiotf you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someoneg you are in danger of the fires of hell.h

23 \"So if you are presenting a sacrificei at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you 24 leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.

25 \"When you are on the way to court with your adversary settle your differences quickly. Otherwise your accuser may hand you over to the judge who will hand you over to an officer and you will be thrown into prison. 26 And if that happens you surely won\'t be free again until you have paid the last penny.j

Teaching about Adultery
27 \"You have heard the commandment that says \'You must not commit adultery.\'k 28 But I say anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 So if your eye even your good eyel causes you to lust gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your hand even your stronger handm causes you to sin cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Teaching about Divorce
31 \"You have heard the law that says \'A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.\'n 32 But I say that a man who divorces his wife unless she has been unfaithful causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.
Teaching about Vows
33 \"You have also heard that our ancestors were told \'You must not break your vows you must carry out the vows you make to the Lord.\'o 34 But I say do not make any vows! Do not say \'By heaven!\' because heaven is God\'s throne. 35 And do not say \'By the earth!\' because the earth is his footstool. And do not say \'By Jerusalem!\' for Jerusalem is the city of the great King. 36 Do not even say \'By my head!\' for you can\'t turn one hair white or black. 37 Just say a simple \'Yes I will\' or \'No I won\'t.\' Anything beyond this is from the evil one.
Teaching about Revenge
38 \"You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury \'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.\'p 39 But I say do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek offer the other cheek also. 40 If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you give your coat too. 41 If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mileq carry it two miles. 42 Give to those who ask and don\'t turn away from those who want to borrow.
Teaching about Love for Enemies
43 \"You have heard the law that says \'Love your neighbor\'r and hate your enemy. 44 But I say love your enemies!s Pray for those who persecute you! 45 In that way you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike. 46 If you love only those who love you what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. 47 If you are kind only to your friendst how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that. 48 But you are to be perfect even as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Footnotes Matthew 53 Greek poor in spirit.Matthew 56 Or for righteousness.Matthew 511 Some manuscripts omit and lie about you.Matthew 521 Exod 2013 Deut 517.Matthew 522 Some manuscripts add without cause.Matthew 522 Greek uses an Aramaic term of contempt If you say to your brother \'Raca.\'Matthew 522 Greek if you say \'You fool.\'Matthew 522 Greek Gehenna also in 529 30.Matthew 523 Greek gift also in 524.Matthew 526 Greek the last kodrantes i.e. quadrans.Matthew 527 Exod 2014 Deut 518.Matthew 529 Greek your right eye.Matthew 530 Greek your right hand.Matthew 531 Deut 241.Matthew 533 Num 302.Matthew 538 Greek the law that says \'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.\' Exod 2124 Lev 2420 Deut 1921.Matthew 541 Greek milion 4854 feet or 1478 meters.Matthew 543 Lev 1918.Matthew 544 Some manuscripts add Bless those who curse you. Do good to those who hate you. Compare Luke 627-28.Matthew 547 Greek your brothers. ? Matthew 6? (New Living Translation)

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Matthew 5

Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount
1 Now when Jesus saw the crowds he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him 2 and he began to teach them.
The Beatitudes
He said

3 \"Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 \"Blessed are you when people insult you persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Salt and Light
13 \"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

14 \"You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way let your light shine before others that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

The Fulfillment of the Law
17 \"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you until heaven and earth disappear not the smallest letter not the least stroke of a pen will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Murder
21 \"You have heard that it was said to the people long ago \'You shall not murder and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.\' 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again anyone who says to a brother or sister is answerable to the court. And anyone who says \'You fool!\' will be in danger of the fire of hell.

23 \"Therefore if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them then come and offer your gift.

25 \"Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way or your adversary may hand you over to the judge and the judge may hand you over to the officer and you may be thrown into prison. 26 Truly I tell you you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

Adultery
27 \"You have heard that it was said \'You shall not commit adultery.\'e 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
Divorce
31 \"It has been said \'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.\'f 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife except for sexual immorality makes her the victim of adultery and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Oaths
33 \"Again you have heard that it was said to the people long ago \'Do not break your oath but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.\' 34 But I tell you do not swear an oath at all either by heaven for it is God\'s throne 35 or by the earth for it is his footstool or by Jerusalem for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And do not swear by your head for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 All you need to say is simply \'Yes\' or \'No\' anything beyond this comes from the evil one.g
Eye for Eye
38 \"You have heard that it was said \'Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.\'h 39 But I tell you do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek turn to them the other cheek also. 40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt hand over your coat as well. 41 If anyone forces you to go one mile go with them two miles. 42 Give to the one who asks you and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Love for Enemies
43 \"You have heard that it was said \'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.\' 44 But I tell you love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect therefore as your heavenly Father is perfect.

FootnotesMatthew 521 Exodus 2013Matthew 522 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple whether man or woman also in verse 23.Matthew 522 Some manuscripts brother or sister without causeMatthew 522 An Aramaic term of contemptMatthew 527 Exodus 2014Matthew 531 Deut. 241Matthew 537 Or from evilMatthew 538 Exodus 2124 Lev. 2420 Deut. 1921Matthew 543 Lev. 1918 Matthew 6? (New International Version 2011)

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2 Corinthians 8

A Call to Generous Giving
1 Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. 2 They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.

3 For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will. 4 They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem. O@5 They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do. @

6 So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to finish this ministry of giving. 7 Since you excel in so many ways, in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us[c], I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving.

8 I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.

9 You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.

10 Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what you started a year ago. Last year you were the first who wanted to give, and you were the first to begin doing it. 11 Now you should finish what you started. Let the eagerness you showed in the beginning be matched now by your giving. Give in proportion to what you have. 12 Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don\'t have. 13 Of course, I don\'t mean your giving should make life easy for others and hard for yourselves. I only mean that there should be some equality. 14 Right now you have plenty and can help those who are in need. Later, they will have plenty and can share with you when you need it. In this way, things will be equal. 15 As the Scriptures say,

\"Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over, and those who gathered only a little had enough.\"[d]

Titus and His Companions
16 But thank God! He has given Titus the same enthusiasm for you that I have. 17 Titus welcomed our request that he visit you again. In fact, he himself was very eager to go and see you. 18 We are also sending another brother with Titus. All the churches praise him as a preacher of the Good News. 19 He was appointed by the churches to accompany us as we take the offering to Jerusalem[e], a service that glorifies the Lord and shows our eagerness to help.

20 We are traveling together to guard against any criticism for the way we are handling this generous gift. 21 We are careful to be honorable before the Lord, but we also want everyone else to see that we are honorable.

22 We are also sending with them another of our brothers who has proven himself many times and has shown on many occasions how eager he is. He is now even more enthusiastic because of his great confidence in you. 23 If anyone asks about Titus, say that he is my partner who works with me to help you. And the brothers with him have been sent by the churches,[f] and they bring honor to Christ. 24 So show them your love, and prove to all the churches that our boasting about you is justified.

Footnotes:2 Corinthians 8:1 Greek brothers.2 Corinthians 8:4 Greek for God\'s holy people.2 Corinthians 8:7 Some manuscripts read your love for us.2 Corinthians 8:15 Exod 16:18.2 Corinthians 8:19 See 1 Cor 16:3-4.2 Corinthians 8:23 Greek are apostles of the churches. \n? 2 Corinthians 9? (New Living Translation)

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2 Corinthians 8

The Collection for the Lord\'s People
1 And now brothers and sisters we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2 In the midst of a very severe trial their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own 4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord\'s people. 5 And they exceeded our expectations They gave themselves first of all to the Lord and then by the will of God also to us. 6 So we urged Titus just as he had earlier made a beginning to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part. 7 But since you excel in everything in faith in speech in knowledge in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in youa see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

8 I am not commanding you but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that though he was rich yet for your sake he became poor so that you through his poverty might become rich.

10 And here is my judgment about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. 11 Now finish the work so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it according to your means. 12 For if the willingness is there the gift is acceptable according to what one has not according to what one does not have.

13 Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed but that there might be equality. 14 At the present time your plenty will supply what they need so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality 15 as it is written \"The one who gathered much did not have too much and the one who gathered little did not have too little.\"b

Titus Sent to Receive the Collection
16 Thanks be to God who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you. 17 For Titus not only welcomed our appeal but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative. 18 And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his service to the gospel. 19 What is more he was chosen by the churches to accompany us as we carry the offering which we administer in order to honor the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help. 20 We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift. 21 For we are taking pains to do what is right not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.

22 In addition we are sending with them our brother who has often proved to us in many ways that he is zealous and now even more so because of his great confidence in you. 23 As for Titus he is my partner and co-worker among you as for our brothers they are representatives of the churches and an honor to Christ. 24 Therefore show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our pride in you so that the churches can see it.

Footnotes2 Corinthians 87 Some manuscripts and in your love for us2 Corinthians 815 Exodus 1618 2 Corinthians 9? (New International Version 2011)

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Deuteronomy 13

A Warning against Idolatry
1 \"Suppose there are prophets among you or those who dream dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, 2 and the predicted signs or miracles occur. If they then say, \'Come, let us worship other gods\', gods you have not known before, 3 do not listen to them. The Lord your God is testing you to see if you truly love him with all your heart and soul. r@4 Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him.@ 5 The false prophets or visionaries who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the Lord your God, who redeemed you from slavery and brought you out of the land of Egypt. Since they try to lead you astray from the way the Lord your God commanded you to live, you must put them to death. In this way you will purge the evil from among you.

6 \"Suppose someone secretly entices you, even your brother, your son or daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend, and says, \'Let us go worship other gods\', gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known. 7 They might suggest that you worship the gods of peoples who live nearby or who come from the ends of the earth. 8 But do not give in or listen. Have no pity, and do not spare or protect them. 9 You must put them to death! Strike the first blow yourself, and then all the people must join in. 10 Stone the guilty ones to death because they have tried to draw you away from the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery. 11 Then all Israel will hear about it and be afraid, and no one will act so wickedly again.

12 \"When you begin living in the towns the Lord your God is giving you, you may hear 13 that scoundrels among you are leading their fellow citizens astray by saying, \'Let us go worship other gods\', gods you have not known before. 14 In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find that the report is true and such a detestable act has been committed among you, 15 you must attack that town and completely destroy[b] all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. 16 Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the open square and burn it. Burn the entire town as a burnt offering to the Lord your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. 17 Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the Lord will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a large nation, just as he swore to your ancestors.

18 \"The Lord your God will be merciful only if you listen to his voice and keep all his commands that I am giving you today, doing what pleases him.

Footnotes:Deuteronomy 13:1 Verses 13:1-18 are numbered 13:2-19 in Hebrew text.Deuteronomy 13:15 The Hebrew term used here refers to the complete consecration of things or people to the Lord, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; similarly in 13:17. \n? Deuteronomy 14? (New Living Translation)

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Deuteronomy 13

Punishment of Apostates
1 \"If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams and he gives you a sign or a wonder 2 and the sign or the wonder comes to pass of which he spoke to you saying \'Let us go after other gods\' which you have not known \'and let us serve them\' 3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams for the LORD your God is testing you to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. r@4 You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear Him and keep His commandments and obey His voice you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him. @5 But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death because he has spoken in order to turn you away from the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of bondage to entice you from the way in which the LORD your God commanded you to walk. So you shall put away the evil from your midst. 6 \"If your brother the son of your mother your son or your daughter the wife of your bosom or your friend who is as your own soul secretly entices you saying \'Let us go and serve other gods\' which you have not known neither you nor your fathers 7 of the gods of the people which are all around you near to you or far off from you from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth 8 you shall not consent to him or listen to him nor shall your eye pity him nor shall you spare him or conceal him 9 but you shall surely kill him your hand shall be first against him to put him to death and afterward the hand of all the people. 10 And you shall stone him with stones until he dies because he sought to entice you away from the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage. 11 So all Israel shall hear and fear and not again do such wickedness as this among you. 12 \"If you hear someone in one of your cities which the LORD your God gives you to dwell in saying 13 \'Corrupt men have gone out from among you and enticed the inhabitants of their city saying \"Let us go and serve other gods\"\' which you have not known 14 then you shall inquire search out and ask diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination was committed among you 15 you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword utterly destroying it all that is in it and its livestock with the edge of the sword. 16 And you shall gather all its plunder into the middle of the street and completely burn with fire the city and all its plunder for the LORD your God. It shall be a heap forever it shall not be built again. 17 So none of the accursed things shall remain in your hand that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of His anger and show you mercy have compassion on you and multiply you just as He swore to your fathers 18 because you have listened to the voice of the LORD your God to keep all His commandments which I command you today to do what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 14? (New King James Version)

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Matthew 3

John the Baptist Prepares the Way
1 In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, 2 "Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near." 3 The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said,

"He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, \'Prepare the way for the Lord\'s coming! Clear the road for him!\'"

4 John\'s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey. 5 People from Jerusalem and from all of Judea and all over the Jordan Valley went out to see and hear John. 6 And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.

r@7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. "You brood of snakes!" he exclaimed. "Who warned you to flee God\'s coming wrath? 8 Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. 9 Don\'t just say to each other, \'We\'re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.\' That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. 10 Even now the ax of God\'s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.@

11 "I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am, so much greater that I\'m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 12 He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire."

The Baptism of Jesus
13 Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to talk him out of it. "I am the one who needs to be baptized by you," he said, "so why are you coming to me?"

15 But Jesus said, "It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires." So John agreed to baptize him.

16 After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, "This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy."

Footnotes:Matthew 3:2 Or has come, or is coming soon.Matthew 3:3 Isa 40:3 (Greek version).Matthew 3:7 Or coming to be baptized.Matthew 3:11 Or in.Matthew 3:11 Or in the Holy Spirit and in fire.Matthew 3:15 Or for we must fulfill all righteousness.Matthew 3:16 Some manuscripts read opened to him. \n? Matthew 4? (New Living Translation)

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Matthew 3

John the Baptist Prepares the Way
1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying "Repent for the kingdom of heaven has come near." 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah

"A voice of one calling in the wilderness \'Prepare the way for the Lord make straight paths for him.\'"a

4 John\'s clothes were made of camel\'s hair and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. 6 Confessing their sins they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing he said to them "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not think you can say to yourselves \'We have Abraham as our father.\' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 10 The ax is already at the root of the trees and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

11 "I baptize you withb water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you withc the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand and he will clear his threshing floor gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

The Baptism of Jesus
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him saying "I need to be baptized by you and do you come to me?"

15 Jesus replied "Let it be so now it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented.

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said "This is my Son whom I love with him I am well pleased."

FootnotesMatthew 33 Isaiah 403Matthew 311 Or inMatthew 311 Or in Matthew 4? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 66

For the choir director: A song. A psalm.
1 Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth! 2 Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is. 3 Say to God, \"How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power. 4 Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs.\" Interlude

5 Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people! 6 He made a dry path through the Red Sea, and his people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in him. 7 For by his great power he rules forever. He watches every movement of the nations; let no rebel rise in defiance. Interlude

8 Let the whole world bless our God and loudly sing his praises. 9 Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling. 10 You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver. 11 You captured us in your net and laid the burden of slavery on our backs. 12 Then you put a leader over us.[b] We went through fire and flood, but you brought us to a place of great abundance.

13 Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings to fulfill the vows I made to you, 14 yes, the sacred vows that I made when I was in deep trouble. 15 That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to you, the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma, and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. Interlude

16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me. 17 For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke.r@? 18 If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. @19 But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer. 20 Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw his unfailing love from me.

Footnotes:Psalm 66:6 Hebrew the sea.Psalm 66:12 Or You made people ride over our heads. \n? Psalm 67? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 66

For the director of music. A song. A psalm.

1 Shout for joy to God all the earth! 2 Sing the glory of his name make his praise glorious. 3 Say to God \"How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. 4 All the earth bows down to you they sing praise to you they sing the praises of your name.\"a

5 Come and see what God has done his awesome deeds for mankind! 6 He turned the sea into dry land they passed through the waters on foot come let us rejoice in him. 7 He rules forever by his power his eyes watch the nations let not the rebellious rise up against him.

8 Praise our God all peoples let the sound of his praise be heard 9 he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping. 10 For you God tested us you refined us like silver. 11 You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs. 12 You let people ride over our heads we went through fire and water but you brought us to a place of abundance.

13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you 14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble. 15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you and an offering of rams I will offer bulls and goats.

16 Come and hear all you who fear God let me tell you what he has done for me. 17 I cried out to him with my mouth his praise was on my tongue. 18 If I had cherished sin in my heart the Lord would not have listened 19 but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer. 20 Praise be to God who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!

FootnotesPsalm 664 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 15. Psalm 67? (New International Version 2011)

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Acts 3

Peter Heals a Crippled Beggar
Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o\'clock prayer service. 2 As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money.

4 Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, \"Look at us!\" 5 The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money. 6 But Peter said, \"I don\'t have any silver or gold for you. But I\'ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene,[a] get up and[b] walk!\"

7 Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man\'s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened. 8 He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them.

