17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to (A)the heirs of the promise (B)the unchangeable character of his purpose, (C)he guaranteed it with an oath,

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18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which (A)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope (B)set before us.

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21 (A)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but (B)it is the purpose of the Lord (C)that will stand.

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By faith he went to live in (A)the land of promise, as in a foreign land, (B)living in tents (C)with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.

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11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
    it shall not return to me empty,
but (A)it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
    and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

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An Oracle Concerning Assyria

24 The Lord of hosts has sworn:
(A)“As I have planned,
    so shall it be,
and as I have purposed,
    so shall it stand,

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(A)The Lord has (B)sworn
    and will (C)not change his mind,
(D)“You are (E)a priest (F)forever
    after the order of (G)Melchizedek.”

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10 The thief comes only to steal and (A)kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

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11 (A)The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
    the plans of his heart to all generations.

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Likewise, (A)husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker (B)vessel, since they are heirs with you[a] of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:7 Some manuscripts since you are joint heirs

Born Again to a Living Hope

(A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! (B)According to his great mercy, (C)he has caused us to be born again to a living hope (D)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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17 (A)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from (B)the Father of lights, (C)with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. James 1:17 Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning

16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes (A)an oath is final for confirmation.

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