Deuteronomy 30

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Restoration Promised

30 “So it will be when all of these things have come upon you, ^(A)the blessing and the curse which I have placed before you, and you ^[a]call them to mind ^(B)in all the nations where the Lord your God has scattered you, ²and you ^(C)return to the Lord your God and ^[b]obey Him ^(D)with all your heart and soul in accordance with everything that I am commanding you today, you and your sons, ³then the Lord your God will ^(E)restore ^[c]you from captivity, and have compassion on you, and ^(F)will gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has ^(G)scattered you. ⁴If any of your scattered countrymen are at the ^[d]ends of the earth, ^(H)from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there He will ^[e]bring you back. ⁵^(I)The Lord your God will bring you into the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it; and He will be good to you and ^(J)make you more numerous than your fathers.

⁶“Moreover, ^(K)the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the hearts of your ^[f]descendants, ^(L)to love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul, so that you may live. ⁷^(M)And the Lord your God will ^[g]inflict all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you. ⁸And you will again ^[h]obey the Lord, and ^[i]follow all His commandments which I am commanding you today. ⁹^(N)Then the Lord your God will prosper you ^[j]abundantly in every work of your hand, in the ^[k]children of your womb, the ^[l]offspring of your cattle, and in the ^[m]produce of your ground, for ^(O)the Lord will again rejoice over you for good, just as He rejoiced over your fathers; ¹⁰^[n]if you ^[o]obey the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which ^(P)are written in this Book of the Law, ^[p]if you turn to the Lord your God ^(Q)with all your heart and soul.

¹¹“For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far away. ¹²It is not in heaven, ^[q]that you could say, ‘^(R)Who will go up to heaven for us and get it for us, and proclaim it to us, so that we may ^[r]follow it?’ ¹³Nor is it beyond the sea, ^[s]that you could say, ‘Who will cross the sea for us and get it for us and proclaim it to us, so that we may ^[t]follow it?’ ¹⁴On the contrary, the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may ^[u]follow it.

Choose Life

¹⁵“See, ^(S)I have placed before you today life and ^[v]happiness, and death and ^[w]adversity, ¹⁶in that I am commanding you today ^(T)to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, so that you ^(U)may live and become numerous, and that the Lord your God may bless you in the land where you are entering to take possession of it. ¹⁷But if your heart turns away and you will not obey, but allow yourself to be led astray and you worship other gods and serve them, ¹⁸I declare to you today that ^(V)you will certainly perish. You will not prolong your days in the land where you are crossing the Jordan to enter ^[x]and take possession of it. ¹⁹^(W)I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have placed before you life and death, ^(X)the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your ^[y]descendants, ²⁰^(Y)by loving the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and ^(Z)by holding close to Him; ^(AA)for ^[z]this is your life and the length of your days, ^[aa]so that you may live in ^(AB)the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”

Footnotes

Deuteronomy 30:1 Lit return them to your heart
Deuteronomy 30:2 Lit listen to His voice
Deuteronomy 30:3 Lit your captivity
Deuteronomy 30:4 Lit end of the sky
Deuteronomy 30:4 Lit take you
Deuteronomy 30:6 Lit seed
Deuteronomy 30:7 Lit give
Deuteronomy 30:8 Lit listen to the voice of
Deuteronomy 30:8 Lit perform
Deuteronomy 30:9 Lit for good
Deuteronomy 30:9 Lit fruit
Deuteronomy 30:9 Lit fruit
Deuteronomy 30:9 Lit fruit
Deuteronomy 30:10 Or for you will
Deuteronomy 30:10 Lit listen to the voice of
Deuteronomy 30:10 Or for you will
Deuteronomy 30:12 Lit to say
Deuteronomy 30:12 Lit perform
Deuteronomy 30:13 Lit to say
Deuteronomy 30:13 Lit perform
Deuteronomy 30:14 Lit perform
Deuteronomy 30:15 Lit good
Deuteronomy 30:15 Lit evil
Deuteronomy 30:18 Lit to
Deuteronomy 30:19 Lit seed
Deuteronomy 30:20 Lit that
Deuteronomy 30:20 Lit to dwell

