“For the Lord God does nothing
    (A)without revealing his secret
    to his servants the prophets.

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Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing
    without revealing his plan(A)
    to his servants the prophets.(B)

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15 (A)No longer do I call you servants,[a] for the servant (B)does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for (C)all that I have heard from my Father (D)I have made known to you.

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:15 Or bondservants, or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface); likewise for servant later in this verse and in verse 20

15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.(A)

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17 The Lord said, (A)“Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,

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17 Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham(A) what I am about to do?(B)

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14 (A)The friendship[a] of the Lord is for those who fear him,
    and he makes known to them his covenant.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 25:14 Or The secret counsel

14 The Lord confides(A) in those who fear him;
    he makes his covenant known(B) to them.

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13 And God said to Noah, (A)“I have determined to make an end of all flesh,[a] for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

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  1. Genesis 6:13 Hebrew The end of all flesh has come before me

13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy(A) both them and the earth.(B)

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Prologue

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God (A)gave him (B)to show to his servants[a] the things that must soon take place. (C)He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; likewise for servant later in this verse

Prologue

The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave(A) him to show his servants what must soon take place.(B) He made it known by sending his angel(C) to his servant John,(D)

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22 (A)He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, “O Daniel, I have now come out to give you (B)insight and understanding. 23 (C)At the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, (D)and I have come to tell it to you, for (E)you are greatly loved. Therefore consider the word (F)and understand the vision.

The Seventy Weeks

24 (G)“Seventy weeks[a] are decreed about your people and (H)your holy city, to finish (I)the transgression, to put an end to sin, (J)and to atone for iniquity, (K)to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and (L)to anoint a most holy place.[b] 25 (M)Know therefore and understand that (N)from the going out of the word to restore and (O)build Jerusalem to the coming of an (P)anointed one, a (Q)prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again[c] with squares and moat, (R)but in a troubled time. 26 And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall (S)be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come (T)shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. (U)Its[d] end shall come with a flood, (V)and to the end there shall be war. (W)Desolations are decreed. 27 And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week,[e] and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. (X)And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until (Y)the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 9:24 Or sevens; also twice in verse 25 and once in verse 26
  2. Daniel 9:24 Or thing, or one
  3. Daniel 9:25 Or there shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It shall be built again
  4. Daniel 9:26 Or His
  5. Daniel 9:27 Or seven; twice in this verse

22 He instructed me and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding.(A) 23 As soon as you began to pray,(B) a word went out, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed.(C) Therefore, consider the word and understand the vision:(D)

24 “Seventy ‘sevens’[a] are decreed for your people and your holy city(E) to finish[b] transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone(F) for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness,(G) to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.[c]

25 “Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild(H) Jerusalem until the Anointed One,[d](I) the ruler,(J) comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.(K) 26 After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death(L) and will have nothing.[e] The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood:(M) War will continue until the end, and desolations(N) have been decreed.(O) 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’[f] In the middle of the ‘seven’[g] he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple[h] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed(P) is poured out on him.[i][j]

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 9:24 Or ‘weeks’; also in verses 25 and 26
  2. Daniel 9:24 Or restrain
  3. Daniel 9:24 Or the most holy One
  4. Daniel 9:25 Or an anointed one; also in verse 26
  5. Daniel 9:26 Or death and will have no one; or death, but not for himself
  6. Daniel 9:27 Or ‘week’
  7. Daniel 9:27 Or ‘week’
  8. Daniel 9:27 Septuagint and Theodotion; Hebrew wing
  9. Daniel 9:27 Or it
  10. Daniel 9:27 Or And one who causes desolation will come upon the wing of the abominable temple, until the end that is decreed is poured out on the desolated city

The Throne in Heaven

After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me (A)like a trumpet, said, (B)“Come up here, and (C)I will show you what must take place after this.”

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The Throne in Heaven

After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open(A) in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet(B) said, “Come up here,(C) and I will show you what must take place after this.”(D)

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19 (A)Write therefore (B)the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this.

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19 “Write, therefore, what you have seen,(A) what is now and what will take place later.

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“And now I will show you (A)the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.

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The Kings of the South and the North

“Now then, I tell you the truth:(A) Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.(B)

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21 But I will tell you (A)what is inscribed in the book of truth: there is none who contends by my side against these except (B)Michael, your prince.

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21 but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth.(A) (No one supports me against them except Michael,(B) your prince.

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22 (A)But if they had stood in my council,
    then they would have proclaimed my words to my people,
(B)and they would have turned them from their evil way,
    and (C)from the evil of their deeds.

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22 But if they had stood in my council,(A)
    they would have proclaimed(B) my words to my people
and would have turned(C) them from their evil ways
    and from their evil deeds.(D)

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13 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is (A)the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.”

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13 “Go and inquire(A) of the Lord for me and for the people and for all Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the Lord’s anger(B) that burns against us because those who have gone before us have not obeyed the words of this book; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written there concerning us.”

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