Isaiah 43

New American Standard Bible

Israel Redeemed

43 But now, this is what the Lord says, He who is your ^(A)Creator, Jacob,
And He who ^(B)formed you, Israel:
“Do not ^(C)fear, for I have ^(D)redeemed you;
I have ^(E)called you by name; you are ^(F)Mine!
²When you ^(G)pass through the waters, ^(H)I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you ^(I)walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.
³For ^(J)I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your ^(K)Savior;
I have given Egypt as your ransom,
^[a]^(L)Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
⁴Since you are ^(M)precious in My sight,
Since you are ^(N)honored and I ^(O)love you,
I will give other people in your place and other nations in exchange for your life.
⁵Do not fear, for ^(P)I am with you;
I will bring ^(Q)your offspring from the east,
And ^(R)gather you from the west.
⁶I will say to the ^(S)north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring My ^(T)sons from afar
And My daughters from the ^(U)ends of the earth,
⁷Everyone who is ^(V)called by My name,
And whom I have ^(W)created for My ^(X)glory,
^(Y)Whom I have formed, even whom I have made.”

Israel Is God’s Witness

⁸Bring out the people who are ^(Z)blind, even though they have eyes,
And those who are deaf, even though they have ears.
⁹All the nations have ^(AA)gathered together
So that the peoples may be assembled.
Who among them can ^(AB)declare this
And proclaim to us the former things?
Let them present ^(AC)their witnesses so ^(AD)that they may be justified,
Or let them hear and say, “It is true.”
¹⁰“You are ^(AE)My witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“And ^(AF)My servant whom I have chosen,
So that you may know and believe Me
And understand that ^(AG)I am He.
^(AH)Before Me there was no God formed,
And there will be none after Me.
¹¹I, only I, am the Lord,
And there is no ^(AI)savior ^(AJ)besides Me.
¹²It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed,
And there was no ^(AK)strange god among you;
So you are My witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“And I am God.
¹³Even ^[b]^(AL)from eternity ^(AM)I am He,
And there is ^(AN)no one who can rescue from My hand;
^(AO)I act, and who can reverse it?”

Babylon to Be Destroyed

¹⁴This is what the Lord your ^(AP)Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says:

“For your sake I have sent to Babylon,
And will bring them all down as fugitives,
^[c]Even the ^(AQ)Chaldeans, into the ^(AR)ships ^[d]over which they rejoice.
¹⁵I am the Lord, your Holy One,
^(AS)The Creator of Israel, your ^(AT)King.”

¹⁶This is what the Lord says,

He who ^(AU)makes a way through the sea
And a path through the mighty waters,
¹⁷Who brings out the ^(AV)chariot and the horse,
The army and the mighty man
(They will lie down together and not rise again;
They have been ^(AW)extinguished, and have gone out like a wick):
¹⁸“^(AX)Do not call to mind the former things,
Or consider things of the past.
¹⁹Behold, I am going to do something ^(AY)new,
Now it will spring up;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even ^(AZ)make a roadway in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert.
²⁰The animals of the field will glorify Me,
The ^(BA)jackals and the ostriches,
Because I have ^(BB)given waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My chosen people.
²¹The people whom ^(BC)I formed for Myself
^(BD)Will declare My praise.

The Shortcomings of Israel

²²“Yet you have not called on Me, Jacob;
But you have become ^(BE)weary of Me, Israel.
²³You have ^(BF)not brought to Me the sheep of your burnt offerings,
Nor have you ^(BG)honored Me with your sacrifices.
I have not ^(BH)burdened you with ^[e]offerings,
Nor wearied you with ^(BI)incense.
²⁴You have not bought Me ^[f]^(BJ)sweet cane with money,
Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices;
Rather, you have burdened Me with your sins,
You have ^(BK)wearied Me with your wrongdoings.

