1 Chronicles 16:23-31

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²³Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
²⁴Declare his glory^(A) among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

²⁵For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;^(B)
    he is to be feared^(C) above all gods.^(D)
²⁶For all the gods of the nations are idols,
    but the Lord made the heavens.^(E)
²⁷Splendor and majesty are before him;
    strength and joy are in his dwelling place.

²⁸Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations,
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.^(F)
²⁹Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;^(G)
    bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the Lord in the splendor of his^[a] holiness.^(H)
³⁰    Tremble^(I) before him, all the earth!
    The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.^(J)

³¹Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;^(K)
let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!^(L)”

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1 Chronicles 16:29 Or Lord with the splendor of

Acts 20:13-24

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Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesian Elders

¹³We 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. ¹⁴When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene. ¹⁵The 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.^(A) ¹⁶Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus^(B) to avoid spending time in the province of Asia,^(C) for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem,^(D) if possible, by the day of Pentecost.^(E)

¹⁷From Miletus,^(F) Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders^(G) of the church. ¹⁸When they arrived, he said to them: “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you,^(H) from the first day I came into the province of Asia.^(I) ¹⁹I served the Lord with great humility and with tears^(J) and in the midst of severe testing by the plots of my Jewish opponents.^(K) ²⁰You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything^(L) that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. ²¹I have declared to both Jews^(M) and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance^(N) and have faith in our Lord Jesus.^(O)

²²“And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem,^(P) not knowing what will happen to me there. ²³I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me^(Q) that prison and hardships are facing me.^(R) ²⁴However, I consider my life worth nothing to me;^(S) my only aim is to finish the race^(T) and complete the task^(U) the Lord Jesus has given me^(V)—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.^(W)