Esther 10
New American Standard Bible 1995
Mordecai’s Greatness
10 Now King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land and on the (A)coastlands of the sea. 2 And all the [a]accomplishments of his authority and strength, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai (B)to which the king [b]advanced him, are they not written in (C)the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia? 3 For Mordecai the Jew was (D)second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many kinsmen, (E)one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his whole nation.
Footnotes
- Esther 10:2 Lit doings
- Esther 10:2 Lit made him great
Psalm 136:10-26
New American Standard Bible 1995
10 To Him who (A)smote [a]the Egyptians in their firstborn,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
11 And (B)brought Israel out from their midst,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
12 With a (C)strong hand and an (D)outstretched arm,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
13 To Him who (E)divided the [b]Red Sea [c]asunder,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
14 And (F)made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
15 But (G)He [d]overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the [e]Red Sea,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
16 To Him who (H)led His people through the wilderness,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
17 To Him who (I)smote great kings,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
18 And (J)slew [f]mighty kings,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting:
19 (K)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
20 And (L)Og, king of Bashan,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
21 And (M)gave their land as a heritage,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
22 Even a heritage to Israel His (N)servant,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
23 Who (O)remembered us in our low estate,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
24 And has (P)rescued us from our adversaries,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
25 Who (Q)gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
26 Give thanks to the (R)God of heaven,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Footnotes
- Psalm 136:10 Lit Egypt
- Psalm 136:13 Lit Sea of Reeds
- Psalm 136:13 Lit in parts
- Psalm 136:15 Lit shook off
- Psalm 136:15 Lit Sea of Reeds
- Psalm 136:18 Lit majestic
Revelation 2:1-11
New American Standard Bible 1995
Message to Ephesus
2 “To the angel of the church in (A)Ephesus write:
The One who holds (B)the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks [a](C)among the seven golden lampstands, says this:
2 ‘(D)I know your deeds and your toil and [b]perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you (E)put to the test those who call themselves (F)apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false; 3 and you have [c]perseverance and have endured (G)for My name’s sake, and have not grown weary. 4 But I have this against you, that you have (H)left your first love. 5 Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and (I)repent and (J)do the [d]deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your (K)lampstand out of its place—unless you repent. 6 Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the (L)Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 (M)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (N)To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of (O)the tree of life which is in the (P)Paradise of God.’
Message to Smyrna
8 “And to the angel of the church in (Q)Smyrna write:
(R)The first and the last, who [e](S)was dead, and has come to life, says this:
9 ‘I know your (T)tribulation and your (U)poverty (but you are (V)rich), and the blasphemy by those who (W)say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of (X)Satan. 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be (Y)tested, and you will have tribulation (Z)for ten days. [f]Be (AA)faithful until death, and I will give you (AB)the crown of life. 11 (AC)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (AD)He who overcomes will not be hurt by the (AE)second death.’
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Revelation 2:1 Lit in the middle of
- Revelation 2:2 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 2:3 V 2, note 1
- Revelation 2:5 Lit first deeds
- Revelation 2:8 Lit became
- Revelation 2:10 Or Prove yourself faithful
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