²⁵“I, I alone, am the one who ^(BL)wipes out your wrongdoings ^(BM)for My own sake,
And I will ^(BN)not remember your sins.
²⁶^[g]Meet Me in court, ^(BO)let’s argue our case together;
State your cause, ^(BP)so that you may be proved right.
²⁷Your ^(BQ)first ^[h]forefather sinned,
And your ^[i]^(BR)spokesmen have rebelled against Me.
²⁸So I will profane the ^[j]officials of the sanctuary,
And I will turn Jacob over to ^(BS)destruction and Israel to ^(BT)abuse.

Notas al pie

Isaiah 43:3 Or Ethiopia
Isaiah 43:13 As in LXX; MT from the day
Isaiah 43:14 Another reading is As for the Chaldeans, their rejoicing is turned into mourning
Isaiah 43:14 Lit of their rejoicing
Isaiah 43:23 Or a meal offering
Isaiah 43:24 Or calamus
Isaiah 43:26 Or Report to Me
Isaiah 43:27 Lit father
Isaiah 43:27 Or interpreters
Isaiah 43:28 Or holy princes

Romans 5-6

New American Standard Bible

Results of Justification

5 ^(A)Therefore, having been justified by faith, ^[a]^(B)we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, ²through whom we also have ^(C)obtained our introduction by faith into this grace ^(D)in which we stand; and ^[b]we celebrate in hope of the glory of God. ³^(E)And not only this, but ^[c]we also ^(F)celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about ^(G)perseverance; ⁴and ^(H)perseverance, ^(I)proven character; and proven character, hope; ⁵and hope ^(J)does not disappoint, because the love of God has been ^(K)poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

⁶For while we were still ^(L)helpless, ^(M)at the right time ^(N)Christ died for the ungodly. ⁷For one will hardly die for a righteous person; ^[d]though perhaps for the good person someone would even dare to die. ⁸But God ^(O)demonstrates ^(P)His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, ^(Q)Christ died for us. ⁹Much more then, having now been justified ^[e]^(R)by His blood, we shall be saved ^(S)from the wrath of God through Him. ¹⁰For if while we were ^(T)enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved ^[f]^(U)by His life. ¹¹^(V)And not only this, but ^[g]we also celebrate in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received ^(W)the reconciliation.

¹²Therefore, just as through ^(X)one man sin entered into the world, and ^(Y)death through sin, and ^(Z)so death spread to all mankind, because all sinned— ¹³for ^[h]until the Law sin was in the world, but ^(AA)sin is not ^[i]counted against anyone when there is no law. ¹⁴Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned ^(AB)in the likeness of the ^[j]violation committed by Adam, who is a ^[k]^(AC)type of Him who was to come.

¹⁵But ^[l]the gracious gift is not like the offense. For if by the offense of ^(AD)the one ^(AE)the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by ^(AF)the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many. ¹⁶The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand ^(AG)the judgment arose from one offense, ^[m]resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the gracious gift arose from many offenses, ^[n]resulting in justification. ¹⁷For if by the offense of the one, death reigned ^(AH)through the one, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness ^(AI)reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

¹⁸So then, as through ^(AJ)one offense ^[o]the result was condemnation to all mankind, so also through one ^(AK)act of righteousness ^[p]the result was ^(AL)justification of life to all mankind. ¹⁹For as through the one man’s disobedience ^(AM)the many ^(AN)were made sinners, so also through ^(AO)the obedience of the One ^(AP)the many will be made righteous. ²⁰^[q]^(AQ)The Law came in so that the offense would increase; but where sin increased, ^(AR)grace abounded all the more, ²¹so that, as ^(AS)sin reigned in death, so also ^(AT)grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Believers Are Dead to Sin, Alive to God

6 ^(AU)What shall we say then? Are we to ^(AV)continue in sin so that grace may increase? ²^[r]^(AW)Far from it! How shall we who ^(AX)died to sin still live in it? ³Or do you not know that all of us who have been ^(AY)baptized into ^(AZ)Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? ⁴Therefore we have been ^(BA)buried with Him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was ^(BB)raised from the dead through the ^(BC)glory of the Father, so we too may walk in ^(BD)newness of life. ⁵For ^(BE)if we have become ^[s]united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be ^[t]in the likeness of His resurrection, ⁶knowing this, that our ^(BF)old ^[u]self was ^(BG)crucified with Him, in order that our ^(BH)body of sin might be ^[v]done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; ⁷for ^(BI)the one who has died is ^[w]freed from sin.

