Isaiah 25:1-9

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Song of Praise for God’s Favor

25 Lord, You are ^(A)my God;
I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name;
For You have ^(B)worked wonders,
^(C)Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.
²For You have turned a city into a ^(D)heap,
A ^(E)fortified city into a ruin;
A ^(F)palace of strangers is no longer a city,
It will never be rebuilt.
³Therefore a strong people will ^(G)glorify You;
^(H)Cities of ruthless nations will revere You.
⁴For You have been a ^(I)stronghold for the helpless,
A stronghold for the poor in his distress,
A ^(J)refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat;
For the breath of the ^(K)ruthless
Is like a rain storm against a wall.
⁵Like heat in a dry land, You subdue the ^(L)uproar of foreigners;
Like heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the ruthless is ^[a]silenced.

⁶^(M)Now the Lord of armies will prepare a ^[b]lavish banquet for ^(N)all peoples on this mountain;
A banquet of ^[c]aged wine, ^[d]choice pieces with marrow,
And ^[e]refined, aged wine.
⁷And on this mountain He will destroy the ^[f]^(O)covering which is over all peoples,
The veil which is ^[g]stretched over all nations.
⁸He will ^[h]^(P)swallow up death for all time,
And the Lord ^[i]God will ^(Q)wipe tears away from all faces,
And He will remove the ^(R)disgrace of His people from all the earth;
For the Lord has spoken.
⁹And it will be said on that day,
“Behold, ^(S)this is our God for whom we have ^(T)waited ^[j]that ^(U)He might save us.
This is the Lord for whom we have waited;
^(V)Let’s rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

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Footnotes

Isaiah 25:5 Lit humbled
Isaiah 25:6 Lit feast of fat things; i.e., abundance
Isaiah 25:6 Lit wine on the lees
Isaiah 25:6 Lit fat pieces
Isaiah 25:6 Lit wine refined on the lees
Isaiah 25:7 Lit face of the covering
Isaiah 25:7 Lit woven
Isaiah 25:8 I.e., destroy
Isaiah 25:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
Isaiah 25:9 Or and He saved us

1 Peter 1:1-12

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A Living Hope and a Sure Salvation

1 ^(A)Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who reside as ^(B)strangers, ^(C)scattered throughout ^(D)Pontus, ^(E)Galatia, ^(F)Cappadocia, ^(G)Asia, and ^(H)Bithynia, ^(I)who are chosen ²according to the ^(J)foreknowledge of God the Father, ^(K)by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, ^[a]to ^(L)obey Jesus Christ and be ^(M)sprinkled with His blood: ^(N)May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

³^(O)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who ^(P)according to His great mercy ^(Q)has caused us to be born again to ^(R)a living hope through the ^(S)resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ⁴to obtain an ^(T)inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and ^(U)will not fade away, ^(V)reserved in heaven for you, ⁵who are ^(W)protected by the power of God ^(X)through faith for ^(Y)a salvation ready ^(Z)to be revealed in the last time. ⁶^(AA)In this you greatly rejoice, even though now ^(AB)for a little while, ^(AC)if necessary, you have been distressed by ^(AD)various ^[b]trials, ⁷so that the ^[c]^(AE)proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which perishes ^(AF)though tested by fire, ^(AG)may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at ^(AH)the revelation of Jesus Christ; ⁸and ^(AI)though you have not seen Him, you ^(AJ)love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and ^[d]full of glory, ⁹obtaining as ^(AK)the outcome of your faith, the salvation of ^[e]your souls.

¹⁰^(AL)As to this salvation, the prophets who ^(AM)prophesied of the ^(AN)grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, ¹¹^[f]seeking to know what person or time ^(AO)the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He ^(AP)predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories ^[g]to follow. ¹²It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who ^(AQ)preached the gospel to you by ^(AR)the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which ^(AS)angels long to ^[h]look.