Psalm 119:73-96

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Yodh

⁷³^(A)Your hands made me and ^[a]fashioned me;
^(B)Give me understanding, so that I may learn Your commandments.
⁷⁴May those who ^[b]fear You ^(C)see me and be glad,
Because I ^[c]^(D)wait for Your word.
⁷⁵I know, Lord, that Your judgments are ^(E)righteous,
And that You have afflicted me ^(F)in faithfulness.
⁷⁶May Your favor ^[d]comfort me,
According to Your ^[e]word to Your servant.
⁷⁷May ^(G)Your compassion come to me so that I may live,
For Your Law is my ^(H)delight.
⁷⁸May ^(I)the arrogant be put to shame, because they lead me astray ^(J)with a lie;
But I shall ^(K)meditate on Your precepts.
⁷⁹May those who ^[f]fear You turn to me,
And those who know Your testimonies.
⁸⁰May my heart be ^[g]^(L)blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not ^(M)be ashamed.

Kaph

⁸¹My ^(N)soul languishes for Your salvation;
I ^[h]^(O)wait for Your word.
⁸²My ^(P)eyes fail with longing for Your ^[i]word,
^[j]While I say, “When will You comfort me?”
⁸³Though I have ^(Q)become like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do ^(R)not forget Your statutes.
⁸⁴How many are the ^(S)days of Your servant?
When will You ^(T)execute judgment on those who persecute me?
⁸⁵The arrogant have ^(U)dug pits for me,
People who are not in accord with Your Law.
⁸⁶All Your commandments are ^(V)faithful;
They have ^(W)persecuted me with a lie; ^(X)help me!
⁸⁷They almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I ^(Y)did not abandon Your precepts.
⁸⁸Revive me according to Your faithfulness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

Lamedh

⁸⁹^(Z)Forever, Lord,
Your word stands in heaven.
⁹⁰Your ^(AA)faithfulness continues ^[k]throughout generations;
You ^(AB)established the earth, and it ^(AC)stands.
⁹¹They stand this day by Your ^(AD)ordinances,
For ^(AE)all things are Your servants.
⁹²If Your Law had not been my ^(AF)delight,
Then I would have perished ^(AG)in my misery.
⁹³I will ^(AH)never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have ^[l]^(AI)revived me.
⁹⁴I am Yours, ^(AJ)save me;
For I have ^(AK)sought Your precepts.
⁹⁵The wicked ^(AL)wait for me to destroy me;
I will diligently consider Your testimonies.
⁹⁶I have seen ^[m]a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

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Footnotes

Psalm 119:73 Lit established
Psalm 119:74 Or revere
Psalm 119:74 Or hope in
Psalm 119:76 Lit be for my comfort
Psalm 119:76 Or promise
Psalm 119:79 Or revere
Psalm 119:80 Lit complete; or having integrity
Psalm 119:81 Or hope in
Psalm 119:82 Or promise
Psalm 119:82 Lit Saying
Psalm 119:90 Lit to
Psalm 119:93 Or kept me alive
Psalm 119:96 Lit an end of

Isaiah 57

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Evil Leaders Rebuked

57 The righteous person perishes, and no one ^(A)takes it to heart;
And devout people are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous person is taken away from ^(B)evil,
²He enters into peace;
They rest in their ^[a]beds,
Each one who ^(C)walked in his upright way.
³“But come here, you sons of a ^(D)sorceress,
^(E)Offspring of an adulterer and ^[b]a ^(F)prostitute!
⁴Of whom do you make fun?
Against whom do you open wide your mouth
And stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of ^(G)rebellion,
Offspring of deceit,
⁵Who inflame yourselves among the ^(H)oaks,
^(I)Under every luxuriant tree,
Who ^(J)slaughter the children in the ^[c]ravines,
Under the clefts of the rocks?
⁶Among the ^[d]^(K)smooth stones of the ^[e]ravine
Is your portion, ^[f]they are your lot;
Even to them you have ^(L)poured out a drink offering,
You have made a grain offering.
Should I ^[g]^(M)relent of these things?
⁷On a ^(N)high and lofty mountain
You have ^(O)made your bed.
You also went up there to offer sacrifice.
⁸Behind the door and the doorpost
You have set up your sign;
Indeed, far removed from Me, you have ^(P)uncovered yourself,
And have gone up and made your bed wide.
And you have made an agreement for yourself with them,
You have loved their bed,
You have looked at their ^[h]manhood.
⁹You have journeyed to the king with oil
And increased your perfumes;
You have ^(Q)sent your messengers a great distance
And made them go down to ^[i]Sheol.
¹⁰You were tired out by the length of your road,
Yet you did not say, ‘^(R)It is hopeless!’
You found ^[j]renewed strength,
Therefore you did not ^[k]faint.

