By Grace Through Faith

(A)And you were (B)dead in the trespasses and sins (C)in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following (D)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in (E)the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in (F)the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body[a] and the mind, and (G)were by nature (H)children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.[b] But[c] God, being (I)rich in mercy, (J)because of the great love with which he loved us, even (K)when we were dead in our trespasses, (L)made us alive together with Christ—(M)by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and (N)seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable (O)riches of his grace in (P)kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For (Q)by grace you have been saved (R)through faith. And this is (S)not your own doing; (T)it is the gift of God, (U)not a result of works, (V)so that no one may boast. 10 For (W)we are his workmanship, (X)created in Christ Jesus (Y)for good works, (Z)which God prepared beforehand, (AA)that we should walk in them.

One in Christ

11 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called (AB)the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— 12 remember (AC)that you were at that time separated from Christ, (AD)alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to (AE)the covenants of promise, (AF)having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were (AG)far off have been brought near (AH)by the blood of Christ. 14 For (AI)he himself is our peace, (AJ)who has made us both one and has broken down (AK)in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in (AL)ordinances, that he might create in himself one (AM)new man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might (AN)reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. 17 And he came and (AO)preached peace to you who were (AP)far off and peace to those who were (AQ)near. 18 For (AR)through him we both have (AS)access in (AT)one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer (AU)strangers and aliens,[d] but you are (AV)fellow citizens with the saints and (AW)members of the household of God, 20 (AX)built on the foundation of the (AY)apostles and prophets, (AZ)Christ Jesus himself being (BA)the cornerstone, 21 (BB)in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into (BC)a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him (BD)you also are being built together (BE)into a dwelling place for God by[e] the Spirit.

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Notas al pie

  1. Ephesians 2:3 Greek flesh
  2. Ephesians 2:3 Greek like the rest
  3. Ephesians 2:4 Or And
  4. Ephesians 2:19 Or sojourners
  5. Ephesians 2:22 Or in

Made Alive in Christ

As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,(A) in which you used to live(B) when you followed the ways of this world(C) and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,(D) the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.(E) All of us also lived among them at one time,(F) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a](G) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us,(H) God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions(I)—it is by grace you have been saved.(J) And God raised us up with Christ(K) and seated us with him(L) in the heavenly realms(M) in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace,(N) expressed in his kindness(O) to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace(P) you have been saved,(Q) through faith(R)—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works,(S) so that no one can boast.(T) 10 For we are God’s handiwork,(U) created(V) in Christ Jesus to do good works,(W) which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Jew and Gentile Reconciled Through Christ

11 Therefore, remember that formerly(X) you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)(Y) 12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners(Z) to the covenants of the promise,(AA) without hope(AB) and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once(AC) were far away have been brought near(AD) by the blood of Christ.(AE)

14 For he himself is our peace,(AF) who has made the two groups one(AG) and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh(AH) the law with its commands and regulations.(AI) His purpose was to create in himself one(AJ) new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross,(AK) by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace(AL) to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.(AM) 18 For through him we both have access(AN) to the Father(AO) by one Spirit.(AP)

19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers,(AQ) but fellow citizens(AR) with God’s people and also members of his household,(AS) 20 built(AT) on the foundation(AU) of the apostles and prophets,(AV) with Christ Jesus himself(AW) as the chief cornerstone.(AX) 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple(AY) in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.(AZ)

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Notas al pie

  1. Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.

17 (A)When the poor and needy seek water,
    and there is none,
    and their tongue is parched with thirst,
I the Lord will answer them;
    I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
18 (B)I will open rivers on the bare heights,
    and fountains in the midst of the valleys.
(C)I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
    and the dry land springs of water.
19 (D)I will put in the wilderness the cedar,
    the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive.
I will set in the desert (E)the cypress,
    the plane and the pine together,
20 that they may see and know,
    may consider and understand together,
that (F)the hand of the Lord has done this,
    the Holy One of Israel has created it.

