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)

Read full chapter

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.

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

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)

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

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)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

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

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.”

Read full chapter

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.

Read full chapter

34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity(A) was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.(B)

His dominion is an eternal dominion;
    his kingdom(C) endures from generation to generation.(D)
35 All the peoples of the earth
    are regarded as nothing.(E)
He does as he pleases(F)
    with the powers of heaven
    and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back(G) his hand(H)
    or say to him: “What have you done?”(I)

Read full chapter

18 According to what they have done,
    so will he repay(A)
wrath to his enemies
    and retribution to his foes;
    he will repay the islands(B) their due.
19 From the west,(C) people will fear the name of the Lord,
    and from the rising of the sun,(D) they will revere his glory.(E)
For he will come like a pent-up flood
    that the breath(F) of the Lord drives along.[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:19 Or When enemies come in like a flood, / the Spirit of the Lord will put them to flight

10 I make known the end from the beginning,(A)
    from ancient times,(B) what is still to come.(C)
I say, ‘My purpose will stand,(D)
    and I will do all that I please.’

Read full chapter

12 When the Lord has finished all his work(A) against Mount Zion(B) and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria(C) for the willful pride(D) of his heart and the haughty look(E) in his eyes. 13 For he says:

“‘By the strength of my hand(F) I have done this,(G)
    and by my wisdom, because I have understanding.
I removed the boundaries of nations,
    I plundered their treasures;(H)
    like a mighty one I subdued[a] their kings.(I)
14 As one reaches into a nest,(J)
    so my hand reached for the wealth(K) of the nations;
as people gather abandoned eggs,
    so I gathered all the countries;(L)
not one flapped a wing,
    or opened its mouth to chirp.(M)’”

15 Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it,
    or the saw boast against the one who uses it?(N)
As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up,
    or a club(O) brandish the one who is not wood!

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 10:13 Or treasures; / I subdued the mighty,

12 Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better(A) with those who fear God,(B) who are reverent before him.(C) 13 Yet because the wicked do not fear God,(D) it will not go well with them, and their days(E) will not lengthen like a shadow.

Read full chapter

18 It is good to grasp the one
    and not let go of the other.
    Whoever fears God(A) will avoid all extremes.[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Or will follow them both

Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God.(A)

Read full chapter

21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)

Read full chapter

90 Your faithfulness(A) continues through all generations;(B)
    you established the earth, and it endures.(C)
91 Your laws endure(D) to this day,
    for all things serve you.(E)

Read full chapter

10 Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,(A)
    and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 76:10 Or Surely the wrath of mankind brings you praise, / and with the remainder of wrath you arm yourself

All people will fear;(A)
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.(B)

Read full chapter

Who will not fear you, Lord,(A)
    and bring glory to your name?(B)
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
    and worship before you,(C)
for your righteous acts(D) have been revealed.”[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 15:4 Phrases in this song are drawn from Psalm 111:2,3; Deut. 32:4; Jer. 10:7; Psalms 86:9; 98:2.

Bible Gateway Recommends