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1 Samuel 24-25
New American Standard Bible

David Spares Saul’s Life

24 [a]Now (A)when Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, (B)it was reported to him, saying, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.” 2 Then (C)Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to search for David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Mountain Goats. 3 And he came to the sheepfolds on the way, where there was a cave; and Saul (D)went in to [b]relieve himself. Now (E)David and his men were sitting in the inner recesses of the cave. 4 Then David’s men said to him, “Behold, (F)this is the day of which the Lord said to you, ‘Behold; (G)I am about to hand your enemy over to you, and you shall do to him as it seems good [c]to you.’” Then David got up and cut off the edge of Saul’s robe secretly. 5 But it came about afterward that (H)David’s [d]conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s robe. 6 So he said to his men, “(I)Far be it from me because of the Lord that I would do this thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed, to reach out with my hand against him, since he is the Lord’s anointed.” 7 And David rebuked his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. And Saul got up, [e]left the cave, and went on his way.

8 Afterward, however, David got up and went out of the cave, and called after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, (J)David bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself. 9 And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men [f]who say, ‘Behold, David is seeking [g]to harm you’? 10 (K)Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord had handed you over to me today in the cave, and (L)someone said to kill you, but [h]I spared you; and I said, ‘I will not reach out with my hand against my lord, because he is the Lord’s anointed.’ 11 So, (M)my father, look! Indeed, look at the edge of your robe in my hand! For by the fact that I cut off the edge of your robe but did not kill you, know and understand that there is no evil or [i]rebellion in my hands, and I have not sinned against you, though you (N)are lying in wait for my life, to take it. 12 (O)May the Lord judge between [j]you and me, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me; but my hand shall not be against you. 13 As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘(P)Out of the wicked comes wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you. 14 After whom has the king of Israel gone out? Whom are you pursuing? (Q)A dead dog, (R)a single flea? 15 May (S)the Lord therefore be judge and decide between [k]you and me; and may He see and (T)plead my cause and save me from your hand.”

16 When David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, “(U)Is this your voice, my son David?” Then Saul raised his voice and wept. 17 (V)And he said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for (W)you have dealt well with me, while I have dealt maliciously with you. 18 You have declared today that you have done good to me, that (X)the Lord handed me over to you and yet you did not kill me. 19 Though if a man (Y)finds his enemy, will he let him go away [l]unharmed? May the Lord therefore reward you with good in return for what you have done to me this day. 20 Now, behold, (Z)I know that you will certainly be king, and that (AA)the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand. 21 So now (AB)swear to me by the Lord that you will not cut off my [m]descendants after me, and that you will not eliminate my name from my father’s household.” 22 And David swore an oath to Saul. Then Saul went to his home, but David and his men went up to (AC)the stronghold.

Samuel’s Death

25 (AD)Then Samuel died; and all Israel assembled and (AE)mourned for him, and they (AF)buried him at his house in Ramah. And David set out and went down to the (AG)wilderness of Paran.

Nabal and Abigail

2 Now there was a man in (AH)Maon whose business was in (AI)Carmel; and the man was very [n]rich, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. And it came about while (AJ)he was shearing his sheep in Carmel 3 (now the man’s name was Nabal, and his (AK)wife’s name was Abigail. And the woman was [o]intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings, and he was (AL)a Calebite), 4 that David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. 5 So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel and [p]visit Nabal, and greet him in my name; 6 and this is what you shall say: ‘[q]Have a long life, (AM)peace to you, and peace to your house, and peace to all that you have! 7 Now then, I have heard (AN)that you have shearers. Now, your shepherds have been with us; we have not harmed them, (AO)nor has anything of theirs gone missing all the days they were in Carmel. 8 Ask your young men and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we have come on (AP)a [r]festive day. Please give whatever you find at hand to your servants and to your son David.’”

9 When David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal in accordance with all these words in David’s name; then they waited. 10 But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “(AQ)Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today who are each breaking away from his master. 11 Shall I then (AR)take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men [s]whose origin I do not know?” 12 So David’s young men made their way back and returned; and they came and informed him in accordance with all these words. 13 Then David said to his men, “Each of you strap on his sword.” So each man strapped on his sword. And David also strapped on his sword, and about (AS)four hundred men went up behind David, while two hundred (AT)stayed with the baggage.

