12 (A)Is it not the same Hezekiah who removed His high places and His altars, and said to Judah and [a]Jerusalem, “You shall worship before one altar, and on it you shall [b]burn incense”?

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 32:12 Lit Jerusalem, saying,
  2. 2 Chronicles 32:12 Lit offer up in smoke

16 Because the one who [a]is blessed on the earth
Will [b]be blessed by the (A)God of truth;
And the one who swears an oath on the earth
Will (B)swear by the God of truth;
Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My sight!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:16 Or bless(es) himself
  2. Isaiah 65:16 Or bless(es) himself

The High Priestly Prayer

17 Jesus spoke these things; and (A)raising His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; (B)glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You, just as (C)You gave Him authority over all [a]mankind, so that [b](D)to all whom You have given Him, (E)He may give eternal life. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, (F)the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom (G)You have sent. (H)I glorified You on the earth [c](I)by accomplishing the work which You have given Me to do. And now You, Father, (J)glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had (K)with You before the world existed.

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Footnotes

  1. John 17:2 Lit flesh
  2. John 17:2 Lit everything that You have given Him, to them He may
  3. John 17:4 Or having accomplished

18 Take care that no one keeps [a](A)defrauding you of your prize by (B)delighting in humility and the worship of the angels, [b]taking his stand on visions he has seen, [c](C)inflated without cause by his (D)fleshly mind,

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:18 Or deciding against you
  2. Colossians 2:18 Or going into detail about
  3. Colossians 2:18 Or conceited

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