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17 To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible,[a] the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever.[b] Amen.(A)

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  1. 1.17 Or unseen
  2. 1.17 Gk to the ages of the ages

25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.(A)

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20 Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine,(A) 21 to him be glory in the church and[a] in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

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  1. 3.21 Other ancient authorities omit and

The Rejoicing in Heaven

19 After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying,

“Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power to our God,(A)

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15 which he will bring about at the right time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords.(A) 16 It is he alone who has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see; to him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.(B)

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11 Yours, O Lord, are the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.(A)

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14 they will wage war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”(A)

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The Supremacy of Christ

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation,(A)

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16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, “King of kings and Lord of lords.”(A)

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23 and they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling a mortal human or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.(A)

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Your throne, O God,[a] endures forever and ever.
    Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity;(A)

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  1. 45.6 Or Your throne is a throne of God, it

Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunderpeals, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord[a] God
    the Almighty reigns.(A)

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  1. 19.6 Other ancient authorities add our

12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.(A)

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18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.[a]

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  1. 3.18 Other ancient authorities lack Amen

But of the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, is[a] forever and ever,
    and the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your[b] kingdom.(A)
You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;[c]
therefore God, your God, has anointed you
    with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”(B)

10 And,

“In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands;(C)
11 they will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like clothing;(D)
12 like a cloak you will roll them up,
    and like clothing[d] they will be changed.
But you are the same,
    and your years will never end.”

13 And to which of the angels has he ever said,

“Sit at my right hand
    until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?(E)

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  1. 1.8 Or God is your throne
  2. 1.8 Other ancient authorities read his
  3. 1.9 Other ancient authorities read wickedness
  4. 1.12 Other ancient authorities lack like clothing

18 No one has ever seen God. It is the only Son, himself God, who[a] is close to the Father’s heart,[b] who has made him known.(A)

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  1. 1.18 Other ancient authorities read is the only Son who
  2. 1.18 Gk bosom

13     And do not bring us to the time of trial,[a]
        but rescue us from the evil one.[b](A)

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  1. 6.13 Or us into testing
  2. 6.13 Or from evil. Other ancient authorities add, in some form, For the kingdom and the power and the glory are yours forever. Amen.

Before the mountains were brought forth
    or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
    from everlasting to everlasting you are God.(A)

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Sing praises to God, sing praises;
    sing praises to our King, sing praises.(A)
For God is the king of all the earth;
    sing praises with a psalm.[a](B)

God is king over the nations;
    God sits on his holy throne.(C)

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  1. 47.7 Heb Maskil

16 The Lord is king forever and ever;
    the nations shall perish from his land.(A)

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And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:

“Great and amazing are your deeds,
    Lord God the Almighty!
Just and true are your ways,
    King of the nations![a](A)

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  1. 15.3 Other ancient authorities read the ages

12 singing,

“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
and thanksgiving and honor
and power and might
be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”(A)

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They sing a new song:

“You are worthy to take the scroll
    and to break its seals,
for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God
    saints from[a] every tribe and language and people and nation;(A)
10 you have made them a kingdom and priests serving[b] our God,
    and they will reign[c] on earth.”(B)

11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,(C) 12 singing with full voice,

“Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”

13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea and all that is in them, singing,

“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might
forever and ever!”(D)

14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the elders fell down and worshiped.

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  1. 5.9 Gk ransomed for God from
  2. 5.10 Gk priests to
  3. 5.10 Other ancient authorities read they reign

And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and inside. Day and night without ceasing they sing,

“Holy, holy, holy,
the Lord God the Almighty,
    who was and is and is to come.”(A)

And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever,(B) 10 the twenty-four elders fall before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing,(C)

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
    and by your will they existed and were created.”(D)

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11 To him be the power[a] forever and ever. Amen.

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  1. 5.11 Other ancient authorities read glory and power