14 Now one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “Behold, David sent messengers from the wilderness to [t](AU)greet our master, and he spoke to them in anger. 15 Yet the men were very good to us, and we were not (AV)harmed, nor did anything go missing [u]as long as we went with them, while we were in the fields. 16 (AW)They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the time we were with them tending the sheep. 17 Now then, be aware and [v]consider what you should do, because harm is plotted against our master and against all his household; and he is such a [w]worthless man that no one can speak to him.”

Abigail Intercedes

18 Then Abigail hurried and (AX)took two hundred loaves of bread and two jugs of wine, and five sheep already prepared and five measures of roasted grain, and a hundred cakes of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs, and she loaded them on donkeys. 19 Then she said to her young men, “(AY)Go on ahead of me; behold, I am coming after you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal. 20 And it happened as she was riding on her donkey and coming down by the hidden part of the mountain, that behold, David and his men were coming down toward her; so she met them. 21 Now David had said, “It is certainly for nothing that I have guarded everything that this man has in the wilderness, so that nothing has gone missing of all that belonged to him! For he has (AZ)returned me evil for good. 22 (BA)May God do so to the enemies of David, and more so, (BB)if by morning I leave alive as much as one [x]male of any who belong to him.”

23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from her donkey, and fell on her face in front of David (BC)and bowed herself to the ground. 24 She fell at his feet and said, “On me [y]alone, my lord, be the blame. And please let your slave speak [z]to you, and listen to the words of your slave. 25 Please do not let my lord [aa]pay attention to this [ab]worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. [ac]Nabal is his name, and stupidity is with him; but I your slave did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

26 “Now then, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, since the Lord has restrained you from [ad]shedding blood, and (BD)from [ae]avenging yourself by your own hand, now then, (BE)may your enemies and those who seek evil against my lord, be like Nabal. 27 And now let (BF)this [af]gift which your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who [ag]accompany my lord. 28 Please forgive (BG)the offense of your slave; for (BH)the Lord will certainly make for my lord an [ah]enduring house, because my lord is (BI)fighting the battles of the Lord, and (BJ)evil will not be found in you all your days. 29 Should anyone rise up to pursue you and to seek your [ai]life, then the [aj]life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the Lord your God; but the [ak]lives of your enemies (BK)He will sling out [al]as from the hollow of a sling. 30 And when the Lord does for my lord in accordance with all the good that He has spoken concerning you, and (BL)appoints you ruler over Israel, 31 this will not become an obstacle to you, or a [am]troubled heart to my lord, both by having shed blood without cause and by my lord’s having [an]avenged himself. (BM)When the Lord deals well with my lord, then remember your slave.”

32 Then David said to Abigail, “(BN)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me, 33 and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, (BO)who have kept me this day from [ao]bloodshed and from [ap]avenging myself by my own hand. 34 Nevertheless, as the Lord God of Israel lives, (BP)who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, there certainly would not have been left to Nabal until the morning light as much as one [aq]male.” 35 So David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and said to her, “(BQ)Go up to your house in peace. See, I have listened to [ar]you and [as](BR)granted your request.”

36 Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was having (BS)a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was cheerful within him, (BT)for he was very drunk; so (BU)she did not tell him anything [at]at all until the morning light. 37 But in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him so that he became like a stone. 38 About ten days later, (BV)the Lord struck Nabal and he died.

David Marries Abigail

39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord, who has (BW)pleaded the cause of the shame inflicted on me by the hand of Nabal, and (BX)has kept back His servant from evil. The Lord has also returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent [au](BY)a proposal to Abigail, to take her as his wife. 40 When the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife.” 41 And she got up (BZ)and bowed with her face to the ground, and said, “Behold, your slave is a servant (CA)to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” 42 Then (CB)Abigail got up quickly, and rode on a donkey, with her five female attendants who [av]accompanied her; and she followed the messengers of David and became his wife.

