14 I know that whatever God does,
It shall be forever.
(A)Nothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.

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14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.(A)

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17 (A)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, (B)with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

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17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(A) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(B) who does not change(C) like shifting shadows.

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11 (A)The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The plans of His heart to all generations.

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11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm(A) forever,
    the purposes(B) of his heart through all generations.

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36 For (A)of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, (B)to whom be glory forever. Amen.

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36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.(A)
    To him be the glory forever! Amen.(B)

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39 (A)but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it—lest you even be found (B)to fight against God.”

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39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”(A)

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(A)Do not add to His words,
Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.

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Do not add(A) to his words,
    or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

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in hope of eternal life which God, who (A)cannot lie, promised before time began,

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in the hope of eternal life,(A) which God, who does not lie,(B) promised before the beginning of time,(C)

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30 (A)There is no wisdom or understanding
Or counsel against the Lord.

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30 There is no wisdom,(A) no insight, no plan
    that can succeed against the Lord.(B)

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11 (A)according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

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11 according to his eternal purpose(A) that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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28 (A)to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.

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28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.(A)

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23 Him, (A)being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, (B)you [a]have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:23 NU omits have taken

23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge;(A) and you, with the help of wicked men,[a] put him to death by nailing him to the cross.(B)

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  1. Acts 2:23 Or of those not having the law (that is, Gentiles)

10 Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have [a]power to crucify You, and power to release You?”

11 Jesus answered, (A)“You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore (B)the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”

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  1. John 19:10 authority

10 “Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?”

11 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above.(A) Therefore the one who handed me over to you(B) is guilty of a greater sin.”

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And now I will tell you the truth: Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than them all; by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece. Then (A)a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion, and (B)do according to his will. And when he has arisen, (C)his kingdom shall be broken up and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not among his posterity (D)nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides these.

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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) Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases.(C) After he has arisen, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven.(D) It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted(E) and given to others.

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