Isaiah 66:10-24

New American Standard Bible

Joy in Jerusalem’s Future

¹⁰“Be ^(A)joyful with Jerusalem and rejoice for her, all you who ^(B)love her;
Be exceedingly ^(C)glad with her, all you who mourn over her,
¹¹So that you may nurse and ^(D)be satisfied with her comforting breasts,
So that you may drink fully and be delighted with her ^(E)bountiful breasts.”
¹²For this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I extend ^(F)peace to her like a river,
And the ^(G)glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
And you will ^[a]be nursed, you will be ^(H)carried on the ^[b]hip and rocked back and forth on the knees.
¹³As one whom his mother comforts, so I will ^(I)comfort you;
And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”
¹⁴Then you will ^(J)see this, and your ^(K)heart will be glad,
And your ^(L)bones will flourish like the new grass;
And the ^(M)hand of the Lord will be made known to His servants,
But He will be ^(N)indignant toward His enemies.
¹⁵For behold, the Lord will come in ^(O)fire,
And His ^(P)chariots like the whirlwind,
To render His anger with fury,
And His rebuke with flames of fire.
¹⁶For the Lord will execute judgment by ^(Q)fire
And by His ^(R)sword on ^[c]humanity,
And those put to death by the Lord will be many.
¹⁷“Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go to the ^(S)gardens,
^[d]Following one in the center,
Who eat ^(T)pig’s flesh, detestable things, and mice,
Will ^(U)come to an end altogether,” declares the Lord.

¹⁸“For I ^[e]know their works and their ^(V)thoughts; ^[f]the time is coming to ^(W)gather all the nations and tongues. And they shall come and see My glory. ¹⁹And I will put a ^(X)sign among them and send survivors from them to the nations: ^(Y)Tarshish, ^[g]Put, ^(Z)Lud, ^[h]Meshech, ^(AA)Tubal, and ^[i]Javan, to the distant ^(AB)coastlands that have neither heard of My fame nor seen My glory. And they will ^(AC)declare My glory among the nations. ²⁰Then they shall ^(AD)bring all your countrymen from all the nations as a grain offering to the Lord, on horses, in chariots, in litters, on mules, and on camels, to My ^(AE)holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “just as the sons of Israel bring their grain offering in a ^(AF)clean vessel to the house of the Lord. ²¹I will also take some of them as ^(AG)priests and Levites,” says the Lord.

²²“For just as the ^(AH)new heavens and the new earth,
Which I make, will endure before Me,” declares the Lord,
“So will your ^(AI)descendants and your ^(AJ)name endure.
²³And it shall be from ^(AK)new moon to new moon
And from Sabbath to Sabbath,
All ^[j]mankind will come to ^(AL)bow down before Me,” says the Lord.
²⁴“Then they will go out and look
At the ^(AM)corpses of the people
Who have ^(AN)rebelled against Me.
For their ^(AO)worm will not die
^(AP)And their fire will not be extinguished;
And they will be an ^(AQ)abhorrence to all ^[k]mankind.”

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Footnotes

Isaiah 66:12 Lit nurse
Isaiah 66:12 Lit side
Isaiah 66:16 Lit all flesh
Isaiah 66:17 Lit After
Isaiah 66:18 As in LXX; know not found in MT
Isaiah 66:18 Lit it is coming
Isaiah 66:19 As in LXX; MT Pul
Isaiah 66:19 As in LXX; MT those who draw the bow
Isaiah 66:19 I.e., Greece
Isaiah 66:23 Lit flesh
Isaiah 66:24 Lit flesh

Matthew 4:12-5:16

New American Standard Bible

Jesus Begins His Ministry

¹²Now when Jesus heard that ^(A)John had been taken into custody, ^(B)He withdrew into Galilee; ¹³and leaving Nazareth, He came and ^(C)settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. ¹⁴This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:

¹⁵“^(D)The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
^[a]By the way of the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee of the ^[b]Gentiles—
¹⁶^(E)The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light,
And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death,
Upon them a Light dawned.”

¹⁷^(F)From that time Jesus began to ^[c]preach and say, “^(G)Repent, for the kingdom of heaven ^[d]is at hand.”

The First Disciples

¹⁸^(H)Now as Jesus was walking by ^(I)the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, ^(J)Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. ¹⁹And He *said to them, “^[e]Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.” ²⁰Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. ²¹Going on from there He saw two other brothers, ^[f]^(K)James the son of Zebedee, and his brother ^[g]John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets; and He called them. ²²Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

Ministry in Galilee

²³Jesus was going ^(L)about in all of Galilee, ^(M)teaching in their synagogues and ^(N)proclaiming the ^[h]gospel of the kingdom, and ^(O)healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

²⁴And the news about Him spread ^(P)throughout Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and severe pain, ^(Q)demon-possessed, people with ^(R)epilepsy, and people who were ^(S)paralyzed; and He healed them. ²⁵Large crowds ^(T)followed Him from Galilee and ^(U)the Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from ^(V)beyond the Jordan.