43 David had also taken Ahinoam of (CC)Jezreel, and (CD)they both became his wives.

44 But Saul had given his daughter (CE)Michal, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from (CF)Gallim.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 24:1 Ch 24:2 in Heb
  2. 1 Samuel 24:3 Lit cover his feet
  3. 1 Samuel 24:4 Lit in your eyes
  4. 1 Samuel 24:5 Lit heart struck
  5. 1 Samuel 24:7 Lit from
  6. 1 Samuel 24:9 Lit saying
  7. 1 Samuel 24:9 Lit your harm
  8. 1 Samuel 24:10 As in ancient versions; MT, my eye had pity on
  9. 1 Samuel 24:11 Lit offense
  10. 1 Samuel 24:12 Lit me and you
  11. 1 Samuel 24:15 Lit me and you
  12. 1 Samuel 24:19 Lit on a good road
  13. 1 Samuel 24:21 Lit seed
  14. 1 Samuel 25:2 Lit great
  15. 1 Samuel 25:3 Lit of good understanding
  16. 1 Samuel 25:5 Lit come to
  17. 1 Samuel 25:6 Lit To life
  18. 1 Samuel 25:8 Lit good
  19. 1 Samuel 25:11 Lit from where they are
  20. 1 Samuel 25:14 Lit bless
  21. 1 Samuel 25:15 Lit all the days
  22. 1 Samuel 25:17 Lit see
  23. 1 Samuel 25:17 Lit son of Belial
  24. 1 Samuel 25:22 Lit who urinates against the wall
  25. 1 Samuel 25:24 Lit myself
  26. 1 Samuel 25:24 Lit in your ears
  27. 1 Samuel 25:25 Lit set his heart to
  28. 1 Samuel 25:25 Lit man of Belial
  29. 1 Samuel 25:25 I.e., fool
  30. 1 Samuel 25:26 Lit coming in with blood
  31. 1 Samuel 25:26 Lit helping
  32. 1 Samuel 25:27 Lit blessing
  33. 1 Samuel 25:27 Lit walk at the feet of
  34. 1 Samuel 25:28 Or permanent
  35. 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul
  36. 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul
  37. 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul
  38. 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit in the midst of
  39. 1 Samuel 25:31 Lit stumbling of heart
  40. 1 Samuel 25:31 Lit helped
  41. 1 Samuel 25:33 Lit coming into blood
  42. 1 Samuel 25:33 Lit helping
  43. 1 Samuel 25:34 Lit who urinates against the wall
  44. 1 Samuel 25:35 Lit your voice
  45. 1 Samuel 25:35 Lit lifted up your face
  46. 1 Samuel 25:36 Lit small or large
  47. 1 Samuel 25:39 Lit and spoke
  48. 1 Samuel 25:42 Lit walked at her feet
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1 Samuel 24-25
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David Spares Saul’s Life

24 [a]After Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the Desert of En Gedi.(A)” 2 So Saul took three thousand able young men from all Israel and set out to look(B) for David and his men near the Crags of the Wild Goats.

3 He came to the sheep pens along the way; a cave(C) was there, and Saul went in to relieve(D) himself. David and his men were far back in the cave. 4 The men said, “This is the day the Lord spoke(E) of when he said[b] to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands for you to deal with as you wish.’”(F) Then David crept up unnoticed and cut(G) off a corner of Saul’s robe.

5 Afterward, David was conscience-stricken(H) for having cut off a corner of his robe. 6 He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed,(I) or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.” 7 With these words David sharply rebuked his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. And Saul left the cave and went his way.

8 Then David went out of the cave and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground.(J) 9 He said to Saul, “Why do you listen(K) when men say, ‘David is bent on harming(L) you’? 10 This day you have seen with your own eyes how the Lord delivered you into my hands in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I spared(M) you; I said, ‘I will not lay my hand on my lord, because he is the Lord’s anointed.’ 11 See, my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut(N) off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. See that there is nothing in my hand to indicate that I am guilty(O) of wrongdoing(P) or rebellion. I have not wronged(Q) you, but you are hunting(R) me down to take my life.(S) 12 May the Lord judge(T) between you and me. And may the Lord avenge(U) the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you. 13 As the old saying goes, ‘From evildoers come evil deeds,(V)’ so my hand will not touch you.

14 “Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Who are you pursuing? A dead dog?(W) A flea?(X) 15 May the Lord be our judge(Y) and decide(Z) between us. May he consider my cause and uphold(AA) it; may he vindicate(AB) me by delivering(AC) me from your hand.”

