36 As for (A)the word that he sent to Israel, (B)preaching good news of (C)peace through Jesus Christ ((D)he is Lord of all),

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36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that (A)God has made him (B)both Lord and Christ, this Jesus (C)whom you crucified.”

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18 and the living one. (A)I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and (B)I have the keys of Death and Hades.

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22 who has gone into heaven and (A)is at the right hand of God, (B)with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

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27 For (A)“God[a] has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:27 Greek he

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

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and from Jesus Christ (A)the faithful witness, (B)the firstborn of the dead, and (C)the ruler of kings on earth.

To (D)him who loves us and (E)has freed us from our sins by his blood

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Benediction

20 Now (A)may the God of peace (B)who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, (C)the great shepherd of the sheep, by (D)the blood of the eternal covenant,

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and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. He is without father or mother (A)or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever.

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And again, when he brings (A)the firstborn into the world, he says,

(B)“Let all God's angels worship him.”

Of the angels he says,

(C)“He makes his angels winds,
    and his ministers a flame of fire.”

But of the Son he says,

(D)“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
    the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, (E)has anointed you
    with (F)the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

10 And,

(G)“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands;
11 they will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment,
12 like a robe you will roll them up,
    like a garment they will be changed.[a]
But you are (H)the same,
    and your years will have no end.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:12 Some manuscripts omit like a garment

11 and (A)every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is (B)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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(A)one Lord, (B)one faith, (C)one baptism, (D)one God and Father of all, (E)who is over all and through all and in all. But (F)grace was given (G)to each one of us (H)according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it says,

(I)“When he ascended on high (J)he led a host of captives,
    and he gave gifts to men.”[a]

((K)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into (L)the lower regions, the earth?[b] 10 He who descended is the one who also (M)ascended (N)far above all the heavens, that he might (O)fill all things.) 11 And (P)he gave the (Q)apostles, the prophets, the (R)evangelists, the (S)shepherds[c] and teachers,[d] 12 (T)to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for (U)building up (V)the body of Christ,

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:8 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
  2. Ephesians 4:9 Or the lower parts of the earth?
  3. Ephesians 4:11 Or pastors
  4. Ephesians 4:11 Or the shepherd-teachers

13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were (A)far off have been brought near (B)by the blood of Christ. 14 For (C)he himself is our peace, (D)who has made us both one and has broken down (E)in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in (F)ordinances, that he might create in himself one (G)new man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might (H)reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. 17 And he came and (I)preached peace to you who were (J)far off and peace to those who were (K)near. 18 For (L)through him we both have (M)access in (N)one Spirit to the Father.

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20 that he worked in Christ (A)when he raised him from the dead and (B)seated him at his right hand (C)in the heavenly places, 21 (D)far above (E)all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above (F)every name that is named, not only in (G)this age but also in the one to come. 22 And (H)he put all things under his feet and gave him as (I)head over all things to the church, 23 (J)which is his body, (K)the fullness of him (L)who fills (M)all in all.

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18 All this is from God, (A)who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us (B)the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling[a] the world to himself, (C)not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us (D)the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, (E)we are ambassadors for Christ, (F)God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 (G)For our sake he made him to be sin (H)who knew no sin, so that in him we might become (I)the righteousness of God.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Or God was in Christ, reconciling

The Preeminence of Christ

15 (A)He is the image of (B)the invisible God, (C)the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by[a] him all things were created, (D)in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (E)thrones or (F)dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created (G)through him and for him. 17 And (H)he is before all things, and in him all things (I)hold together. 18 And (J)he is the head of the body, the church. He is (K)the beginning, (L)the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:16 That is, by means of; or in

47 (A)The first man was from the earth, (B)a man of dust; (C)the second man is from heaven.

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For to this end Christ (A)died and lived again, that he might be Lord both (B)of the dead and of the living.

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11 For the Scripture says, (A)“Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” 12 (B)For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; (C)for the same Lord is Lord of all, (D)bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13 For (E)“everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

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46 And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God (A)be spoken first to you. (B)Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves (C)unworthy of eternal life, behold, we (D)are turning to the Gentiles.

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32 And we bring you the good news (A)that what God promised to the fathers,

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The Church in Antioch

19 (A)Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.

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31 God exalted (A)him at his right hand as (B)Leader and (C)Savior, (D)to give (E)repentance to Israel and (F)forgiveness of sins.

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