The Futility of Idols

21 Set forth your case, says the Lord;
    bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob.
22 Let them bring them, and (G)tell us
    what is to happen.
Tell us the former things, what they are,
    that we may consider them,
that we may know their outcome;
    or declare to us the things to come.
23 (H)Tell us what is to come hereafter,
    that we may know that you are gods;
(I)do good, or do harm,
    that we may be dismayed and terrified.[a]
24 Behold, (J)you are nothing,
    and your work is less than nothing;
    an abomination is he who chooses you.

25 (K)I stirred up one from the north, and he has come,
    (L)from the rising of the sun, (M)and he shall call upon my name;
he shall trample on rulers as on mortar,
    as the potter treads clay.
26 (N)Who declared it from the beginning, that we might know,
    and beforehand, that we might say, “He is right”?
There was none who declared it, none who proclaimed,
    none who heard your words.
27 (O)I was the first to say[b] to Zion, “Behold, here they are!”
    and (P)I give to Jerusalem a herald of good news.
28 (Q)But when I look, there is no one;
    among these there is no counselor
    who, when I ask, gives an answer.
29 (R)Behold, they are all a delusion;
    their works are nothing;
    their metal images are empty wind.

The Lord's Chosen Servant

42 (S)Behold (T)my servant, whom I uphold,
    my chosen, (U)in whom my soul delights;
(V)I have put my Spirit upon him;
    (W)he will bring forth justice to the nations.
He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
    or make it heard in the street;
(X)a bruised reed he will not break,
    and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
    (Y)he will faithfully bring forth justice.
He will not grow faint or be discouraged[c]
    till he has established justice in the earth;
    and (Z)the coastlands wait for his law.

Thus says God, the Lord,
    who created the heavens (AA)and stretched them out,
    who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
(AB)who gives breath to the people on it
    and spirit to those who walk in it:
“I am the Lord; (AC)I have called you[d] in righteousness;
    I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you (AD)as a covenant for the people,
    (AE)a light for the nations,
    (AF)to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
    (AG)from the prison those who sit in darkness.
I am the Lord; that is my name;
    (AH)my glory I give to no other,
    nor my praise to carved idols.
Behold, the former things have come to pass,
    (AI)and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth
    I tell you of them.”

Sing to the Lord a New Song

10 (AJ)Sing to the Lord a new song,
    his praise from the end of the earth,
(AK)you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,
    (AL)the coastlands and their inhabitants.
11 Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice,
    the villages that (AM)Kedar inhabits;
let the habitants of (AN)Sela sing for joy,
    let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory to the Lord,
    and declare his praise in (AO)the coastlands.
13 (AP)The Lord goes out like a mighty man,
    like a man of war (AQ)he stirs up his zeal;
he cries out, (AR)he shouts aloud,
    he shows himself mighty against his foes.

14 For a long time I have held my peace;
    I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out (AS)like a woman in labor;
    I will gasp and pant.
15 (AT)I will lay waste mountains and hills,
    and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn the rivers into islands,[e]
    and dry up the pools.
16 (AU)And I will lead the blind
    in a way that they do not know,
in paths that they have not known
    I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
    (AV)the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
    and I do not forsake them.
17 (AW)They are turned back and utterly put to shame,
    who trust in carved idols,
who say to metal images,
    “You are our gods.”

Israel's Failure to Hear and See

18 Hear, you deaf,
    and look, you blind, that you may see!
19 Who is blind but my servant,
    or deaf as my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as my dedicated one,[f]
    or blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 (AX)He sees many things, but does not observe them;
    (AY)his ears are open, but he does not hear.
21 The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness' sake,
    to magnify his law and make it glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered and looted;
    they are all of them trapped in holes
    (AZ)and hidden in prisons;
they have become plunder with none to rescue,
    spoil with none to say, “Restore!”
23 Who among you will give ear to this,
    will attend and listen for the time to come?
24 Who gave up Jacob to the looter,
    and Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the Lord, against whom we have sinned,
    in whose ways they would not walk,
    and whose law they would not obey?
25 So he poured on him the heat of his anger
    and the might of battle;
it set him on fire all around, (BA)but he did not understand;
    it burned him up, (BB)but he did not take it to heart.