9 All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God. 10 When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded! 11 They all rushed out in amazement to Solomon\'s Colonnade, where the man was holding tightly to Peter and John.

Peter Preaches in the Temple
12 Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. \"People of Israel,\" he said, \"what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness? 13 For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of all our ancestors, who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, despite Pilate\'s decision to release him. 14 You rejected this holy, righteous one and instead demanded the release of a murderer. 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!

16 \"Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed, and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus\' name has healed him before your very eyes.

17 \"Friends,[c] I realize that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was done in ignorance. 18 But God was fulfilling what all the prophets had foretold about the Messiah, that he must suffer these things.r@ 19 Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.@ 20 Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah. 21 For he must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his holy prophets. 22 Moses said, \'The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your own people. Listen carefully to everything he tells you.\'[d] 23 Then Moses said, \'Anyone who will not listen to that Prophet will be completely cut off from God\'s people.\'[e]

24 \"Starting with Samuel, every prophet spoke about what is happening today. 25 You are the children of those prophets, and you are included in the covenant God promised to your ancestors. For God said to Abraham, \'Through your descendants[f] all the families on earth will be blessed.\' 26 When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.\"

Footnotes:Acts 3:6 Or Jesus Christ of Nazareth.Acts 3:6 Some manuscripts omit get up and.Acts 3:17 Greek Brothers.Acts 3:22 Deut 18:15.Acts 3:23 Deut 18:19; Lev 23:29.Acts 3:25 Greek your seed; see Gen 12:3; 22:18. \n? Acts 4? (New Living Translation)

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Acts 3

Peter Heals a Lame Beggar
1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter he asked them for money. 4 Peter looked straight at him as did John. Then Peter said \"Look at us!\" 5 So the man gave them his attention expecting to get something from them.

6 Then Peter said \"Silver or gold I do not have but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth walk.\" 7 Taking him by the right hand he helped him up and instantly the man\'s feet and ankles became strong. 8 He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts walking and jumping and praising God. 9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God 10 they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

Peter Speaks to the Onlookers
11 While the man held on to Peter and John all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon\'s Colonnade. 12 When Peter saw this he said to them \"Fellow Israelites why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 13 The God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob the God of our fathers has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed and you disowned him before Pilate though he had decided to let him go. 14 You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 15 You killed the author of life but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. 16 By faith in the name of Jesus this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus\' name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him as you can all see.

17 \"Now fellow Israelites I know that you acted in ignorance as did your leaders. 18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets saying that his Messiah would suffer. 19 Repent then and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out that times of refreshing may come from the Lord 20 and that he may send the Messiah who has been appointed for you even Jesus. 21 Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything as he promised long ago through his holy prophets. 22 For Moses said \'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people you must listen to everything he tells you. 23 Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.\'a

24 \"Indeed beginning with Samuel all the prophets who have spoken have foretold these days. 25 And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham \'Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.\'b 26 When God raised up his servant he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.\"

FootnotesActs 323 Deut. 18151819Acts 325 Gen. 2218 264 Acts 4? (New International Version 2011)

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Psalm 59

For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Saul sent soldiers to watch David\'s house in order to kill him. To be sung to the tune \"Do Not Destroy!\"
 1 Rescue me from my enemies, O God.      Protect me from those who have come to destroy me. 2 Rescue me from these criminals;      save me from these murderers. 3 They have set an ambush for me.      Fierce enemies are out there waiting, Lord,      though I have not sinned or offended them. 4 I have done nothing wrong,      yet they prepare to attack me.      Wake up! See what is happening and help me! 5 O Lord God of Heaven\'s Armies, the God of Israel,      wake up and punish those hostile nations.      Show no mercy to wicked traitors.                         Interlude

 6 They come out at night,      snarling like vicious dogs      as they prowl the streets. 7 Listen to the filth that comes from their mouths;      their words cut like swords.      \"After all, who can hear us?\" they sneer. 8 But Lord, you laugh at them.      You scoff at all the hostile nations. 9 You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me,      for you, O God, are my fortress. 10 In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me.      He will let me look down in triumph on all my enemies.

 11 Don\'t kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons;      stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees,      O Lord our shield. 12 Because of the sinful things they say,      because of the evil that is on their lips,   let them be captured by their pride,      their curses, and their lies. 13 Destroy them in your anger!      Wipe them out completely!   Then the whole world will know      that God reigns in Israel.[a]                         Interlude

 14 My enemies come out at night,      snarling like vicious dogs      as they prowl the streets. 15 They scavenge for food      but go to sleep unsatisfied.[b]

 16 But as for me, I will sing about your power.      Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love.   For you have been my refuge,      a place of safety when I am in distress. 17 O my Strength, to you I sing praises,      for you, O God, are my refuge,      the God who shows me unfailing love.

Footnotes:Psalm 59:13 Hebrew in Jacob. See note on 44:4.Psalm 59:15 Or and growl if they don\'t get enough. \n Psalm 60 (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 59

Psalm 59a
    For the director of music. To the tune of \"Do Not Destroy.\" Of David. A miktam.b When Saul had sent men to watch David\'s house in order to kill him.

 1 Deliver me from my enemies O God    be my fortress against those who are attacking me. 2 Deliver me from evildoers    and save me from those who are after my blood.

 3 See how they lie in wait for me!    Fierce men conspire against me    for no offense or sin of mine LORD. 4 I have done no wrong yet they are ready to attack me.    Arise to help me look on my plight! 5 You LORD God Almighty    you who are the God of Israel rouse yourself to punish all the nations    show no mercy to wicked traitors.c

 6 They return at evening    snarling like dogs    and prowl about the city. 7 See what they spew from their mouths    the words from their lips are sharp as swords    and they think \"Who can hear us?\" 8 But you laugh at them LORD    you scoff at all those nations.

 9 You are my strength I watch for you    you God are my fortress  10 my God on whom I can rely.

   God will go before me    and will let me gloat over those who slander me. 11 But do not kill them Lord our shieldd    or my people will forget. In your might uproot them    and bring them down. 12 For the sins of their mouths    for the words of their lips    let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter  13 consume them in your wrath    consume them till they are no more. Then it will be known to the ends of the earth    that God rules over Jacob.

 14 They return at evening    snarling like dogs    and prowl about the city. 15 They wander about for food    and howl if not satisfied. 16 But I will sing of your strength    in the morning I will sing of your love for you are my fortress    my refuge in times of trouble.

 17 You are my strength I sing praise to you    you God are my fortress    my God on whom I can rely.

FootnotesPsalm 591 In Hebrew texts 591-17 is numbered 592-18.Psalm 591 Title Probably a literary or musical termPsalm 595 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 13.Psalm 5911 Or sovereign  Psalm 60 (New International Version 2011)

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Proverbs 28

1 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions.

2 When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.

3 A poor person who oppresses the poor is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.

4 To reject the law is to praise the wicked; to obey the law is to fight them.

5 Evil people don\'t understand justice, but those who follow the Lord understand completely.

6 Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and rich.

7 Young people who obey the law are wise; those with wild friends bring shame to their parents.

8 Income from charging high interest rates will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.

9 God detests the prayers of a person who ignores the law.

10 Those who lead good people along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the honest will inherit good things.

11 Rich people may think they are wise, but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.

12 When the godly succeed, everyone is glad. When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.

r@13 People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.@

14 Blessed are those who fear to do wrong, but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.

15 A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor as a roaring lion or an attacking bear.

16 A ruler with no understanding will oppress his people, but one who hates corruption will have a long life.

17 A murderer\'s tormented conscience will drive him into the grave. Don\'t protect him!

18 The blameless will be rescued from harm, but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.

19 A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.

20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.

21 Showing partiality is never good, yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.

22 Greedy people try to get rich quick but don\'t realize they\'re headed for poverty.

23 In the end, people appreciate honest criticism far more than flattery.

24 Anyone who steals from his father and mother and says, "What\'s wrong with that?" is no better than a murderer.

25 Greed causes fighting; trusting the Lord leads to prosperity.

26 Those who trust their own insight are foolish, but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe.

27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed.

28 When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding. When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.

Footnotes:Proverbs 28:7 Hebrew their father.Proverbs 28:14 Or those who fear the Lord; Hebrew reads those who fear. \n? Proverbs 29? (New Living Translation)

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Proverbs 28

1 The wicked flee though no one pursues but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

2 When a country is rebellious it has many rulers but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

3 A rulera who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked but those who heed it resist them.

5 Evildoers do not understand what is right but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.

7 A discerning son heeds instruction but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

8 Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another who will be kind to the poor.

9 If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction even their prayers are detestable.

10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.

11 The rich are wise in their own eyes one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

12 When the righteous triumph there is great elation but when the wicked rise to power people go into hiding.

13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

14 Blessed is the one who always trembles before God but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.

15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

16 A tyrannical ruler practices extortion but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.

17 Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave let no one hold them back.

18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.b

19 Those who work their land will have abundant food but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.

20 A faithful person will be richly blessed but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

21 To show partiality is not good yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.

22 The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.

23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.

24 Whoever robs their father or mother and says "It\'s not wrong" is partner to one who destroys.

25 The greedy stir up conflict but those who trust in the LORD will prosper.

26 Those who trust in themselves are fools but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.

27 Those who give to the poor will lack nothing but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.

28 When the wicked rise to power people go into hiding but when the wicked perish the righteous thrive.

FootnotesProverbs 283 Or A poor personProverbs 2818 Syriac (see Septuagint) Hebrew into one Proverbs 29? (New International Version 2011)

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Matthew 13

Parable of the Farmer Scattering Seed
1 Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake. 2 A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore. 3 He told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one:

\"Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds. 4 As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. 5 Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. 6 But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn\'t have deep roots, they died. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants. 8 Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted! 9 Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.\"

10 His disciples came and asked him, \"Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?\"

r@? 11 He replied, \"You are permitted to understand the secrets[a] of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not. 12 To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them. 13 That is why I use these parables,

For they look, but they don\'t really see. They hear, but they don\'t really listen or understand.@

14 This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says,

\'When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend. 15 For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes, so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.\'[b]

16 \"But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. 17 I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but they didn\'t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn\'t hear it.

18 \"Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds: 19 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don\'t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts. 20 The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. 21 But since they don\'t have deep roots, they don\'t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God\'s word. 22 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God\'s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced. 23 The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God\'s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!\"

Parable of the Wheat and Weeds
24 Here is another story Jesus told: \"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. 25 But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away. 26 When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew.

27 \"The farmer\'s workers went to him and said, \'Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?\'

28 \"\'An enemy has done this!\' the farmer exclaimed.

\"\'Should we pull out the weeds?\' they asked.

29 \"\'No,\' he replied, \'you\'ll uproot the wheat if you do. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.\'\"

Parable of the Mustard Seed
31 Here is another illustration Jesus used: \"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches.\"
Parable of the Yeast
33 Jesus also used this illustration: \"The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.\"

34 Jesus always used stories and illustrations like these when speaking to the crowds. In fact, he never spoke to them without using such parables. 35 This fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet:

\"I will speak to you in parables. I will explain things hidden since the creation of the world.[c]\"

Parable of the Wheat and Weeds Explained
36 Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, \"Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.\"

37 Jesus replied, \"The Son of Man[d] is the farmer who plants the good seed. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one. 39 The enemy who planted the weeds among the wheat is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world,[e] and the harvesters are the angels.

40 \"Just as the weeds are sorted out and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the world. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42 And the angels will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father\'s Kingdom. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!

Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl
44 \"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.

45 \"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. 46 When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!

Parable of the Fishing Net
47 \"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind. 48 When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away. 49 That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked people from the righteous, 50 throwing the wicked into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 51 Do you understand all these things?\"

\"Yes,\" they said, \"we do.\"

52 Then he added, \"Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.\"

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
53 When Jesus had finished telling these stories and illustrations, he left that part of the country. 54 He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, \"Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?\" 55 Then they scoffed, \"He\'s just the carpenter\'s son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers, James, Joseph,[f] Simon, and Judas. 56 All his sisters live right here among us. Where did he learn all these things?\" 57 And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.

Then Jesus told them, \"A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family.\" 58 And so he did only a few miracles there because of their unbelief.

Footnotes:Matthew 13:11 Greek the mysteries.Matthew 13:15 Isa 6:9-10 (Greek version).Matthew 13:35 Some manuscripts do not include of the world. Ps 78:2.Matthew 13:37 \"Son of Man\" is a title Jesus used for himself.Matthew 13:39 Or the age; also in 13:40, 49.Matthew 13:55 Other manuscripts read Joses; still others read John. \n? Matthew 14? (New Living Translation)

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Matthew 13

A Harvest Story
1-3 At about that same time Jesus left the house and sat on the beach. In no time at all a crowd gathered along the shoreline forcing him to get into a boat. Using the boat as a pulpit he addressed his congregation telling stories.

3-8\"What do you make of this? A farmer planted seed. As he scattered the seed some of it fell on the road and birds ate it. Some fell in the gravel it sprouted quickly but didn\'t put down roots so when the sun came up it withered just as quickly. Some fell in the weeds as it came up it was strangled by the weeds. Some fell on good earth and produced a harvest beyond his wildest dreams.

9\"Are you listening to this? Really listening?\"

Why Tell Stories?
10The disciples came up and asked \"Why do you tell stories?\"

r@11-15He replied \"You\'ve been given insight into God\'s kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift this insight it hasn\'t been given to them. Whenever someone has a ready heart for this the insights and understandings flow freely. But if there is no readiness any trace of receptivity soon disappears. That\'s why I tell stories to create readiness to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it listen till they\'re blue in the face and not get it. I don\'t want Isaiah\'s forecast repeated all over again Your ears are open but you don\'t hear a thing. Your eyes are awake but you don\'t see a thing. The people are blockheads! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won\'t have to listen They screw their eyes shut so they won\'t have to look so they won\'t have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them.@

16-17\"But you have God-blessed eyes eyes that see! And God-blessed ears ears that hear! A lot of people prophets and humble believers among them would have given anything to see what you are seeing to hear what you are hearing but never had the chance.

The Meaning of the Harvest Story
18-19\"Study this story of the farmer planting seed. When anyone hears news of the kingdom and doesn\'t take it in it just remains on the surface and so the Evil One comes along and plucks it right out of that person\'s heart. This is the seed the farmer scatters on the road.

20-21\"The seed cast in the gravel this is the person who hears and instantly responds with enthusiasm. But there is no soil of character and so when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives there is nothing to show for it.

22\"The seed cast in the weeds is the person who hears the kingdom news but weeds of worry and illusions about getting more and wanting everything under the sun strangle what was heard and nothing comes of it.

23\"The seed cast on good earth is the person who hears and takes in the News and then produces a harvest beyond his wildest dreams.\"

24-26He told another story. \"God\'s kingdom is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. That night while his hired men were asleep his enemy sowed thistles all through the wheat and slipped away before dawn. When the first green shoots appeared and the grain began to form the thistles showed up too.

27\"The farmhands came to the farmer and said \'Master that was clean seed you planted wasn\'t it? Where did these thistles come from?\'

28\"He answered \'Some enemy did this.\'

\"The farmhands asked \'Should we weed out the thistles?\'

29-30\"He said \'No if you weed the thistles you\'ll pull up the wheat too. Let them grow together until harvest time. Then I\'ll instruct the harvesters to pull up the thistles and tie them in bundles for the fire then gather the wheat and put it in the barn.\'\"

31-32Another story. \"God\'s kingdom is like a pine nut that a farmer plants. It is quite small as seeds go but in the course of years it grows into a huge pine tree and eagles build nests in it.\"

33Another story. \"God\'s kingdom is like yeast that a woman works into the dough for dozens of loaves of barley bread and waits while the dough rises.\"

34-35All Jesus did that day was tell stories a long storytelling afternoon. His storytelling fulfilled the prophecy I will open my mouth and tell stories I will bring out into the open things hidden since the world\'s first day.

The Curtain of History
36Jesus dismissed the congregation and went into the house. His disciples came in and said \"Explain to us that story of the thistles in the field.\"

37-39So he explained. \"The farmer who sows the pure seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world the pure seeds are subjects of the kingdom the thistles are subjects of the Devil and the enemy who sows them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age the curtain of history. The harvest hands are angels.

40-43\"The picture of thistles pulled up and burned is a scene from the final act. The Son of Man will send his angels weed out the thistles from his kingdom pitch them in the trash and be done with them. They are going to complain to high heaven but nobody is going to listen. At the same time ripe holy lives will mature and adorn the kingdom of their Father.

\"Are you listening to this? Really listening?

44\"God\'s kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field for years and then accidentally found by a trespasser. The finder is ecstatic what a find! and proceeds to sell everything he owns to raise money and buy that field.

45-46\"Or God\'s kingdom is like a jewel merchant on the hunt for excellent pearls. Finding one that is flawless he immediately sells everything and buys it.

