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Hosea 5:15-6:6
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Hosea 5:15-6:6
English Standard Version
15 (A)I will return again to my place,
until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face,
and (B)in their distress earnestly seek me.
Israel and Judah Are Unrepentant
6 “Come, let us (C)return to the Lord;
for (D)he has torn us, that he may heal us;
he has struck us down, and (E)he will bind us up.
2 After two days (F)he will revive us;
on the third day he will raise us up,
that we may live before him.
3 (G)Let us know; (H)let us press on to know the Lord;
(I)his going out is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us (J)as the showers,
(K)as the spring rains that water the earth.”
4 What shall I do with you, (L)O (M)Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O (N)Judah?
Your love is (O)like a morning cloud,
(P)like the dew that goes early away.
5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
I have slain them (Q)by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth as the light.
6 For (R)I desire steadfast love[a] and not sacrifice,
(S)the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Footnotes
- Hosea 6:6 Septuagint mercy
Hosea 5:15-6:6
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Hosea 5:15-6:6
New International Version
15 Then I will return to my lair(A)
until they have borne their guilt(B)
and seek my face(C)—
in their misery(D)
they will earnestly seek me.(E)”
Israel Unrepentant
6 “Come, let us return(F) to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces(G)
but he will heal us;(H)
he has injured us
but he will bind up our wounds.(I)
2 After two days he will revive us;(J)
on the third day(K) he will restore(L) us,
that we may live in his presence.
3 Let us acknowledge the Lord;
let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,(M)
like the spring rains that water the earth.(N)”
4 “What can I do with you, Ephraim?(O)
What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
like the early dew that disappears.(P)
5 Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
I killed you with the words of my mouth(Q)—
then my judgments go forth like the sun.[a](R)
6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,(S)
and acknowledgment(T) of God rather than burnt offerings.(U)
Footnotes
- Hosea 6:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
Romans 4:13-25
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Romans 4:13-25
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The Promise Realized Through Faith
13 For (A)the promise to Abraham and his offspring (B)that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 (C)For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For (D)the law brings wrath, but (E)where there is no law (F)there is no transgression.
16 That is why it depends on faith, (G)in order that the promise may rest on grace and (H)be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, (I)who is the father of us all, 17 as it is written, (J)“I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, (K)who gives life to the dead and calls into existence (L)the things that do not exist. 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, (M)“So shall your offspring be.” 19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was (N)as good as dead ((O)since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered (P)the barrenness[a] of Sarah's womb. 20 No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21 fully convinced that (Q)God was able to do what he had promised. 22 That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.” 23 But (R)the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, 24 but for ours also. It will be counted to us (S)who believe in (T)him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, 25 (U)who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised (V)for our justification.
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- Romans 4:19 Greek deadness
Romans 4:13-25
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Romans 4:13-25
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13 It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise(A) that he would be heir of the world,(B) but through the righteousness that comes by faith.(C) 14 For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,(D) 15 because the law brings wrath.(E) And where there is no law there is no transgression.(F)
16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace(G) and may be guaranteed(H) to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.(I) 17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”[a](J) He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life(K) to the dead and calls(L) into being things that were not.(M)
18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations,(N) just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”[b](O) 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead(P)—since he was about a hundred years old(Q)—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.(R) 20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened(S) in his faith and gave glory to God,(T) 21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.(U) 22 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”(V) 23 The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, 24 but also for us,(W) to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him(X) who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.(Y) 25 He was delivered over to death for our sins(Z) and was raised to life for our justification.(AA)
Footnotes
- Romans 4:17 Gen. 17:5
- Romans 4:18 Gen. 15:5
Matthew 9:9-13
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Matthew 9:9-13
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Jesus Calls Matthew
9 (A)As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called (B)Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.
10 And as Jesus[a] reclined at table in the house, behold, many (C)tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, (D)“Why does your teacher eat with (E)tax collectors and sinners?” 12 But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn (F)what this means: (G)‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For (H)I came not to call the righteous, (I)but sinners.”
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- Matthew 9:10 Greek he
Matthew 9:9-13
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Matthew 9:9-13
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The Calling of Matthew(A)
9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,”(B) he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(C)
12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](D) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(E)
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6
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