1 Chronicles 29:9-18

New King James Version

⁹Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had ^(A)offered willingly to the Lord; and King David also rejoiced greatly.

David’s Praise to God

¹⁰Therefore David blessed the Lord before all the assembly; and David said:

“Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever.
¹¹^(B)Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,
The power and the glory,
The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
And You are exalted as head over all.
¹²^(C)Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.

¹³“Now therefore, our God,
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name.
¹⁴But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And ^[a]of Your own we have given You.
¹⁵For ^(D)we are ^[b]aliens and ^[c]pilgrims before You,
As were all our fathers;
^(E)Our days on earth are as a shadow,
And without hope.

¹⁶“O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house for Your holy name is from Your hand, and is all Your own. ¹⁷I know also, my God, that You ^(F)test the heart and ^(G)have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You. ¹⁸O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You.

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Footnotes

1 Chronicles 29:14 Lit. of Your hand
1 Chronicles 29:15 sojourners, temporary residents
1 Chronicles 29:15 transients, temporary residents in an even more temporary sense

Proverbs 8:17-36

New King James Version

¹⁷^(A)I love those who love me,
And ^(B)those who seek me diligently will find me.
¹⁸^(C)Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
¹⁹My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
²⁰I ^[a]traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
²¹That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.

²²“The^(D) Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
²³^(E)I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
²⁴When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no fountains abounding with water.
²⁵^(F)Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was brought forth;
²⁶While as yet He had not made the earth or the ^[b]fields,
Or the ^[c]primal dust of the world.
²⁷When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
²⁸When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
²⁹^(G)When He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When ^(H)He marked out the foundations of the earth,
³⁰^(I)Then I was beside Him as ^[d]a master craftsman;
^(J)And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,
³¹Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And ^(K)my delight was with the sons of men.

³²“Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For ^(L)blessed are those who keep my ways.
³³Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
³⁴^(M)Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
³⁵For whoever finds me finds life,
And ^(N)obtains favor from the Lord;
³⁶But he who sins against me ^(O)wrongs his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”

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Footnotes

Proverbs 8:20 walk about on
Proverbs 8:26 outer places
Proverbs 8:26 Lit. beginning of the dust
Proverbs 8:30 A Jewish tradition one brought up

Matthew 19:14-30

New King James Version

¹⁴But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for ^(A)of such is the kingdom of heaven.” ¹⁵And He laid His hands on them and departed from there.

Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler^(B)

¹⁶^(C)Now behold, one came and said to Him, ^(D)“Good^[a] Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”

¹⁷So He said to him, ^[b]“Why do you call Me good? ^[c]No one is ^(E)good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, ^(F)keep the commandments.”

¹⁸He said to Him, “Which ones?”

Jesus said, ^(G)“‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ ¹⁹^(H)‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ^(I)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

²⁰The young man said to Him, “All these things I have ^(J)kept ^[d]from my youth. What do I still lack?”

²¹Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, ^(K)go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

²²But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

With God All Things Are Possible^(L)

²³Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that ^(M)it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. ²⁴And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁵When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”

²⁶But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but ^(N)with God all things are possible.”

²⁷Then Peter answered and said to Him, “See, ^(O)we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?”

²⁸So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, ^(P)you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹^(Q)And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother ^[e]or wife or children or ^[f]lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. ³⁰^(R)But many who are first will be last, and the last first.