47-50\"Or God\'s kingdom is like a fishnet cast into the sea catching all kinds of fish. When it is full it is hauled onto the beach. The good fish are picked out and put in a tub those unfit to eat are thrown away. That\'s how it will be when the curtain comes down on history. The angels will come and cull the bad fish and throw them in the garbage. There will be a lot of desperate complaining but it won\'t do any good.\"

51Jesus asked \"Are you starting to get a handle on all this?\"

They answered \"Yes.\"

52He said \"Then you see how every student well-trained in God\'s kingdom is like the owner of a general store who can put his hands on anything you need old or new exactly when you need it.\"

53-57When Jesus finished telling these stories he left there returned to his hometown and gave a lecture in the meetinghouse. He made a real hit impressing everyone. \"We had no idea he was this good!\" they said. \"How did he get so wise get such ability?\" But in the next breath they were cutting him down \"We\'ve known him since he was a kid he\'s the carpenter\'s son. We know his mother Mary. We know his brothers James and Joseph Simon and Judas. All his sisters live here. Who does he think he is?\" They got their noses all out of joint.

58But Jesus said \"A prophet is taken for granted in his hometown and his family.\" He didn\'t do many miracles there because of their hostile indifference.

Matthew 14? (The Message)

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Mark 16

The Resurrection
1 Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus\' body. 2 Very early on Sunday morning, just at sunrise, they went to the tomb. 3 On the way they were asking each other, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?" 4 But as they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled aside.

5 When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a white robe sitting on the right side. The women were shocked, 6 but the angel said, "Don\'t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He isn\'t here! He is risen from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body. 7 Now go and tell his disciples, including Peter, that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you before he died."

8 The women fled from the tomb, trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing to anyone because they were too frightened.

[Shorter Ending of Mark]
Then they briefly reported all this to Peter and his companions. Afterward Jesus himself sent them out from east to west with the sacred and unfailing message of salvation that gives eternal life. Amen.
[Longer Ending of Mark]
9 After Jesus rose from the dead early on Sunday morning, the first person who saw him was Mary Magdalene, the woman from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 She went to the disciples, who were grieving and weeping, and told them what had happened. 11 But when she told them that Jesus was alive and she had seen him, they didn\'t believe her.

12 Afterward he appeared in a different form to two of his followers who were walking from Jerusalem into the country. 13 They rushed back to tell the others, but no one believed them.

14 Still later he appeared to the eleven disciples as they were eating together. He rebuked them for their stubborn unbelief because they refused to believe those who had seen him after he had been raised from the dead.

R@15 And then he told them, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. 16 Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.@ 17 These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. 18 They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won\'t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed."

19 When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God\'s right hand. 20 And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.

Footnotes:Mark 16:2 Greek on the first day of the week; also in 16:9.Mark 16:6 Or Jesus the Nazarene.Mark 16:8 The most reliable early manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark end at verse 8. Other manuscripts include various endings to the Gospel. A few include both the "shorter ending" and the "longer ending." The majority of manuscripts include the "longer ending" immediately after verse 8.Mark 16:14 Some early manuscripts add: And they excused themselves, saying, "This age of lawlessness and unbelief is under Satan, who does not permit God\'s truth and power to conquer the evil [unclean] spirits. Therefore, reveal your justice now." This is what they said to Christ. And Christ replied to them, "The period of years of Satan\'s power has been fulfilled, but other dreadful things will happen soon. And I was handed over to death for those who have sinned, so that they may return to the truth and sin no more, and so they may inherit the spiritual, incorruptible, and righteous glory in heaven."Mark 16:17 Or new tongues; some manuscripts omit new.\n

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Mark 16

Jesus Has Risen
1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus\' body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"

4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

6 "Don\'t be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, \'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.\'"

8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

[The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have verses 9–20.]

9 When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. 11 When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.

12 Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. 13 These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.

14 Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

15 He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."

19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. 20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

Footnotes:Mark 16:8 Some manuscripts have the following ending between verses 8 and 9, and one manuscript has it after verse 8 (omitting verses 9-20): Then they quickly reported all these instructions to those around Peter. After this, Jesus himself also sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.\n

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Judges 10

Tola Becomes Israel\'s Judge
1 After Abimelech died Tola son of Puah son of Dodo was the next person to rescue Israel. He was from the tribe of Issachar but lived in the town of Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. 2 He judged Israel for twenty-three years. When he died he was buried in Shamir.
Jair Becomes Israel\'s Judge
3 After Tola died Jair from Gilead judged Israel for twenty-two years. 4 His thirty sons rode around on thirty donkeys and they owned thirty towns in the land of Gilead which are still called the Towns of Jair.a 5 When Jair died he was buried in Kamon.
The Ammonites Oppress Israel
6 Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord\'s sight. They served the images of Baal and Ashtoreth and the gods of Aram Sidon Moab Ammon and Philistia. They abandoned the Lord and no longer served him at all. 7 So the Lord burned with anger against Israel and he turned them over to the Philistines and the Ammonites 8 who began to oppress them that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites east of the Jordan River in the land of the Amorites (that is in Gilead). 9 The Ammonites also crossed to the west side of the Jordan and attacked Judah Benjamin and Ephraim.

The Israelites were in great distress. 10 Finally they cried out to the Lord for help saying \"We have sinned against you because we have abandoned you as our God and have served the images of Baal.\"

r@ 11 The Lord replied \"Did I not rescue you from the Egyptians the Amorites the Ammonites the Philistines 12 the Sidonians the Amalekites and the Maonites? When they oppressed you you cried out to me for help and I rescued you. 13 Yet you have abandoned me and served other gods. So I will not rescue you anymore. 14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen! Let them rescue you in your hour of distress!\"@

15 But the Israelites pleaded with the Lord and said \"We have sinned. Punish us as you see fit only rescue us today from our enemies.\" 16 Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord. And he was grieved by their misery.

17 At that time the armies of Ammon had gathered for war and were camped in Gilead and the people of Israel assembled and camped at Mizpah. 18 The leaders of Gilead said to each other \"Whoever attacks the Ammonites first will become ruler over all the people of Gilead.\"

FootnotesJudges 104 Hebrew Havvoth-jair. ? Judges 11? (New Living Translation)

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Judges 10

Tola
1 After the time of Abimelek a man of Issachar named Tola son of Puah the son of Dodo rose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. 2 He leda Israel twenty-three years then he died and was buried in Shamir.
Jair
3 He was followed by Jair of Gilead who led Israel twenty-two years. 4 He had thirty sons who rode thirty donkeys. They controlled thirty towns in Gilead which to this day are called Havvoth Jair.b 5 When Jair died he was buried in Kamon.
Jephthah
6 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD. They served the Baals and the Ashtoreths and the gods of Aram the gods of Sidon the gods of Moab the gods of the Ammonites and the gods of the Philistines. And because the Israelites forsook the LORD and no longer served him 7 he became angry with them. He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and the Ammonites 8 who that year shattered and crushed them. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites on the east side of the Jordan in Gilead the land of the Amorites. 9 The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah Benjamin and Ephraim Israel was in great distress. 10 Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD \"We have sinned against you forsaking our God and serving the Baals.\"

11 The LORD replied \"When the Egyptians the Amorites the Ammonites the Philistines 12 the Sidonians the Amalekites and the Maonitesc oppressed you and you cried to me for help did I not save you from their hands? 13 But you have forsaken me and served other gods so I will no longer save you. 14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you when you are in trouble!\"

15 But the Israelites said to the LORD \"We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best but please rescue us now.\" 16 Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the LORD. And he could bear Israel\'s misery no longer.

17 When the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah. 18 The leaders of the people of Gilead said to each other \"Whoever will take the lead in attacking the Ammonites will be head over all who live in Gilead.\"

FootnotesJudges 102 Traditionally judged also in verse 3Judges 104 Or called the settlements of JairJudges 1012 Hebrew some Septuagint manuscripts Midianites ? Judges 11? (New International Version 2011)

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Numbers 11

The People Complain to Moses
r@? 1 Soon the people began to complain about their hardship and the Lord heard everything they said. Then the Lord\'s anger blazed against them and he sent a fire to rage among them and he destroyed some of the people in the outskirts of the camp.@ 2 Then the people screamed to Moses for help and when he prayed to the Lord the fire stopped. 3 After that the area was known as Taberah (which means \"the place of burning\") because fire from the Lord had burned among them there.

4 Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt. And the people of Israel also began to complain. \"Oh for some meat!\" they exclaimed. 5 \"We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers melons leeks onions and garlic we wanted. 6 But now our appetites are gone. All we ever see is this manna!\"

7 The manna looked like small coriander seeds and it was pale yellow like gum resin. 8 The people would go out and gather it from the ground. They made flour by grinding it with hand mills or pounding it in mortars. Then they boiled it in a pot and made it into flat cakes. These cakes tasted like pastries baked with olive oil. 9 The manna came down on the camp with the dew during the night.

10 Moses heard all the families standing in the doorways of their tents whining and the Lord became extremely angry. Moses was also very aggravated. 11 And Moses said to the Lord \"Why are you treating me your servant so harshly? Have mercy on me! What did I do to deserve the burden of all these people? 12 Did I give birth to them? Did I bring them into the world? Why did you tell me to carry them in my arms like a mother carries a nursing baby? How can I carry them to the land you swore to give their ancestors? 13 Where am I supposed to get meat for all these people? They keep whining to me saying \'Give us meat to eat!\' 14 I can\'t carry all these people by myself! The load is far too heavy! 15 If this is how you intend to treat me just go ahead and kill me. Do me a favor and spare me this misery!\"

Moses Chooses Seventy Leaders
16 Then the Lord said to Moses \"Gather before me seventy men who are recognized as elders and leaders of Israel. Bring them to the Tabernaclea to stand there with you. 17 I will come down and talk to you there. I will take some of the Spirit that is upon you and I will put the Spirit upon them also. They will bear the burden of the people along with you so you will not have to carry it alone.

18 \"And say to the people \'Purify yourselves for tomorrow you will have meat to eat. You were whining and the Lord heard you when you cried \"Oh for some meat! We were better off in Egypt!\" Now the Lord will give you meat and you will have to eat it. 19 And it won\'t be for just a day or two or for five or ten or even twenty. 20 You will eat it for a whole month until you gag and are sick of it. For you have rejected the Lord who is here among you and you have whined to him saying \"Why did we ever leave Egypt?\"\'\"

21 But Moses responded to the Lord \"There are 600000 foot soldiers here with me and yet you say \'I will give them meat for a whole month!\' 22 Even if we butchered all our flocks and herds would that satisfy them? Even if we caught all the fish in the sea would that be enough?\"

23 Then the Lord said to Moses \"Has my arm lost its power? Now you will see whether or not my word comes true!\"

24 So Moses went out and reported the Lord\'s words to the people. He gathered the seventy elders and stationed them around the Tabernacle.b 25 And the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Then he gave the seventy elders the same Spirit that was upon Moses. And when the Spirit rested upon them they prophesied. But this never happened again.

26 Two men Eldad and Medad had stayed behind in the camp. They were listed among the elders but they had not gone out to the Tabernacle. Yet the Spirit rested upon them as well so they prophesied there in the camp. 27 A young man ran and reported to Moses \"Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!\"

28 Joshua son of Nun who had been Moses\' assistant since his youth protested \"Moses my master make them stop!\"

29 But Moses replied \"Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord\'s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them all!\" 30 Then Moses returned to the camp with the elders of Israel.

The Lord Sends Quail
31 Now the Lord sent a wind that brought quail from the sea and let them fall all around the camp. For miles in every direction there were quail flying about three feet above the ground.c 32 So the people went out and caught quail all that day and throughout the night and all the next day too. No one gathered less than fifty bushelsd! They spread the quail all around the camp to dry. 33 But while they were gorging themselves on the meat while it was still in their mouths the anger of the Lord blazed against the people and he struck them with a severe plague. 34 So that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah (which means \"graves of gluttony\") because there they buried the people who had craved meat from Egypt. 35 From Kibroth-hattaavah the Israelites traveled to Hazeroth where they stayed for some time.

FootnotesNumbers 1116 Hebrew the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 1124 Hebrew the tent also in 1126.Numbers 1131 Or there were quail 3 feet 2 cubits or 92 centimeters deep on the ground.Numbers 1132 Hebrew 10 homers 1.8 kiloliters. ? Numbers 12? (New Living Translation)

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Numbers 11

Fire From the LORD
1 Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the LORD and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. 2 When the people cried out to Moses he prayed to the LORD and the fire died down. 3 So that place was called Taberaha because fire from the LORD had burned among them.
Quail From the LORD
4 The rabble with them began to crave other food and again the Israelites started wailing and said \"If only we had meat to eat! 5 We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost also the cucumbers melons leeks onions and garlic. 6 But now we have lost our appetite we never see anything but this manna!\"

7 The manna was like coriander seed and looked like resin. 8 The people went around gathering it and then ground it in a hand mill or crushed it in a mortar. They cooked it in a pot or made it into loaves. And it tasted like something made with olive oil. 9 When the dew settled on the camp at night the manna also came down.

10 Moses heard the people of every family wailing at the entrance to their tents. The LORD became exceedingly angry and Moses was troubled. 11 He asked the LORD \"Why have you brought this trouble on your servant? What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me? 12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them in my arms as a nurse carries an infant to the land you promised on oath to their ancestors? 13 Where can I get meat for all these people? They keep wailing to me \'Give us meat to eat!\' 14 I cannot carry all these people by myself the burden is too heavy for me. 15 If this is how you are going to treat me please go ahead and kill me if I have found favor in your eyes and do not let me face my own ruin.\"

16 The LORD said to Moses \"Bring me seventy of Israel\'s elders who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people. Have them come to the tent of meeting that they may stand there with you. 17 I will come down and speak with you there and I will take some of the power of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. They will share the burden of the people with you so that you will not have to carry it alone.

18 \"Tell the people \'Consecrate yourselves in preparation for tomorrow when you will eat meat. The LORD heard you when you wailed \"If only we had meat to eat! We were better off in Egypt!\" Now the LORD will give you meat and you will eat it. 19 You will not eat it for just one day or two days or five ten or twenty days 20 but for a whole month until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it because you have rejected the LORD who is among you and have wailed before him saying \"Why did we ever leave Egypt?\"\'\"

21 But Moses said \"Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot and you say \'I will give them meat to eat for a whole month!\' 22 Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Would they have enough if all the fish in the sea were caught for them?\"

23 The LORD answered Moses \"Is the LORD\'s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not what I say will come true for you.\"

24 So Moses went out and told the people what the LORD had said. He brought together seventy of their elders and had them stand around the tent. 25 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke with him and he took some of the power of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them they prophesied but did not do so again.

26 However two men whose names were Eldad and Medad had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders but did not go out to the tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them and they prophesied in the camp. 27 A young man ran and told Moses \"Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.\"

28 Joshua son of Nun who had been Moses\' aide since youth spoke up and said \"Moses my lord stop them!\"

29 But Moses replied \"Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD\'s people were prophets and that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!\" 30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.

31 Now a wind went out from the LORD and drove quail in from the sea. It scattered them up to two cubitsb deep all around the camp as far as a day\'s walk in any direction. 32 All that day and night and all the next day the people went out and gathered quail. No one gathered less than ten homers.c Then they spread them out all around the camp. 33 But while the meat was still between their teeth and before it could be consumed the anger of the LORD burned against the people and he struck them with a severe plague. 34 Therefore the place was named Kibroth Hattaavahd because there they buried the people who had craved other food.

35 From Kibroth Hattaavah the people traveled to Hazeroth and stayed there.

FootnotesNumbers 113 Taberah means burning.Numbers 1131 That is about 3 feet or about 90 centimetersNumbers 1132 That is possibly about 1 3/4 tons or about 1.6 metric tonsNumbers 1134 Kibroth Hattaavah means graves of craving. ? Numbers 12? (New International Version 2011)

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Revelation 3

The Message to the Church in Sardis
"Write this letter to the angela of the church in Sardis. This is the message from the one who has the sevenfold Spiritb of God and the seven stars

"I know all the things you do and that you have a reputation for being alive but you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what little remains for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God. 3 Go back to what you heard and believed at first hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don\'t wake up I will come to you suddenly as unexpected as a thief.? 4 "Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white for they are worthy. 5 All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine. 6 "Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.

The Message to the Church in Philadelphia
7 "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia.

This is the message from the one who is holy and true the one who has the key of David. What he opens no one can close and what he closes no one can open.

8 "I know all the things you do and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me. 9 Look I will force those who belong to Satan\'s synagogue those liars who say they are Jews but are not to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.? 10 "Because you have obeyed my command to persevere I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world. 11 I am coming soon.d Hold on to what you have so that no one will take away your crown. 12 All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God and they will be citizens in the city of my God the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.? 13 "Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.

