Job Feels Insulted

19 Then Job responded,

Everything Is Against Him

Job Says My Redeemer Lives

^8 [a]To sum up, ^(A)all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, ^[b](B)loving, ^(C)compassionate, and ^(D)humble; ^9 (E)not returning evil for evil or ^(F)insult for insult, but giving a ^(G)blessing instead; for ^(H)you were called for the very purpose that you would ^(I)inherit a blessing. ¹⁰ For,

^13 (M)And who is ^[c]there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? ¹⁴ But even if you should ^(N)suffer for the sake of righteousness, ^(O)you ^[d]are blessed. ^(P)And do not fear their ^[e]intimidation, and do not be in dread, ¹⁵ but ^[f]sanctify ^(Q)Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready ^(R)to make a ^[g]defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the ^(S)hope that is in you, but ^(T)with gentleness and ^(U)respect; ^16 [h]and keep a ^(V)good conscience so that in the thing in which ^(W)you are slandered, those who disparage your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. ¹⁷ For ^(X)it is better, ^(Y)if ^[i]God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong. ¹⁸ For ^(Z)Christ also ^[j]suffered for sins ^(AA)once for all time, the just for the unjust, so that He might ^(AB)bring us to God, having been put to death ^(AC)in the flesh, but made alive ^(AD)in the ^[k]spirit; ¹⁹ in ^[l]which He also went and made proclamation to the spirits in prison, ²⁰ who once were disobedient when the ^(AE)patience of God ^(AF)kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of ^(AG)the ark, in which a few, that is, ^(AH)eight ^(AI)persons, were brought safely through the water. ^21 (AJ)Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—^(AK)not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God ^[m]for a ^(AL)good conscience—through ^(AM)the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ^22 (AN)who is at the right hand of God, ^(AO)having gone into heaven, ^(AP)after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.

Keep Fervent in Your Love

4 Therefore, since ^(AQ)Christ has ^[n]suffered in the flesh, ^(AR)arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because ^(AS)the one who has ^[o]suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, ^2 (AT)so as to live ^(AU)the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human lusts, but for the ^(AV)will of God. ³ For ^(AW)the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the Gentiles, ^[p](AX)having pursued a course of indecent behavior, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties, and wanton idolatries. ⁴ In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them in the same excesses of ^(AY)[q]debauchery, and they ^(AZ)slander you; ⁵ but they will give an account to Him who is ready to judge ^(BA)the living and the dead. ⁶ For ^(BB)the gospel has for this purpose been ^[r]preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as people, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God.

Job Says God Will Deal with the Wicked

21 Then Job responded,

^30 (A)The ^(B)apostles *gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught. ³¹ And He *said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and ^(C)they did not even have time to eat.) ^32 (D)And they went away in ^(E)the boat to a secluded place by themselves.

Five Thousand Men Fed

³³ The people saw them going, and many recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them. ³⁴ When Jesus went ^[a]ashore, He ^(F)saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because ^(G)they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things. ³⁵ And when it was already late, His disciples came up to Him and said, “^[b]This place is secluded and it is already late; ³⁶ send them away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves ^[c]something to eat.” ³⁷ But He answered them, “You give them something to eat!” ^(H)And they *said to Him, “Shall we go and spend two hundred ^[d](I)denarii on bread, and give it to them to eat?” ³⁸ But He *said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look!” And when they found out, they *said, “Five, and two fish.” ³⁹ And He ordered them all to recline by groups on the green grass. ⁴⁰ They reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties. ⁴¹ And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He ^(J)blessed the food and broke the loaves and He gave them to the disciples again and again to set before them; and He divided the two fish among them all. ⁴² And they all ate and were satisfied; ⁴³ and they picked up twelve full ^(K)baskets of the broken pieces of bread, and of the fish. ⁴⁴ There were ^(L)five thousand ^[e]men who ate the loaves.

Jesus Walks on the Water

^45 (M)And immediately Jesus had His disciples get into ^(N)the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, to ^(O)Bethsaida, while He Himself *dismissed the crowd. ⁴⁶ And after ^(P)saying goodbye to them, He left ^(Q)for the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land. ⁴⁸ Seeing them ^[f]straining at the oars—for the wind was against them—at about the ^[g](R)fourth watch of the night, He *came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them. ⁴⁹ But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought that it was a ghost, and they cried out; ⁵⁰ for they all saw Him and were ^[h]terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and *said to them, “^(S)Take courage; it is I, ^(T)do not be afraid.” ⁵¹ Then He got into ^(U)the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished, ⁵² for ^(V)they ^[i]had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but ^[j]their hearts ^(W)were hardened.

Healing at Gennesaret

^53 (X)When they had crossed over they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored at the shore. ⁵⁴ And when they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him, ⁵⁵ and ran about that entire country and began carrying here and there on their pallets those who were sick, ^[k]to wherever they heard He was. ⁵⁶ And wherever He entered villages, or cities, or a countryside, they were laying the sick in the marketplaces and imploring Him that they might just ^(Y)touch ^(Z)the fringe of His cloak; and all who touched it were being ^[l]healed.