Isaiah 43:1-13

New King James Version

The Redeemer of Israel

43 But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, ^(A)for I have redeemed you;
^(B)I have called you by your name;
You are Mine.
²^(C)When you pass through the waters, ^(D)I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you ^(E)walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.
³For I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
^(F)I gave Egypt for your ransom,
Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
⁴Since you were precious in My sight,
You have been honored,
And I have ^(G)loved you;
Therefore I will give men for you,
And people for your life.
⁵^(H)Fear not, for I am with you;
I will bring your descendants from the east,
And ^(I)gather you from the west;
⁶I will say to the ^(J)north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’
Bring My sons from afar,
And My daughters from the ends of the earth—
⁷Everyone who is ^(K)called by My name,
Whom ^(L)I have created for My glory;
I have formed him, yes, I have made him.”

⁸^(M)Bring out the blind people who have eyes,
And the ^(N)deaf who have ears.
⁹Let all the nations be gathered together,
And let the people be assembled.
^(O)Who among them can declare this,
And show us former things?
Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified;
Or let them hear and say, “It is truth.”
¹⁰“You^(P) are My witnesses,” says the Lord,
^(Q)“And My servant whom I have chosen,
That you may know and ^(R)believe Me,
And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed,
Nor shall there be after Me.
¹¹I, even I, ^(S)am the Lord,
And besides Me there is no savior.
¹²I have declared and saved,
I have proclaimed,
And there was no ^(T)foreign god among you;
^(U)Therefore you are My witnesses,”
Says the Lord, “that I am God.
¹³^(V)Indeed before the day was, I am He;
And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand;
I work, and who will ^(W)reverse it?”

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Matthew 14:22-33

New King James Version

Jesus Walks on the Sea^(A)

²²Immediately Jesus ^[a]made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. ²³^(B)And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. ^(C)Now when evening came, He was alone there. ²⁴But the boat was now ^[b]in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

²⁵Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. ²⁶And when the disciples saw Him ^(D)walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.

²⁷But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, ^[c]“Be of good ^(E)cheer! ^[d]It is I; do not be afraid.”

²⁸And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”

²⁹So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. ³⁰But when he saw ^[e]that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”

³¹And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of ^(F)little faith, why did you doubt?” ³²And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

³³Then those who were in the boat ^[f]came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly ^(G)You are the Son of God.”

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