2 Samuel 7:12-16
New American Standard Bible 1995
12 (A)When your days are complete and you (B)lie down with your fathers, (C)I will raise up your [a]descendant after you, who will come forth from [b]you, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 (D)He shall build a house for My name, and (E)I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 (F)I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; (G)when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men, 15 but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, (H)as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 (I)Your house and your kingdom shall endure before [c]Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.”’”
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- 2 Samuel 7:12 Lit seed
- 2 Samuel 7:12 Lit your bowels
- 2 Samuel 7:16 So with Gr and some ancient mss; M.T. you
Isaiah 7:14
New American Standard Bible 1995
14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, (A)a [a]virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name [b](B)Immanuel.
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- Isaiah 7:14 Or maiden
- Isaiah 7:14 I.e. God is with us
Matthew 1:23
New American Standard Bible 1995
23 “(A)Behold, the virgin shall be with (B)child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name [a]Immanuel,” which translated means, “(C)God with us.”
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- Matthew 1:23 Or Emmanuel
Isaiah 9
New American Standard Bible 1995
Birth and Reign of the Prince of Peace
9 [a]But there will be no more (A)gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He (B)treated the (C)land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the [b]Gentiles.
2 [c](D)The people who walk in darkness
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.
3 (E)You shall multiply the nation,
You (F)shall [d]increase [e]their gladness;
They will be glad in Your presence
As with the gladness [f]of harvest,
As [g](G)men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
4 For (H)You shall break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders,
The rod of their (I)oppressor, as [h]at the battle of (J)Midian.
5 For every boot of the booted warrior in the battle tumult,
And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
6 For a (K)child will be born to us, a (L)son will be given to us;
And the (M)government will [i]rest (N)on His shoulders;
And His name will be called (O)Wonderful Counselor, (P)Mighty God,
Eternal (Q)Father, Prince of (R)Peace.
7 There will be (S)no end to the increase of His government or of peace,
On the (T)throne of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with (U)justice and righteousness
From then on and forevermore.
(V)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
God’s Anger with Israel’s Arrogance
8 The Lord sends a [j]message against Jacob,
And it falls on Israel.
9 And all the people know it,
That is, (W)Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria,
Asserting in pride and in (X)arrogance of heart:
10 “The bricks have fallen down,
But we will (Y)rebuild with smooth stones;
The sycamores have been cut down,
But we will replace them with cedars.”
11 Therefore the Lord raises against them adversaries from (Z)Rezin
And spurs their enemies on,
12 The Arameans on the east and the (AA)Philistines on the west;
And they (AB)devour Israel with [k]gaping jaws.
(AC)In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.
13 Yet the people (AD)do not turn back to Him who struck them,
Nor do they (AE)seek the Lord of hosts.
14 So the Lord cuts off (AF)head and tail from Israel,
Both palm branch and bulrush (AG)in a single day.
15 The head is (AH)the elder and honorable man,
And the prophet who teaches (AI)falsehood is the tail.
16 (AJ)For those who guide this people are leading them astray;
And those who are guided by them are [l]brought to confusion.
17 Therefore the Lord does (AK)not take pleasure in their young men,
(AL)Nor does He have pity on their [m]orphans or their widows;
For every one of them is (AM)godless and an (AN)evildoer,
And every (AO)mouth is speaking foolishness.
(AP)In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.
18 (AQ)For wickedness burns like a fire;
It consumes briars and thorns;
It even sets the thickets of the forest aflame
And they roll upward in a column of smoke.
19 By the (AR)fury of the Lord of hosts the (AS)land is burned up,
And the (AT)people are like fuel for the fire;
No (AU)man spares his brother.
20 [n]They slice off what is on the right hand but still are (AV)hungry,
And [o]they eat what is on the left hand but they are not satisfied;
Each of them eats the (AW)flesh of his own arm.
21 Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh,
(AX)And together they are against Judah.