16 When David finished saying this, Saul asked, “Is that your voice,(AD) David my son?” And he wept aloud. 17 “You are more righteous than I,”(AE) he said. “You have treated me well,(AF) but I have treated you badly.(AG) 18 You have just now told me about the good you did to me; the Lord delivered(AH) me into your hands, but you did not kill me. 19 When a man finds his enemy, does he let him get away unharmed? May the Lord reward(AI) you well for the way you treated me today. 20 I know that you will surely be king(AJ) and that the kingdom(AK) of Israel will be established in your hands. 21 Now swear(AL) to me by the Lord that you will not kill off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s family.(AM)”

22 So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.(AN)

David, Nabal and Abigail

25 Now Samuel died,(AO) and all Israel assembled and mourned(AP) for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah.(AQ) Then David moved down into the Desert of Paran.[c]

2 A certain man in Maon,(AR) who had property there at Carmel, was very wealthy.(AS) He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing(AT) in Carmel. 3 His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail.(AU) She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband was surly and mean in his dealings—he was a Calebite.(AV)

4 While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep. 5 So he sent ten young men and said to them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel and greet him in my name. 6 Say to him: ‘Long life to you! Good health(AW) to you and your household! And good health to all that is yours!(AX)

7 “‘Now I hear that it is sheep-shearing time. When your shepherds were with us, we did not mistreat(AY) them, and the whole time they were at Carmel nothing of theirs was missing. 8 Ask your own servants and they will tell you. Therefore be favorable toward my men, since we come at a festive time. Please give your servants and your son David whatever(AZ) you can find for them.’”

9 When David’s men arrived, they gave Nabal this message in David’s name. Then they waited.

10 Nabal answered David’s servants, “Who(BA) is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are breaking away from their masters these days. 11 Why should I take my bread(BB) and water, and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men coming from who knows where?”

12 David’s men turned around and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word. 13 David said to his men(BC), “Each of you strap on your sword!” So they did, and David strapped his on as well. About four hundred men went(BD) up with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.(BE)

14 One of the servants told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “David sent messengers from the wilderness to give our master his greetings,(BF) but he hurled insults at them. 15 Yet these men were very good to us. They did not mistreat(BG) us, and the whole time we were out in the fields near them nothing was missing.(BH) 16 Night and day they were a wall(BI) around us the whole time we were herding our sheep near them. 17 Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked(BJ) man that no one can talk to him.”

18 Abigail acted quickly. She took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five dressed sheep, five seahs[d] of roasted grain,(BK) a hundred cakes of raisins(BL) and two hundred cakes of pressed figs, and loaded them on donkeys.(BM) 19 Then she told her servants, “Go on ahead;(BN) I’ll follow you.” But she did not tell(BO) her husband Nabal.

20 As she came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, there were David and his men descending toward her, and she met them. 21 David had just said, “It’s been useless—all my watching over this fellow’s property in the wilderness so that nothing of his was missing.(BP) He has paid(BQ) me back evil(BR) for good. 22 May God deal with David,[e] be it ever so severely,(BS) if by morning I leave alive one male(BT) of all who belong to him!”

23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed down before David with her face to the ground.(BU) 24 She fell at his feet and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord,(BV) and let me speak to you; hear what your servant has to say. 25 Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool(BW),(BX) and folly goes with him. And as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my lord sent. 26 And now, my lord, as surely as the Lord your God lives and as you live, since the Lord has kept you from bloodshed(BY) and from avenging(BZ) yourself with your own hands, may your enemies and all who are intent on harming my lord be like Nabal.(CA) 27 And let this gift,(CB) which your servant has brought to my lord, be given to the men who follow you.

28 “Please forgive(CC) your servant’s presumption. The Lord your God will certainly make a lasting(CD) dynasty for my lord, because you fight the Lord’s battles,(CE) and no wrongdoing(CF) will be found in you as long as you live. 29 Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life,(CG) the life of my lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he will hurl(CH) away as from the pocket of a sling.(CI) 30 When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord every good thing he promised concerning him and has appointed him ruler(CJ) over Israel, 31 my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord your God has brought my lord success, remember(CK) your servant.”(CL)

32 David said to Abigail, “Praise(CM) be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you today to meet me. 33 May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed(CN) this day and from avenging myself with my own hands. 34 Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has kept me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal(CO) would have been left alive by daybreak.”

