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Isaiah 45:11-25
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Isaiah 45:11-25
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11 This is what the Lord says—
the Holy One of Israel and your Creator:
“Do you question what I do for my children?
Do you give me orders about the work of my hands?
12 I am the one who made the earth
and created people to live on it.
With my hands I stretched out the heavens.
All the stars are at my command.
13 I will raise up Cyrus to fulfill my righteous purpose,
and I will guide his actions.
He will restore my city and free my captive people—
without seeking a reward!
I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”
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14 This is what the Lord says:
“You will rule the Egyptians,
the Ethiopians,[a] and the Sabeans.
They will come to you with all their merchandise,
and it will all be yours.
They will follow you as prisoners in chains.
They will fall to their knees in front of you and say,
‘God is with you, and he is the only God.
There is no other.’”
15 Truly, O God of Israel, our Savior,
you work in mysterious ways.
16 All craftsmen who make idols will be humiliated.
They will all be disgraced together.
17 But the Lord will save the people of Israel
with eternal salvation.
Throughout everlasting ages,
they will never again be humiliated and disgraced.
18 For the Lord is God,
and he created the heavens and earth
and put everything in place.
He made the world to be lived in,
not to be a place of empty chaos.
“I am the Lord,” he says,
“and there is no other.
19 I publicly proclaim bold promises.
I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner.
I would not have told the people of Israel[b] to seek me
if I could not be found.
I, the Lord, speak only what is true
and declare only what is right.
20 “Gather together and come,
you fugitives from surrounding nations.
What fools they are who carry around their wooden idols
and pray to gods that cannot save!
21 Consult together, argue your case.
Get together and decide what to say.
Who made these things known so long ago?
What idol ever told you they would happen?
Was it not I, the Lord?
For there is no other God but me,
a righteous God and Savior.
There is none but me.
22 Let all the world look to me for salvation!
For I am God; there is no other.
23 I have sworn by my own name;
I have spoken the truth,
and I will never go back on my word:
Every knee will bend to me,
and every tongue will declare allegiance to me.[c]”
24 The people will declare,
“The Lord is the source of all my righteousness and strength.”
And all who were angry with him
will come to him and be ashamed.
25 In the Lord all the generations of Israel will be justified,
and in him they will boast.
Isaiah 45:11-25
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Isaiah 45:11-25
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11 “This is what the Lord says—
the Holy One(A) of Israel, and its Maker:(B)
Concerning things to come,
do you question me about my children,
or give me orders about the work of my hands?(C)
12 It is I who made the earth(D)
and created mankind on it.
My own hands stretched out the heavens;(E)
I marshaled their starry hosts.(F)
13 I will raise up Cyrus[a](G) in my righteousness:
I will make all his ways straight.(H)
He will rebuild my city(I)
and set my exiles free,
but not for a price or reward,(J)
says the Lord Almighty.”
14 This is what the Lord says:
“The products(K) of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush,[b]
and those tall Sabeans(L)—
they will come over to you(M)
and will be yours;
they will trudge behind you,(N)
coming over to you in chains.(O)
They will bow down before you
and plead(P) with you, saying,
‘Surely God is with you,(Q) and there is no other;
there is no other god.(R)’”
15 Truly you are a God who has been hiding(S) himself,
the God and Savior(T) of Israel.
16 All the makers of idols will be put to shame and disgraced;(U)
they will go off into disgrace together.
17 But Israel will be saved(V) by the Lord
with an everlasting salvation;(W)
you will never be put to shame or disgraced,(X)
to ages everlasting.
18 For this is what the Lord says—
he who created the heavens,
he is God;
he who fashioned and made the earth,(Y)
he founded it;
he did not create it to be empty,(Z)
but formed it to be inhabited(AA)—
he says:
“I am the Lord,
and there is no other.(AB)
19 I have not spoken in secret,(AC)
from somewhere in a land of darkness;(AD)
I have not said to Jacob’s descendants,(AE)
‘Seek(AF) me in vain.’
I, the Lord, speak the truth;
I declare what is right.(AG)
20 “Gather together(AH) and come;
assemble, you fugitives from the nations.
Ignorant(AI) are those who carry(AJ) about idols of wood,
who pray to gods that cannot save.(AK)
21 Declare what is to be, present it—
let them take counsel together.
Who foretold(AL) this long ago,
who declared it from the distant past?(AM)
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no God apart from me,(AN)
a righteous God(AO) and a Savior;(AP)
there is none but me.
22 “Turn(AQ) to me and be saved,(AR)
all you ends of the earth;(AS)
for I am God, and there is no other.(AT)
23 By myself I have sworn,(AU)
my mouth has uttered in all integrity(AV)
a word that will not be revoked:(AW)
Before me every knee will bow;(AX)
by me every tongue will swear.(AY)
24 They will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone
are deliverance(AZ) and strength.(BA)’”
All who have raged against him
will come to him and be put to shame.(BB)
25 But all the descendants(BC) of Israel
will find deliverance(BD) in the Lord
and will make their boast in him.(BE)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:13 Hebrew him
- Isaiah 45:14 That is, the upper Nile region
Ephesians 4:1-16
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Ephesians 4:1-16
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Unity in the Body
4 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.
