“God is mighty,(A) but despises no one;(B)
    he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.(C)

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20 Now to him who is able(A) to do immeasurably more than all we ask(B) or imagine, according to his power(C) that is at work within us,

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Doxology

24 To him who is able(A) to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence(B) without fault(C) and with great joy— 25 to the only God(D) our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore!(E) Amen.(F)

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10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God(A) should be made known(B) to the rulers and authorities(C) in the heavenly realms,(D)

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29 Whoever remains stiff-necked(A) after many rebukes
    will suddenly be destroyed(B)—without remedy.(C)

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19 If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!(A)
    And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him[a]?(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:19 See Septuagint; Hebrew me.

17 I will harden the hearts(A) of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them.(B) And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. 18 The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord(C) when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen.”

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19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power(A) is the same as the mighty strength(B)

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that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,

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Doxology

33 Oh, the depth of the riches(A) of the wisdom and[a] knowledge of God!(B)
    How unsearchable his judgments,
    and his paths beyond tracing out!(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:33 Or riches and the wisdom and the

20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride,(A) he was deposed from his royal throne(B) and stripped(C) of his glory.(D) 21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign(E) over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.(F)

22 “But you, Belshazzar, his son,[a] have not humbled(G) yourself, though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have set yourself up against(H) the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives(I) and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand.(J) But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life(K) and all your ways.(L) 24 Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

25 “This is the inscription that was written:

mene, mene, tekel, parsin

26 “Here is what these words mean:

Mene[b]: God has numbered the days(M) of your reign and brought it to an end.(N)

27 Tekel[c]: You have been weighed on the scales(O) and found wanting.(P)

28 Peres[d]: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes(Q) and Persians.”(R)

29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,(S) and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.(T)

30 That very night Belshazzar,(U) king(V) of the Babylonians,[e] was slain,(W)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:22 Or descendant; or successor
  2. Daniel 5:26 Mene can mean numbered or mina (a unit of money).
  3. Daniel 5:27 Tekel can mean weighed or shekel.
  4. Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.
  5. Daniel 5:30 Or Chaldeans

34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity(A) was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.(B)

His dominion is an eternal dominion;
    his kingdom(C) endures from generation to generation.(D)
35 All the peoples of the earth
    are regarded as nothing.(E)
He does as he pleases(F)
    with the powers of heaven
    and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back(G) his hand(H)
    or say to him: “What have you done?”(I)

36 At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom.(J) My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before. 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt(K) and glorify(L) the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just.(M) And those who walk in pride(N) he is able to humble.(O)

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20 and said:

“Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;(A)
    wisdom and power(B) are his.

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14 Blessed is the one who always trembles before God,
    but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.

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who by his understanding(A) made the heavens,(B)
His love endures forever.

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24 How many are your works,(A) Lord!
    In wisdom you made(B) them all;
    the earth is full of your creatures.(C)

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Do you have an arm like God’s,(A)
    and can your voice(B) thunder like his?(C)

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23 He wanders about(A) for food like a vulture;(B)
    he knows the day of darkness(C) is at hand.(D)
24 Distress and anguish(E) fill him with terror;(F)
    troubles overwhelm him, like a king(G) poised to attack,
25 because he shakes his fist(H) at God
    and vaunts himself against the Almighty,(I)
26 defiantly charging against him
    with a thick, strong shield.(J)

27 “Though his face is covered with fat
    and his waist bulges with flesh,(K)

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and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,(A)
    for true wisdom has two sides.
    Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.(B)

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10 Then I would still have this consolation(A)
    my joy in unrelenting pain(B)
    that I had not denied the words(C) of the Holy One.(D)

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12 God is with us; he is our leader. His priests with their trumpets will sound the battle cry against you.(A) People of Israel, do not fight against the Lord,(B) the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed.”(C)

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14 or this time I will send the full force of my plagues against you and against your officials and your people, so you may know(A) that there is no one like(B) me in all the earth. 15 For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people(C) with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth. 16 But I have raised you up[a] for this very purpose,(D) that I might show you my power(E) and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. 17 You still set yourself against my people and will not let them go.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 9:16 Or have spared you

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