The Message to the Church in Laodicea
14 "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen the faithful and true witness the beginninge of God\'s new creation

r@15 "I know all the things you do that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! 16 But since you are like lukewarm water neither hot nor cold I will spit you out of my mouth! @17 You say \'I am rich. I have everything I want. I don\'t need a thing!\' And you don\'t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. 18 So I advise you to buy gold from me gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see. 19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.? 20 "Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door I will come in and we will share a meal together as friends. 21 Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.? 22 "Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches."

FootnotesRevelation 31 Or the messenger also in 37 14.Revelation 31 Greek the seven spirits.Revelation 37 Isa 2222.Revelation 311 Or suddenly or quickly.Revelation 314 Or the ruler or the source.Revelation 4? (New Living Translation)

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Revelation 3

To the Church in Sardis
1 "To the angela of the church in Sardis write

These are the words of him who holds the seven spiritsb of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds you have a reputation of being alive but you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. 3 Remember therefore what you have received and heard hold it fast and repent. But if you do not wake up I will come like a thief and you will not know at what time I will come to you.

4 Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me dressed in white for they are worthy. 5 The one who is victorious will like them be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels. 6 Whoever has ears let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

To the Church in Philadelphia
7 "To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write

These are the words of him who is holy and true who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut and what he shuts no one can open. 8 I know your deeds. See I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9 I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan who claim to be Jews though they are not but are liars I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. 10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.

11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one will take your crown. 12 The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God the new Jerusalem which is coming down out of heaven from my God and I will also write on them my new name. 13 Whoever has ears let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

To the Church in Laodicea
14 "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write

These are the words of the Amen the faithful and true witness the ruler of God\'s creation. 15 I know your deeds that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So because you are lukewarm neither hot nor cold I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17 You say \'I am rich I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.\' But you do not realize that you are wretched pitiful poor blind and naked. 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so you can become rich and white clothes to wear so you can cover your shameful nakedness and salve to put on your eyes so you can see.

19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. 20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come in and eat with that person and they with me.

21 To the one who is victorious I will give the right to sit with me on my throne just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 Whoever has ears let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

FootnotesRevelation 31 Or messenger also in verses 7 and 14Revelation 31 That is the sevenfold SpiritRevelation 4? (New International Version 2011)

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Luke 9

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples
1 One day Jesus called together his twelve disciplesa and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases. 2 Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 \"Take nothing for your journey\" he instructed them. \"Don\'t take a walking stick a traveler\'s bag food moneyb or even a change of clothes. 4 Wherever you go stay in the same house until you leave town. 5 And if a town refuses to welcome you shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.\"

6 So they began their circuit of the villages preaching the Good News and healing the sick.

Herod\'s Confusion
7 When Herod Antipas the ruler of Galileec heard about everything Jesus was doing he was puzzled. Some were saying that John the Baptist had been raised from the dead. 8 Others thought Jesus was Elijah or one of the other prophets risen from the dead.

9 \"I beheaded John\" Herod said \"so who is this man about whom I hear such stories?\" And he kept trying to see him.

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
10 When the apostles returned they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida. 11 But the crowds found out where he was going and they followed him. He welcomed them and taught them about the Kingdom of God and he healed those who were sick.

12 Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said \"Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this remote place.\"

13 But Jesus said \"You feed them.\"

? ? \"But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish\" they answered. \"Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?\" 14 For there were about 5000 men there.

? ? Jesus replied \"Tell them to sit down in groups of about fifty each.\" 15 So the people all sat down. 16 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish looked up toward heaven and blessed them. Then breaking the loaves into pieces he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. 17 They all ate as much as they wanted and afterward the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers!

Peter\'s Declaration about Jesus
18 One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. Only his disciples were with him and he asked them \"Who do people say I am?\"

19 \"Well\" they replied \"some say John the Baptist some say Elijah and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead.\"

20 Then he asked them \"But who do you say I am?\"

? ? Peter replied \"You are the Messiahd sent from God!\"

Jesus Predicts His Death
21 Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was. 22 \"The Son of Mane must suffer many terrible things\" he said. \"He will be rejected by the elders the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.\"

r@ ? 23 Then he said to the crowd \"If any of you wants to be my follower you must turn from your selfish ways take up your cross daily and follow me. 24 If you try to hang on to your life you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake you will save it. 25 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed? @g@26 If anyone is ashamed of me and my message the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.@ 27 I tell you the truth some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God.\"

The Transfiguration
28 About eight days later Jesus took Peter John and James up on a mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying the appearance of his face was transformed and his clothes became dazzling white. 30 Suddenly two men Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus. 31 They were glorious to see. And they were speaking about his exodus from this world which was about to be fulfilled in Jerusalem.

32 Peter and the others had fallen asleep. When they woke up they saw Jesus\' glory and the two men standing with him. 33 As Moses and Elijah were starting to leave Peter not even knowing what he was saying blurted out \"Master it\'s wonderful for us to be here! Let\'s make three shelters as memorialsf one for you one for Moses and one for Elijah.\" 34 But even as he was saying this a cloud overshadowed them and terror gripped them as the cloud covered them.

35 Then a voice from the cloud said \"This is my Son my Chosen One.g Listen to him.\" 36 When the voice finished Jesus was there alone. They didn\'t tell anyone at that time what they had seen.

Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy
37 The next day after they had come down the mountain a large crowd met Jesus. 38 A man in the crowd called out to him \"Teacher I beg you to look at my son my only child. 39 An evil spirit keeps seizing him making him scream. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It batters him and hardly ever leaves him alone. 40 I begged your disciples to cast out the spirit but they couldn\'t do it.\"

41 Jesus said \"You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you and put up with you?\" Then he said to the man \"Bring your son here.\"

42 As the boy came forward the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a violent convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evilh spirit and healed the boy. Then he gave him back to his father. 43 Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God\'s power.

Jesus Again Predicts His Death
? ? While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing Jesus said to his disciples 44 \"Listen to me and remember what I say. The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies.\" 45 But they didn\'t know what he meant. Its significance was hidden from them so they couldn\'t understand it and they were afraid to ask him about it.
The Greatest in the Kingdom
46 Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest. 47 But Jesus knew their thoughts so he brought a little child to his side. 48 Then he said to them \"Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalfi welcomes me and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest.\"
Using the Name of Jesus
49 John said to Jesus \"Master we saw someone using your name to cast out demons but we told him to stop because he isn\'t in our group.\"

50 But Jesus said \"Don\'t stop him! Anyone who is not against you is for you.\"

Opposition from Samaritans
51 As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. 52 He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival. 53 But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem. 54 When James and John saw this they said to Jesus \"Lord should we call down fire from heaven to burn them upj?\" 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them.k 56 So they went on to another village.
The Cost of Following Jesus
57 As they were walking along someone said to Jesus \"I will follow you wherever you go.\"

58 But Jesus replied \"Foxes have dens to live in and birds have nests but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.\"

59 He said to another person \"Come follow me.\"

? ? The man agreed but he said \"Lord first let me return home and bury my father.\"

60 But Jesus told him \"Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead!l Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.\"

61 Another said \"Yes Lord I will follow you but first let me say good-bye to my family.\"

62 But Jesus told him \"Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.\"

FootnotesLuke 91 Greek the Twelve other manuscripts read the twelve apostles.Luke 93 Or silver coins.Luke 97 Greek Herod the tetrarch. Herod Antipas was a son of King Herod and was ruler over Galilee.Luke 920 Or the Christ. Messiah (a Hebrew term) and Christ (a Greek term) both mean \"the anointed one.\"Luke 922 \"Son of Man\" is a title Jesus used for himself.Luke 933 Greek three tabernacles.Luke 935 Some manuscripts read This is my dearly loved Son.Luke 942 Greek unclean.Luke 948 Greek in my name.Luke 954 Some manuscripts add as Elijah did.Luke 955 Some manuscripts add an expanded conclusion to verse 55 and an additional sentence in verse 56 And he said \"You don\'t realize what your hearts are like. 56For the Son of Man has not come to destroy people\'s lives but to save them.\"Luke 960 Greek Let the dead bury their own dead. ? Luke 10? (New Living Translation)

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Luke 9

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
1 When Jesus had called the Twelve together he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 He told them \"Take nothing for the journey no staff no bag no bread no money no extra shirt. 4 Whatever house you enter stay there until you leave that town. 5 If people do not welcome you leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.\" 6 So they set out and went from village to village proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.

7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead 8 others that Elijah had appeared and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life. 9 But Herod said \"I beheaded John. Who then is this I hear such things about?\" And he tried to see him.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
10 When the apostles returned they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida 11 but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God and healed those who needed healing.

12 Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said \"Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging because we are in a remote place here.\"

13 He replied \"You give them something to eat.\"

? ? They answered \"We have only five loaves of bread and two fish unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.\" 14 (About five thousand men were there.)

? ? But he said to his disciples \"Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.\" 15 The disciples did so and everyone sat down. 16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people. 17 They all ate and were satisfied and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
18 Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him he asked them \"Who do the crowds say I am?\"

19 They replied \"Some say John the Baptist others say Elijah and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.\"

? ? 20 \"But what about you?\" he asked. \"Who do you say I am?\"

? ? Peter answered \"God\'s Messiah.\"

Jesus Predicts His Death
21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone. 22 And he said \"The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders the chief priests and the teachers of the law and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.\"

23 Then he said to them all \"Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it but whoever loses their life for me will save it. 25 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world and yet lose or forfeit their very self? 26 Whoever is ashamed of me and my words the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

? ? 27 \"Truly I tell you some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.\"

The Transfiguration
28 About eight days after Jesus said this he took Peter John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying the appearance of his face changed and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. 30 Two men Moses and Elijah appeared in glorious splendor talking with Jesus. 31 They spoke about his departurea which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. 32 Peter and his companions were very sleepy but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. 33 As the men were leaving Jesus Peter said to him \"Master it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters one for you one for Moses and one for Elijah.\" (He did not know what he was saying.)

34 While he was speaking a cloud appeared and covered them and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 A voice came from the cloud saying \"This is my Son whom I have chosen listen to him.\" 36 When the voice had spoken they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.

Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy
37 The next day when they came down from the mountain a large crowd met him. 38 A man in the crowd called out \"Teacher I beg you to look at my son for he is my only child. 39 A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him. 40 I begged your disciples to drive it out but they could not.\"

? ? 41 \"You unbelieving and perverse generation\" Jesus replied \"how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.\"

42 Even while the boy was coming the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the impure spirit healed the boy and gave him back to his father. 43 And they were all amazed at the greatness of God.

Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time
? ? While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did he said to his disciples 44 \"Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.\" 45 But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them so that they did not grasp it and they were afraid to ask him about it.

46 An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. 47 Jesus knowing their thoughts took a little child and had him stand beside him. 48 Then he said to them \"Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.\"

49 \"Master\" said John \"we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him because he is not one of us.\"

? ? 50 \"Do not stop him\" Jesus said \"for whoever is not against you is for you.\"

Samaritan Opposition
51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers on ahead who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him 53 but the people there did not welcome him because he was heading for Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John saw this they asked \"Lord do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy themb?\" 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them. 56 Then he and his disciples went to another village.
The Cost of Following Jesus
57 As they were walking along the road a man said to him \"I will follow you wherever you go.\"

58 Jesus replied \"Foxes have dens and birds have nests but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.\"

59 He said to another man \"Follow me.\"

? ? But he replied \"Lord first let me go and bury my father.\"

60 Jesus said to him \"Let the dead bury their own dead but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.\"

61 Still another said \"I will follow you Lord but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.\"

62 Jesus replied \"No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.\"

FootnotesLuke 931 Greek exodusLuke 954 Some manuscripts them just as Elijah did ? Luke 10? (New International Version 2011)

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1 Corinthians 13

Love Is the Greatest
1 If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn\'t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God\'s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn\'t love others, I would be nothing. 3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn\'t love others, I would have gained nothing.

R@4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.@

8 Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever! 9 Now our knowledge is partial and incomplete, and even the gift of prophecy reveals only part of the whole picture! 10 But when full understanding comes, these partial things will become useless.

11 When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. 12 Now we see things imperfectly as in a cloudy mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.

L@13 Three things will last forever, faith, hope, and love, and the greatest of these is love.@

Footnotes:1 Corinthians 13:3 Some manuscripts read sacrificed my body to be burned.1 Corinthians 13:8 Or in tongues.1 Corinthians 13:12 Greek see face to face. \n? 1 Corinthians 14? (New Living Translation)

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1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Footnotes:1 Corinthians 13:1 Or languages1 Corinthians 13:3 Some manuscripts body to the flames \n? 1 Corinthians 14? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Acts 16

Paul\'s Second Missionary Journey
1 Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek. 2 Timothy was well thought of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium, 3 so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek. 4 Then they went from town to town, instructing the believers to follow the decisions made by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem. 5 So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day.
A Call from Macedonia
6 Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time. 7 Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they headed north for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go there. 8 So instead, they went on through Mysia to the seaport of Troas.

9 That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!" 10 So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, having concluded that God was calling us to preach the Good News there.

Lydia of Philippi Believes in Jesus
11 We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis. 12 From there we reached Philippi, a major city of that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. And we stayed there several days.

13 On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there. 14 One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying. 15 She was baptized along with other members of her household, and she asked us to be her guests. "If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord," she said, "come and stay at my home." And she urged us until we agreed.

Paul and Silas in Prison
16 One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a demon-possessed slave girl. She was a fortune-teller who earned a lot of money for her masters. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved."

18 This went on day after day until Paul got so exasperated that he turned and said to the demon within her, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And instantly it left her.

19 Her masters\' hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace. 20 "The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!" they shouted to the city officials. 21 "They are teaching customs that are illegal for us Romans to practice."

22 A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods. 23 They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn\'t escape. 24 So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.

L@ 25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. 26 Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off! 27 The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself. 28 But Paul shouted to him, "Stop! Don\'t kill yourself! We are all here!"

29 The jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

31 They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household." 32 And they shared the word of the Lord with him and with all who lived in his household. 33 Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized. 34 He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God.@

35 The next morning the city officials sent the police to tell the jailer, "Let those men go!" 36 So the jailer told Paul, "The city officials have said you and Silas are free to leave. Go in peace."

37 But Paul replied, "They have publicly beaten us without a trial and put us in prison, and we are Roman citizens. So now they want us to leave secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves to release us!"

38 When the police reported this, the city officials were alarmed to learn that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens. 39 So they came to the jail and apologized to them. Then they brought them out and begged them to leave the city. 40 When Paul and Silas left the prison, they returned to the home of Lydia. There they met with the believers and encouraged them once more. Then they left town.

Footnotes:Acts 16:2 Greek brothers; also in 16:40.Acts 16:7 Phrygia, Galatia, Asia, Mysia, and Bithynia were all districts in what is now Turkey.Acts 16:10 Luke, the writer of this book, here joined Paul and accompanied him on his journey. \n? Acts 17? (New Living Translation)

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Acts 16

Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
1 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek. 2 The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3 Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4 As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
Paul\'s Vision of the Man of Macedonia
6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. 8 So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas. 9 During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." 10 After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
Lydia\'s Conversion in Philippi
11 From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. 12 From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.

13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul\'s message. 15 When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. "If you consider me a believer in the Lord," she said, "come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us.

Paul and Silas in Prison
16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved." 18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!" At that moment the spirit left her.

19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. 20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice."

22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. 24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone\'s chains came loose. 27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted, "Don\'t harm yourself! We are all here!"

29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

31 They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. 34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God, he and his whole household.

35 When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: "Release those men." 36 The jailer told Paul, "The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace."

37 But Paul said to the officers: "They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out."

38 The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed. 39 They came to appease them and escorted them from the prison, requesting them to leave the city. 40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia\'s house, where they met with the brothers and sisters and encouraged them. Then they left.

Footnotes:Acts 16:12 The text and meaning of the Greek for the leading city of that district are uncertain. \n? Acts 17? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Acts 14

Paul and Barnabas in Iconium
1 The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers. 2 Some of the Jews, however, spurned God\'s message and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas. 3 But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders. 4 But the people of the town were divided in their opinion about them. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

5 Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them. 6 When the apostles learned of it, they fled to the region of Lycaonia, to the towns of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding area. 7 And there they preached the Good News.

Paul and Barnabas in Lystra and Derbe
8 While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting 9 and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed. 10 So Paul called to him in a loud voice, "Stand up!" And the man jumped to his feet and started walking.

11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in their local dialect, "These men are gods in human form!" 12 They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker. 13 Now the temple of Zeus was located just outside the town. So the priest of the temple and the crowd brought bulls and wreaths of flowers to the town gates, and they prepared to offer sacrifices to the apostles.

14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting, p@15 "Friends, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings, just like you! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things and turn to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.@ 16 In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways, 17 but he never left them without evidence of himself and his goodness. For instance, he sends you rain and good crops and gives you food and joyful hearts." 18 But even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them.