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1 Peter 1:2 Lit unto obedience and sprinkling
1 Peter 1:6 Or temptations
1 Peter 1:7 Or genuineness
1 Peter 1:8 Lit glorified
1 Peter 1:9 One early ms does not contain your
1 Peter 1:11 Or inquiring
1 Peter 1:11 Lit after these
1 Peter 1:12 Or gain a clear glimpse

Isaiah 26:1-19

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Song of Trust in God’s Protection

26 ^(A)On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:

“We have a ^(B)strong city;
He sets up walls and ramparts for ^[a]^(C)security.
²Open the ^(D)gates, that the ^(E)righteous nation may enter,
The one that ^[b]remains faithful.
³The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect ^(F)peace,
Because he trusts in You.
⁴^(G)Trust in the Lord forever,
For in ^[c]God the Lord, we have an everlasting ^(H)Rock.
⁵For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the ^(I)unassailable city;
^(J)He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.
⁶^(K)The foot will trample it,
The feet of the ^(L)poor, the steps of the helpless.”

⁷The ^(M)way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, ^(N)make the path of the righteous level.
⁸Indeed, while following the way of ^(O)Your judgments, Lord,
We have waited for You eagerly;
^(P)Your name, and ^(Q)remembering You, is the desire of our souls.
⁹^(R)At night ^[d]my soul longs for You,
Indeed, ^[e]my spirit within me ^(S)seeks You diligently;
For when the earth ^[f]experiences Your judgments,
The inhabitants of the world ^(T)learn righteousness.
¹⁰Though the wicked person is shown compassion,
He does not ^(U)learn righteousness;
He ^(V)deals unjustly in the land of uprightness,
And does not perceive the majesty of the Lord.

¹¹Lord, Your hand is lifted up, yet they ^(W)do not see it.
^[g]They see ^(X)Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;
Indeed, ^[h]^(Y)fire will devour Your enemies.
¹²Lord, You will establish ^(Z)peace for us,
Since You have also performed for us all our works.
¹³Lord, our God, ^(AA)other masters besides You have ruled us;
But through You alone we ^[i]^(AB)confess Your name.
¹⁴^(AC)The dead will not live, the ^[j]departed spirits will not rise;
Therefore You have ^(AD)punished and destroyed them,
And You have eliminated all remembrance of them.
¹⁵^(AE)You have increased the nation, Lord,
You have increased the nation, You are glorified;
You have ^(AF)extended all the borders of the land.
¹⁶Lord, they sought You ^(AG)in distress;
They ^[k]could only whisper a prayer,
Your discipline was upon them.
¹⁷^(AH)As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth,
She writhes and cries out in her labor pains;
This is how we were before You, Lord.
¹⁸We were pregnant, we writhed in labor,
We ^(AI)gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.
We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth,
Nor were ^(AJ)inhabitants of the world ^[l]born.
¹⁹Your ^(AK)dead will live;
^[m]Their corpses will rise.
You who lie in the dust, ^(AL)awake and shout for joy,
For your dew is as the dew of the ^[n]dawn,
And the earth will ^[o]give birth to the ^[p]departed spirits.

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Isaiah 26:1 Or salvation
Isaiah 26:2 Lit keeps faithfulness
Isaiah 26:4 Heb Yah, usually rendered Lord
Isaiah 26:9 Lit with my soul I long
Isaiah 26:9 Lit with my spirit...I seek
Isaiah 26:9 Lit has
Isaiah 26:11 Or Let them see...and be
Isaiah 26:11 Or let the fire for Your adversaries devour them
Isaiah 26:13 Or make Your name known
Isaiah 26:14 Or shades
Isaiah 26:16 Lit sound forth a whisper
Isaiah 26:18 Lit fallen
Isaiah 26:19 As in some ancient versions; MT My
Isaiah 26:19 Lit lights
Isaiah 26:19 Lit cause to fall
Isaiah 26:19 Or shades

Matthew 28:1-10

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Jesus Is Risen!

28 ^(A)Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, ^(B)Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb. ²And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for ^(C)an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away ^(D)the stone, and sat upon it. ³And ^(E)his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. ⁴The guards shook from fear of him and became like dead men. ⁵And the angel said to the women, “^[a]^(F)Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. ⁶He is not here, for He has risen, ^(G)just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. ⁷And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you ^(H)to Galilee. There you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”

⁸And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to report to His disciples. ⁹And behold, Jesus met them ^[b]and said, “^[c]Rejoice!” And they came up and took hold of His feet, and worshiped Him. ¹⁰Then Jesus *said to them, “^[d]^(I)Do not be afraid; go, bring word to ^(J)My brothers to leave ^(K)for Galilee, and there they will see Me.”