35 Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him and said, “Go home in peace. I have heard your words and granted(CP) your request.”

36 When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high(CQ) spirits and very drunk.(CR) So she told(CS) him nothing at all until daybreak. 37 Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him and he became like a stone.(CT) 38 About ten days later, the Lord struck(CU) Nabal and he died.

39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise be to the Lord, who has upheld my cause against Nabal for treating me with contempt. He has kept his servant from doing wrong and has brought Nabal’s wrongdoing down on his own head.”

Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife. 40 His servants went to Carmel and said to Abigail, “David has sent us to you to take you to become his wife.”

41 She bowed down with her face to the ground and said, “I am your servant and am ready to serve you and wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” 42 Abigail(CV) quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five female servants, went with David’s messengers and became his wife. 43 David had also married Ahinoam(CW) of Jezreel, and they both were his wives.(CX) 44 But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Paltiel[f](CY) son of Laish, who was from Gallim.(CZ)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 24:1 In Hebrew texts 24:1-22 is numbered 24:2-23.
  2. 1 Samuel 24:4 Or “Today the Lord is saying
  3. 1 Samuel 25:1 Hebrew and some Septuagint manuscripts; other Septuagint manuscripts Maon
  4. 1 Samuel 25:18 That is, probably about 60 pounds or about 27 kilograms
  5. 1 Samuel 25:22 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew with David’s enemies
  6. 1 Samuel 25:44 Hebrew Palti, a variant of Paltiel
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John 10:22-42
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Jesus Asserts His Deity

22 At that time the [a]Feast of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem; 23 it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple area, in the portico of (A)Solomon. 24 (B)The Jews then surrounded Him and began saying to Him, “How long [b]will You keep us in suspense? If You are the [c]Christ, tell us (C)plainly.” 25 Jesus answered them, “(D)I told you, and you do not believe; (E)the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me. 26 But you do not believe, because (F)you are not of My sheep. 27 My sheep (G)listen to My voice, and (H)I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give them (I)eternal life, and they will never perish; and (J)no one will snatch them out of My hand. 29 [d]My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 (K)I and the Father are [e]one.”

31 The Jews (L)picked up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus replied to them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?” 33 The Jews answered Him, “We are not stoning You for a good work, but for (M)blasphemy; and because You, being a man, (N)make Yourself out to be God.” 34 Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in (O)your (P)Law: ‘(Q)I said, you are gods’? 35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be nullified), 36 are you saying of Him whom the Father (R)sanctified and (S)sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘(T)I am the Son of God’? 37 (U)If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 38 but if I do them, even though you do not believe Me, believe (V)the works, so that you may [f]know and understand that (W)the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.” 39 Therefore (X)they were seeking again to arrest Him, and (Y)He eluded their grasp.

40 And He went away (Z)again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He stayed there. 41 Many came to Him and were saying, “While John performed no (AA)sign, yet (AB)everything John said about this man was true.” 42 And (AC)many believed in Him there.

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  1. John 10:22 Now known as Hanukkah, also the Feast of Lights
  2. John 10:24 Lit do You lift up our soul
  3. John 10:24 I.e., Messiah
  4. John 10:29 One early ms What My Father has given Me is greater than all
  5. John 10:30 Or a unity; or one essence
  6. John 10:38 Lit know and continue knowing
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John 10:22-42
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Further Conflict Over Jesus’ Claims

22 Then came the Festival of Dedication[a] at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade.(A) 24 The Jews(B) who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”(C)

25 Jesus answered, “I did tell you,(D) but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me,(E) 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.(F) 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them,(G) and they follow me.(H) 28 I give them eternal life,(I) and they shall never perish;(J) no one will snatch them out of my hand.(K) 29 My Father, who has given them to me,(L) is greater than all[b];(M) no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”(N)

31 Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him,(O) 32 but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?”

