Hosea 14

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Israel’s Future Blessing

14 ^[a]^(A)Return, Israel, to the Lord your God,
For you have stumbled ^[b]because of your ^(B)wrongdoing.
²Take words with you and return to the Lord.
Say to Him, “^(C)Take away all guilt
And ^[c]receive us graciously,
So that we may ^(D)present ^[d]the fruit of our lips.
³Assyria will not save us,
We will ^(E)not ride on horses;
Nor will we say again, ‘^(F)Our god’
To the ^(G)work of our hands;
For in ^(H)You the ^[e]orphan finds mercy.”

⁴I will ^(I)heal their apostasy,
I will ^(J)love them freely,
Because My anger has ^(K)turned away from them.
⁵I will be like the ^(L)dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the ^(M)lily,
And he will ^[f]take root like the cedars of ^(N)Lebanon.
⁶His shoots will ^[g]sprout,
His ^[h]majesty will be like the ^(O)olive tree,
And his fragrance like the cedars of ^(P)Lebanon.
⁷Those who ^(Q)live in his shadow
Will ^[i]again raise ^(R)grain,
And they will blossom like the vine.
His fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.

⁸Ephraim, what more have I to do with ^(S)idols?
It is I who answer and look after ^[j]you.
I am like a luxuriant ^(T)juniper;
From ^(U)Me ^[k]comes your fruit.

⁹^(V)Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
Whoever is discerning, let him know them.
For the ^(W)ways of the Lord are right,
And the ^(X)righteous will walk in them,
But ^(Y)wrongdoers will stumble in them.

Footnotes

Hosea 14:1 Ch 14:2 in Heb
Hosea 14:1 Or in
Hosea 14:2 Or accept that which is good
Hosea 14:2 As in ancient versions; MT our lips as bulls
Hosea 14:3 Or fatherless
Hosea 14:5 Lit strike his roots
Hosea 14:6 Lit go
Hosea 14:6 Lit splendor
Hosea 14:7 Or return, they will raise grain
Hosea 14:8 Lit him
Hosea 14:8 Lit is found

Jeremiah 30:1-3

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Liberation from Captivity Promised

30 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, ²“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘^(A)Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book. ³For behold, ^(B)days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will ^(C)restore the fortunes of My people ^(D)Israel and Judah.’ The Lord says, ‘I will also ^(E)bring them back to the land that I gave to their forefathers, and they shall take possession of it.’”

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Jeremiah 30:10-22

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¹⁰And ^(A)do not fear, Jacob My servant,’ declares the Lord,
‘And do not be dismayed, Israel;
For behold, I am going to save you ^(B)from far away,
And your ^[a]descendants from the land of their captivity.
And Jacob will return and be ^(C)at peace, without anxiety,
And ^(D)no one will make him afraid.
¹¹For ^(E)I am with you,’ declares the Lord, ‘to save you;
For I will completely ^(F)destroy all the nations where I have scattered you,
Only I will ^(G)not destroy you completely.
But I will ^(H)discipline you fairly
And will by no means leave you unpunished.’

¹²“For this is what the Lord says:
‘Your broken limb is irreparable,
And your ^(I)wound is incurable.
¹³There is no one to plead your cause;
No healing for your sore,
^(J)No recovery for you.
¹⁴All your ^(K)lovers have forgotten you,
They do not seek you;
For I have ^(L)wounded you with the wound of an enemy,
With the ^(M)punishment of a ^(N)cruel one,
Because your ^(O)wrongdoing is great,
And your ^(P)sins are numerous.
¹⁵Why do you cry out over your injury?
Your pain is incurable.
Because your wrongdoing is great
And your sins are numerous,
I have done these things to you.
¹⁶Therefore all who ^(Q)devour you will be devoured;
And all your adversaries, every one of them, ^(R)will go into captivity;
And those who plunder you will become plunder,
And all who plunder you I will turn into plunder.
¹⁷For I will ^[b]restore you to ^[c]^(S)health
And I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares the Lord,
‘Because they have called you an ^(T)outcast, saying:
“It is Zion; no one ^[d]cares for her.”’

Restoration of Jacob

¹⁸“This is what the Lord says:
‘Behold, I will ^(U)restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
And ^(V)have compassion on his dwellings;
And the ^(W)city will be rebuilt on its ruins,
And the ^(X)palace will stand on its rightful place.
¹⁹From them will come a ^(Y)song of thanksgiving
And the voices of those who ^[e]^(Z)celebrate;
And I will ^(AA)multiply them and they will not decrease;
I will ^(AB)honor them and they will not be insignificant.
²⁰^[f]Their children also will be as before,
And ^[g]their congregation will be ^(AC)established before Me;
And I will punish all ^[h]their oppressors.
²¹^[i]Their ^(AD)leader shall be one of them,
And ^[j]their ruler will come out from ^[k]their midst;
And I will ^(AE)bring him near and he shall approach Me;
For ^[l]who would dare to risk his life to ^(AF)approach Me?’ declares the Lord.
²²‘You shall be ^(AG)My people,
And I will be your God.’”