5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 one God and Father of all,
who is over all, in all, and living through all.
7 However, he has given each one of us a special gift[a] through the generosity of Christ. 8 That is why the Scriptures say,
“When he ascended to the heights,
he led a crowd of captives
and gave gifts to his people.”[b]
9 Notice that it says “he ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world.[c] 10 And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself.
11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. 15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
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Ephesians 4:1-16
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Ephesians 4:1-16
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Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ
4 As a prisoner(A) for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy(B) of the calling(C) you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another(D) in love.(E) 3 Make every effort to keep the unity(F) of the Spirit through the bond of peace.(G) 4 There is one body(H) and one Spirit,(I) just as you were called to one hope when you were called(J); 5 one Lord,(K) one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all,(L) who is over all and through all and in all.(M)
7 But to each one of us(N) grace(O) has been given(P) as Christ apportioned it. 8 This is why it[a] says:
9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[c]? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended(S) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)(T) 11 So Christ himself gave(U) the apostles,(V) the prophets,(W) the evangelists,(X) the pastors and teachers,(Y) 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ(Z) may be built up(AA) 13 until we all reach unity(AB) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God(AC) and become mature,(AD) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.(AE)
14 Then we will no longer be infants,(AF) tossed back and forth by the waves,(AG) and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.(AH) 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love,(AI) we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head,(AJ) that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows(AK) and builds itself up(AL) in love,(AM) as each part does its work.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 4:8 Or God
- Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18
- Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth
Psalm 68:19-35
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Psalm 68:19-35
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19 Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!
For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude
20 Our God is a God who saves!
The Sovereign Lord rescues us from death.
21 But God will smash the heads of his enemies,
crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways.
22 The Lord says, “I will bring my enemies down from Bashan;
I will bring them up from the depths of the sea.
23 You, my people, will wash[a] your feet in their blood,
and even your dogs will get their share!”
24 Your procession has come into view, O God—
the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary.
25 Singers are in front, musicians behind;
between them are young women playing tambourines.
26 Praise God, all you people of Israel;
praise the Lord, the source of Israel’s life.
27 Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way.
Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah
and all the rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali.
28 Summon your might, O God.[b]
Display your power, O God, as you have in the past.
29 The kings of the earth are bringing tribute
to your Temple in Jerusalem.
30 Rebuke these enemy nations—
these wild animals lurking in the reeds,
this herd of bulls among the weaker calves.
Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute.
Scatter the nations that delight in war.
31 Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals[c];
let Ethiopia[d] bring tribute to God.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth.
Sing praises to the Lord. Interlude
33 Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens,
his mighty voice thundering from the sky.
34 Tell everyone about God’s power.
His majesty shines down on Israel;
his strength is mighty in the heavens.
35 God is awesome in his sanctuary.
The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.
Praise be to God!
Psalm 68:19-35
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Psalm 68:19-35
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19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,(A)
who daily bears our burdens.(B)
20 Our God is a God who saves;(C)
from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.(D)
21 Surely God will crush the heads(E) of his enemies,
the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22 The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan;
I will bring them from the depths of the sea,(F)
23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,(G)
while the tongues of your dogs(H) have their share.”
24 Your procession, God, has come into view,
the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.(I)
25 In front are the singers,(J) after them the musicians;(K)
with them are the young women playing the timbrels.(L)
26 Praise God in the great congregation;(M)
praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.(N)
27 There is the little tribe(O) of Benjamin,(P) leading them,
there the great throng of Judah’s princes,
and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.(Q)
28 Summon your power,(R) God[a];
show us your strength,(S) our God, as you have done(T) before.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings will bring you gifts.(U)
30 Rebuke the beast(V) among the reeds,(W)
the herd of bulls(X) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
Scatter the nations(Y) who delight in war.(Z)
31 Envoys will come from Egypt;(AA)
Cush[b](AB) will submit herself to God.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,(AC)
sing praise(AD) to the Lord,
33 to him who rides(AE) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
who thunders(AF) with mighty voice.(AG)
34 Proclaim the power(AH) of God,
whose majesty(AI) is over Israel,
whose power is in the heavens.
35 You, God, are awesome(AJ) in your sanctuary;(AK)
the God of Israel gives power and strength(AL) to his people.(AM)
Praise be to God!(AN)
Footnotes
- Psalm 68:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Your God has summoned power for you
- Psalm 68:31 That is, the upper Nile region
Proverbs 24:3-4
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Proverbs 24:3-4
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3 A house is built by wisdom
and becomes strong through good sense.
4 Through knowledge its rooms are filled
with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.
Proverbs 24:3-4
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Proverbs 24:3-4
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Saying 21
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