Isaiah 5:18-25
Christian Standard Bible
18 Woe to those who drag iniquity
with cords of deceit(A)
and pull sin along with cart ropes,
19 to those who say,
“Let him hurry up and do his work quickly
so that we can see it!
Let the plan(B) of the Holy One of Israel(C) take place
so that we can know it!”
20 Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,(D)
who substitute darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who substitute bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.
21 Woe to those who consider themselves wise
and judge themselves clever.[a](E)
22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine,
who are champions at pouring beer,(F)
23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe(G)
and deprive the innocent of justice.
24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes straw
and as dry grass shrivels in the flame,
so their roots will become like something rotten
and their blossoms will blow away like dust,
for they have rejected(H)
the instruction of the Lord of Armies,
and they have despised
the word of the Holy One of Israel.(I)
25 Therefore the Lord’s anger burned(J) against his people.
He raised his hand against them and struck them;
the mountains quaked,(K)
and their corpses were like garbage in the streets.
In all this, his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is still raised to strike.(L)
Footnotes
- 5:21 Lit and clever before their face
Titus 3:1-11
Christian Standard Bible
Christian Living among Outsiders
3 Remind them to submit(A) to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, 2 to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness(B) to all people. 3 For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions(C) and pleasures,(D) living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.
4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared,(E) 5 he saved us(F)—not by works of righteousness that we had done,(G) but according to his mercy(H)—through the washing of regeneration(I) and renewal by the Holy Spirit.(J) 6 He poured out his Spirit on us abundantly(K) through Jesus Christ our Savior 7 so that, having been justified by his grace,(L) we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.(M) 8 This saying is trustworthy.(N) I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone. 9 But avoid foolish debates,(O) genealogies,(P) quarrels,(Q) and disputes about the law, because they are unprofitable and worthless. 10 Reject a divisive(R) person after a first and second warning.(S) 11 For you know that such a person has gone astray and is sinning; he is self-condemned.
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