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 30:10 Lit seed
Jeremiah 30:17 Lit cause to go up
Jeremiah 30:17 Or healing
Jeremiah 30:17 Lit is seeking
Jeremiah 30:19 Or dance
Jeremiah 30:20 Lit His
Jeremiah 30:20 Lit his
Jeremiah 30:20 Lit his
Jeremiah 30:21 Lit his
Jeremiah 30:21 Lit his
Jeremiah 30:21 Lit his
Jeremiah 30:21 Lit who is he that gives his heart in pledge

Romans 12

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Dedicated Service

12 Therefore ^(A)I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to ^(B)present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, ^[a]acceptable to God, which is your ^[b]spiritual service of worship. ²And do not ^(C)be conformed to ^(D)this ^[c]world, but be transformed by the ^(E)renewing of your mind, so that you may ^[d]^(F)prove what the will of God is, that which is good and ^[e]acceptable and perfect.

³For through ^(G)the grace given to me I say to everyone among you ^(H)not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to ^(I)each a measure of faith. ⁴For ^(J)just as we have many parts in one body and all ^[f]the body’s parts do not have the same function, ⁵so we, ^(K)who are many, are ^(L)one body in Christ, and individually parts of one another. ⁶However, since we have gifts that ^(M)differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to use them properly: if ^(N)prophecy, ^[g]in proportion to one’s faith; ⁷if ^[h]^(O)service, in the act of serving; or the one who ^(P)teaches, in the act of teaching; ⁸or the one who ^[i]^(Q)exhorts, in the work of ^[j]exhortation; the one who gives, with ^[k]^(R)generosity; ^(S)the one who ^[l]is in leadership, with diligence; the one who shows mercy, with ^(T)cheerfulness.

⁹^[m]^(U)Love must be free of hypocrisy. ^(V)Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. ¹⁰Be ^(W)devoted to one another in brotherly love; ^[n]give preference to one another ^(X)in honor, ¹¹not lagging behind in diligence, ^(Y)fervent in spirit, ^(Z)serving the Lord; ¹²^(AA)rejoicing in hope, ^(AB)persevering in tribulation, ^(AC)devoted to prayer, ¹³^(AD)contributing to the needs of the ^[o]saints, ^[p]^(AE)practicing hospitality.

¹⁴^(AF)Bless those who persecute ^[q]you; bless and do not curse. ¹⁵^(AG)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. ¹⁶^(AH)Be of the same mind toward one another; ^(AI)do not be ^[r]haughty in mind, but ^[s]associate with the lowly. ^(AJ)Do not be wise in your own estimation. ¹⁷^(AK)Never repay evil for evil to anyone. ^[t]^(AL)Respect what is right in the sight of all people. ¹⁸If possible, ^(AM)so far as it depends on you, ^(AN)be at peace with all people. ¹⁹^(AO)Never take your own revenge, beloved, but ^[u]leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: “^(AP)Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. ²⁰“^(AQ)But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” ²¹Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Footnotes

Romans 12:1 Or pleasing
Romans 12:1 I.e., in contrast to offering a literal sacrifice
Romans 12:2 Or age
Romans 12:2 Or discover
Romans 12:2 Or pleasing
Romans 12:4 Lit the parts
Romans 12:6 Or in agreement with the faith
Romans 12:7 Or office of service
Romans 12:8 Or encourages
Romans 12:8 Or encouragement
Romans 12:8 Or sincere concern
Romans 12:8 Or provides care
Romans 12:9 Or Love has no
Romans 12:10 Or outdo one another in showing honor
Romans 12:13 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
Romans 12:13 Lit pursuing
Romans 12:14 Two early mss do not contain you
Romans 12:16 Or arrogant
Romans 12:16 Or accommodate yourself to lowly things
Romans 12:17 Lit Take thought for
Romans 12:19 Lit give a place

Luke 6:20-38

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The Beatitudes

²⁰And He raised His eyes toward His disciples and began saying, “^(A)Blessed are ^[a]you who are poor, for ^(B)yours is the kingdom of God. ²¹Blessed are ^[b]you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are ^[c]you who weep now, for you will laugh. ²²^(C)Blessed are you when the people hate you, and when they ^[d]^(D)exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man. ²³Rejoice on that day and ^(E)jump for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers used to ^[e]treat the prophets ^(F)the same way. ²⁴But woe to ^(G)you who are rich, for ^(H)you are receiving your comfort in full. ²⁵Woe to you who ^[f]are well-fed now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. ²⁶Woe to you when all the people speak well of you; for their fathers used to ^[g]treat the ^(I)false prophets the same way.

²⁷“But I say to you who hear, ^(J)love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, ²⁸bless those who curse you, ^(K)pray for those who are abusive to you. ²⁹^(L)Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your ^[h]cloak, do not withhold your ^[i]tunic from him either. ³⁰Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back. ³¹^[j]^(M)Treat people the same way you want them to ^[k]treat you. ³²^(N)If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. ³³And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. ³⁴^(O)And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount. ³⁵But ^(P)love your enemies and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be ^(Q)sons of ^(R)the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil people. ³⁶^[l]Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

³⁷“^(S)Do not ^[m]judge, and you will not be judged; and do not ^[n]condemn, and you will not be condemned; ^[o]^(T)pardon, and you will be pardoned. ³⁸Give, and it will be given to you. They will ^[p]pour ^(U)into your lap a ^(V)good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”