(AY)In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 9:1 Ch 8:23 in Heb
- Isaiah 9:1 Or nations
- Isaiah 9:2 Ch 9:1 in Heb
- Isaiah 9:3 Another reading is not increase
- Isaiah 9:3 Lit the
- Isaiah 9:3 Lit in
- Isaiah 9:3 Lit they
- Isaiah 9:4 Lit in the day of Midian
- Isaiah 9:6 Lit be
- Isaiah 9:8 Lit word
- Isaiah 9:12 Lit the whole mouth
- Isaiah 9:16 Or swallowed up
- Isaiah 9:17 Or fatherless
- Isaiah 9:20 Lit he slices
- Isaiah 9:20 Lit he eats
Matthew 4:15-25
New American Standard Bible 1995
15 “(A)The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
[a]By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the [b]Gentiles—
16 “(B)The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light,
And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death,
Upon them a Light dawned.”
17 (C)From that time Jesus began to [c]preach and say, “(D)Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
The First Disciples
18 (E)Now as Jesus was walking by (F)the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, (G)Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 And He *said to them, “[d]Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 21 Going on from there He saw two other brothers, [e](H)James the son of Zebedee, and [f]John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.
Ministry in Galilee
23 Jesus was going (I)throughout all Galilee, (J)teaching in their synagogues and (K)proclaiming the [g]gospel of the kingdom, and (L)healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.
24 The news about Him spread (M)throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, (N)demoniacs, [h](O)epileptics, (P)paralytics; and He healed them. 25 Large crowds (Q)followed Him from Galilee and (R)the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from (S)beyond the Jordan.
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- Matthew 4:15 Or Toward the sea
- Matthew 4:15 Lit nations, usually non-Jewish
- Matthew 4:17 Or proclaim
- Matthew 4:19 Lit Come here after Me
- Matthew 4:21 Or Jacob; James is the Eng form of Jacob
- Matthew 4:21 Gr Joannes, Heb Johanan
- Matthew 4:23 Or good news
- Matthew 4:24 Lit moonstruck
Isaiah 42:1
New American Standard Bible 1995
God’s Promise concerning His Servant
42 “(A)Behold, My (B)Servant, whom I [a]uphold;
My (C)chosen one in whom My (D)soul delights.
I have put My (E)Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth (F)justice to the [b]nations.
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- Isaiah 42:1 Or hold fast
- Isaiah 42:1 Or Gentiles
Matthew 12:18-50
New American Standard Bible 1995
18 “(A)Behold, My [a]Servant whom I [b]have chosen;
(B)My Beloved in whom My soul [c]is well-pleased;
(C)I will put My Spirit upon Him,
(D)And He shall proclaim [d]justice to the [e]Gentiles.
19 “(E)He will not quarrel, nor cry out;
Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
20 “(F)A battered reed He will not break off,
And a smoldering wick He will not put out,
Until He [f]leads [g]justice to victory.
21 “(G)And in His name the [h]Gentiles will hope.”
The Pharisees Rebuked
22 (H)Then a (I)demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to [i]Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw. 23 All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “This man cannot be the (J)Son of David, can he?” 24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man (K)casts out demons only by [j]Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”
25 (L)And (M)knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “[k]Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and [l]any city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If (N)Satan casts out Satan, he [m]is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? 27 If I (O)by [n]Beelzebul cast out demons, (P)by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges. 28 But (Q)if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or how can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
The Unpardonable Sin
30 (R)He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
31 “(S)Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 32 (T)Whoever [o]speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever [p]speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in (U)this age or in the age to come.
Words Reveal Character
33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for (V)the tree is known by its fruit. 34 (W)You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak [q]what is good? (X)For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. 35 (Y)The good man brings out of his good treasure [r]what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure [s]what is evil. 36 But I tell you that every [t]careless word that people [u]speak, they shall give an accounting for it in (Z)the day of judgment. 37 For [v]by your words you will be justified, and [w]by your words you will be condemned.”
