Jeremiah 15:15-21

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¹⁵O Lord, ^(A)You know;
Remember me and ^[a]visit me,
And ^(B)take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
In Your enduring patience, do not take me away.
Know that ^(C)for Your sake I have suffered rebuke.
¹⁶Your words were found, and I ^(D)ate them,
And ^(E)Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart;
For I am called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.
¹⁷^(F)I did not sit in the assembly of the mockers,
Nor did I rejoice;
I sat alone because of Your hand,
For You have filled me with indignation.
¹⁸Why is my ^(G)pain perpetual
And my wound incurable,
Which refuses to be healed?
Will You surely be to me ^(H)like an unreliable stream,
As waters that ^[b]fail?

The Lord Reassures Jeremiah

¹⁹Therefore thus says the Lord:

^(I)“If you return,
Then I will bring you back;
You shall ^(J)stand before Me;
If you ^(K)take out the precious from the vile,
You shall be as My mouth.
Let them return to you,
But you must not return to them.
²⁰And I will make you to this people a fortified bronze ^(L)wall;
And they will fight against you,
But ^(M)they shall not prevail against you;
For I am with you to save you
And deliver you,” says the Lord.
²¹“I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked,
And I will redeem you from the grip of the terrible.”

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Jeremiah 15:18 Or cannot be trusted

Romans 8:18-25

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From Suffering to Glory

¹⁸For I consider that ^(A)the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. ¹⁹For ^(B)the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. ²⁰For ^(C)the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; ²¹because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of ^[a]corruption into the glorious ^(D)liberty of the children of God. ²²For we know that the whole creation ^(E)groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. ²³Not only that, but we also who have ^(F)the firstfruits of the Spirit, ^(G)even we ourselves groan ^(H)within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the ^(I)redemption of our body. ²⁴For we were saved in this hope, but ^(J)hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? ²⁵But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.

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Romans 8:21 decay

Matthew 16:21-26

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Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection^(A)

²¹From that time Jesus began ^(B)to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.

²²Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, ^[a]“Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!”

²³But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, ^(C)Satan! ^(D)You are ^[b]an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”

Take Up the Cross and Follow Him^(E)

²⁴^(F)Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and ^(G)follow Me. ²⁵For ^(H)whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. ²⁶For what ^(I)profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or ^(J)what will a man give in exchange for his soul?