Benediction, Final Exhortation, Farewell

20 Now may (A)the God of peace (B)who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, (C)that great Shepherd of the sheep, (D)through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

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Benediction and Final Greetings

20 Now may the God of peace,(A) who through the blood of the eternal covenant(B) brought back from the dead(C) our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,(D)

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11 (A)“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

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22 let us (A)draw near with a true heart (B)in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

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22 let us draw near to God(A) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,(B) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience(C) and having our bodies washed with pure water.(D)

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The Lord the Shepherd of His People

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is (A)my shepherd;
(B)I shall not [a]want.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 23:1 lack

Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

The Lord is my shepherd,(A) I lack nothing.(B)

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33 The God of peace(A) be with you all. Amen.

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Benediction

16 Now may (A)the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.

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Final Greetings

16 Now may the Lord of peace(A) himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.(B)

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26 Moreover I will [a]make (A)a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and (B)multiply them, and I will set My (C)sanctuary in their midst forevermore.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 37:26 Lit. cut

26 I will make a covenant of peace(A) with them; it will be an everlasting covenant.(B) I will establish them and increase their numbers,(C) and I will put my sanctuary among them(D) forever.(E)

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14 I am the good shepherd; and (A)I know My sheep, and (B)am known by My own.

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14 “I am the good shepherd;(A) I know my sheep(B) and my sheep know me—

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God Will Save His People

11 “As for you also,
Because of the blood of your covenant,
I will set your (A)prisoners free from the waterless pit.

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11 As for you, because of the blood of my covenant(A) with you,
    I will free your prisoners(B) from the waterless pit.(C)

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24 (A)whom God raised up, having [a]loosed the [b]pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:24 destroyed or abolished
  2. Acts 2:24 Lit. birth pangs

24 But God raised him from the dead,(A) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.(B)

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And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is (A)the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you according to all these words.”

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Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people(A) and said, “This is the blood of the covenant(B) that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”

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25 For (A)you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned (B)to the Shepherd and [a]Overseer of your souls.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:25 Gr. Episkopos

25 For “you were like sheep going astray,”[a](A) but now you have returned to the Shepherd(B) and Overseer of your souls.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:25 Isaiah 53:4,5,6 (see Septuagint)

Incline your ear, and (A)come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
(B)And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The (C)sure mercies of David.

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Give ear and come to me;
    listen,(A) that you may live.(B)
I will make an everlasting covenant(C) with you,
    my faithful love(D) promised to David.(E)

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