The Desire for Signs
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, (AA)we want to see a [x]sign from You.” 39 But He answered and said to them, “(AB)An evil and adulterous generation craves for a [y]sign; and yet no [z]sign will be given to it but the [aa]sign of Jonah the prophet; 40 for just as (AC)Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will (AD)the Son of Man be (AE)three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 (AF)The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because (AG)they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, (AH)something greater than Jonah is here. 42 (AI)The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, (AJ)something greater than Solomon is here.
43 “(AK)Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came’; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there; and (AL)the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation.”
Changed Relationships
46 (AM)While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His (AN)mother and (AO)brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him. 47 Someone said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to You.”[ab] 48 But [ac]Jesus answered the one who was telling Him and said, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” 49 And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother.”
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- Matthew 12:18 Lit Child
- Matthew 12:18 Lit chose
- Matthew 12:18 Or took pleasure
- Matthew 12:18 Or judgment
- Matthew 12:18 Or nations
- Matthew 12:20 Or puts forth
- Matthew 12:20 Or judgment
- Matthew 12:21 Or nations
- Matthew 12:22 Lit Him
- Matthew 12:24 Or Beezebul; i.e. ruler of demons
- Matthew 12:25 Lit Every
- Matthew 12:25 Lit Every
- Matthew 12:26 Lit was
- Matthew 12:27 V 24, note 1
- Matthew 12:32 Lit will speak
- Matthew 12:32 Lit will speak
- Matthew 12:34 Lit good things
- Matthew 12:35 Lit good things
- Matthew 12:35 Lit evil things
- Matthew 12:36 Or useless
- Matthew 12:36 Lit will speak
- Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with
- Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with
- Matthew 12:38 I.e. attesting miracle
- Matthew 12:39 I.e. attesting miracle
- Matthew 12:39 I.e. attesting miracle
- Matthew 12:39 I.e. attesting miracle
- Matthew 12:47 This verse is not found in early mss
- Matthew 12:48 Lit He
Isaiah 53:4
New American Standard Bible 1995
4 Surely our [a]griefs He Himself (A)bore,
And our [b]sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
[c]Smitten of (B)God, and afflicted.
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- Isaiah 53:4 Or sickness
- Isaiah 53:4 Or pains
- Isaiah 53:4 Or Struck down by
Matthew 8:17
New American Standard Bible 1995
17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “(A)He Himself took our infirmities and [a]carried away our diseases.”
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- Matthew 8:17 Or removed
Luke 22:37
New American Standard Bible 1995
37 For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, ‘(A)And He was numbered with transgressors’; for (B)that which refers to Me has its [a]fulfillment.”
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- Luke 22:37 Lit end
Daniel 7:13
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Son of Man Presented
13 “I kept looking in the night visions,
And behold, with the clouds of heaven
One like a (A)Son of Man was coming,
And He came up to the Ancient of Days
And was presented before Him.
Matthew 24:30
New American Standard Bible 1995
30 And then (A)the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see (B)the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
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Matthew 2:6
New American Standard Bible 1995
6 ‘(A)And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;
For out of you shall come forth a Ruler
Who will (B)shepherd My people Israel.’”
Zechariah 9:9
New American Standard Bible 1995
9 (A)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your (B)king is coming to you;
He is [a](C)just and (D)endowed with salvation,
(E)Humble, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a (F)colt, the [b]foal of a donkey.
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- Zechariah 9:9 Or vindicated and victorious
- Zechariah 9:9 Lit son of a female donkey
Matthew 21:5
New American Standard Bible 1995
5 “(A)Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold your King is coming to you,
Gentle, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”
Acts 13:27
New American Standard Bible 1995
27 For those who live in Jerusalem, and their (A)rulers, (B)recognizing neither Him nor the [a]utterances of (C)the prophets which are (D)read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him.
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- Acts 13:27 Lit voices
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