Job Feels Insulted

19 Then Job responded,

Everything Is Against Him

Job Says My Redeemer Lives

Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

²¹ And although you were ^(A)previously alienated and hostile in attitude, engaged in evil deeds, ²² yet He has now ^(B)reconciled you in His ^(C)body of flesh through death, in order to ^(D)present you before Him ^(E)holy and blameless and beyond reproach— ²³ if indeed you continue in ^[a]the faith firmly ^(F)established and steadfast, and not shifting from the ^(G)hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed ^(H)in all creation under heaven, ^(I)and of which I, Paul, ^[b]was made a ^[c](J)minister.

^24 (K)Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh ^(L)I am supplementing what is lacking ^[d]in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of ^(M)His body, which is the church. ^25 (N)I ^[e]was made a minister of this church according to the ^(O)commission from God granted to me for your benefit, so that I might ^[f]fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, ²⁶ that is, ^(P)the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His ^[g]saints, ²⁷ to whom ^(Q)God willed to make known what ^(R)the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is ^(S)Christ in you, the ^(T)hope of glory. ²⁸ We proclaim Him, ^(U)admonishing every person and teaching every person ^[h]with all ^(V)wisdom, so that we may ^(W)present every person ^[i](X)complete in Christ. ²⁹ For this purpose I also ^(Y)labor, ^(Z)striving ^(AA)according to His ^[j]power which ^[k]works mightily within me.

You Are Built Up in Christ

2 For I want you to know how great a ^(AB)struggle I have in your behalf and for those who are at ^(AC)Laodicea, and for all those who have not ^[l]personally seen my face, ² that their ^(AD)hearts may be encouraged, having been ^(AE)knit together in love, and that they would attain to all ^(AF)the wealth ^[m]that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a ^(AG)true knowledge of ^(AH)God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself, ³ in whom are hidden all ^(AI)the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. ^4 (AJ)I say this so that no one will deceive you with ^(AK)persuasive arguments. ⁵ For even though I am ^(AL)absent in body, I am nevertheless with you in spirit, rejoicing ^[n]to see ^[o]your ^(AM)orderly manner and the ^(AN)stability of your faith in Christ.

⁶ Therefore, as you have received ^(AO)Christ Jesus the Lord, so ^[p](AP)walk in Him, ⁷ having been firmly ^(AQ)rooted and now being ^(AR)built up in Him and ^(AS)established ^[q]in ^[r]your faith, just as you ^(AT)were instructed, and overflowing ^[s]with gratitude.

God Knows and Cares

12 Under these circumstances, after ^[a]so many thousands of ^[b]people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, “^(A)Beware of the ^[c]leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ^2 (B)But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. ³ Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have ^[d]whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on ^(C)the housetops.

⁴ “Now I say to you, ^(D)My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. ⁵ But I will warn you whom to fear: ^(E)fear the One who, after He has killed someone, has the power to throw that person into ^[e](F)hell; yes, I tell you, fear ^[f]Him! ⁶ Are ^(G)five sparrows not sold for two ^[g]assaria? And yet not one of them has gone unnoticed in the sight of God. ^7 (H)But even the hairs of your head are all counted. ^[h]Do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.

⁸ “Now I say to you, everyone who ^(I)confesses Me before people, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God; ⁹ but ^(J)the one who denies Me before people will be denied ^(K)before the angels of God. ^10 (L)And everyone who ^[i]speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him. ¹¹ Now when they bring you before ^(M)the synagogues and the officials and the authorities, do not ^(N)worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you are to say; ¹² for ^(O)the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”

Greed Denounced

¹³ Now someone ^[j]in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” ¹⁴ But He said to him, “^[k](P)You there—who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over the two of you?” ¹⁵ But He said to them, “^(Q)Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions.” ¹⁶ And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive. ¹⁷ And he began thinking to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’ ¹⁸ And he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there. ¹⁹ And I will say to ^[l]myself, “^(R)You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!”’ ²⁰ But God said to him, ‘^(S)You fool! This very night ^[m](T)your soul is demanded of you; and ^(U)as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?’ ²¹ Such is the one who ^(V)stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God.”