Isaiah 63:7-16

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Praise and Prayer

⁷I will tell of the kindnesses^(A) of the Lord,
    the deeds for which he is to be praised,
    according to all the Lord has done for us—
yes, the many good things^(B)
    he has done for Israel,
    according to his compassion^(C) and many kindnesses.
⁸He said, “Surely they are my people,^(D)
    children who will be true to me”;
    and so he became their Savior.^(E)
⁹In all their distress he too was distressed,
    and the angel^(F) of his presence^(G) saved them.^[a]
In his love and mercy he redeemed^(H) them;
    he lifted them up and carried^(I) them
    all the days of old.^(J)
¹⁰Yet they rebelled^(K)
    and grieved his Holy Spirit.^(L)
So he turned and became their enemy^(M)
    and he himself fought^(N) against them.

¹¹Then his people recalled^[b] the days of old,
    the days of Moses and his people—
where is he who brought them through the sea,^(O)
    with the shepherd of his flock?^(P)
Where is he who set
    his Holy Spirit^(Q) among them,
¹²who sent his glorious arm^(R) of power
    to be at Moses’ right hand,
who divided the waters^(S) before them,
    to gain for himself everlasting renown,^(T)
¹³who led^(U) them through the depths?^(V)
Like a horse in open country,
    they did not stumble;^(W)
¹⁴like cattle that go down to the plain,
    they were given rest^(X) by the Spirit of the Lord.
This is how you guided your people
    to make for yourself a glorious name.

¹⁵Look down from heaven^(Y) and see,
    from your lofty throne,^(Z) holy and glorious.
Where are your zeal^(AA) and your might?
    Your tenderness and compassion^(AB) are withheld^(AC) from us.
¹⁶But you are our Father,^(AD)
    though Abraham does not know us
    or Israel acknowledge^(AE) us;
you, Lord, are our Father,
    our Redeemer^(AF) from of old is your name.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 63:9 Or Savior ⁹in their distress. / It was no envoy or angel / but his own presence that saved them
Isaiah 63:11 Or But may he recall

Amos 9:5-15

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⁵The Lord, the Lord Almighty—
he touches the earth and it melts,^(A)
    and all who live in it mourn;
the whole land rises like the Nile,
    then sinks like the river of Egypt;^(B)
⁶he builds his lofty palace^[a]^(C) in the heavens
    and sets its foundation^[b] on the earth;
he calls for the waters of the sea
    and pours them out over the face of the land—
    the Lord is his name.^(D)

⁷“Are not you Israelites
    the same to me as the Cushites^[c]?”^(E)
declares the Lord.
“Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt,
    the Philistines^(F) from Caphtor^[d]^(G)
    and the Arameans from Kir?^(H)

⁸“Surely the eyes of the Sovereign Lord
    are on the sinful kingdom.
I will destroy^(I) it
    from the face of the earth.
Yet I will not totally destroy
    the descendants of Jacob,”
declares the Lord.^(J)
⁹“For I will give the command,
    and I will shake the people of Israel
    among all the nations
as grain^(K) is shaken in a sieve,^(L)
    and not a pebble will reach the ground.^(M)
¹⁰All the sinners among my people
    will die by the sword,^(N)
all those who say,
    ‘Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’^(O)

Israel’s Restoration

¹¹“In that day

“I will restore David’s^(P) fallen shelter^(Q)—
    I will repair its broken walls
    and restore its ruins^(R)—
    and will rebuild it as it used to be,^(S)
¹²so that they may possess the remnant of Edom^(T)
    and all the nations that bear my name,^[e]^(U)”
declares the Lord, who will do these things.^(V)

¹³“The days are coming,”^(W) declares the Lord,

“when the reaper^(X) will be overtaken by the plowman^(Y)
    and the planter by the one treading^(Z) grapes.
New wine^(AA) will drip from the mountains
    and flow from all the hills,^(AB)
¹⁴    and I will bring^(AC) my people Israel back from exile.^[f]^(AD)

“They will rebuild the ruined cities^(AE) and live in them.
    They will plant vineyards^(AF) and drink their wine;
    they will make gardens and eat their fruit.^(AG)
¹⁵I will plant^(AH) Israel in their own land,^(AI)
    never again to be uprooted^(AJ)
    from the land I have given them,”^(AK)

says the Lord your God.^(AL)

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Footnotes

Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Amos 9:7 That is, people from the upper Nile region
Amos 9:7 That is, Crete
Amos 9:12 Hebrew; Septuagint so that the remnant of people / and all the nations that bear my name may seek me
Amos 9:14 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel

Ephesians 6:10-24

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The Armor of God

¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord^(A) and in his mighty power.^(B) ¹¹Put on the full armor of God,^(C) so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. ¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,^(D) but against the rulers, against the authorities,^(E) against the powers^(F) of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.^(G) ¹³Therefore put on the full armor of God,^(H) so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,^(I) with the breastplate of righteousness in place,^(J) ¹⁵and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.^(K) ¹⁶In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,^(L) with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.^(M) ¹⁷Take the helmet of salvation^(N) and the sword of the Spirit,^(O) which is the word of God.^(P)

¹⁸And pray in the Spirit^(Q) on all occasions^(R) with all kinds of prayers and requests.^(S) With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying^(T) for all the Lord’s people. ¹⁹Pray also for me,^(U) that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly^(V) make known the mystery^(W) of the gospel, ²⁰for which I am an ambassador^(X) in chains.^(Y) Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

Final Greetings

²¹Tychicus,^(Z) the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing. ²²I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are,^(AA) and that he may encourage you.^(AB)

²³Peace^(AC) to the brothers and sisters,^[a] and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.^[b]

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Footnotes

Ephesians 6:23 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
Ephesians 6:24 Or Grace and immortality to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ.

John 7:37-52

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³⁷On the last and greatest day of the festival,^(A) Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.^(B) ³⁸Whoever believes^(C) in me, as Scripture has said,^(D) rivers of living water^(E) will flow from within them.”^[a]^(F) ³⁹By this he meant the Spirit,^(G) whom those who believed in him were later to receive.^(H) Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.^(I)

⁴⁰On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”^(J)

⁴¹Others said, “He is the Messiah.”

Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?^(K) ⁴²Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants^(L) and from Bethlehem,^(M) the town where David lived?” ⁴³Thus the people were divided^(N) because of Jesus. ⁴⁴Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.^(O)

Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders

⁴⁵Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”

⁴⁶“No one ever spoke the way this man does,”^(P) the guards replied.

⁴⁷“You mean he has deceived you also?”^(Q) the Pharisees retorted. ⁴⁸“Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?^(R) ⁴⁹No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law—there is a curse on them.”

⁵⁰Nicodemus,^(S) who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked, ⁵¹“Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?”

⁵²They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.”^(T)

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