But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”

Read full chapter

But Esau said, “I already have plenty,(A) my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.”

Read full chapter

39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to him:

“Behold, (A)away from[a] the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be,
    and away from[b] the dew of heaven on high.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:39 Or Behold, of
  2. Genesis 27:39 Or and of

39 His father Isaac answered him,(A)

“Your dwelling will be
    away from the earth’s richness,
    away from the dew(B) of heaven above.(C)

Read full chapter

For I have derived much joy and (A)comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints (B)have been refreshed through you.

Read full chapter

Your love has given me great joy and encouragement,(A) because you, brother, have refreshed(B) the hearts of the Lord’s people.

Read full chapter

16 (A)no longer as a bondservant[a] but more than a bondservant, as (B)a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, (C)both in the flesh and in the Lord.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Philemon 1:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; twice in this verse

16 no longer as a slave,(A) but better than a slave, as a dear brother.(B) He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord.

Read full chapter

20 And when they heard it, they (A)glorified God. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all (B)zealous for the law,

Read full chapter

20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to Paul: “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous(A) for the law.(B)

Read full chapter

17 So (A)Ananias departed and entered the house. And (B)laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and (C)be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Read full chapter

17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on(A) Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”(B)

Read full chapter

one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his (A)eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, (B)“For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy (C)business.

Read full chapter

There was a man all alone;
    he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
    yet his eyes were not content(A) with his wealth.
“For whom am I toiling,” he asked,
    “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?”
This too is meaningless—
    a miserable business!

Read full chapter

When a man's ways please the Lord,
    (A)he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Read full chapter

When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way,
    he causes their enemies to make peace(A) with them.(B)

Read full chapter

23 (A)And the people of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until the evening. And they inquired of the Lord, “Shall we again draw near to fight against our brothers, the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Go up against them.”

Read full chapter

23 The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord(A) until evening,(B) and they inquired of the Lord.(C) They said, “Shall we go up again to fight(D) against the Benjamites, our fellow Israelites?”

The Lord answered, “Go up against them.”

Read full chapter

41 Now Esau (A)hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, (B)“The days of mourning for my father are approaching; (C)then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Read full chapter

41 Esau held a grudge(A) against Jacob(B) because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning(C) for my father are near; then I will kill(D) my brother Jacob.”(E)

Read full chapter

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, (A)“I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?”

Read full chapter

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”(A)

“I don’t know,(B)” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Read full chapter

15 The leech has two daughters:
    Give and Give.[a]
(A)Three things are never satisfied;
    (B)four never say, “Enough”:

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:15 Or “Give, give,” they cry

15 “The leech has two daughters.
    ‘Give! Give!’ they cry.

“There are three things that are never satisfied,(A)
    four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

Read full chapter