The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes

5 ^(W)Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on ^(X)the ^[i]mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. ²And ^(Y)He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,

³“^[j]^(Z)Blessed are the poor in spirit, for ^(AA)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴“Blessed are ^(AB)those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

⁵“Blessed are ^(AC)the ^[k]gentle, for they will inherit the earth.

⁶“Blessed are ^(AD)those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

⁷“Blessed are ^(AE)the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

⁸“Blessed are ^(AF)the pure in heart, for ^(AG)they will see God.

⁹“Blessed are the peacemakers, for ^(AH)they will be called sons of God.

¹⁰“Blessed are those who have been ^(AI)persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for ^(AJ)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹“Blessed are you when people ^(AK)insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. ¹²Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for ^(AL)in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Disciples and the World

¹³“You are the salt of the earth; but ^(AM)if the salt has become tasteless, how ^[l]can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people.

¹⁴“You are ^(AN)the light of the world. A city set on a ^[m]hill cannot be hidden; ¹⁵^(AO)nor do people light a lamp and put it under a ^[n]basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. ¹⁶Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may ^(AP)see your good works, and ^(AQ)glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Footnotes

Matthew 4:15 Or Toward the sea
Matthew 4:15 Lit nations, usually non-Jewish
Matthew 4:17 Or proclaim
Matthew 4:17 Lit has come near
Matthew 4:19 Or Come after Me
Matthew 4:21 Or Jacob
Matthew 4:21 Gr Joannes, for Heb Johanan
Matthew 4:23 Or good news
Matthew 5:1 Or hill
Matthew 5:3 I.e., fortunate or prosperous, and so through v 11
Matthew 5:5 Or humble, meek
Matthew 5:13 Lit will
Matthew 5:14 Or mountain
Matthew 5:15 Lit peck-measure

Isaiah 60:1-7

New American Standard Bible

A Glorified Zion

60 “^(A)Arise, shine; for your ^(B)light has come,
And the ^(C)glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
²For behold, ^(D)darkness will cover the earth
And deep darkness the peoples;
But the Lord will rise upon you
And His ^(E)glory will appear upon you.
³^(F)Nations will come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.

⁴“^(G)Raise your eyes all around and see;
They all gather together, they ^(H)come to you.
Your sons will come from afar,
And your ^(I)daughters will be ^[a]carried on the hip.
⁵Then you will see and be ^(J)radiant,
And your heart will ^[b]thrill and rejoice;
Because the ^[c]^(K)abundance of the sea will be turned to you,
The ^(L)wealth of the nations will come to you.
⁶A multitude of camels will cover you,
The young camels of Midian and ^(M)Ephah;
All those from ^(N)Sheba will come;
They will bring ^(O)gold and frankincense,
And ^(P)proclaim good news of the praises of the Lord.
⁷All the flocks of ^(Q)Kedar will be gathered to you,
The rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
They will go up on My ^(R)altar with acceptance,
And I will ^(S)glorify My glorious house.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 60:4 Lit cared for
Isaiah 60:5 Lit tremble and open wide
Isaiah 60:5 Lit roar

Romans 15:8-21

New American Standard Bible

⁸For I say that Christ has become a servant to ^(A)the circumcision in behalf of the truth of God, to confirm ^(B)the promises given to the fathers, ⁹and for ^(C)the Gentiles to ^(D)glorify God for His mercy; as it is written:

“^(E)Therefore I will ^[a]give praise to You among the Gentiles,
And I will sing praises to Your name.”

¹⁰Again he says,

“^(F)Rejoice, you Gentiles, with His people.”

¹¹And again,

“^(G)Praise the Lord all you Gentiles,
And let all the peoples praise Him.”

¹²Again Isaiah says,

“^(H)There shall come ^(I)the root of Jesse,
And He who arises to rule over the Gentiles,
^(J)In Him will the Gentiles hope.”

¹³Now may the God of hope fill you with all ^(K)joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope ^(L)by the power of the Holy Spirit.

¹⁴And concerning you, my brothers and sisters, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of ^(M)goodness, filled with ^(N)all knowledge and able also to admonish one another. ¹⁵But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of ^(O)the grace that was given to me ^[b]from God, ¹⁶to be ^(P)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the ^(Q)gospel of God, so that my ^(R)offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷Therefore in Christ Jesus I have found ^(S)reason for boasting in ^(T)things pertaining to God. ¹⁸^(U)For I will not presume to speak of anything ^[c]except what ^(V)Christ has accomplished through me, ^[d]resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, ¹⁹in the power of ^[e]^(W)signs and wonders, ^(X)in the power of the Spirit; so that ^(Y)from Jerusalem and all around as ^(Z)far as Illyricum I have ^[f]fully preached the gospel of Christ. ²⁰And in this way I aspired to ^(AA)preach the gospel, not where Christ was already known by name, ^(AB)so that I would not build on another person’s foundation; ²¹but just as it is written: