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22 Will any teach God knowledge,
    seeing that he judges those who are on high?(A)

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22 “Can anyone teach knowledge to God,(A)
    since he judges even the highest?(B)

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34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord?
    Or who has been his counselor?”(A)

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34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord?
    Or who has been his counselor?”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:34 Isaiah 40:13

16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord
    so as to instruct him?”

But we have the mind of Christ.(A)

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16 for,

“Who has known the mind of the Lord
    so as to instruct him?”[a](A)

But we have the mind of Christ.(B)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 2:16 Isaiah 40:13

13 Who has directed the spirit of the Lord
    or as his counselor has instructed him?(A)
14 Whom did he consult for his enlightenment,
    and who taught him the path of justice?
[[Who taught him knowledge
    and showed him the way of understanding?

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13 Who can fathom the Spirit[a](A) of the Lord,
    or instruct the Lord as his counselor?(B)
14 Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
    and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,(C)
    or showed him the path of understanding?(D)

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  1. Isaiah 40:13 Or mind

12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, the book of life. And the dead were judged according to their works, as recorded in the books.(A) 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and all were judged according to what they had done.(B) 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire,(C) 15 and anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

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12 And I saw the dead, great and small,(A) standing before the throne, and books were opened.(B) Another book was opened, which is the book of life.(C) The dead were judged(D) according to what they had done(E) as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades(F) gave up the dead(G) that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.(H) 14 Then death(I) and Hades(J) were thrown into the lake of fire.(K) The lake of fire is the second death.(L) 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life(M) was thrown into the lake of fire.

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The Thousand Years

20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years(A) and threw him into the pit and locked and sealed it over him, so that he would deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be let out for a little while.(B)

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The Thousand Years

20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven,(A) having the key(B) to the Abyss(C) and holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,(D) and bound him for a thousand years.(E) He threw him into the Abyss,(F) and locked and sealed(G) it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations(H) anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

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And the angels who did not keep their own position but deserted their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains in deepest darkness for the judgment of the great day.(A)

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And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.(A)

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For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned but cast them into hell and committed them to chains[a] of deepest darkness to be kept until the judgment;(A)

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  1. 2.4 Other ancient authorities read pits

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned,(A) but sent them to hell,[a] putting them in chains of darkness[b] to be held for judgment;(B)

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  1. 2 Peter 2:4 Greek Tartarus
  2. 2 Peter 2:4 Some manuscripts in gloomy dungeons

Do you not know that we are to judge angels, to say nothing of ordinary matters?

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Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!

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Woe to those who strive with their Maker,
    earthen vessels with the potter![a]
Does the clay say to the one who fashions it, “What are you making”?
    or “Your work has no handles”?(A)

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  1. 45.9 Cn: Heb with the potsherds or with the potters

“Woe to those who quarrel(A) with their Maker,(B)
    those who are nothing but potsherds(C)
    among the potsherds on the ground.
Does the clay say to the potter,(D)
    ‘What are you making?’(E)
Does your work say,
    ‘The potter has no hands’?(F)

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22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
    and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain
    and spreads them like a tent to live in,(A)
23 who brings princes to naught
    and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.(B)

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22 He sits enthroned(A) above the circle of the earth,
    and its people are like grasshoppers.(B)
He stretches out the heavens(C) like a canopy,(D)
    and spreads them out like a tent(E) to live in.(F)
23 He brings princes(G) to naught
    and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.(H)

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If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.(A)

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Riches Are Meaningless

If you see the poor oppressed(A) in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.

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Who is like the Lord our God,
    who is seated on high,(A)
who looks far down
    on the heavens and the earth?(B)

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Who is like the Lord our God,(A)
    the One who sits enthroned(B) on high,(C)
who stoops down to look(D)
    on the heavens and the earth?

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