Israel's Only Savior

43 But now thus says the Lord,
(BC)he who created you, O Jacob,
    he who formed you, O Israel:
(BD)“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
    (BE)I have called you by name, you are mine.
(BF)When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
    and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
(BG)when you walk through fire (BH)you shall not be burned,
    and the flame shall not consume you.
For (BI)I am the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
(BJ)I give Egypt as your ransom,
    Cush and (BK)Seba in exchange for you.
Because you are precious in my eyes,
    and honored, and I love you,
I give men in return for you,
    peoples in exchange for your life.
(BL)Fear not, for I am with you;
    (BM)I will bring your offspring from the east,
    and from the west I will gather you.
I will say to the north, Give up,
    and to the south, Do not withhold;
bring (BN)my sons from afar
    and (BO)my daughters from the end of the earth,
everyone who is called by my name,
    whom I created for my glory,
    whom I formed and made.”

Bring out (BP)the people who are blind, yet have eyes,
    who are deaf, yet have ears!
(BQ)All the nations gather together,
    and the peoples assemble.
Who among them can declare this,
    and show us the former things?
Let them bring their witnesses to prove them right,
    and let them hear and say, It is true.
10 (BR)“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
    “and (BS)my servant whom I have chosen,
that you may know and believe me
    and understand that I am he.
(BT)Before me no god was formed,
    nor shall there be any after me.
11 (BU)I, I am the Lord,
    and besides me there is no savior.
12 I declared and saved and proclaimed,
    when there was no strange god among you;
    and (BV)you are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and I am God.
13 Also (BW)henceforth I am he;
    there is none who can deliver from my hand;
    I work, and who can turn it back?”

Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 41:23 Or that we may both be dismayed and see
  2. Isaiah 41:27 Or Formerly I said
  3. Isaiah 42:4 Or bruised
  4. Isaiah 42:6 The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse
  5. Isaiah 42:15 Or into coastlands
  6. Isaiah 42:19 Or as the one at peace with me

17 “The poor and needy search for water,(A)
    but there is none;
    their tongues are parched with thirst.(B)
But I the Lord will answer(C) them;
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake(D) them.
18 I will make rivers flow(E) on barren heights,
    and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert(F) into pools of water,(G)
    and the parched ground into springs.(H)
19 I will put in the desert(I)
    the cedar and the acacia,(J) the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers(K) in the wasteland,
    the fir and the cypress(L) together,(M)
20 so that people may see and know,(N)
    may consider and understand,(O)
that the hand(P) of the Lord has done this,
    that the Holy One(Q) of Israel has created(R) it.

21 “Present your case,(S)” says the Lord.
    “Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.(T)
22 “Tell us, you idols,
    what is going to happen.(U)
Tell us what the former things(V) were,
    so that we may consider them
    and know their final outcome.
Or declare to us the things to come,(W)
23     tell us what the future holds,
    so we may know(X) that you are gods.
Do something, whether good or bad,(Y)
    so that we will be dismayed(Z) and filled with fear.
24 But you are less than nothing(AA)
    and your works are utterly worthless;(AB)
    whoever chooses you is detestable.(AC)

25 “I have stirred(AD) up one from the north,(AE) and he comes—
    one from the rising sun who calls on my name.
He treads(AF) on rulers as if they were mortar,
    as if he were a potter treading the clay.
26 Who told of this from the beginning,(AG) so we could know,
    or beforehand, so we could say, ‘He was right’?
No one told of this,
    no one foretold(AH) it,
    no one heard any words(AI) from you.
27 I was the first to tell(AJ) Zion, ‘Look, here they are!’
    I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.(AK)
28 I look but there is no one(AL)
    no one among the gods to give counsel,(AM)
    no one to give answer(AN) when I ask them.
29 See, they are all false!
    Their deeds amount to nothing;(AO)
    their images(AP) are but wind(AQ) and confusion.

