Proverbs 3:11-20
English Standard Version
11 (A)My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as (B)a father the son in whom he delights.
Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom
13 (C)Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
and the one who gets understanding,
14 (D)for the gain from her is better than gain from silver
and her profit better than (E)gold.
15 She is more precious than (F)jewels,
and (G)nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 (H)Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are (I)riches and honor.
17 Her (J)ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
18 She is (K)a tree of life to those who (L)lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called blessed.
19 (M)The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
by understanding (N)he established the heavens;
20 by his knowledge (O)the deeps broke open,
and (P)the clouds drop down the dew.
Proverbs 3:11-20
New International Version
11 My son,(A) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,(B)
and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(C)
as a father the son he delights in.[a](D)
13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
those who gain understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver
and yields better returns than gold.(E)
15 She is more precious than rubies;(F)
nothing you desire can compare with her.(G)
16 Long life is in her right hand;(H)
in her left hand are riches and honor.(I)
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
and all her paths are peace.(J)
18 She is a tree of life(K) to those who take hold of her;
those who hold her fast will be blessed.(L)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child
1 John 3:18-4:6
English Standard Version
18 Little children, let us not (A)love in word or talk but in deed and (B)in truth.
19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, (C)if our heart does not condemn us, (D)we have confidence before God; 22 and (E)whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and (F)do what pleases him. 23 And this is his commandment, (G)that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and (H)love one another, (I)just as he has commanded us. 24 (J)Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God,[a] and God[b] in him. And (K)by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.
Test the Spirits
4 Beloved, (L)do not believe every spirit, but (M)test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for (N)many (O)false prophets (P)have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: (Q)every spirit that confesses that (R)Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit (S)that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and (T)now is in the world already. 4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for (U)he who is in you is greater than (V)he who is in the world. 5 (W)They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and (X)the world listens to them. 6 We are from God. (Y)Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know (Z)the Spirit of truth and (AA)the spirit of error.
Footnotes
- 1 John 3:24 Greek him
- 1 John 3:24 Greek he
1 John 3:18-4:6
New International Version
18 Dear children,(A) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(B)
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,(C) if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God(D) 22 and receive from him anything we ask,(E) because we keep his commands(F) and do what pleases him.(G) 23 And this is his command: to believe(H) in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,(I) and to love one another as he commanded us.(J) 24 The one who keeps God’s commands(K) lives in him,(L) and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.(M)
On Denying the Incarnation
4 Dear friends,(N) do not believe every spirit,(O) but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.(P) 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh(Q) is from God,(R) 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist,(S) which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.(T)
4 You, dear children,(U) are from God and have overcome them,(V) because the one who is in you(W) is greater than the one who is in the world.(X) 5 They are from the world(Y) 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.(Z) This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth(AA) and the spirit of falsehood.(AB)
Footnotes
- 1 John 4:6 Or spirit
Matthew 11:1-6
English Standard Version
Messengers from John the Baptist
11 When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
2 (A)Now when John heard (B)in prison about the deeds of (C)the Christ, he sent word by (D)his disciples 3 and said to him, “Are you (E)the one who is to come, or shall we (F)look for another?” 4 And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5 (G)the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers[a] are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and (H)the poor have good news preached to them. 6 And blessed is the one who (I)is not offended by me.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 11:5 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
Matthew 11:1-6
New International Version
Jesus and John the Baptist(A)
11 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples,(B) he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.[a]
2 When John,(C) who was in prison,(D) heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples 3 to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come,(E) 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[b] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(F) 6 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”(G)
Footnotes
- Matthew 11:1 Greek in their towns
- Matthew 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
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