33 “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”(P)

34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law,(Q) ‘I have said you are “gods”’[c]?(R) 35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God(S) came—and Scripture cannot be set aside(T)— 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart(U) as his very own(V) and sent into the world?(W) Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?(X) 37 Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father.(Y) 38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”(Z) 39 Again they tried to seize him,(AA) but he escaped their grasp.(AB)

40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan(AC) to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed, 41 and many people came to him. They said, “Though John never performed a sign,(AD) all that John said about this man was true.”(AE) 42 And in that place many believed in Jesus.(AF)

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  1. John 10:22 That is, Hanukkah
  2. John 10:29 Many early manuscripts What my Father has given me is greater than all
  3. John 10:34 Psalm 82:6
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Psalm 116
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Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.

116 (A)I love the Lord, because He (B)hears
My voice and my pleas.
2 Because He has (C)inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The (D)snares of death encompassed me
And the [a]terrors of [b]Sheol [c]came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
4 Then (E)I called upon the name of the Lord:
“Please, Lord, (F)save my [d]life!”

5 (G)Gracious is the Lord, and (H)righteous;
Yes, our God is (I)compassionate.
6 The Lord watches over (J)the simple;
I was (K)brought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your (L)rest, my soul,
For the Lord has (M)dealt generously with you.
8 For You have (N)rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling.
9 I shall walk before the Lord
In the [e](O)land of the living.
10 I (P)believed when I said,
“I am (Q)greatly afflicted.”
11 I (R)said in my alarm,
“(S)All people are liars.”

12 What shall I (T)repay to the Lord
For all His (U)benefits [f]to me?
13 I will lift up the (V)cup of salvation,
And (W)call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will (X)pay my vows to the Lord;
May it be (Y)in the presence of all His people!
15 (Z)Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones.
16 O Lord, [g]I surely am (AA)Your slave,
I am Your slave, the (AB)son of Your female slave,
You have (AC)unfastened my restraints.
17 I will offer You (AD)a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And (AE)call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will (AF)pay my vows to the Lord,
May it be in the presence of all His people,
19 In the (AG)courtyards of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, (AH)Jerusalem!
[h]Praise [i]the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 116:3 Lit straits
  2. Psalm 116:3 I.e., the netherworld
  3. Psalm 116:3 Lit found me
  4. Psalm 116:4 Or soul
  5. Psalm 116:9 Lit lands
  6. Psalm 116:12 Lit upon
  7. Psalm 116:16 Or because I am
  8. Psalm 116:19 Or Hallelujah!
  9. Psalm 116:19 Heb Yah
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Psalm 116
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Psalm 116

1 I love the Lord,(A) for he heard my voice;
    he heard my cry(B) for mercy.(C)
2 Because he turned his ear(D) to me,
    I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death(E) entangled me,
    the anguish of the grave came over me;
    I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name(F) of the Lord:
    “Lord, save me!(G)”

5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;(H)
    our God is full of compassion.(I)
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
    when I was brought low,(J) he saved me.(K)

7 Return to your rest,(L) my soul,
    for the Lord has been good(M) to you.

8 For you, Lord, have delivered me(N) from death,
    my eyes from tears,
    my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord(O)
    in the land of the living.(P)

10 I trusted(Q) in the Lord when I said,
    “I am greatly afflicted”;(R)
11 in my alarm I said,
    “Everyone is a liar.”(S)

12 What shall I return to the Lord
    for all his goodness(T) to me?

13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
    and call on the name(U) of the Lord.
14 I will fulfill my vows(V) to the Lord
    in the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight(W) of the Lord
    is the death of his faithful servants.(X)
16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;(Y)
    I serve you just as my mother did;(Z)
    you have freed me from my chains.(AA)

17 I will sacrifice a thank offering(AB) to you
    and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows(AC) to the Lord
    in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts(AD) of the house of the Lord—
    in your midst, Jerusalem.(AE)

Praise the Lord.[a]

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  1. Psalm 116:19 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
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Proverbs 15:20-21
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20 A (A)wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man (B)despises his mother.
21 Foolishness is joy to one who lacks [a]sense,
But a person of understanding (C)walks straight.

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  1. Proverbs 15:21 Lit heart
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Proverbs 15:20-21
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20 A wise son brings joy to his father,(A)
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

21 Folly brings joy to one who has no sense,(B)
    but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.

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