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Isaiah 43:18-28
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Isaiah 43:18-28
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18 “(A)Do not call to mind the former things,
Or consider things of the past.
19 Behold, I am going to do something (B)new,
Now it will spring up;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even (C)make a roadway in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert.
20 The animals of the field will glorify Me,
The (D)jackals and the ostriches,
Because I have (E)given waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My chosen people.
21 The people whom (F)I formed for Myself
(G)Will declare My praise.
The Shortcomings of Israel
22 “Yet you have not called on Me, Jacob;
But you have become (H)weary of Me, Israel.
23 You have (I)not brought to Me the sheep of your burnt offerings,
Nor have you (J)honored Me with your sacrifices.
I have not (K)burdened you with [a]offerings,
Nor wearied you with (L)incense.
24 You have not bought Me [b](M)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 (N)wearied Me with your wrongdoings.
25 “I, I alone, am the one who (O)wipes out your wrongdoings (P)for My own sake,
And I will (Q)not remember your sins.
26 [c]Meet Me in court, (R)let’s argue our case together;
State your cause, (S)so that you may be proved right.
27 Your (T)first [d]forefather sinned,
And your [e](U)spokesmen have rebelled against Me.
28 So I will profane the [f]officials of the sanctuary,
And I will turn Jacob over to (V)destruction and Israel to (W)abuse.
Footnotes
- 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
Isaiah 43:18-28
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Isaiah 43:18-28
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18 “Forget the former things;(A)
do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing!(B)
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness(C)
and streams in the wasteland.(D)
20 The wild animals(E) honor me,
the jackals(F) and the owls,
because I provide water(G) in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,
21 the people I formed(H) for myself(I)
that they may proclaim my praise.(J)
22 “Yet you have not called on me, Jacob,
you have not wearied(K) yourselves for[a] me, Israel.(L)
23 You have not brought me sheep for burnt offerings,(M)
nor honored(N) me with your sacrifices.(O)
I have not burdened(P) you with grain offerings
nor wearied you with demands(Q) for incense.(R)
24 You have not bought any fragrant calamus(S) for me,
or lavished on me the fat(T) of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened me with your sins
and wearied(U) me with your offenses.(V)
25 “I, even I, am he who blots out
your transgressions,(W) for my own sake,(X)
and remembers your sins(Y) no more.(Z)
26 Review the past for me,
let us argue the matter together;(AA)
state the case(AB) for your innocence.
27 Your first father(AC) sinned;
those I sent to teach(AD) you rebelled(AE) against me.
28 So I disgraced the dignitaries of your temple;
I consigned Jacob to destruction[b](AF)
and Israel to scorn.(AG)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 43:22 Or Jacob; / surely you have grown weary of
- Isaiah 43:28 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
Isaiah 65:17
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Isaiah 65:17
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New Heavens and a New Earth
17 “For behold, I create (A)new heavens and a new earth;
And the (B)former things will not be remembered or come to [a]mind.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 65:17 Lit heart
Isaiah 65:17
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Isaiah 65:17
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New Heavens and a New Earth
Ephesians 4:24
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Ephesians 4:24
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24 and to (A)put on the (B)new [a]self, which [b](C)in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
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- Ephesians 4:24 Lit person
- Ephesians 4:24 Lit according to God
Ephesians 4:24
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Ephesians 4:24
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Revelation 21:4-27
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Revelation 21:4-27
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4 and He will (A)wipe away every tear from their eyes; and (B)there will no longer be any death; (C)there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; (D)the first things have passed away.”
5 And (E)He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am (F)making all things new.” And He *said, “Write, for (G)these words are faithful and true.” 6 Then He said to me, “[a](H)It is done. I am the (I)Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. (J)I will give water to the one who thirsts from the spring of the (K)water of life, without cost. 7 (L)The one who overcomes will inherit these things, and (M)I will be his God and he will be My son. 8 (N)But for the cowardly, and [b]unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and sexually immoral persons, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part will be in (O)the lake that burns with fire and [c]brimstone, which is the (P)second death.”