¹¹“Of ^(S)whom were you worried and fearful
When you lied, and did ^(T)not remember Me
^[l]Nor ^(U)give Me a thought?
Was I not silent, even for a long time,
So you do not fear Me?
¹²I will ^(V)declare your righteousness and your ^(W)deeds,
And they will not benefit you.
¹³When you cry out, ^(X)let your collection of idols save you.
But the wind will carry them all up,
And a breath will take them away.
But the one who ^(Y)takes refuge in Me will ^(Z)inherit the land
And ^(AA)possess My holy mountain.”

¹⁴And it will be said,
“^(AB)Build up, build up, prepare the way,
Remove every obstacle from the way of My people.”
¹⁵For this is what the ^(AC)high and exalted One
Who ^[m]^(AD)lives forever, whose name is Holy, says:
“I ^(AE)dwell in a high and holy place,
And also with the ^(AF)contrite and lowly of spirit
In order to ^(AG)revive the spirit of the lowly
And to revive the heart of the contrite.
¹⁶For I will ^(AH)not contend forever,
^(AI)Nor will I always be angry;
For the spirit would grow faint before Me,
And the ^(AJ)breath of those whom I have made.
¹⁷Because of the wrongful act of his ^(AK)unjust gain I was angry and struck him;
I hid My face and was angry,
And he went on ^(AL)turning away, in the way of his heart.
¹⁸I have seen his ways, but I will ^(AM)heal him;
I will ^(AN)lead him and ^(AO)restore comfort to him and to his mourners,
¹⁹Creating the ^[n]^(AP)praise of the lips.
^(AQ)Peace, peace to him who is ^(AR)far away and to him who is near,”
Says the Lord, “and I will heal him.”
²⁰But the ^(AS)wicked are like the tossing sea,
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up refuse and mud.
²¹“^(AT)There is no peace,” says ^(AU)my God, “for the wicked.”

Footnotes

Isaiah 57:2 I.e., graves
Isaiah 57:3 As in ancient versions; MT she prostitutes herself
Isaiah 57:5 Or wadis
Isaiah 57:6 I.e., symbols of fertility gods
Isaiah 57:6 Or wadi
Isaiah 57:6 Lit they, they
Isaiah 57:6 Or repent
Isaiah 57:8 Lit hand
Isaiah 57:9 I.e., the netherworld
Isaiah 57:10 Lit the life of your hand
Isaiah 57:10 Or become sick
Isaiah 57:11 Lit You did not set it upon your heart
Isaiah 57:15 Or dwells in eternity
Isaiah 57:19 Lit fruit of the lips

Matthew 5

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The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes

5 ^(A)Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on ^(B)the ^[a]mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. ²And ^(C)He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,

³“^[b]^(D)Blessed are the poor in spirit, for ^(E)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴“Blessed are ^(F)those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

⁵“Blessed are ^(G)the ^[c]gentle, for they will inherit the earth.

⁶“Blessed are ^(H)those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

⁷“Blessed are ^(I)the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

⁸“Blessed are ^(J)the pure in heart, for ^(K)they will see God.

⁹“Blessed are the peacemakers, for ^(L)they will be called sons of God.

¹⁰“Blessed are those who have been ^(M)persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for ^(N)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹“Blessed are you when people ^(O)insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. ¹²Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for ^(P)in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Disciples and the World

¹³“You are the salt of the earth; but ^(Q)if the salt has become tasteless, how ^[d]can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people.

¹⁴“You are ^(R)the light of the world. A city set on a ^[e]hill cannot be hidden; ¹⁵^(S)nor do people light a lamp and put it under a ^[f]basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. ¹⁶Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may ^(T)see your good works, and ^(U)glorify your Father who is in heaven.

