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“Let’s go across to the outpost of those pagans,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer. “Perhaps the Lord will help us, for nothing can hinder the Lord. He can win a battle whether he has many warriors or only a few!”

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Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised(A) men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing(B) can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many(C) or by few.(D)

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26 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”

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26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”(A)

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Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love

31 What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

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More Than Conquerors

31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things?(A) If God is for us,(B) who can be against us?(C)

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Then he said to me, “This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

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So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:(A) ‘Not(B) by might nor by power,(C) but by my Spirit,’(D) says the Lord Almighty.

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26 the Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, the people who live in the desert in remote places,[a] and yes, even the people of Judah. And like all these pagan nations, the people of Israel also have uncircumcised hearts.”

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Footnotes

  1. 9:26 Or in the desert and clip the corners of their hair.

26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all who live in the wilderness in distant places.[a](A) For all these nations are really uncircumcised,(B) and even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 9:26 Or wilderness and who clip the hair by their foreheads

Psalm 115

Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
    but to your name goes all the glory
    for your unfailing love and faithfulness.
Why let the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”
Our God is in the heavens,
    and he does as he wishes.

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Psalm 115(A)

Not to us, Lord, not to us
    but to your name be the glory,(B)
    because of your love and faithfulness.(C)

Why do the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”(D)
Our God is in heaven;(E)
    he does whatever pleases him.(F)

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11 Then Asa cried out to the Lord his God, “O Lord, no one but you can help the powerless against the mighty! Help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in you alone. It is in your name that we have come against this vast horde. O Lord, you are our God; do not let mere men prevail against you!”

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11 Then Asa called(A) to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us,(B) Lord our God, for we rely(C) on you, and in your name(D) we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail(E) against you.”

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12 And perhaps the Lord will see that I am being wronged[a] and will bless me because of these curses today.”

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Footnotes

  1. 16:12 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads see my iniquity.

12 It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery(A) and restore to me his covenant blessing(B) instead of his curse today.(C)

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26 David asked the soldiers standing nearby, “What will a man get for killing this Philistine and ending his defiance of Israel? Who is this pagan Philistine anyway, that he is allowed to defy the armies of the living God?”

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26 David asked the men standing near him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace(A) from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised(B) Philistine that he should defy(C) the armies of the living(D) God?”

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30 How could one person chase a thousand of them,
    and two people put ten thousand to flight,
unless their Rock had sold them,
    unless the Lord had given them up?

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30 How could one man chase a thousand,
    or two put ten thousand to flight,(A)
unless their Rock had sold them,(B)
    unless the Lord had given them up?(C)

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For we who worship by the Spirit of God[a] are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,

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Footnotes

  1. 3:3 Some manuscripts read worship God in spirit; one early manuscript reads worship in spirit.

For it is we who are the circumcision,(A) we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus,(B) and who put no confidence in the flesh—

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Seek the Lord, all who are humble,
    and follow his commands.
Seek to do what is right
    and to live humbly.
Perhaps even yet the Lord will protect you—
    protect you from his anger on that day of destruction.

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Seek(A) the Lord, all you humble of the land,
    you who do what he commands.
Seek righteousness,(B) seek humility;(C)
    perhaps you will be sheltered(D)
    on the day of the Lord’s anger.

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15 Hate evil and love what is good;
    turn your courts into true halls of justice.
Perhaps even yet the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies
    will have mercy on the remnant of his people.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 5:15 Hebrew the remnant of Joseph.

15 Hate evil,(A) love good;(B)
    maintain justice in the courts.(C)
Perhaps(D) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy(E)
    on the remnant(F) of Joseph.

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