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Isaiah 59:12-20
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Isaiah 59:12-20
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12 For our (A)transgressions are multiplied before You,
And our sins testify against us;
For our transgressions are with us,
And as for our iniquities, we know them:
13 In transgressing and lying against the Lord,
And departing from our God,
Speaking oppression and revolt,
Conceiving and uttering (B)from the heart words of falsehood.
14 Justice is turned back,
And righteousness stands afar off;
For truth is fallen in the street,
And equity cannot enter.
15 So truth fails,
And he who departs from evil makes himself a (C)prey.
The Redeemer of Zion
Then the Lord saw it, and [a]it displeased Him
That there was no justice.
16 (D)He saw that there was no man,
And (E)wondered that there was no intercessor;
(F)Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him;
And His own righteousness, it sustained Him.
17 (G)For He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
And a helmet of salvation on His head;
He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing,
And was clad with zeal as a cloak.
18 (H)According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay,
Fury to His adversaries,
Recompense to His enemies;
The coastlands He will fully repay.
19 (I)So shall they fear
The name of the Lord from the west,
And His glory from the rising of the sun;
When the enemy comes in (J)like a flood,
The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.
20 “The(K) Redeemer will come to Zion,
And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,”
Says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 59:15 Lit. it was evil in His eyes
Isaiah 59:12-20
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Isaiah 59:12-20
New International Version
12 For our offenses(A) are many in your sight,
and our sins testify(B) against us.
Our offenses are ever with us,
and we acknowledge our iniquities:(C)
13 rebellion(D) and treachery against the Lord,
turning our backs(E) on our God,
inciting revolt and oppression,(F)
uttering lies(G) our hearts have conceived.
14 So justice(H) is driven back,
and righteousness(I) stands at a distance;
truth(J) has stumbled in the streets,
honesty cannot enter.
15 Truth(K) is nowhere to be found,
and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.
The Lord looked and was displeased
that there was no justice.(L)
16 He saw that there was no one,(M)
he was appalled that there was no one to intervene;(N)
so his own arm achieved salvation(O) for him,
and his own righteousness(P) sustained him.
17 He put on righteousness as his breastplate,(Q)
and the helmet(R) of salvation on his head;
he put on the garments(S) of vengeance(T)
and wrapped himself in zeal(U) as in a cloak.
18 According to what they have done,
so will he repay(V)
wrath to his enemies
and retribution to his foes;
he will repay the islands(W) their due.
19 From the west,(X) people will fear the name of the Lord,
and from the rising of the sun,(Y) they will revere his glory.(Z)
For he will come like a pent-up flood
that the breath(AA) of the Lord drives along.[a]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 59:19 Or When enemies come in like a flood, / the Spirit of the Lord will put them to flight
Amos 8:4-14
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Amos 8:4-14
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4 Hear this, you who [a]swallow up the needy,
And make the poor of the land fail,
5 Saying:
“When will the New Moon be past,
That we may sell grain?
And (A)the Sabbath,
That we may [b]trade wheat?
(B)Making the ephah small and the shekel large,
Falsifying the scales by (C)deceit,
6 That we may buy the poor for (D)silver,
And the needy for a pair of sandals—
Even sell the bad wheat?”
7 The Lord has sworn by (E)the pride of Jacob:
“Surely (F)I will never forget any of their works.
8 (G)Shall the land not tremble for this,
And everyone mourn who dwells in it?
All of it shall swell like [c]the River,
Heave and subside
(H)Like the River of Egypt.
9 “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God,
(I)“That I will make the sun go down at noon,
And I will darken the earth in [d]broad daylight;
10 I will turn your feasts into (J)mourning,
(K)And all your songs into lamentation;
(L)I will bring sackcloth on every waist,
And baldness on every head;
I will make it like mourning for an only son,
And its end like a bitter day.
11 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God,
“That I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine of bread,
Nor a thirst for water,
But (M)of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 They shall wander from sea to sea,
And from north to east;
They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord,
But shall (N)not find it.
13 “In that day the fair virgins
And strong young men
Shall faint from thirst.
14 Those who (O)swear by (P)the [e]sin of Samaria,
Who say,
‘As your god lives, O Dan!’
And, ‘As the way of (Q)Beersheba lives!’
They shall fall and never rise again.”
Amos 8:4-14
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Amos 8:4-14
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5 saying,
“When will the New Moon(C) be over
that we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath be ended
that we may market(D) wheat?”(E)—
skimping on the measure,
boosting the price
and cheating(F) with dishonest scales,(G)
6 buying the poor(H) with silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals,
selling even the sweepings with the wheat.(I)
7 The Lord has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob:(J) “I will never forget(K) anything they have done.(L)
8 “Will not the land tremble(M) for this,
and all who live in it mourn?
The whole land will rise like the Nile;
it will be stirred up and then sink
like the river of Egypt.(N)
9 “In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord,
“I will make the sun go down at noon
and darken the earth in broad daylight.(O)
10 I will turn your religious festivals(P) into mourning
and all your singing into weeping.(Q)
I will make all of you wear sackcloth(R)
and shave(S) your heads.
I will make that time like mourning for an only son(T)
and the end of it like a bitter day.(U)
11 “The days are coming,”(V) declares the Sovereign Lord,
“when I will send a famine through the land—
not a famine of food or a thirst for water,
but a famine(W) of hearing the words of the Lord.(X)
12 People will stagger from sea to sea
and wander from north to east,
searching for the word of the Lord,
but they will not find it.(Y)
13 “In that day
Footnotes
- Amos 8:14 Hebrew the way
Ephesians 5:15-6:9
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Ephesians 5:15-6:9
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Walk in Wisdom
15 (A)See then that you walk [a]circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 (B)redeeming the time, (C)because the days are evil.