19 Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead. 20 But as the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch of Syria
21 After preaching the Good News in Derbe and making many disciples, Paul and Barnabas returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of Pisidia, 22 where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God. 23 Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church. With prayer and fasting, they turned the elders over to the care of the Lord, in whom they had put their trust. 24 Then they traveled back through Pisidia to Pamphylia. 25 They preached the word in Perga, then went down to Attalia.

26 Finally, they returned by ship to Antioch of Syria, where their journey had begun. The believers there had entrusted them to the grace of God to do the work they had now completed. 27 Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too. 28 And they stayed there with the believers for a long time.

Footnotes:Acts 14:1 Iconium, as well as Lystra and Derbe (14:6), were towns in what is now Turkey.Acts 14:15 Greek Men.Acts 14:20 Greek disciples; also in 14:22, 28. \n? Acts 15? (New Living Translation)

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In Iconium
1 At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed. 2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. 3 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders. 4 The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles. 5 There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them. 6 But they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country, 7 where they continued to preach the gospel.
In Lystra and Derbe
8 In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birth and had never walked. 9 He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed 10 and called out, "Stand up on your feet!" At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.

11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in human form!" 12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker. 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.

14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting: 15 "Friends, why are you doing this? We too are only human, like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in them. 16 In the past, he let all nations go their own way. 17 Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy." 18 Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.

19 Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead. 20 But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.

The Return to Antioch in Syria
21 They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said. 23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust. 24 After going through Pisidia, they came into Pamphylia, 25 and when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

26 From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed. 27 On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. 28 And they stayed there a long time with the disciples.

Footnotes:Acts 14:23 Or Barnabas ordained elders; or Barnabas had elders elected \n? Acts 15? (New International Version, ©2011)

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John 17

The Prayer of Jesus
1 After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you. 2 For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him. 3 And this is the way to have eternal life, to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. 4 I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. 5 Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.

6 "I have revealed you to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7 Now they know that everything I have is a gift from you, 8 for I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.

r@ 9 "My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. @10 All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory. 11 Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are. 12 During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold.

13 "Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. 14 I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. 15 I\'m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. 16 They do not belong to this world any more than I do. 17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. 18 Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. 19 And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.

20 "I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. 21 I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one, as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.

22 "I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. 23 I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me. 24 Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!

25 "O righteous Father, the world doesn\'t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. 26 I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them."

Footnotes:John 17:6 Greek have revealed your name; also in 17:26.John 17:11 Some manuscripts read you have given me these [disciples].John 17:12 Some manuscripts read I protected those you gave me, by the power of your name. \n? John 18? (New Living Translation)

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Jesus Prays to Be Glorified
1 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed:

"Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. 4 I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.

Jesus Prays for His Disciples
6 "I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8 For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. 9 I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. 10 All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them. 11 I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. 12 While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled.

13 "I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. 14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.

Jesus Prays for All Believers
20 "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

24 "Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

25 "Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. 26 I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."

Footnotes:John 17:6 Greek your nameJohn 17:11 Or Father, keep them faithful toJohn 17:12 Or kept them faithful toJohn 17:17 Or them to live in accordance withJohn 17:26 Greek your name \n? John 18? (New International Version, ©2011)

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1 Peter 1

Greetings from Peter
? 1 This letter is from Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ.

? ? ? I am writing to God\'s chosen people who are living as foreigners in the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. 2 God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ.

? ? ? May God give you more and more grace and peace.

The Hope of Eternal Life
? 3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, 4 and we have a priceless inheritance, an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 5 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

l@ 6 So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. 7 These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold, though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.@

? 8 You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. 9 The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.

? 10 This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you. 11 They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ\'s suffering and his great glory afterward.

? 12 They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.

A Call to Holy Living
? 13 So think clearly and exercise self-control. Look forward to the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. 14 So you must live as God\'s obedient children. Don\'t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn\'t know any better then. 15 But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. 16 For the Scriptures say, "You must be holy because I am holy."

? 17 And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time as "foreigners in the land." 18 For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver. 19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. 20 God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but he has now revealed him to you in these last days.

? 21 Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.

? 22 You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart.

? 23 For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. 24 As the Scriptures say,

? ? ? "People are like grass;? ? ? ? ? ? their beauty is like a flower in the field.? ? ? The grass withers and the flower fades.? ? ? ? 25 But the word of the Lord remains forever."

? ? ? And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.

Footnotes:1 Peter 1:1 Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia were Roman provinces in what is now Turkey.1 Peter 1:6 Or So you are truly glad.1 Peter 1:16 Lev 11:44-45; 19:2; 20:7.1 Peter 1:22 Greek must have brotherly love.1 Peter 1:22 Some manuscripts read with a pure heart.1 Peter 1:25 Isa 40:6-8. \n? 1 Peter 2? (New Living Translation)

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1 Peter 1

? 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

? ? ? To God\'s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood:

? ? ? Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

Praise to God for a Living Hope
? 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God\'s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith, of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire, may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

? 10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, 11 trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

Be Holy
? 13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. 14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."

? 17 Since you call on a Father who judges each person\'s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear. 18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. 20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. 21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

? 22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For,

? ? ? "All people are like grass, ? ? ? and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, ? 25 but the word of the Lord endures forever."

? ? ? And this is the word that was preached to you.

Footnotes:1 Peter 1:16 Lev. 11:44,45; 19:21 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:6-8 (see Septuagint) \n? 1 Peter 2? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Deuteronomy 4

Moses Urges Israel to Obey
"And now, Israel, listen carefully to these decrees and regulations that I am about to teach you. Obey them so that you may live, so you may enter and occupy the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. 2 Do not add to or subtract from these commands I am giving you. Just obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you.

3 "You saw for yourself what the Lord did to you at Baal-peor. There the Lord your God destroyed everyone who had worshiped Baal, the god of Peor. 4 But all of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today, every one of you.

5 "Look, I now teach you these decrees and regulations just as the Lord my God commanded me, so that you may obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy. 6 Obey them completely, and you will display your wisdom and intelligence among the surrounding nations. When they hear all these decrees, they will exclaim, \'How wise and prudent are the people of this great nation!\' 7 For what great nation has a god as near to them as the Lord our God is near to us whenever we call on him? 8 And what great nation has decrees and regulations as righteous and fair as this body of instructions that I am giving you today?

9 "But watch out! Be careful never to forget what you yourself have seen. Do not let these memories escape from your mind as long as you live! And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren. 10 Never forget the day when you stood before the Lord your God at Mount Sinai, where he told me, \'Summon the people before me, and I will personally instruct them. Then they will learn to fear me as long as they live, and they will teach their children to fear me also.\'

11 "You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while flames from the mountain shot into the sky. The mountain was shrouded in black clouds and deep darkness. 12 And the Lord spoke to you from the heart of the fire. You heard the sound of his words but didn\'t see his form; there was only a voice. 13 He proclaimed his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he commanded you to keep, and which he wrote on two stone tablets. 14 It was at that time that the Lord commanded me to teach you his decrees and regulations so you would obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy.

A Warning against Idolatry
15 "But be very careful! You did not see the Lord\'s form on the day he spoke to you from the heart of the fire at Mount Sinai. 16 So do not corrupt yourselves by making an idol in any form, whether of a man or a woman, 17 an animal on the ground, a bird in the sky, 18 a small animal that scurries along the ground, or a fish in the deepest sea. 19 And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars, all the forces of heaven, don\'t be seduced into worshiping them. The Lord your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth. l@20 Remember that the Lord rescued you from the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt in order to make you his very own people and his special possession, which is what you are today.@

21 "But the Lord was angry with me because of you. He vowed that I would not cross the Jordan River into the good land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession. 22 You will cross the Jordan to occupy the land, but I will not. Instead, I will die here on the east side of the river. 23 So be careful not to break the covenant the Lord your God has made with you. Do not make idols of any shape or form, for the Lord your God has forbidden this. 24 The Lord your God is a devouring fire; he is a jealous God.

25 "In the future, when you have children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time, do not corrupt yourselves by making idols of any kind. This is evil in the sight of the Lord your God and will arouse his anger.

26 "Today I call on heaven and earth as witnesses against you. If you break my covenant, you will quickly disappear from the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. You will live there only a short time; then you will be utterly destroyed. 27 For the Lord will scatter you among the nations, where only a few of you will survive. 28 There, in a foreign land, you will worship idols made from wood and stone, gods that neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell. 29 But from there you will search again for the Lord your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.

30 "In the distant future, when you are suffering all these things, you will finally return to the Lord your God and listen to what he tells you. 31 For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the solemn covenant he made with your ancestors.

There Is Only One God
32 "Now search all of history, from the time God created people on the earth until now, and search from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything as great as this ever been seen or heard before? 33 Has any nation ever heard the voice of God speaking from fire, as you did, and survived? 34 Has any other god dared to take a nation for himself out of another nation by means of trials, miraculous signs, wonders, war, a strong hand, a powerful arm, and terrifying acts? Yet that is what the Lord your God did for you in Egypt, right before your eyes.

35 "He showed you these things so you would know that the Lord is God and there is no other. 36 He let you hear his voice from heaven so he could instruct you. He let you see his great fire here on earth so he could speak to you from it. 37 Because he loved your ancestors, he chose to bless their descendants, and he personally brought you out of Egypt with a great display of power. 38 He drove out nations far greater than you, so he could bring you in and give you their land as your special possession, as it is today.

39 "So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The Lord is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other. 40 If you obey all the decrees and commands I am giving you today, all will be well with you and your children. I am giving you these instructions so you will enjoy a long life in the land the Lord your God is giving you for all time."

Eastern Cities of Refuge
41 Then Moses set apart three cities of refuge east of the Jordan River. 42 Anyone who killed another person unintentionally, without previous hostility, could flee there to live in safety. 43 These were the cities: Bezer on the wilderness plateau for the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead for the tribe of Gad; Golan in Bashan for the tribe of Manasseh.
Introduction to Moses\' Second Address
44 This is the body of instruction that Moses presented to the Israelites. 45 These are the laws, decrees, and regulations that Moses gave to the people of Israel when they left Egypt, 46 and as they camped in the valley near Beth-peor east of the Jordan River. (This land was formerly occupied by the Amorites under King Sihon, who ruled from Heshbon. But Moses and the Israelites destroyed him and his people when they came up from Egypt. 47 Israel took possession of his land and that of King Og of Bashan, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan. 48 So Israel conquered the entire area from Aroer at the edge of the Arnon Gorge all the way to Mount Sirion, also called Mount Hermon. 49 And they conquered the eastern bank of the Jordan River as far south as the Dead Sea, below the slopes of Pisgah.)

Footnotes:Deuteronomy 4:10 Hebrew Horeb, another name for Sinai; also in 4:15.Deuteronomy 4:13 Hebrew the ten words.Deuteronomy 4:33 Or voice of a god.Deuteronomy 4:48 As in Syriac version (see also 3:9); Hebrew reads Mount Sion.Deuteronomy 4:49 Hebrew took the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan as far as the sea of the Arabah. \n? Deuteronomy 5? (New Living Translation)

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Deuteronomy 4

Obedience Commanded
1 Now, Israel, hear the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. 2 Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you.

3 You saw with your own eyes what the LORD did at Baal Peor. The LORD your God destroyed from among you everyone who followed the Baal of Peor, 4 but all of you who held fast to the LORD your God are still alive today.

5 See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the LORD my God commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to take possession of it. 6 Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people." 7 What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the LORD our God is near us whenever we pray to him? 8 And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today?

9 Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. 10 Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, when he said to me, "Assemble the people before me to hear my words so that they may learn to revere me as long as they live in the land and may teach them to their children." 11 You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain while it blazed with fire to the very heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness. 12 Then the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of words but saw no form; there was only a voice. 13 He declared to you his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he commanded you to follow and then wrote them on two stone tablets. 14 And the LORD directed me at that time to teach you the decrees and laws you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

Idolatry Forbidden
15 You saw no form of any kind the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully, 16 so that you do not become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image of any shape, whether formed like a man or a woman, 17 or like any animal on earth or any bird that flies in the air, 18 or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish in the waters below. 19 And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars, all the heavenly array, do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven. 20 But as for you, the LORD took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of his inheritance, as you now are.

21 The LORD was angry with me because of you, and he solemnly swore that I would not cross the Jordan and enter the good land the LORD your God is giving you as your inheritance. 22 I will die in this land; I will not cross the Jordan; but you are about to cross over and take possession of that good land. 23 Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the LORD your God has forbidden. 24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

25 After you have had children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time, if you then become corrupt and make any kind of idol, doing evil in the eyes of the LORD your God and arousing his anger, 26 I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed. 27 The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you. 28 There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. 29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. 30 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and obey him. 31 For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.

The LORD Is God
32 Ask now about the former days, long before your time, from the day God created human beings on the earth; ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it ever been heard of? 33 Has any other people heard the voice of God speaking out of fire, as you have, and lived? 34 Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?

35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; besides him there is no other. 36 From heaven he made you hear his voice to discipline you. On earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire. 37 Because he loved your ancestors and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength, 38 to drive out before you nations greater and stronger than you and to bring you into their land to give it to you for your inheritance, as it is today.

39 Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other. 40 Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the LORD your God gives you for all time.

Cities of Refuge
41 Then Moses set aside three cities east of the Jordan, 42 to which anyone who had killed a person could flee if they had unintentionally killed a neighbor without malice aforethought. They could flee into one of these cities and save their life. 43 The cities were these: Bezer in the wilderness plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.
Introduction to the Law
44 This is the law Moses set before the Israelites. 45 These are the stipulations, decrees and laws Moses gave them when they came out of Egypt 46 and were in the valley near Beth Peor east of the Jordan, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites as they came out of Egypt. 47 They took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan. 48 This land extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge to Mount Sirion (that is, Hermon), 49 and included all the Arabah east of the Jordan, as far as the Dead Sea, below the slopes of Pisgah.

Footnotes:Deuteronomy 4:33 Or of a godDeuteronomy 4:48 Syriac (see also 3:9); Hebrew SiyonDeuteronomy 4:49 Hebrew the Sea of the Arabah \n? Deuteronomy 5? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Deuteronomy 5

Ten Commandments for the Covenant Community
Moses called all the people of Israel together and said, "Listen carefully, Israel. Hear the decrees and regulations I am giving you today, so you may learn them and obey them!

2 "The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Mount Sinai. 3 The Lord did not make this covenant with our ancestors, but with all of us who are alive today. 4 At the mountain the Lord spoke to you face to face from the heart of the fire. 5 I stood as an intermediary between you and the Lord, for you were afraid of the fire and did not want to approach the mountain. He spoke to me, and I passed his words on to you. This is what he said:

6 "I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery. 7 "You must not have any other god but me." 8 "You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. 9 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected, even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. 10 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands. 11 "You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name. 12 "Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. 13 You have six days each week for your ordinary work, 14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your oxen and donkeys and other livestock, and any foreigners living among you. All your male and female servants must rest as you do. l@15 Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, but the Lord your God brought you out with his strong hand and powerful arm. That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to rest on the Sabbath day.@ 16 "Honor your father and mother, as the Lord your God commanded you. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 17 "You must not murder.? 18 "You must not commit adultery. 19 "You must not steal." 20 "You must not testify falsely against your neighbor." 21 "You must not covet your neighbor\'s wife. You must not covet your neighbor\'s house or land, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.

22 "The Lord spoke these words to all of you assembled there at the foot of the mountain. He spoke with a loud voice from the heart of the fire, surrounded by clouds and deep darkness. This was all he said at that time, and he wrote his words on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

23 "But when you heard the voice from the heart of the darkness, while the mountain was blazing with fire, all your tribal leaders and elders came to me. 24 They said, \'Look, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice from the heart of the fire. Today we have seen that God can speak to us humans, and yet we live! 25 But now, why should we risk death again? If the Lord our God speaks to us again, we will certainly die and be consumed by this awesome fire. 26 Can any living thing hear the voice of the living God from the heart of the fire as we did and yet survive? 27 Go yourself and listen to what the Lord our God says. Then come and tell us everything he tells you, and we will listen and obey.\'

28 "The Lord heard the request you made to me. And he said, \'I have heard what the people said to you, and they are right. 29 Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever. 30 Go and tell them, "Return to your tents." 31 But you stand here with me so I can give you all my commands, decrees, and regulations. You must teach them to the people so they can obey them in the land I am giving them as their possession.\'"

32 So Moses told the people, "You must be careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God, following his instructions in every detail. 33 Stay on the path that the Lord your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy.