¹⁷“Do not presume that I came to abolish the ^(V)Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. ¹⁸For truly I say to you, ^(W)until heaven and earth pass away, not ^[g]the smallest letter or stroke of a letter shall pass from the Law, until all is accomplished! ¹⁹Therefore, whoever nullifies one of the least of these commandments, and teaches ^[h]others to do the same, shall be called least ^(X)in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever ^[i]keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

²⁰“For I say to you that unless your ^(Y)righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Personal Relationships

²¹“^(Z)You have heard that ^[j]the ancients were told, ‘^(AA)You shall not murder,’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be answerable to ^(AB)the court.’ ²²But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to ^(AC)the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘^[k]You good-for-nothing,’ shall be answerable to ^[l]^(AD)the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the ^[m]^(AE)fiery hell. ²³Therefore, if you are ^(AF)presenting your ^[n]offering at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you, ²⁴leave your ^[o]offering there before the altar and go; first be ^(AG)reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your ^[p]offering. ²⁵^(AH)^[q]Come to good terms with your accuser quickly, while you are with him on the way to court, so that your accuser will not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you will not be thrown into prison. ²⁶Truly I say to you, ^(AI)you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last ^[r]quadrans.

²⁷“^(AJ)You have heard that it was said, ‘^(AK)You shall not commit adultery’; ²⁸but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman ^(AL)with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹Now ^(AM)if your right eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, ^[s]than for your whole body to be thrown into ^[t]^(AN)hell. ³⁰And ^(AO)if your right hand is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you ^[u]to lose one of the parts of your body, ^[v]than for your whole body to go into ^[w]^(AP)hell.

³¹“Now it was said, ‘^(AQ)Whoever sends his wife away is to give her a certificate of divorce’; ³²^(AR)but I say to you that everyone who ^[x]divorces his wife, except for the reason of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a ^[y]divorced woman commits adultery.

³³“Again, ^(AS)you have heard that ^[z]the ancients were told, ‘^[aa]^(AT)You shall not ^[ab]make false vows, but shall fulfill your ^[ac]vows to the Lord.’ ³⁴But I say to you, ^(AU)take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is ^(AV)the throne of God, ³⁵nor by the earth, for it is the ^(AW)footstool of His feet, nor ^[ad]by Jerusalem, for it is ^(AX)the city of the great King. ³⁶Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. ³⁷But make sure your statement is, ‘^[ae]Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is ^[af]of ^(AY)evil origin.

³⁸“^(AZ)You have heard that it was said, ‘^(BA)Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ ³⁹But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but ^(BB)whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also. ⁴⁰And if anyone wants to sue you and take your ^[ag]tunic, let him have your ^[ah]cloak also. ⁴¹Whoever ^[ai]forces you to go one mile, go with him two. ⁴²^(BC)Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.

⁴³“^(BD)You have heard that it was said, ‘^(BE)You shall love your neighbor ^(BF)and hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴But I say to you, ^(BG)love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ⁴⁵so that you may prove yourselves to be ^(BH)sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. ⁴⁶For ^(BI)if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors, do they not do the same? ⁴⁷And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do the same? ⁴⁸Therefore ^(BJ)you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Footnotes

Matthew 5:1 Or hill
Matthew 5:3 I.e., fortunate or prosperous, and so through v 11
Matthew 5:5 Or humble, meek
Matthew 5:13 Lit will
Matthew 5:14 Or mountain
Matthew 5:15 Lit peck-measure
Matthew 5:18 Lit one iota (Heb yodh) or one projection (serif)
Matthew 5:19 Lit people
Matthew 5:19 Lit does
Matthew 5:21 Lit it was said to the ancients
Matthew 5:22 Or You empty-head; Gr Raka (Raca) from Aramaic reqa
Matthew 5:22 Lit the Sanhedrin; i.e., Jewish High Court
Matthew 5:22 Lit Gehenna of fire
Matthew 5:23 Or gift
Matthew 5:24 Or gift
Matthew 5:24 Or gift
Matthew 5:25 I.e., settle the case
Matthew 5:26 A small Roman copper coin, worth about 1/64 of a laborer’s daily wage
Matthew 5:29 Lit and that your whole body not be
Matthew 5:29 Gr Gehenna
Matthew 5:30 Lit that one...be lost
Matthew 5:30 Lit and not your whole body
Matthew 5:30 Gr Gehenna
Matthew 5:32 Lit sends away, the Heb term for divorce
Matthew 5:32 Lit woman sent away
Matthew 5:33 Lit it was said to the ancients
Matthew 5:33 you and your are singular here
Matthew 5:33 Or break your vows
Matthew 5:33 Lit oaths
Matthew 5:35 Or toward
Matthew 5:37 I.e., a clear “yes” or “no”
Matthew 5:37 Or from the evil one
Matthew 5:40 A long shirt worn next to the skin
Matthew 5:40 Or outer garment
Matthew 5:41 Lit will force