17 (D)Therefore do not be unwise, but (E)understand (F)what the will of the Lord is. 18 And (G)do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another (H)in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making (I)melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 (J)giving thanks always for all things to God the Father (K)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 (L)submitting to one another in the fear of [b]God.
Marriage—Christ and the Church(M)
22 Wives, (N)submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For (O)the husband is head of the wife, as also (P)Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands (Q)in everything.
25 (R)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and (S)gave Himself for her, 26 that He might [c]sanctify and cleanse her (T)with the washing of water (U)by the word, 27 (V)that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, (W)not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For (X)we are members of His body, [d]of His flesh and of His bones. 31 (Y)“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the (Z)two shall become one flesh.” 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless (AA)let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she (AB)respects her husband.
Children and Parents(AC)
6 Children, (AD)obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 (AE)“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”
4 And (AF)you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but (AG)bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
Bondservants and Masters
5 (AH)Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, (AI)with fear and trembling, (AJ)in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; 6 (AK)not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, 8 (AL)knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.
9 And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that [e]your own (AM)Master also is in heaven, and (AN)there is no partiality with Him.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 5:15 carefully
- Ephesians 5:21 NU Christ
- Ephesians 5:26 set it apart
- Ephesians 5:30 NU omits the rest of v. 30.
- Ephesians 6:9 NU He who is both their Master and yours is
Ephesians 5:15-6:9
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Ephesians 5:15-6:9
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15 Be very careful, then, how you live(A)—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity,(B) because the days are evil.(C) 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.(D) 18 Do not get drunk on wine,(E) which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,(F) 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.(G) Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks(H) to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Instructions for Christian Households(I)
21 Submit to one another(J) out of reverence for Christ.
22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands(K) as you do to the Lord.(L) 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,(M) his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands(N) in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives,(O) just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her(P) 26 to make her holy,(Q) cleansing[a] her by the washing(R) with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself(S) as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.(T) 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives(U) as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body.(V) 31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”[b](W) 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife(X) as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.(Y) 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”[c](Z)
4 Fathers,[d] do not exasperate your children;(AA) instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.(AB)
5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect(AC) and fear, and with sincerity of heart,(AD) just as you would obey Christ.(AE) 6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,(AF) doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,(AG) 8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do,(AH) whether they are slave or free.
9 And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours(AI) is in heaven, and there is no favoritism(AJ) with him.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed
- Ephesians 5:31 Gen. 2:24
- Ephesians 6:3 Deut. 5:16
- Ephesians 6:4 Or Parents
John 7:14-36
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John 7:14-36
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14 Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and (A)taught. 15 (B)And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?”
16 [a]Jesus answered them and said, (C)“My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. 17 (D)If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. 18 (E)He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who (F)seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and (G)no unrighteousness is in Him. 19 (H)Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? (I)Why do you seek to kill Me?”
20 The people answered and said, (J)“You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?”
21 Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all marvel. 22 (K)Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, (L)but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because (M)I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? 24 (N)Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”
Could This Be the Christ?
25 Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to (O)kill? 26 But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. (P)Do the rulers know indeed that this is [b]truly the Christ? 27 (Q)However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.”
28 Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the temple, saying, (R)“You both know Me, and you know where I am from; and (S)I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me (T)is true, (U)whom you do not know. 29 [c]But (V)I know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me.”
30 Therefore (W)they sought to take Him; but (X)no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. 31 And (Y)many of the people believed in Him, and said, “When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?”
Jesus and the Religious Leaders
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him. 33 Then Jesus said [d]to them, (Z)“I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I (AA)go to Him who sent Me. 34 You (AB)will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you (AC)cannot come.”
35 Then the Jews said among themselves, “Where does He intend to go that we shall not find Him? Does He intend to go to (AD)the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? 36 What is this thing that He said, ‘You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come’?”
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John 7:14-36
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John 7:14-36
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Jesus Teaches at the Festival
14 Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach.(A) 15 The Jews(B) there were amazed and asked, “How did this man get such learning(C) without having been taught?”(D)
16 Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.(E) 17 Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out(F) whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. 18 Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory,(G) but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him. 19 Has not Moses given you the law?(H) Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?”(I)
20 “You are demon-possessed,”(J) the crowd answered. “Who is trying to kill you?”
21 Jesus said to them, “I did one miracle,(K) and you are all amazed. 22 Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision(L) (though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs),(M) you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath. 23 Now if a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing a man’s whole body on the Sabbath? 24 Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”(N)
Division Over Who Jesus Is
25 At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?(O) 26 Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities(P) really concluded that he is the Messiah?(Q) 27 But we know where this man is from;(R) when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.”
28 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts,(S) cried out, “Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from.(T) I am not here on my own authority, but he who sent me is true.(U) You do not know him, 29 but I know him(V) because I am from him and he sent me.”(W)
30 At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him,(X) because his hour had not yet come.(Y) 31 Still, many in the crowd believed in him.(Z) They said, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs(AA) than this man?”
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him.
33 Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time,(AB) and then I am going to the one who sent me.(AC) 34 You will look for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come.”(AD)
35 The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we cannot find him? Will he go where our people live scattered(AE) among the Greeks,(AF) and teach the Greeks? 36 What did he mean when he said, ‘You will look for me, but you will not find me,’ and ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”(AG)
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