⁸Now ^(BJ)if we have died with Christ, we believe that ^(BK)we shall also live with Him, ⁹knowing that Christ, having been ^(BL)raised from the dead, ^[x]is never to die again; ^(BM)death no longer is master over Him. ¹⁰For ^[y]the death that He died, He died to sin once for all time; but ^[z]the life that He lives, He lives to ^[aa]God. ¹¹So you too, consider yourselves to be ^(BN)dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

¹²Therefore sin is not to ^(BO)reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, ¹³and do not go on ^(BP)presenting ^[ab]the parts of your body to sin as ^[ac]instruments of unrighteousness; but ^(BQ)present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and ^[ad]your body’s parts as ^[ae]instruments of righteousness for God. ¹⁴For ^(BR)sin shall not ^(BS)be master over you, for ^(BT)you are not under ^[af]the Law but ^(BU)under grace.

¹⁵What then? ^(BV)Are we to sin because we are not under ^[ag]the Law but under grace? ^[ah]^(BW)Far from it! ¹⁶Do you not ^(BX)know that the one to whom you present yourselves as ^(BY)slaves for obedience, you are slaves of that same one whom you obey, either of ^(BZ)sin ^[ai]resulting in death, or of obedience ^[aj]resulting in righteousness? ¹⁷But ^(CA)thanks be to God that ^[ak]though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that ^[al]^(CB)form of teaching to which you were entrusted, ¹⁸and after being ^(CC)freed from sin, you became slaves to righteousness. ¹⁹^(CD)I am speaking ^[am]in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just ^(CE)as you presented ^[an]the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, ^[ao]resulting in further lawlessness, so now present ^[ap]your body’s parts as slaves to righteousness, ^[aq]resulting in sanctification.

²⁰For ^(CF)when you were slaves of sin, you were free in relation to righteousness. ²¹Therefore what ^[ar]^(CG)benefit were you then ^[as]deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is ^(CH)death. ²²But now having been ^(CI)freed from sin and ^(CJ)enslaved to God, you ^[at]derive your ^[au]^(CK)benefit, ^[av]resulting in sanctification, and ^(CL)the outcome, eternal life. ²³For the wages of ^(CM)sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is ^(CN)eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Notas al pie

Romans 5:1 Two early mss let’s have
Romans 5:2 Lit we boast; or let’s
Romans 5:3 Lit we also boast; or let’s also boast
Romans 5:7 Lit for
Romans 5:9 Or in
Romans 5:10 Or in
Romans 5:11 Lit also boasting
Romans 5:13 Or until law
Romans 5:13 Lit credited to
Romans 5:14 I.e., of God’s command
Romans 5:14 Or foreshadowing
Romans 5:15 Lit not as the offense, so also is the gracious gift
Romans 5:16 Lit to condemnation
Romans 5:16 Lit to an act of righteousness
Romans 5:18 Lit to condemnation
Romans 5:18 Lit to justification
Romans 5:20 Or law
Romans 6:2 Lit May it never happen!
Romans 6:5 Or united with the likeness
Romans 6:5 Or with
Romans 6:6 Lit person (Gr anthropos)
Romans 6:6 Or made powerless
Romans 6:7 Or acquitted
Romans 6:9 Lit no longer dies
Romans 6:10 Lit that which He died
Romans 6:10 Lit that which He lives
Romans 6:10 I.e., the Father
Romans 6:13 Lit your parts to sin
Romans 6:13 Or weapons
Romans 6:13 Lit your parts as
Romans 6:13 Or weapons
Romans 6:14 Or law
Romans 6:15 Or law
Romans 6:15 Lit May it never happen!
Romans 6:16 Lit to death
Romans 6:16 Lit to righteousness
Romans 6:17 Lit you were slaves...but you became
Romans 6:17 Or pattern
Romans 6:19 I.e., reluctantly using slavery as an analogy
Romans 6:19 Lit your parts as
Romans 6:19 Lit to lawlessness
Romans 6:19 Lit your parts as
Romans 6:19 Lit to sanctification
Romans 6:21 Lit fruit
Romans 6:21 Lit having
Romans 6:22 Lit have
Romans 6:22 Lit fruit
Romans 6:22 Lit to sanctification