Footnotes:Deuteronomy 5:2 Hebrew Horeb, another name for Sinai.Deuteronomy 5:10 Hebrew for thousands of those. \n? Deuteronomy 6? (New Living Translation)

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Deuteronomy 5

The Ten Commandments
1 Moses summoned all Israel and said:

Hear, Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them. 2 The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. 3 It was not with our ancestors that the LORD made this covenant, but with us, with all of us who are alive here today. 4 The LORD spoke to you face to face out of the fire on the mountain. 5 (At that time I stood between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and did not go up the mountain.) And he said:

6 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

7 "You shall have no other gods before me.

8 "You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 9 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 10 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

11 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

12 "Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do. 15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

16 "Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

17 "You shall not murder.

18 "You shall not commit adultery.

19 "You shall not steal.

20 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

21 "You shall not covet your neighbor\'s wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor\'s house or land, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

22 These are the commandments the LORD proclaimed in a loud voice to your whole assembly there on the mountain from out of the fire, the cloud and the deep darkness; and he added nothing more. Then he wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

23 When you heard the voice out of the darkness, while the mountain was ablaze with fire, all the leaders of your tribes and your elders came to me. 24 And you said, "The LORD our God has shown us his glory and his majesty, and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them. 25 But now, why should we die? This great fire will consume us, and we will die if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer. 26 For what mortal has ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of fire, as we have, and survived? 27 Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then tell us whatever the LORD our God tells you. We will listen and obey."

28 The LORD heard you when you spoke to me, and the LORD said to me, "I have heard what this people said to you. Everything they said was good. 29 Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!

30 "Go, tell them to return to their tents. 31 But you stay here with me so that I may give you all the commands, decrees and laws you are to teach them to follow in the land I am giving them to possess."

32 So be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. 33 Walk in obedience to all that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.

Footnotes:Deuteronomy 5:3 Or not only with our parentsDeuteronomy 5:7 Or besides \n? Deuteronomy 6? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Hebrews 4

Promised Rest for God\'s People
1 God\'s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it. 2 For this good news, that God has prepared this rest, has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn\'t share the faith of those who listened to God. 3 For only we who believe can enter his rest. As for the others, God said,

"In my anger I took an oath: \'They will never enter my place of rest,\'"

even though this rest has been ready since he made the world. 4 We know it is ready because of the place in the Scriptures where it mentions the seventh day: "On the seventh day God rested from all his work." 5 But in the other passage God said, "They will never enter my place of rest."

6 So God\'s rest is there for people to enter, but those who first heard this good news failed to enter because they disobeyed God. 7 So God set another time for entering his rest, and that time is today. God announced this through David much later in the words already quoted:

"Today when you hear his voice, don\'t harden your hearts."

8 Now if Joshua had succeeded in giving them this rest, God would not have spoken about another day of rest still to come. 9 So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. 10 For all who have entered into God\'s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world. 11 So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall.

r@ 12 For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.@ l@13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.@

Christ Is Our High Priest
14 So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. 15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. 16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

Footnotes:Hebrews 4:2 Some manuscripts read they didn\'t combine what they heard with faith.Hebrews 4:3 Ps 95:11.Hebrews 4:4 Gen 2:2.Hebrews 4:5 Ps 95:11.Hebrews 4:7 Ps 95:7-8.Hebrews 4:9 Or a Sabbath rest. \n? Hebrews 5? (New Living Translation)

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Hebrews 4

A Sabbath-Rest for the People of God
1 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. 2 For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed. 3 Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said,

"So I declared on oath in my anger, \'They shall never enter my rest.\'"

And yet his works have been finished since the creation of the world. 4 For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: "On the seventh day God rested from all his works." 5 And again in the passage above he says, "They shall never enter my rest."

6 Therefore since it still remains for some to enter that rest, and since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not go in because of their disobedience, 7 God again set a certain day, calling it "Today." This he did when a long time later he spoke through David, as in the passage already quoted:

"Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts."

8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. 9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10 for anyone who enters God\'s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. 11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.

12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God\'s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

Jesus the Great High Priest
14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are, yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God\'s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Footnotes:Hebrews 4:2 Some manuscripts because those who heard did not combine it with faithHebrews 4:3 Psalm 95:11; also in verse 5Hebrews 4:4 Gen. 2:2Hebrews 4:7 Psalm 95:7,8Hebrews 4:10 Or laborHebrews 4:14 Greek has gone through the heavens \n? Hebrews 5? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Deuteronomy 30

A Call to Return to the Lord
"In the future, when you experience all these blessings and curses I have listed for you, and when you are living among the nations to which the Lord your God has exiled you, take to heart all these instructions. 2 If at that time you and your children return to the Lord your God, and if you obey with all your heart and all your soul all the commands I have given you today, 3 then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you. 4 Even though you are banished to the ends of the earth, the Lord your God will gather you from there and bring you back again. 5 The Lord your God will return you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will possess that land again. Then he will make you even more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors!

6 "The Lord your God will change your heart and the hearts of all your descendants, so that you will love him with all your heart and soul and so you may live! 7 The Lord your God will inflict all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate and persecute you. 8 Then you will again obey the Lord and keep all his commands that I am giving you today.

9 "The Lord your God will then make you successful in everything you do. He will give you many children and numerous livestock, and he will cause your fields to produce abundant harvests, for the Lord will again delight in being good to you as he was to your ancestors. 10 The Lord your God will delight in you if you obey his voice and keep the commands and decrees written in this Book of Instruction, and if you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and soul.

The Choice of Life or Death
11 "This command I am giving you today is not too difficult for you to understand, and it is not beyond your reach. 12 It is not kept in heaven, so distant that you must ask, \'Who will go up to heaven and bring it down so we can hear it and obey?\' 13 It is not kept beyond the sea, so far away that you must ask, \'Who will cross the sea to bring it to us so we can hear it and obey?\' 14 No, the message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart so that you can obey it.

15 "Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster. 16 For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy.

17 "But if your heart turns away and you refuse to listen, and if you are drawn away to serve and worship other gods, 18 then I warn you now that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live a long, good life in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy.

B@19 "Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! 20 You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord, you will live long in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."@

Footnotes:Deuteronomy 30:6 Hebrew circumcise your heart.Deuteronomy 30:20 Or He. \n? Deuteronomy 31? (New Living Translation)

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Deuteronomy 30

Prosperity After Turning to the LORD
1 When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come on you and you take them to heart wherever the LORD your God disperses you among the nations, 2 and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey him with all your heart and with all your soul according to everything I command you today, 3 then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you. 4 Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the LORD your God will gather you and bring you back. 5 He will bring you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors. 6 The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live. 7 The LORD your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you. 8 You will again obey the LORD and follow all his commands I am giving you today. 9 Then the LORD your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land. The LORD will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors, 10 if you obey the LORD your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law and turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
The Offer of Life or Death
11 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. 12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, "Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, "Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" 14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.

15 See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. 16 For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

17 But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, 18 I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.

19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Footnotes:Deuteronomy 30:3 Or will bring you back from captivity \n? Deuteronomy 31? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Revelation 2

The Message to the Church in Ephesus
"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lampstands:

r@ 2 "I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don\'t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars. 3 You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.? 4 "But I have this complaint against you. You don\'t love me or each other as you did at first! 5 Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don\'t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches. @6 But this is in your favor: You hate the evil deeds of the Nicolaitans, just as I do.? 7 "Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.

The Message to the Church in Smyrna
8 "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Smyrna. This is the message from the one who is the First and the Last, who was dead but is now alive:

9 "I know about your suffering and your poverty, but you are rich! I know the blasphemy of those opposing you. They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan. 10 Don\'t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.? 11 "Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death.

The Message to the Church in Pergamum
12 "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum. This is the message from the one with the sharp two-edged sword:

13 "I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to me. You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan\'s city.? 14 "But I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin. 15 In a similar way, you have some Nicolaitans among you who follow the same teaching. 16 Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.? 17 "Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.

The Message to the Church in Thyatira
18 "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Thyatira. This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are like flames of fire, whose feet are like polished bronze:

19 "I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things.? 20 "But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman, that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet, to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.? 22 "Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.? 24 "But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching (\'deeper truths,\' as they call them, depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you 25 except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come. 26 To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end,

To them I will give authority over all the nations.27 They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.

28 They will have the same authority I received from my Father, and I will also give them the morning star!? 29 "Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.

Footnotes:Revelation 2:1 Or the messenger; also in 2:8, 12, 18.Revelation 2:4 Greek You have lost your first love.Revelation 2:22 Greek a bed.Revelation 2:27 Ps 2:8-9 (Greek Version). \n? Revelation 3? (New Living Translation)

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Revelation 2

To the Church in Ephesus
1 "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:

These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.

4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. 6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

7 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

To the Church in Smyrna
8 "To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:

These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. 9 I know your afflictions and your poverty, yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor\'s crown.

11 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.

To the Church in Pergamum
12 "To the angel of the church in Pergamum write:

These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. 13 I know where you live, where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city, where Satan lives.

14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality. 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

17 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.

To the Church in Thyatira
18 "To the angel of the church in Thyatira write:

These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.

20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. 21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan\'s so-called deep secrets, \'I will not impose any other burden on you, 25 except to hold on to what you have until I come.\'

26 To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations, 27 that one \'will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery\', just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star. 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

Footnotes:Revelation 2:1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:9 \n? Revelation 3? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Acts 20

Paul Goes to Macedonia and Greece
1 When the uproar was over, Paul sent for the believers and encouraged them. Then he said good-bye and left for Macedonia. 2 While there, he encouraged the believers in all the towns he passed through. Then he traveled down to Greece, 3 where he stayed for three months. He was preparing to sail back to Syria when he discovered a plot by some Jews against his life, so he decided to return through Macedonia.

4 Several men were traveling with him. They were Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica; Gaius from Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia. 5 They went on ahead and waited for us at Troas. 6 After the Passover ended, we boarded a ship at Philippi in Macedonia and five days later joined them in Troas, where we stayed a week.

Paul\'s Final Visit to Troas
7 On the first day of the week, we gathered with the local believers to share in the Lord\'s Supper. Paul was preaching to them, and since he was leaving the next day, he kept talking until midnight. 8 The upstairs room where we met was lighted with many flickering lamps. 9 As Paul spoke on and on, a young man named Eutychus, sitting on the windowsill, became very drowsy. Finally, he fell sound asleep and dropped three stories to his death below. 10 Paul went down, bent over him, and took him into his arms. "Don\'t worry," he said, "he\'s alive!" 11 Then they all went back upstairs, shared in the Lord\'s Supper, and ate together. Paul continued talking to them until dawn, and then he left. 12 Meanwhile, the young man was taken home unhurt, and everyone was greatly relieved.
Paul Meets the Ephesian Elders
13 Paul went by land to Assos, where he had arranged for us to join him, while we traveled by ship. 14 He joined us there, and we sailed together to Mitylene. 15 The next day we sailed past the island of Kios. The following day we crossed to the island of Samos, and a day later we arrived at Miletus.

16 Paul had decided to sail on past Ephesus, for he didn\'t want to spend any more time in the province of Asia. He was hurrying to get to Jerusalem, if possible, in time for the Festival of Pentecost. 17 But when we landed at Miletus, he sent a message to the elders of the church at Ephesus, asking them to come and meet him.

18 When they arrived he declared, "You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now 19 I have done the Lord\'s work humbly and with many tears. I have endured the trials that came to me from the plots of the Jews. 20 I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes. 21 I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike, the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus.

22 "And now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don\'t know what awaits me, 23 except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead. 24 But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus, the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.

25 "And now I know that none of you to whom I have preached the Kingdom will ever see me again. 26 I declare today that I have been faithful. If anyone suffers eternal death, it\'s not my fault, 27 for I didn\'t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.

R@ 28 "So guard yourselves and God\'s people. Feed and shepherd God\'s flock, his church, purchased with his own blood, over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as elders. 29 I know that false teachers, like vicious wolves, will come in among you after I leave, not sparing the flock. 30 Even some men from your own group will rise up and distort the truth in order to draw a following. @31 Watch out! Remember the three years I was with you, my constant watch and care over you night and day, and my many tears for you.

32 "And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself.

33 "I have never coveted anyone\'s silver or gold or fine clothes. 34 You know that these hands of mine have worked to supply my own needs and even the needs of those who were with me. 35 And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: \'It is more blessed to give than to receive.\'"

36 When he had finished speaking, he knelt and prayed with them. 37 They all cried as they embraced and kissed him good-bye. 38 They were sad most of all because he had said that they would never see him again. Then they escorted him down to the ship.

Footnotes:Acts 20:1 Greek disciples.Acts 20:6 Greek the days of unleavened bread.Acts 20:7 Greek to break bread.Acts 20:11 Greek broke the bread.Acts 20:15 Some manuscripts read and having stayed at Trogyllium.Acts 20:22 Or by my spirit, or by an inner compulsion; Greek reads by the spirit.Acts 20:26 Greek I am innocent of the blood of all.Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his own [Son].Acts 20:28 Greek overseers. \n? Acts 21? (New Living Translation)

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Acts 20

Through Macedonia and Greece
1 When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples and, after encouraging them, said goodbye and set out for Macedonia. 2 He traveled through that area, speaking many words of encouragement to the people, and finally arrived in Greece, 3 where he stayed three months. Because some Jews had plotted against him just as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia. 4 He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy also, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia. 5 These men went on ahead and waited for us at Troas. 6 But we sailed from Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven days.
Eutychus Raised From the Dead at Troas
7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. 8 There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting. 9 Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. 10 Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. "Don\'t be alarmed," he said. "He\'s alive!" 11 Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking until daylight, he left. 12 The people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.
Paul\'s Farewell to the Ephesian Elders
13 We went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we were going to take Paul aboard. He had made this arrangement because he was going there on foot. 14 When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene. 15 The next day we set sail from there and arrived off Chios. The day after that we crossed over to Samos, and on the following day arrived at Miletus. 16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

17 From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church. 18 When they arrived, he said to them: "You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of Asia. 19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears and in the midst of severe testing by the plots of my Jewish opponents. 20 You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. 21 I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.

22 "And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. 23 I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. 24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me, the task of testifying to the good news of God\'s grace.

25 "Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see me again. 26 Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of any of you. 27 For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God. 28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. 29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. 30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. 31 So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.

32 "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33 I have not coveted anyone\'s silver or gold or clothing. 34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions. 35 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: \'It is more blessed to give than to receive.\' "

36 When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed. 37 They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him. 38 What grieved them most was his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

Footnotes:Acts 20:28 Many manuscripts of the LordActs 20:28 Or with the blood of his own Son. \n? Acts 21? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Psalm 58

For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune \"Do Not Destroy!\"
 1 Justice, do you rulers know the meaning of the word?      Do you judge the people fairly? 2 No! You plot injustice in your hearts.      You spread violence throughout the land. 3 These wicked people are born sinners;      even from birth they have lied and gone their own way. 4 They spit venom like deadly snakes;      they are like cobras that refuse to listen, 5 ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers,      no matter how skillfully they play.

 6 Break off their fangs, O God!      Smash the jaws of these lions, O Lord! 7 May they disappear like water into thirsty ground.      Make their weapons useless in their hands. 8 May they be like snails that dissolve into slime,      like a stillborn child who will never see the sun. 9 God will sweep them away, both young and old,      faster than a pot heats over burning thorns.

 10 The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged.      They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 Then at last everyone will say,      \"There truly is a reward for those who live for God;      surely there is a God who judges justly here on earth.\"

Footnotes:Psalm 58:1 Or you gods.Psalm 58:7 Or Let them be trodden down and wither like grass. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain. \n Psalm 59 (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 58

Psalm 58
    For the director of music. To the tune of \"Do Not Destroy.\" Of David. A miktam.

 1 Do you rulers indeed speak justly?    Do you judge people with equity? 2 No, in your heart you devise injustice,    and your hands mete out violence on the earth.

 3 Even from birth the wicked go astray;    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies. 4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake,    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears, 5 that will not heed the tune of the charmer,    however skillful the enchanter may be.

 6 Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;    LORD, tear out the fangs of those lions! 7 Let them vanish like water that flows away;    when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short. 8 May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,    like a stillborn child that never sees the sun.

 9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns,    whether they be green or dry, the wicked will be swept away. 10 The righteous will be glad when they are avenged,    when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 Then people will say,    \"Surely the righteous still are rewarded;    surely there is a God who judges the earth.\"

Footnotes:Psalm 58:1 In Hebrew texts 58:1-11 is numbered 58:2-12.Psalm 58:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical termPsalm 58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain. \n Psalm 59 (New International Version, ©2011)

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Psalm 86

A prayer of David.
1 Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help. 2 Protect me, for I am devoted to you. Save me, for I serve you and trust you. You are my God. 3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am calling on you constantly. 4 Give me happiness, O Lord, for I give myself to you. r@5 O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.@ 6 Listen closely to my prayer, O Lord; hear my urgent cry. 7 I will call to you whenever I\'m in trouble, and you will answer me.

