Job 13:15
New Living Translation
15 God might kill me, but I have no other hope.[a]
I am going to argue my case with him.
Footnotes
- 13:15 An alternate reading in the Masoretic Text reads God might kill me, but I hope in him.
Psalm 23:4
New Living Translation
4 Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,[a]
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
Footnotes
- 23:4 Or the dark valley of death.
Job 23:10
New Living Translation
10 “But he knows where I am going.
And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.
1 John 3:20
New Living Translation
20 Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.
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Romans 8:38-39
New Living Translation
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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- 8:38 Greek nor rulers.
Job 27:5
New Living Translation
5 I will never concede that you are right;
I will defend my integrity until I die.
Job 19:25-28
New Living Translation
25 “But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives,
and he will stand upon the earth at last.
26 And after my body has decayed,
yet in my body I will see God![a]
27 I will see him for myself.
Yes, I will see him with my own eyes.
I am overwhelmed at the thought!
28 “How dare you go on persecuting me,
saying, ‘It’s his own fault’?
Footnotes
- 19:26 Or without my body I will see God. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Proverbs 14:32
New Living Translation
32 The wicked are crushed by disaster,
but the godly have a refuge when they die.
Job 23:4-7
New Living Translation
4 I would lay out my case
and present my arguments.
5 Then I would listen to his reply
and understand what he says to me.
6 Would he use his great power to argue with me?
No, he would give me a fair hearing.
7 Honest people can reason with him,
so I would be forever acquitted by my judge.
Job 13:18
New Living Translation
18 I have prepared my case;
I will be proved innocent.
Job 40:8
New Living Translation
8 “Will you discredit my justice
and condemn me just to prove you are right?
Job 40:2
New Living Translation
2 “Do you still want to argue with the Almighty?
You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”
Job 16:21
New Living Translation
21 I need someone to mediate between God and me,
as a person mediates between friends.
Job 16:17
New Living Translation
17 Yet I have done no wrong,
and my prayer is pure.
Job 7:6
New Living Translation
Job Cries Out to God
6 “My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle.
They end without hope.
Job 40:4-5
New Living Translation
4 “I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers?
I will cover my mouth with my hand.
5 I have said too much already.
I have nothing more to say.”
Job 31:31-37
New Living Translation
31 “My servants have never said,
‘He let others go hungry.’
32 I have never turned away a stranger
but have opened my doors to everyone.
33 “Have I tried to hide my sins like other people do,
concealing my guilt in my heart?
34 Have I feared the crowd
or the contempt of the masses,
so that I kept quiet and stayed indoors?
35 “If only someone would listen to me!
Look, I will sign my name to my defense.
Let the Almighty answer me.
Let my accuser write out the charges against me.
36 I would face the accusation proudly.
I would wear it like a crown.
37 For I would tell him exactly what I have done.
I would come before him like a prince.
Job 10:7
New Living Translation
7 Although you know I am not guilty,
no one can rescue me from your hands.
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