Psalm 80

New American Standard Bible

God Implored to Rescue His People from Their Calamities.

For the music director; set to ^[a]El Shoshannim; ^[b]Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.

80 Listen, ^(A)Shepherd of Israel,
Who leads ^(B)Joseph like a flock;
You who ^(C)are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!
²Before ^(D)Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, ^(E)awaken Your power,
And come to save us!
³God, ^(F)restore us
And ^(G)make Your face shine upon us, ^[c]and we will be saved.

⁴^(H)Lord God of armies,
^(I)How long will You ^[d]be angry with the prayer of Your people?
⁵You have fed them with the ^(J)bread of tears,
And You have made them drink tears in ^[e]large measure.
⁶You make us ^[f]an object of contention ^(K)to our neighbors,
And our enemies laugh among themselves.
⁷God of armies, restore us
And make Your face shine upon us, ^[g]and we will be saved.

⁸You removed a ^(L)vine from Egypt;
You ^(M)drove out the ^[h]nations and ^(N)planted it.
⁹You ^(O)cleared the ground before it,
And it ^(P)took deep root and filled the land.
¹⁰The mountains were covered with its shadow,
And ^[i]the cedars of God with its ^(Q)branches.
¹¹It was sending out its branches ^(R)to the sea
And its shoots to the Euphrates River.
¹²Why have You ^(S)broken down its ^[j]hedges,
So that all who pass that way pick its fruit?
¹³A boar from the forest ^(T)eats it away,
And whatever moves in the field feeds on it.

¹⁴God of armies, do ^(U)turn back;
^(V)Look down from heaven and see, and take care of this vine,
¹⁵The ^[k]^(W)shoot which Your right hand has planted,
And of the ^[l]son whom You have ^[m]strengthened for Yourself.
¹⁶It is ^(X)burned with fire, it is cut down;
They perish from the ^(Y)rebuke of Your face.
¹⁷Let ^(Z)Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,
Upon the son of man whom You ^(AA)made strong for Yourself.
¹⁸Then we will not ^(AB)turn back from You;
^(AC)Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.
¹⁹Lord God of armies, ^(AD)restore us;
Make Your face shine upon us, ^[n]and we will be saved.

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Notas al pie

Psalm 80 Title Possibly, to the Lilies
Psalm 80 Title Lit A testimony
Psalm 80:3 Or that we may
Psalm 80:4 Lit smoke against
Psalm 80:5 Lit a third part of a
Psalm 80:6 Lit strife to
Psalm 80:7 Or that we may
Psalm 80:8 Or Gentiles
Psalm 80:10 Or its boughs are like the cedars of God
Psalm 80:12 Or walls, fences
Psalm 80:15 Or root
Psalm 80:15 Or figuratively: branch
Psalm 80:15 Or secured
Psalm 80:19 Or that we may

Proverbs 12:27-28

New American Standard Bible

²⁷^[a]A lazy person does not ^[b]roast his prey,
But the ^(A)precious possession of a person is diligence.
²⁸^(B)In the way of righteousness there is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.