Isaiah 64:1-9

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64 ^(A)Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down,
    ^(B)that the mountains might quake at your presence—
²^[a] as when fire kindles brushwood
    and the fire causes water to boil—
^(C)to make your name known to your adversaries,
    and that the nations might tremble at your presence!
³^(D)When you did awesome things that we did not look for,
    you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.
⁴^(E)From of old no one has heard
    or perceived by the ear,
^(F)no eye has seen a God besides you,
    who acts for those who wait for him.
⁵You meet him who joyfully works righteousness,
    those who remember you in your ways.
Behold, you were angry, and we sinned;
    in our sins we have been a long time, and shall we be saved?^[b]
⁶^(G)We have all become like one who is unclean,
    and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
^(H)We all fade like a leaf,
    and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
⁷^(I)There is no one who calls upon your name,
    who rouses himself to take hold of you;
for you have hidden your face from us,
    and have made us melt in^[c] the hand of our iniquities.

⁸^(J)But now, O Lord, you are our Father;
    ^(K)we are the clay, and you are our potter;
    ^(L)we are all the work of your hand.
⁹^(M)Be not so terribly angry, O Lord,
    ^(N)and remember not iniquity forever.
    Behold, please look, we are all your people.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 64:2 Ch 64:1 in Hebrew
Isaiah 64:5 Or in your ways is continuance, that we might be saved
Isaiah 64:7 Masoretic Text; Septuagint, Syriac, Targum have delivered us into

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

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Greeting

1 Paul, ^(A)called ^(B)by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,

²To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those ^(C)sanctified in Christ Jesus, ^(D)called to be saints together with all those who in every place ^(E)call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:

³^(F)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving

⁴I ^(G)give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, ⁵that in every way ^(H)you were enriched in him in all ^(I)speech and all knowledge— ⁶even as ^(J)the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— ⁷so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you ^(K)wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, ⁸^(L)who will sustain you to the end, ^(M)guiltless ^(N)in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹^(O)God is faithful, by whom you were called into the ^(P)fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Mark 13:24-37

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The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴“But in those days, after ^(A)that tribulation, ^(B)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, ²⁵and ^(C)the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. ²⁶And then they will see ^(D)the Son of Man coming in clouds ^(E)with great power and glory. ²⁷And then ^(F)he will send out the angels and ^(G)gather ^(H)his elect from ^(I)the four winds, from ^(J)the ends of the earth ^(K)to the ends of heaven.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁸“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. ²⁹So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, ^(L)at the very gates. ³⁰^(M)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. ³¹^(N)Heaven and earth will pass away, but ^(O)my words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day or Hour

³²“But concerning that day or that hour, ^(P)no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, ^(Q)nor the Son, ^(R)but only the Father. ³³^(S)Be on guard, ^(T)keep awake.^[a] For you do not know when the time will come. ³⁴^(U)It is like a man ^(V)going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants^[b] in charge, ^(W)each with his work, and commands ^(X)the doorkeeper to stay awake. ³⁵^(Y)Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, ^(Z)in the evening, or ^(AA)at midnight, or ^(AB)when the rooster crows,^[c] or ^(AC)in the morning— ³⁶lest ^(AD)he come suddenly and ^(AE)find you asleep. ³⁷And what I say to you I say to all: ^(AF)Stay awake.”