9 (Q)Then one of the seven angels who had the (R)seven bowls, [d]full of the (S)seven last plagues, came and spoke with me, saying, “(T)Come here, I will show you the (U)bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
The New Jerusalem
10 And (V)he carried me away [e](W)in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me (X)the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having (Y)the glory of God. Her [f]brilliance was like a very valuable stone, like a (Z)stone of (AA)crystal-clear jasper. 12 [g]It had a great and high wall, [h](AB)with twelve (AC)gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names were written on the gates, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. 14 And the wall of the city had (AD)twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the (AE)twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 The one who spoke with me had a [i]gold measuring (AF)rod to measure the city, its (AG)gates, and its wall. 16 The city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the [j]rod, [k]twelve thousand stadia; its length, width, and height are equal. 17 And he measured its wall, [l]144 cubits, by (AH)human [m]measurements, which are also (AI)angelic measurements. 18 The material of the wall was (AJ)jasper; and the city was (AK)pure gold, like [n]clear (AL)glass. 19 (AM)The foundation stones of the city wall were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was (AN)jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, (AO)emerald; 20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, (AP)sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. 21 And the twelve (AQ)gates were twelve (AR)pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was (AS)pure gold, like transparent (AT)glass.
22 I saw (AU)no [o]temple in it, for the (AV)Lord God the Almighty and the (AW)Lamb are its [p]temple. 23 And the city (AX)has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for (AY)the glory of God has illuminated it, and its lamp is the (AZ)Lamb. 24 (BA)The nations will walk by its light, and the (BB)kings of the earth [q]will bring their glory into it. 25 In the daytime (for (BC)there will be no night there) (BD)its gates (BE)will never be closed; 26 and (BF)they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it; 27 and (BG)nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those [r]whose names are (BH)written in the Lamb’s book of life.
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- Revelation 21:6 Lit They are
- Revelation 21:8 Or untrustworthy
- Revelation 21:8 I.e., burning sulfur
- Revelation 21:9 Lit who were full; i.e., (previously) loaded with
- Revelation 21:10 Or in spirit
- Revelation 21:11 Or radiance
- Revelation 21:12 Lit having
- Revelation 21:12 Lit having
- Revelation 21:15 Lit measure, a gold reed
- Revelation 21:16 Lit reed
- Revelation 21:16 Possibly about 1,380 miles or 2,220 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m
- Revelation 21:17 Possibly about 216 ft. or 65 m; a cubit is about 18 in. or 45 cm
- Revelation 21:17 Lit measure
- Revelation 21:18 Lit pure
- Revelation 21:22 Or sanctuary
- Revelation 21:22 Or sanctuary
- Revelation 21:24 Lit bring
- Revelation 21:27 Lit who have been written
Revelation 21:4-27
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Revelation 21:4-27
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4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.(A) There will be no more death’[a](B) or mourning or crying or pain,(C) for the old order of things has passed away.”(D)
5 He who was seated on the throne(E) said, “I am making everything new!”(F) Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”(G)
6 He said to me: “It is done.(H) I am the Alpha and the Omega,(I) the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost(J) from the spring of the water of life.(K) 7 Those who are victorious(L) will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.(M) 8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars(N)—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur.(O) This is the second death.”(P)
The New Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues(Q) came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride,(R) the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away(S) in the Spirit(T) to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.(U) 11 It shone with the glory of God,(V) and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper,(W) clear as crystal.(X) 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates,(Y) and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.(Z) 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations,(AA) and on them were the names of the twelve apostles(AB) of the Lamb.
15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod(AC) of gold to measure the city, its gates(AD) and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[b] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using human(AE) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[c] thick.[d] 18 The wall was made of jasper,(AF) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.(AG) 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.(AH) The first foundation was jasper,(AI) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby,(AJ) the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[e] 21 The twelve gates(AK) were twelve pearls,(AL) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.(AM)
22 I did not see a temple(AN) in the city, because the Lord God Almighty(AO) and the Lamb(AP) are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God(AQ) gives it light,(AR) and the Lamb(AS) is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.(AT) 25 On no day will its gates(AU) ever be shut,(AV) for there will be no night there.(AW) 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.(AX) 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful,(AY) but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.(AZ)
Footnotes
- Revelation 21:4 Isaiah 25:8
- Revelation 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers
- Revelation 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
- Revelation 21:17 Or high
- Revelation 21:20 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
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