8 No pagan god is like you, O Lord. None can do what you do!? 9 All the nations you made will come and bow before you, Lord; they will praise your holy name.? 10 For you are great and perform wonderful deeds. You alone are God.

l@11 Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you. 12 With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. I will give glory to your name forever, @13 for your love for me is very great. You have rescued me from the depths of death.

14 O God, insolent people rise up against me; a violent gang is trying to kill me. You mean nothing to them. 15 But you, O Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy,slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness. 16 Look down and have mercy on me. Give your strength to your servant; save me, the son of your servant.? 17 Send me a sign of your favor. Then those who hate me will be put to shame, for you, O Lord, help and comfort me.

Footnotes:Psalm 86:13 Hebrew of Sheol. \n? Psalm 87? (New Living Translation)

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Psalm 86

A prayer of David.

1 Hear me, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. 2 Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God; 3 have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long. 4 Bring joy to your servant, Lord, for I put my trust in you.

5 You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. 6 Hear my prayer, LORD; listen to my cry for mercy. 7 When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me.

8 Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. 9 All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name. 10 For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.

11 Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. 12 I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. 13 For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead.

14 Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God; ruthless people are trying to kill me, they have no regard for you. 15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. 16 Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength in behalf of your servant; save me, because I serve you just as my mother did. 17 Give me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

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Isaiah 6

Isaiah\'s Cleansing and Call
1 It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. 2 Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 They were calling out to each other,

"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory!"

4 Their voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire building was filled with smoke.

L@5 Then I said, "It\'s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven\'s Armies."@

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 He touched my lips with it and said, "See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven."

R@ 8 Then I heard the Lord asking, "Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?"

I said, "Here I am. Send me." @

9 And he said, "Yes, go, and say to this people,

\'Listen carefully, but do not understand. Watch closely, but learn nothing.\'? 10 Harden the hearts of these people. Plug their ears and shut their eyes.That way, they will not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears,nor understand with their hearts and turn to me for healing."

11 Then I said, "Lord, how long will this go on?"

And he replied,

"Until their towns are empty, their houses are deserted, and the whole country is a wasteland;? 12 until the Lord has sent everyone away, and the entire land of Israel lies deserted.? 13 If even a tenth, a remnant, survive, it will be invaded again and burned.But as a terebinth or oak tree leaves a stump when it is cut down, so Israel\'s stump will be a holy seed."

Footnotes:Isaiah 6:1 King Uzziah died in 740 b.c.Isaiah 6:10 Greek version reads And he said, "Go and say to this people, / \'When you hear what I say, you will not understand. / When you see what I do, you will not comprehend.\' / For the hearts of these people are hardened, / and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes, / so their eyes cannot see, / and their ears cannot hear, / and their hearts cannot understand, / and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them." Compare Matt 13:14-15; Mark 4:12; Luke 8:10; Acts 28:26-27. \n? Isaiah 7? (New Living Translation)

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Isaiah 6

Isaiah\'s Commission
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:

"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory."

4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.

5 "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty."

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for."

8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"

And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"

9 He said, "Go and tell this people:

"\'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.\' 10 Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed."

11 Then I said, "For how long, Lord?"

And he answered:

"Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged, 12 until the LORD has sent everyone far away and the land is utterly forsaken. 13 And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be laid waste. But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land."

Footnotes:Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew; Septuagint \'You will be ever hearing, but never understanding; / you will be ever seeing, but never perceiving.\' / This people\'s heart has become calloused; / they hardly hear with their ears, / and they have closed their eyes \n? Isaiah 7? (New International Version, ©2011)

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1 Corinthians 14

Tongues and Prophecy
1 Let love be your highest goal! But you should also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives, especially the ability to prophesy. 2 For if you have the ability to speak in tongues, you will be talking only to God, since people won\'t be able to understand you. You will be speaking by the power of the Spirit, but it will all be mysterious. 3 But one who prophesies strengthens others, encourages them, and comforts them. 4 A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally, but one who speaks a word of prophecy strengthens the entire church.

5 I wish you could all speak in tongues, but even more I wish you could all prophesy. For prophecy is greater than speaking in tongues, unless someone interprets what you are saying so that the whole church will be strengthened.

6 Dear brothers and sisters, if I should come to you speaking in an unknown language, how would that help you? But if I bring you a revelation or some special knowledge or prophecy or teaching, that will be helpful. 7 Even lifeless instruments like the flute or the harp must play the notes clearly, or no one will recognize the melody. 8 And if the bugler doesn\'t sound a clear call, how will the soldiers know they are being called to battle?

9 It\'s the same for you. If you speak to people in words they don\'t understand, how will they know what you are saying? You might as well be talking into empty space.

10 There are many different languages in the world, and every language has meaning. 11 But if I don\'t understand a language, I will be a foreigner to someone who speaks it, and the one who speaks it will be a foreigner to me. 12 And the same is true for you. Since you are so eager to have the special abilities the Spirit gives, seek those that will strengthen the whole church.

13 So anyone who speaks in tongues should pray also for the ability to interpret what has been said. 14 For if I pray in tongues, my spirit is praying, but I don\'t understand what I am saying.

15 Well then, what shall I do? I will pray in the spirit, and I will also pray in words I understand. I will sing in the spirit, and I will also sing in words I understand. 16 For if you praise God only in the spirit, how can those who don\'t understand you praise God along with you? How can they join you in giving thanks when they don\'t understand what you are saying? 17 You will be giving thanks very well, but it won\'t strengthen the people who hear you.

18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than any of you. 19 But in a church meeting I would rather speak five understandable words to help others than ten thousand words in an unknown language.

20 Dear brothers and sisters, don\'t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind. 21 It is written in the Scriptures:

"I will speak to my own people through strange languages and through the lips of foreigners.But even then, they will not listen to me," says the Lord.

22 So you see that speaking in tongues is a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for the benefit of believers, not unbelievers. 23 Even so, if unbelievers or people who don\'t understand these things come into your church meeting and hear everyone speaking in an unknown language, they will think you are crazy. 24 But if all of you are prophesying, and unbelievers or people who don\'t understand these things come into your meeting, they will be convicted of sin and judged by what you say. 25 As they listen, their secret thoughts will be exposed, and they will fall to their knees and worship God, declaring, "God is truly here among you."

A Call to Orderly Worship
26 Well, my brothers and sisters, let\'s summarize. When you meet together, one will sing, another will teach, another will tell some special revelation God has given, one will speak in tongues, and another will interpret what is said. But everything that is done must strengthen all of you.

27 No more than two or three should speak in tongues. They must speak one at a time, and someone must interpret what they say. 28 But if no one is present who can interpret, they must be silent in your church meeting and speak in tongues to God privately.

29 Let two or three people prophesy, and let the others evaluate what is said. 30 But if someone is prophesying and another person receives a revelation from the Lord, the one who is speaking must stop. 31 In this way, all who prophesy will have a turn to speak, one after the other, so that everyone will learn and be encouraged. 32 Remember that people who prophesy are in control of their spirit and can take turns. 33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God\'s holy people.

34 Women should be silent during the church meetings. It is not proper for them to speak. They should be submissive, just as the law says. 35 If they have any questions, they should ask their husbands at home, for it is improper for women to speak in church meetings.

36 Or do you think God\'s word originated with you Corinthians? Are you the only ones to whom it was given? 37 If you claim to be a prophet or think you are spiritual, you should recognize that what I am saying is a command from the Lord himself. 38 But if you do not recognize this, you yourself will not be recognized.

39 So, my dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and don\'t forbid speaking in tongues. 40 But be sure that everything is done properly and in order.

Footnotes:1 Corinthians 14:2 Or in unknown languages; also in 14:4, 5, 13, 14, 18, 22, 26, 27, 28, 39.1 Corinthians 14:6 Greek brothers; also in 14:20, 26, 39.1 Corinthians 14:6 Or in tongues; also in 14:19, 23.1 Corinthians 14:15 Or in the Spirit; also in 14:15b, 16.1 Corinthians 14:21 Greek in the law.1 Corinthians 14:21 Isa 28:11-12.1 Corinthians 14:33 The phrase as in all the meetings of God\'s holy people could instead be joined to the beginning of 14:34.1 Corinthians 14:35 Some manuscripts place verses 34-35 after 14:40.1 Corinthians 14:38 Some manuscripts read If you are ignorant of this, stay in your ignorance. \n? 1 Corinthians 15? (New Living Translation)

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1 Corinthians 14

Prayer Language
1-3Go after a life of love as if your life depended on it, because it does. Give yourselves to the gifts God gives you. Most of all, try to proclaim his truth. If you praise him in the private language of tongues, God understands you but no one else does, for you are sharing intimacies just between you and him. But when you proclaim his truth in everyday speech, you\'re letting others in on the truth so that they can grow and be strong and experience his presence with you.

4-5The one who prays using a private "prayer language" certainly gets a lot out of it, but proclaiming God\'s truth to the church in its common language brings the whole church into growth and strength. I want all of you to develop intimacies with God in prayer, but please don\'t stop with that. Go on and proclaim his clear truth to others. It\'s more important that everyone have access to the knowledge and love of God in language everyone understands than that you go off and cultivate God\'s presence in a mysterious prayer language, unless, of course, there is someone who can interpret what you are saying for the benefit of all.

6-8Think, friends: If I come to you and all I do is pray privately to God in a way only he can understand, what are you going to get out of that? If I don\'t address you plainly with some insight or truth or proclamation or teaching, what help am I to you? If musical instruments, flutes, say, or harps, aren\'t played so that each note is distinct and in tune, how will anyone be able to catch the melody and enjoy the music? If the trumpet call can\'t be distinguished, will anyone show up for the battle?

9-12So if you speak in a way no one can understand, what\'s the point of opening your mouth? There are many languages in the world and they all mean something to someone. But if I don\'t understand the language, it\'s not going to do me much good. It\'s no different with you. Since you\'re so eager to participate in what God is doing, why don\'t you concentrate on doing what helps everyone in the church?

13-17So, when you pray in your private prayer language, don\'t hoard the experience for yourself. Pray for the insight and ability to bring others into that intimacy. If I pray in tongues, my spirit prays but my mind lies fallow, and all that intelligence is wasted. So what\'s the solution? The answer is simple enough. Do both. I should be spiritually free and expressive as I pray, but I should also be thoughtful and mindful as I pray. I should sing with my spirit, and sing with my mind. If you give a blessing using your private prayer language, which no one else understands, how can some outsider who has just shown up and has no idea what\'s going on know when to say "Amen"? Your blessing might be beautiful, but you have very effectively cut that person out of it.

18-19I\'m grateful to God for the gift of praying in tongues that he gives us for praising him, which leads to wonderful intimacies we enjoy with him. I enter into this as much or more than any of you. But when I\'m in a church assembled for worship, I\'d rather say five words that everyone can understand and learn from than say ten thousand that sound to others like gibberish.

20-25To be perfectly frank, I\'m getting exasperated with your infantile thinking. How long before you grow up and use your head, your adult head? It\'s all right to have a childlike unfamiliarity with evil; a simple no is all that\'s needed there. But there\'s far more to saying yes to something. Only mature and well-exercised intelligence can save you from falling into gullibility. It\'s written in Scripture that God said, In strange tongues and from the mouths of strangers I will preach to this people, but they\'ll neither listen nor believe.So where does it get you, all this speaking in tongues no one understands? It doesn\'t help believers, and it only gives unbelievers something to gawk at. Plain truth-speaking, on the other hand, goes straight to the heart of believers and doesn\'t get in the way of unbelievers. If you come together as a congregation and some unbelieving outsiders walk in on you as you\'re all praying in tongues, unintelligible to each other and to them, won\'t they assume you\'ve taken leave of your senses and get out of there as fast as they can? But if some unbelieving outsiders walk in on a service where people are speaking out God\'s truth, the plain words will bring them up against the truth and probe their hearts. Before you know it, they\'re going to be on their faces before God, recognizing that God is among you.

26-33So here\'s what I want you to do. When you gather for worship, each one of you be prepared with something that will be useful for all: Sing a hymn, teach a lesson, tell a story, lead a prayer, provide an insight. If prayers are offered in tongues, two or three\'s the limit, and then only if someone is present who can interpret what you\'re saying. Otherwise, keep it between God and yourself. And no more than two or three speakers at a meeting, with the rest of you listening and taking it to heart. Take your turn, no one person taking over. Then each speaker gets a chance to say something special from God, and you all learn from each other. If you choose to speak, you\'re also responsible for how and when you speak. When we worship the right way, God doesn\'t stir us up into confusion; he brings us into harmony. This goes for all the churches, no exceptions.

34-36Wives must not disrupt worship, talking when they should be listening, asking questions that could more appropriately be asked of their husbands at home. God\'s Book of the law guides our manners and customs here. Wives have no license to use the time of worship for unwarranted speaking. Do you, both women and men, imagine that you\'re a sacred oracle determining what\'s right and wrong? Do you think everything revolves around you?

37-38If any one of you thinks God has something for you to say or has inspired you to do something, pay close attention to what I have written. This is the way the Master wants it. If you won\'t play by these rules, God can\'t use you. Sorry.

39-40Three things, then, to sum this up: When you speak forth God\'s truth, speak your heart out. Don\'t tell people how they should or shouldn\'t pray when they\'re praying in tongues that you don\'t understand. Be courteous and considerate in everything.

\n? 1 Corinthians 15? (The Message)

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John 13

Jesus Washes His Disciples\' Feet
1 Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. 2 It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4 So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples\' feet, drying them with the towel he had around him.

6 When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"

7 Jesus replied, "You don\'t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will."

8 "No," Peter protested, "you will never ever wash my feet!"

Jesus replied, "Unless I wash you, you won\'t belong to me."

9 Simon Peter exclaimed, "Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!"

10 Jesus replied, "A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet, to be entirely clean. And you disciples are clean, but not all of you." 11 For Jesus knew who would betray him. That is what he meant when he said, "Not all of you are clean."

12 After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, "Do you understand what I was doing? 13 You call me \'Teacher\' and \'Lord,\' and you are right, because that\'s what I am. 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other\'s feet. 15 I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. 16 I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message. 17 Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.

Jesus Predicts His Betrayal
18 "I am not saying these things to all of you; I know the ones I have chosen. But this fulfills the Scripture that says, \'The one who eats my food has turned against me.\' 19 I tell you this beforehand, so that when it happens you will believe that I Am the Messiah. 20 I tell you the truth, anyone who welcomes my messenger is welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming the Father who sent me."

21 Now Jesus was deeply troubled, and he exclaimed, "I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me!"

22 The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he could mean. 23 The disciple Jesus loved was sitting next to Jesus at the table. 24 Simon Peter motioned to him to ask, "Who\'s he talking about?" 25 So that disciple leaned over to Jesus and asked, "Lord, who is it?"

26 Jesus responded, "It is the one to whom I give the bread I dip in the bowl." And when he had dipped it, he gave it to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot. 27 When Judas had eaten the bread, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus told him, "Hurry and do what you\'re going to do." 28 None of the others at the table knew what Jesus meant. 29 Since Judas was their treasurer, some thought Jesus was telling him to go and pay for the food or to give some money to the poor. 30 So Judas left at once, going out into the night.

Jesus Predicts Peter\'s Denial
31 As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said, "The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory, and God will be glorified because of him. 32 And since God receives glory because of the Son, he will soon give glory to the Son. 33 Dear children, I will be with you only a little longer. And as I told the Jewish leaders, you will search for me, but you can\'t come where I am going. 34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. R@35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples."@

36 Simon Peter asked, "Lord, where are you going?"

And Jesus replied, "You can\'t go with me now, but you will follow me later."

37 "But why can\'t I come now, Lord?" he asked. "I\'m ready to die for you."

38 Jesus answered, "Die for me? I tell you the truth, Peter, before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.

Footnotes:John 13:1 Or he showed them the full extent of his love.John 13:2 Or the devil had already intended for Judas.John 13:10 Some manuscripts do not include except for the feet.John 13:18 Ps 41:9.John 13:19 Or that the \'I Am\' has come; or that I am the Lord; Greek reads that I am. See Exod 3:14.John 13:21 Greek was troubled in his spirit.John 13:23 Greek was reclining on Jesus\' bosom. The "disciple Jesus loved" was probably John.John 13:31 "Son of Man" is a title Jesus used for himself.John 13:32 Some manuscripts omit And since God receives glory because of the Son. \n? John 14? (New Living Translation)

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John 13

Jesus Washes His Disciples\' Feet
1 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; 4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples\' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"

7 Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand."

8 "No," said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet."

Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me."

9 "Then, Lord," Simon Peter replied, "not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!"

10 Jesus answered, "Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you." 11 For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.

12 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you?" he asked them. 13 "You call me \'Teacher\' and \'Lord,\' and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another\'s feet. 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. 16 Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

Jesus Predicts His Betrayal
18 "I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: \'He who shared my bread has turned against me.\'

19 "I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. 20 Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."

21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, "Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me."

22 His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24 Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him which one he means."

25 Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?"

