⁶ Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will act for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.”^(A)

²⁶ But Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.”^(A)

God’s Love in Christ Jesus

³¹ What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?^(A)

⁶ He said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.^(A)

²⁶ Egypt, Judah, Edom, the Ammonites, Moab, and all those with shaved temples who live in the desert. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.^(A)

Psalm 115

The Impotence of Idols and the Greatness of God

¹¹ Asa cried to the Lord his God, “O Lord, there is no difference for you between helping the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let no mortal prevail against you.”^(A)

¹² It may be that the Lord will look on my distress,^[a] and the Lord will repay me with good for this cursing of me today.”^(A)

²⁶ David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?”^(A)