Job 39

New International Version

39 “Do you know when the mountain goats^(A) give birth?
    Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?^(B)
²Do you count the months till they bear?
    Do you know the time they give birth?^(C)
³They crouch down and bring forth their young;
    their labor pains are ended.
⁴Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds;
    they leave and do not return.

⁵“Who let the wild donkey^(D) go free?
    Who untied its ropes?
⁶I gave it the wasteland^(E) as its home,
    the salt flats^(F) as its habitat.^(G)
⁷It laughs^(H) at the commotion in the town;
    it does not hear a driver’s shout.^(I)
⁸It ranges the hills^(J) for its pasture
    and searches for any green thing.

⁹“Will the wild ox^(K) consent to serve you?^(L)
    Will it stay by your manger^(M) at night?
¹⁰Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?^(N)
    Will it till the valleys behind you?
¹¹Will you rely on it for its great strength?^(O)
    Will you leave your heavy work to it?
¹²Can you trust it to haul in your grain
    and bring it to your threshing floor?

¹³“The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
    though they cannot compare
    with the wings and feathers of the stork.^(P)
¹⁴She lays her eggs on the ground
    and lets them warm in the sand,
¹⁵unmindful that a foot may crush them,
    that some wild animal may trample them.^(Q)
¹⁶She treats her young harshly,^(R) as if they were not hers;
    she cares not that her labor was in vain,
¹⁷for God did not endow her with wisdom
    or give her a share of good sense.^(S)
¹⁸Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
    she laughs^(T) at horse and rider.

¹⁹“Do you give the horse its strength^(U)
    or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
²⁰Do you make it leap like a locust,^(V)
    striking terror^(W) with its proud snorting?^(X)
²¹It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength,^(Y)
    and charges into the fray.^(Z)
²²It laughs^(AA) at fear, afraid of nothing;
    it does not shy away from the sword.
²³The quiver^(AB) rattles against its side,
    along with the flashing spear^(AC) and lance.
²⁴In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
    it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.^(AD)
²⁵At the blast of the trumpet^(AE) it snorts, ‘Aha!’
    It catches the scent of battle from afar,
    the shout of commanders and the battle cry.^(AF)

²⁶“Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom
    and spread its wings toward the south?^(AG)
²⁷Does the eagle soar at your command
    and build its nest on high?^(AH)
²⁸It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night;
    a rocky crag^(AI) is its stronghold.
²⁹From there it looks for food;^(AJ)
    its eyes detect it from afar.
³⁰Its young ones feast on blood,
    and where the slain are, there it is.”^(AK)

Job 40

New International Version

40 The Lord said to Job:^(A)

²“Will the one who contends with the Almighty^(B) correct him?^(C)
Let him who accuses God answer him!”^(D)

³Then Job answered the Lord:

⁴“I am unworthy^(E)—how can I reply to you?
I put my hand over my mouth.^(F)
⁵I spoke once, but I have no answer^(G)—
twice, but I will say no more.”^(H)

⁶Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm:^(I)

⁷“Brace yourself like a man;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.^(J)

⁸“Would you discredit my justice?^(K)
    Would you condemn me to justify yourself?^(L)
⁹Do you have an arm like God’s,^(M)
    and can your voice^(N) thunder like his?^(O)
¹⁰Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor,
    and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.^(P)
¹¹Unleash the fury of your wrath,^(Q)
    look at all who are proud and bring them low,^(R)
¹²look at all who are proud^(S) and humble them,^(T)
    crush^(U) the wicked where they stand.
¹³Bury them all in the dust together;^(V)
    shroud their faces in the grave.^(W)
¹⁴Then I myself will admit to you
    that your own right hand can save you.^(X)

¹⁵“Look at Behemoth,
    which I made^(Y) along with you
    and which feeds on grass like an ox.^(Z)
¹⁶What strength^(AA) it has in its loins,
    what power in the muscles of its belly!^(AB)
¹⁷Its tail sways like a cedar;
    the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.^(AC)
¹⁸Its bones are tubes of bronze,
    its limbs^(AD) like rods of iron.^(AE)
¹⁹It ranks first among the works of God,^(AF)
    yet its Maker^(AG) can approach it with his sword.^(AH)
²⁰The hills bring it their produce,^(AI)
    and all the wild animals play^(AJ) nearby.^(AK)
²¹Under the lotus plants it lies,
    hidden among the reeds^(AL) in the marsh.^(AM)
²²The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
    the poplars by the stream^(AN) surround it.
²³A raging river^(AO) does not alarm it;
    it is secure, though the Jordan^(AP) should surge against its mouth.
²⁴Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
    or trap it and pierce its nose?^(AQ)

1 Corinthians 13

New International Version

13 If I speak in the tongues^[a]^(A) of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. ²If I have the gift of prophecy^(B) and can fathom all mysteries^(C) and all knowledge,^(D) and if I have a faith^(E) that can move mountains,^(F) but do not have love, I am nothing. ³If I give all I possess to the poor^(G) and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,^[b]^(H) but do not have love, I gain nothing.

