¹⁴ but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And ^(A)on the Sabbath day ^(B)they went into the synagogue and sat down. ¹⁵ After ^(C)the reading from ^(D)the Law and the Prophets, ^(E)the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any ^(F)word of encouragement for the people, say it.” ¹⁶ So Paul stood up, and ^(G)motioning with his hand said:

“Men of Israel and ^(H)you who fear God, listen.

²⁶ “Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you ^(A)who fear God, to us has been sent ^(B)the message of ^(C)this salvation. ²⁷ For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because ^(D)they did not recognize him nor understand ^(E)the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, ^(F)fulfilled them by condemning him. ²⁸ And ^(G)though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, ^(H)they asked Pilate to have him executed. ²⁹ And when ^(I)they had carried out all that was written of him, ^(J)they took him down from ^(K)the tree and laid him in a tomb. ³⁰ But ^(L)God raised him from the dead, ³¹ and for many days ^(M)he appeared to those ^(N)who had come up with him ^(O)from Galilee to Jerusalem, ^(P)who are now ^(Q)his witnesses to the people. ³² And we bring you the good news ^(R)that what God promised to the fathers, ^33 (S)this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm,

³⁴ And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, ^(U)(V)no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way,

³⁵ Therefore he says also in another psalm,

³⁶ For David, after he had ^(Y)served the purpose of God in his own generation, ^(Z)fell asleep and ^(AA)was laid with his fathers and saw corruption, ³⁷ but he whom ^(AB)God raised up did not see corruption. ³⁸ Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, ^(AC)that through this man ^(AD)forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, ³⁹ and by him ^(AE)everyone who believes is freed^[a] from everything ^(AF)from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.

Joshua to Succeed Moses

¹² The Lord said to Moses, “Go up into ^(A)this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel. ¹³ When you have seen it, you also ^(B)shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was, ^14 (C)because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled, failing ^(D)to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are ^(E)the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) ¹⁵ Moses spoke to the Lord, saying, ¹⁶ “Let the Lord, ^(F)the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation ¹⁷ who ^(G)shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be ^(H)as sheep that have no shepherd.” ¹⁸ So the Lord said to Moses, “Take ^(I)Joshua the son of Nun, a man ^(J)in whom is the Spirit, and ^(K)lay your hand on him. ¹⁹ Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall ^(L)commission him in their sight. ²⁰ You shall invest him with some of your authority, ^(M)that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey. ²¹ And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him ^(N)by the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation.” ²² And Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and made him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, ²³ and he laid his hands on him and ^(O)commissioned him as the Lord directed through Moses.

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

A Psalm for ^(A)giving thanks.

A Great Multitude from Every Nation

⁹ After this I looked, and behold, ^(A)a great multitude that no one could number, ^(B)from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, ^(C)clothed in white robes, with ^(D)palm branches in their hands, ¹⁰ and crying out with a loud voice, ^(E)“Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” ¹¹ And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and ^(F)the four living creatures, and they ^(G)fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, ^12 (H)saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

¹³ Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, ^(I)clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” ¹⁴ I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of ^(J)the great tribulation. ^(K)They have washed their robes and ^(L)made them white ^(M)in the blood of the Lamb.

I and the Father Are One

²² At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, ²³ and Jesus was walking in the temple, ^(A)in the colonnade of Solomon. ²⁴ So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are ^(B)the Christ, ^(C)tell us plainly.” ²⁵ Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. ^(D)The works that I do ^(E)in my Father's name bear witness about me, ²⁶ but ^(F)you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. ^27 (G)My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. ^28 (H)I give them eternal life, and ^(I)they will never perish, and ^(J)no one will snatch them out of my hand. ²⁹ My Father, ^(K)who has given them to me,^{[a] (L)}is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of ^(M)the Father's hand. ^30 (N)I and the Father are one.”