The Servant of the Lord

42 “Here is my servant,(AR) whom I uphold,
    my chosen one(AS) in whom I delight;(AT)
I will put my Spirit(AU) on him,
    and he will bring justice(AV) to the nations.(AW)
He will not shout or cry out,(AX)
    or raise his voice in the streets.
A bruised reed(AY) he will not break,(AZ)
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.(BA)
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;(BB)
    he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice(BC) on earth.
    In his teaching(BD) the islands(BE) will put their hope.”(BF)

This is what God the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens,(BG) who stretches them out,
    who spreads out the earth(BH) with all that springs from it,(BI)
    who gives breath(BJ) to its people,
    and life to those who walk on it:
“I, the Lord, have called(BK) you in righteousness;(BL)
    I will take hold of your hand.(BM)
I will keep(BN) you and will make you
    to be a covenant(BO) for the people
    and a light(BP) for the Gentiles,(BQ)
to open eyes that are blind,(BR)
    to free(BS) captives from prison(BT)
    and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(BU)

“I am the Lord;(BV) that is my name!(BW)
    I will not yield my glory to another(BX)
    or my praise to idols.(BY)
See, the former things(BZ) have taken place,
    and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
    I announce(CA) them to you.”

Song of Praise to the Lord

10 Sing(CB) to the Lord a new song,(CC)
    his praise(CD) from the ends of the earth,(CE)
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,(CF)
    you islands,(CG) and all who live in them.
11 Let the wilderness(CH) and its towns raise their voices;
    let the settlements where Kedar(CI) lives rejoice.
Let the people of Sela(CJ) sing for joy;
    let them shout from the mountaintops.(CK)
12 Let them give glory(CL) to the Lord
    and proclaim his praise(CM) in the islands.(CN)
13 The Lord will march out like a champion,(CO)
    like a warrior(CP) he will stir up his zeal;(CQ)
with a shout(CR) he will raise the battle cry
    and will triumph over his enemies.(CS)

14 “For a long time I have kept silent,(CT)
    I have been quiet and held myself back.(CU)
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
    I cry out, I gasp and pant.(CV)
15 I will lay waste(CW) the mountains(CX) and hills
    and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn rivers into islands
    and dry up(CY) the pools.
16 I will lead(CZ) the blind(DA) by ways they have not known,
    along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light(DB) before them
    and make the rough places smooth.(DC)
These are the things I will do;
    I will not forsake(DD) them.
17 But those who trust in idols,
    who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’(DE)
    will be turned back in utter shame.(DF)

Israel Blind and Deaf

18 “Hear, you deaf;(DG)
    look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(DH) but my servant,(DI)
    and deaf like the messenger(DJ) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(DK) with me,
    blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
    your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(DL)
21 It pleased the Lord
    for the sake(DM) of his righteousness
    to make his law(DN) great and glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered(DO) and looted,
    all of them trapped in pits(DP)
    or hidden away in prisons.(DQ)
They have become plunder,
    with no one to rescue them;(DR)
they have been made loot,
    with no one to say, “Send them back.”

23 Which of you will listen to this
    or pay close attention(DS) in time to come?
24 Who handed Jacob over to become loot,
    and Israel to the plunderers?(DT)
Was it not the Lord,(DU)
    against whom we have sinned?
For they would not follow(DV) his ways;
    they did not obey his law.(DW)
25 So he poured out on them his burning anger,(DX)
    the violence of war.
It enveloped them in flames,(DY) yet they did not understand;(DZ)
    it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.(EA)