⁴Love is patient,^(I) love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.^(J) ⁵It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,^(K) it is not easily angered,^(L) it keeps no record of wrongs.^(M) ⁶Love does not delight in evil^(N) but rejoices with the truth.^(O) ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.^(P)

⁸Love never fails. But where there are prophecies,^(Q) they will cease; where there are tongues,^(R) they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. ⁹For we know in part^(S) and we prophesy in part, ¹⁰but when completeness comes,^(T) what is in part disappears. ¹¹When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood^(U) behind me. ¹²For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror;^(V) then we shall see face to face.^(W) Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.^(X)

¹³And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.^(Y) But the greatest of these is love.^(Z)

Footnotes

1 Corinthians 13:1 Or languages
1 Corinthians 13:3 Some manuscripts body to the flames

1 Corinthians 14

New International Version

Intelligibility in Worship

14 Follow the way of love^(A) and eagerly desire^(B) gifts of the Spirit,^(C) especially prophecy.^(D) ²For anyone who speaks in a tongue^[a]^(E) does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them;^(F) they utter mysteries^(G) by the Spirit. ³But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening,^(H) encouraging^(I) and comfort. ⁴Anyone who speaks in a tongue^(J) edifies^(K) themselves, but the one who prophesies^(L) edifies the church. ⁵I would like every one of you to speak in tongues,^[b] but I would rather have you prophesy.^(M) The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues,^[c] unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.^(N)

⁶Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation^(O) or knowledge^(P) or prophecy or word of instruction?^(Q) ⁷Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the pipe or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes? ⁸Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?^(R) ⁹So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air. ¹⁰Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. ¹¹If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker is a foreigner to me.^(S) ¹²So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit,^(T) try to excel in those that build up^(U) the church.

¹³For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.^(V) ¹⁴For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays,^(W) but my mind is unfruitful. ¹⁵So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit,^(X) but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing^(Y) with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding. ¹⁶Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer,^[d] say “Amen”^(Z) to your thanksgiving,^(AA) since they do not know what you are saying? ¹⁷You are giving thanks well enough, but no one else is edified.^(AB)

¹⁸I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. ¹⁹But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.^(AC)

²⁰Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children.^(AD) In regard to evil be infants,^(AE) but in your thinking be adults. ²¹In the Law^(AF) it is written:

“With other tongues
and through the lips of foreigners
I will speak to this people,
but even then they will not listen to me,^(AG)
says the Lord.”^[e]

²²Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy,^(AH) however, is not for unbelievers but for believers. ²³So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and inquirers or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?^(AI) ²⁴But if an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all, ²⁵as the secrets^(AJ) of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!”^(AK)

Good Order in Worship

²⁶What then shall we say, brothers and sisters?^(AL) When you come together, each of you^(AM) has a hymn,^(AN) or a word of instruction,^(AO) a revelation, a tongue^(AP) or an interpretation.^(AQ) Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.^(AR) ²⁷If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. ²⁸If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God.

²⁹Two or three prophets^(AS) should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.^(AT) ³⁰And if a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down, the first speaker should stop. ³¹For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged. ³²The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets.^(AU) ³³For God is not a God of disorder^(AV) but of peace^(AW)—as in all the congregations^(AX) of the Lord’s people.^(AY)

³⁴Women^[f] should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak,^(AZ) but must be in submission,^(BA) as the law^(BB) says. ³⁵If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.^[g]

³⁶Or did the word of God^(BC) originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached? ³⁷If anyone thinks they are a prophet^(BD) or otherwise gifted by the Spirit,^(BE) let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.^(BF) ³⁸But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.^[h]

³⁹Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager^(BG) to prophesy,^(BH) and do not forbid speaking in tongues. ⁴⁰But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly^(BI) way.

Footnotes

1 Corinthians 14:2 Or in another language; also in verses 4, 13, 14, 19, 26 and 27
1 Corinthians 14:5 Or in other languages; also in verses 6, 18, 22, 23 and 39
1 Corinthians 14:5 Or in other languages; also in verses 6, 18, 22, 23 and 39
1 Corinthians 14:16 The Greek word for inquirer is a technical term for someone not fully initiated into a religion; also in verses 23 and 24.
1 Corinthians 14:21 Isaiah 28:11,12
1 Corinthians 14:34 Or peace. As in all the congregations of the Lord’s people, ³⁴women
1 Corinthians 14:35 In a few manuscripts these verses come after verse 40.
1 Corinthians 14:38 Some manuscripts But anyone who is ignorant of this will be ignorant