26 Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish." Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.

So Jesus told him, "What you are about to do, do quickly." 28 But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. 29 Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor. 30 As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.

Jesus Predicts Peter\'s Denial
31 When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.

33 "My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.

34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

36 Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?"

Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later."

37 Peter asked, "Lord, why can\'t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."

38 Then Jesus answered, "Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!

Footnotes:John 13:18 Greek has lifted up his heelJohn 13:18 Psalm 41:9John 13:32 Many early manuscripts do not have If God is glorified in him. \n? John 14? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Ezekiel 38

A Message for Gog
1 This is another message that came to me from the Lord: 2 "Son of man, turn and face Gog of the land of Magog, the prince who rules over the nations of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him. 3 Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: Gog, I am your enemy! 4 I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws to lead you out with your whole army, your horses and charioteers in full armor and a great horde armed with shields and swords. 5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya will join you, too, with all their weapons. 6 Gomer and all its armies will also join you, along with the armies of Beth-togarmah from the distant north, and many others.

7 "Get ready; be prepared! Keep all the armies around you mobilized, and take command of them. 8 A long time from now you will be called into action. In the distant future you will swoop down on the land of Israel, which will be enjoying peace after recovering from war and after its people have returned from many lands to the mountains of Israel. 9 You and all your allies, a vast and awesome army, will roll down on them like a storm and cover the land like a cloud.

10 "This is what the Sovereign Lord says: At that time evil thoughts will come to your mind, and you will devise a wicked scheme. 11 You will say, \'Israel is an unprotected land filled with unwalled villages! I will march against her and destroy these people who live in such confidence! 12 I will go to those formerly desolate cities that are now filled with people who have returned from exile in many nations. I will capture vast amounts of plunder, for the people are rich with livestock and other possessions now. They think the whole world revolves around them!\' 13 But Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish will ask, \'Do you really think the armies you have gathered can rob them of silver and gold? Do you think you can drive away their livestock and seize their goods and carry off plunder?\'

14 "Therefore, son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: When my people are living in peace in their land, then you will rouse yourself. 15 You will come from your homeland in the distant north with your vast cavalry and your mighty army, 16 and you will attack my people Israel, covering their land like a cloud. At that time in the distant future, I will bring you against my land as everyone watches, and my holiness will be displayed by what happens to you, Gog. Then all the nations will know that I am the Lord.

17 "This is what the Sovereign Lord asks: Are you the one I was talking about long ago, when I announced through Israel\'s prophets that in the future I would bring you against my people? 18 But this is what the Sovereign Lord says: When Gog invades the land of Israel, my fury will boil over! 19 In my jealousy and blazing anger, I promise a mighty shaking in the land of Israel on that day. 20 All living things, the fish in the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people on earth, will quake in terror at my presence. Mountains will be thrown down; cliffs will crumble; walls will fall to the earth. 21 I will summon the sword against you on all the hills of Israel, says the Sovereign Lord. Your men will turn their swords against each other. 22 I will punish you and your armies with disease and bloodshed; I will send torrential rain, hailstones, fire, and burning sulfur! 23 In this way, I will show my greatness and holiness, and I will make myself known to all the nations of the world. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

Footnotes:Ezekiel 38:5 Hebrew Paras, Cush, and Put.Ezekiel 38:14 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads then you will know. \n? Ezekiel 39? (New Living Translation)

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Ezekiel 38

The LORD\'s Great Victory Over the Nations
1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshek and Tubal; prophesy against him 3 and say: \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal. 4 I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army, your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. 5 Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, 6 also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops, the many nations with you.

7 "\'Get ready; be prepared, you and all the hordes gathered about you, and take command of them. 8 After many days you will be called to arms. In future years you will invade a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and now all of them live in safety. 9 You and all your troops and the many nations with you will go up, advancing like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.

10 "\'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil scheme. 11 You will say, "I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people, all of them living without walls and without gates and bars. 12 I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land." 13 Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all her villages will say to you, "Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?"\'

14 "Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog: \'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: In that day, when my people Israel are living in safety, will you not take notice of it? 15 You will come from your place in the far north, you and many nations with you, all of them riding on horses, a great horde, a mighty army. 16 You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud that covers the land. In days to come, Gog, I will bring you against my land, so that the nations may know me when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.

17 "\'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: You are the one I spoke of in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel. At that time they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them. 18 This is what will happen in that day: When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot anger will be aroused, declares the Sovereign LORD. 19 In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. 20 The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground. 21 I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign LORD. Every man\'s sword will be against his brother. 22 I will execute judgment on him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. 23 And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.\'

Footnotes:Ezekiel 38:2 Or the prince of Rosh,Ezekiel 38:3 Or Gog, prince of Rosh,Ezekiel 38:5 That is, the upper Nile regionEzekiel 38:12 The Hebrew for this phrase means the navel of the earth.Ezekiel 38:13 Or her strong lions \n? Ezekiel 39? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Proverbs 5

Avoid Immoral Women

1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;

listen carefully to my wise counsel.? 2 Then you will show discernment,

and your lips will express what you\'ve learned.? 3 For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey,

and her mouth is smoother than oil.? 4 But in the end she is as bitter as poison,

as dangerous as a double-edged sword.? 5 Her feet go down to death;?

her steps lead straight to the grave.? 6 For she cares nothing about the path to life.?

She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn\'t realize it.

7 So now, my sons, listen to me.?

Never stray from what I am about to say:? 8 Stay away from her!

Don\'t go near the door of her house!? 9 If you do, you will lose your honor

and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.? 10 Strangers will consume your wealth,

and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor.? 11 In the end you will groan in anguish?

when disease consumes your body.? 12 You will say, "How I hated discipline!

If only I had not ignored all the warnings!? 13 Oh, why didn\'t I listen to my teachers?

Why didn\'t I pay attention to my instructors?? 14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin,

and now I must face public disgrace."

15 Drink water from your own well,

share your love only with your wife.? 16 Why spill the water of your springs in the streets,?

having sex with just anyone?? 17 You should reserve it for yourselves.?

Never share it with strangers.

18 Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you.

Rejoice in the wife of your youth.? 19 She is a loving deer, a graceful doe.?

Let her breasts satisfy you always.?

May you always be captivated by her love.? 20 Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman,

or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman?

L@21 For the Lord sees clearly what a man does,? examining every path he takes.? 22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins;? they are ropes that catch and hold him.? 23 He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness.@

Footnotes:Proverbs 5:5 Hebrew to Sheol.Proverbs 5:15 Hebrew Drink water from your own cistern, / flowing water from your own well.Proverbs 5:16 Hebrew Why spill your springs in the streets, / your streams in the city squares? \n? Proverbs 6? (New Living Translation)

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Proverbs 5

Warning Against Adultery
1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight, 2 that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. 3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; 4 but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. 6 She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.

7 Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say. 8 Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house, 9 lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity to one who is cruel, 10 lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich the house of another. 11 At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent. 12 You will say, "How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction! 13 I would not obey my teachers or turn my ear to my instructors. 14 And I was soon in serious trouble in the assembly of God\'s people."

15 Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. 16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? 17 Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. 18 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19 A loving doe, a graceful deer, may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love. 20 Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man\'s wife Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?

21 For your ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all your paths. 22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast. 23 For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly.

Footnotes:Proverbs 5:9 Or years \n? Proverbs 6? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Matthew 20

Parable of the Vineyard Workers
"For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work.

3 "At nine o\'clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing. 4 So he hired them, telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the day. 5 So they went to work in the vineyard. At noon and again at three o\'clock he did the same thing.

6 "At five o\'clock that afternoon he was in town again and saw some more people standing around. He asked them, \'Why haven\'t you been working today?\'

7 "They replied, \'Because no one hired us.\'

"The landowner told them, \'Then go out and join the others in my vineyard.\'

8 "That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first. 9 When those hired at five o\'clock were paid, each received a full day\'s wage. 10 When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day\'s wage. 11 When they received their pay, they protested to the owner, 12 \'Those people worked only one hour, and yet you\'ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.\'

13 "He answered one of them, \'Friend, I haven\'t been unfair! Didn\'t you agree to work all day for the usual wage? 14 Take your money and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you. 15 Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?\'

16 "So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last."

Jesus Again Predicts His Death
17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately and told them what was going to happen to him. 18 "Listen," he said, "we\'re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die. 19 Then they will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead."
Jesus Teaches about Serving Others
20 Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor. 21 "What is your request?" he asked.

She replied, "In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left."

22 But Jesus answered by saying to them, "You don\'t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink?"

"Oh yes," they replied, "we are able!"

23 Jesus told them, "You will indeed drink from my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen."

24 When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant. 25 But Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. 26 But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. 28 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
29 As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind. 30 Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"

31 "Be quiet!" the crowd yelled at them.

But they only shouted louder, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"

32 When Jesus heard them, he stopped and called, "What do you want me to do for you?"

33 "Lord," they said, "we want to see!" 34 Jesus felt sorry for them and touched their eyes. Instantly they could see! Then they followed him.

Footnotes:Matthew 20:2 Greek a denarius, the payment for a full day\'s labor; similarly in 20:9, 10, 13.Matthew 20:18 "Son of Man" is a title Jesus used for himself.Matthew 20:19 Greek the Gentiles. \n? Matthew 21? (New Living Translation)

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Matthew 20

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
1 "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

3 "About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. 4 He told them, \'You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.\' 5 So they went.

"He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. 6 About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, \'Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?\'

7 "\'Because no one has hired us,\' they answered.

"He said to them, \'You also go and work in my vineyard.\'

8 "When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, \'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.\'

9 "The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. 10 So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. 11 When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. 12 \'These who were hired last worked only one hour,\' they said, \'and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.\'

13 "But he answered one of them, \'I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn\'t you agree to work for a denarius? 14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don\'t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?\'

16 "So the last will be first, and the first will be last."

Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time
17 Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, 18 "We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death 19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!"
A Mother\'s Request
20 Then the mother of Zebedee\'s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.

21 "What is it you want?" he asked.

She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom."

22 "You don\'t know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?"

"We can," they answered.

23 Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father."

24 When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. 25 Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave, 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Two Blind Men Receive Sight
29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"

31 The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"

32 Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want me to do for you?" he asked.

33 "Lord," they answered, "we want our sight."

34 Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

Footnotes:Matthew 20:2 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer. \n? Matthew 21? (New International Version, ©2011)

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Matthew 11

Jesus and John the Baptist
 1 When Jesus had finished giving these instructions to his twelve disciples, he went out to teach and preach in towns throughout the region.

 2 John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, 3 \"Are you the Messiah we\'ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?\"

 4 Jesus told them, \"Go back to John and tell him what you have heard and seen, 5 the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor. 6 And tell him, \'God blesses those who do not turn away because of me.\'\"

 7 As John\'s disciples were leaving, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. \"What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind? 8 Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people with expensive clothes live in palaces. 9 Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. 10 John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,

   \'Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,      and he will prepare your way before you.\'

 11 \"I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is! 12 And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it. 13 For before John came, all the prophets and the law of Moses looked forward to this present time. 14 And if you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come. 15 Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!

 16 \"To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,

 17 \'We played wedding songs,      and you didn\'t dance,   so we played funeral songs,      and you didn\'t mourn.\'

 18 For John didn\'t spend his time eating and drinking, and you say, \'He\'s possessed by a demon.\' 19 The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, \'He\'s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!\' But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.\"

Judgment for the Unbelievers
 20 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn\'t repented of their sins and turned to God. 21 \"What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse. 22 I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you.

 23 \"And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today. 24 I tell you, even Sodom will be better off on judgment day than you.\"

Jesus\' Prayer of Thanksgiving
 25 At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: \"O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. 26 Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way!

 27 \"My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.\"

 28 Then Jesus said, \"Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.\"

Footnotes:Matthew 11:3 Greek Are you the one who is coming?Matthew 11:6 Or who are not offended by me.Matthew 11:10 Mal 3:1.Matthew 11:12 Or the Kingdom of Heaven has suffered from violence.Matthew 11:14 See Mal 4:5.Matthew 11:19 \"Son of Man\" is a title Jesus used for himself.Matthew 11:23 Greek to Hades. \n Matthew 12 (New Living Translation)

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Matthew 11

Jesus and John the Baptist
 1 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.

 2 When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples 3 to ask him, \"Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?\"

 4 Jesus replied, \"Go back and report to John what you hear and see: 5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. 6 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.\"

 7 As John\'s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: \"What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? 8 If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in kings\' palaces. 9 Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is the one about whom it is written:

   \"\'I will send my messenger ahead of you,    who will prepare your way before you.\'

   11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it. 13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. 15 Whoever has ears, let them hear.

   16 \"To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

   17 \"\'We played the pipe for you,    and you did not dance; we sang a dirge,    and you did not mourn.\'

   18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, \'He has a demon.\' 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, \'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.\' But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.\"

Woe on Unrepentant Towns
 20 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. 21 \"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. 24 But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.\"
The Father Revealed in the Son
 25 At that time Jesus said, \"I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26 Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

   27 \"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

   28 \"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.\"

Footnotes:Matthew 11:1 Greek in their townsMatthew 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.Matthew 11:10 Mal. 3:1Matthew 11:12 Or been forcefully advancingMatthew 11:23 That is, the realm of the dead \n Matthew 12 (New International Version, ©2011)

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Micah 6

The Lord\'s Case against Israel
1 Listen to what the Lord is saying:

"Stand up and state your case against me. Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints.? 2 And now, O mountains, listen to the Lord\'s complaint!He has a case against his people. He will bring charges against Israel.

3 "O my people, what have I done to you? What have I done to make you tired of me? Answer me!? 4 For I brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from slavery. I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help you.? 5 Don\'t you remember, my people, how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead?And remember your journey from Acacia Grove to Gilgal, when I, the Lord, did everything I could to teach you about my faithfulness."

6 What can we bring to the Lord? What kind of offerings should we give him?Should we bow before God with offerings of yearling calves?? 7 Should we offer him thousands of rams and ten thousand rivers of olive oil?Should we sacrifice our firstborn children to pay for our sins?

L@ 8 No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you:to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.@

Israel\'s Guilt and Punishment
9 Fear the Lord if you are wise! His voice calls to everyone in Jerusalem:"The armies of destruction are coming; the Lord is sending them.? 10 What shall I say about the homes of the wicked filled with treasures gained by cheating?What about the disgusting practice of measuring out grain with dishonest measures?? 11 How can I tolerate your merchants who use dishonest scales and weights?? 12 The rich among you have become wealthy through extortion and violence.Your citizens are so used to lying that their tongues can no longer tell the truth.

13 "Therefore, I will wound you! I will bring you to ruin for all your sins.? 14 You will eat but never have enough. Your hunger pangs and emptiness will remain.And though you try to save your money, it will come to nothing in the end.You will save a little, but I will give it to those who conquer you.? 15 You will plant crops but not harvest them.You will press your olives but not get enough oil to anoint yourselves.You will trample the grapes but get no juice to make your wine.? 16 You keep only the laws of evil King Omri; you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab!Therefore, I will make an example of you, bringing you to complete ruin.You will be treated with contempt, mocked by all who see you."

Footnotes:Micah 6:5 Hebrew Shittim.Micah 6:9 Hebrew "Listen to the rod. / Who appointed it?"Micah 6:10 Hebrew of using the short ephah? The ephah was a unit for measuring grain. \n? Micah 7? (New Living Translation)

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Micah 6

The LORD\'s Case Against Israel
1 Listen to what the LORD says:

"Stand up, plead my case before the mountains; let the hills hear what you have to say.

2 "Hear, you mountains, the LORD\'s accusation; listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against his people; he is lodging a charge against Israel.

3 "My people, what have I done to you How have I burdened you? Answer me. 4 I brought you up out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. I sent Moses to lead you, also Aaron and Miriam. 5 My people, remember what Balak king of Moab plotted and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the LORD."

6 With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Israel\'s Guilt and Punishment
9 Listen! The LORD is calling to the city, and to fear your name is wisdom, "Heed the rod and the One who appointed it. 10 Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house, and the short ephah, which is accursed? 11 Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights? 12 Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully. 13 Therefore, I have begun to destroy you, to ruin you because of your sins. 14 You will eat but not be satisfied; your stomach will still be empty. You will store up but save nothing, because what you save I will give to the sword. 15 You will plant but not harvest; you will press olives but not use the oil, you will crush grapes but not drink the wine. 16 You have observed the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab\'s house; you have followed their traditions. Therefore I will give you over to ruin and your people to derision; you will bear the scorn of the nations."

Footnotes:Micah 6:8 Or prudentlyMicah 6:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.Micah 6:10 An ephah was a dry measure.Micah 6:13 Or Therefore, I will make you ill and destroy you; / I will ruinMicah 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.Micah 6:14 Or You will press toward birth but not give birth, / and what you bring to birthMicah 6:16 Septuagint; Hebrew scorn due my people \n? Micah 7? (New International Version, ©2011)

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