Israel’s Only Savior

43 But now, this is what the Lord says—
    he who created(EB) you, Jacob,
    he who formed(EC) you, Israel:(ED)
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed(EE) you;
    I have summoned you by name;(EF) you are mine.(EG)
When you pass through the waters,(EH)
    I will be with you;(EI)
and when you pass through the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,(EJ)
    you will not be burned;
    the flames will not set you ablaze.(EK)
For I am the Lord your God,(EL)
    the Holy One(EM) of Israel, your Savior;(EN)
I give Egypt(EO) for your ransom,
    Cush[a](EP) and Seba(EQ) in your stead.(ER)
Since you are precious and honored(ES) in my sight,
    and because I love(ET) you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
    nations in exchange for your life.
Do not be afraid,(EU) for I am with you;(EV)
    I will bring your children(EW) from the east
    and gather(EX) you from the west.(EY)
I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
    and to the south,(EZ) ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
    and my daughters(FA) from the ends of the earth(FB)
everyone who is called by my name,(FC)
    whom I created(FD) for my glory,(FE)
    whom I formed and made.(FF)

Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,(FG)
    who have ears but are deaf.(FH)
All the nations gather together(FI)
    and the peoples assemble.
Which of their gods foretold(FJ) this
    and proclaimed to us the former things?
Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right,
    so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
10 “You are my witnesses,(FK)” declares the Lord,
    “and my servant(FL) whom I have chosen,
so that you may know(FM) and believe me
    and understand that I am he.
Before me no god(FN) was formed,
    nor will there be one after me.(FO)
11 I, even I, am the Lord,(FP)
    and apart from me there is no savior.(FQ)
12 I have revealed and saved and proclaimed—
    I, and not some foreign god(FR) among you.
You are my witnesses,(FS)” declares the Lord, “that I am God.
13     Yes, and from ancient days(FT) I am he.(FU)
No one can deliver out of my hand.
    When I act, who can reverse it?”(FV)

Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 43:3 That is, the upper Nile region

Make Your Face Shine upon Us

To the choirmaster: with (A)stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

67 May God (B)be gracious to us and bless us
    and make his face to (C)shine upon us, Selah
that (D)your way may be known on earth,
    your (E)saving power among all nations.
(F)Let the peoples praise you, O God;
    let all the peoples praise you!

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
    for you (G)judge the peoples with equity
    and guide the nations upon earth. Selah
(H)Let the peoples praise you, O God;
    let all the peoples praise you!

The earth has (I)yielded its increase;
    God, our God, shall bless us.
God shall bless us;
    let (J)all the ends of the earth fear him!

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Psalm 67[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

May God be gracious to us and bless us
    and make his face shine on us—[b](A)
so that your ways may be known on earth,
    your salvation(B) among all nations.(C)

May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.(D)
May the nations be glad and sing for joy,(E)
    for you rule the peoples with equity(F)
    and guide the nations of the earth.(G)
May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.

The land yields its harvest;(H)
    God, our God, blesses us.(I)
May God bless us still,
    so that all the ends of the earth(J) will fear him.(K)

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Notas al pie

  1. Psalm 67:1 In Hebrew texts 67:1-7 is numbered 67:2-8.
  2. Psalm 67:1 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4.

29 (A)Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
    Who has strife? Who has complaining?
Who has (B)wounds without cause?
    Who has (C)redness of eyes?
30 Those who (D)tarry long over wine;
    those who go to try (E)mixed wine.
31 Do not look at wine when it is red,
    when it sparkles in the cup
    and goes down smoothly.
32 In the end it (F)bites like a serpent
    and stings like an adder.
33 Your eyes will see strange things,
    and your heart utter (G)perverse things.
34 You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea,
    like one who lies on the top of a mast.[a]
35 “They (H)struck me,” you will say,[b] “but I was not hurt;
    they beat me, but I did not feel it.
When shall I awake?
    I (I)must have another drink.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 23:34 Or of the rigging
  2. Proverbs 23:35 Hebrew lacks you will say

Saying 19

29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
    Who has strife? Who has complaints?
    Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 Those who linger over wine,(A)
    who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red,
    when it sparkles in the cup,
    when it goes down smoothly!
32 In the end it bites like a snake
    and poisons like a viper.
33 Your eyes will see strange sights,
    and your mind will imagine confusing things.
34 You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,
    lying on top of the rigging.
35 “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt!
    They beat me, but I don’t feel it!
When will I wake up
    so I can find another drink?”(B)

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