Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

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“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.(A)

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When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

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When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory(A) so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”

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For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.

All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

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A Common Destiny for All

So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them.(A) All share a common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad,[a] the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not.

As it is with the good,
    so with the sinful;
as it is with those who take oaths,
    so with those who are afraid to take them.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 9:2 Septuagint (Aquila), Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew does not have and the bad.

40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

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40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe,(A) you will see the glory of God?”(B)

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The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

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The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

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Epilogue

After the Lord had said these things to Job(A), he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends,(B) because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.(C)

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And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

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Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.(A) And he still maintains his integrity,(B) though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”(C)

“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has(D) for his own life. But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones,(E) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(F)

The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands;(G) but you must spare his life.”(H)

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And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.

12 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

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Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job?(A) There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God(B) and shuns evil.”(C)

“Does Job fear God for nothing?”(D) Satan replied. 10 “Have you not put a hedge(E) around him and his household and everything he has?(F) You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.(G) 11 But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has,(H) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(I)

12 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has(J) is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.”(K)

Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

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21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

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21 After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people(A) were praising God(B) for what had happened.

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Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?

18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.

27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

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Is not your wickedness great?
    Are not your sins(A) endless?(B)
You demanded security(C) from your relatives for no reason;(D)
    you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.(E)
You gave no water(F) to the weary
    and you withheld food from the hungry,(G)
though you were a powerful man, owning land(H)
    an honored man,(I) living on it.(J)
And you sent widows(K) away empty-handed(L)
    and broke the strength of the fatherless.(M)
10 That is why snares(N) are all around you,(O)
    why sudden peril terrifies you,(P)
11 why it is so dark(Q) you cannot see,
    and why a flood of water covers you.(R)

12 “Is not God in the heights of heaven?(S)
    And see how lofty are the highest stars!
13 Yet you say, ‘What does God know?(T)
    Does he judge through such darkness?(U)
14 Thick clouds(V) veil him, so he does not see us(W)
    as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’(X)
15 Will you keep to the old path
    that the wicked(Y) have trod?(Z)
16 They were carried off before their time,(AA)
    their foundations(AB) washed away by a flood.(AC)
17 They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
    What can the Almighty do to us?’(AD)
18 Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,(AE)
    so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(AF)
19 The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;(AG)
    the innocent mock(AH) them, saying,
20 ‘Surely our foes are destroyed,(AI)
    and fire(AJ) devours their wealth.’

21 “Submit to God and be at peace(AK) with him;(AL)
    in this way prosperity will come to you.(AM)
22 Accept instruction from his mouth(AN)
    and lay up his words(AO) in your heart.(AP)
23 If you return(AQ) to the Almighty, you will be restored:(AR)
    If you remove wickedness far from your tent(AS)
24 and assign your nuggets(AT) to the dust,
    your gold(AU) of Ophir(AV) to the rocks in the ravines,(AW)
25 then the Almighty will be your gold,(AX)
    the choicest silver for you.(AY)
26 Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty(AZ)
    and will lift up your face(BA) to God.(BB)
27 You will pray to him,(BC) and he will hear you,(BD)
    and you will fulfill your vows.(BE)
28 What you decide on will be done,(BF)
    and light(BG) will shine on your ways.(BH)
29 When people are brought low(BI) and you say, ‘Lift them up!’
    then he will save the downcast.(BJ)
30 He will deliver even one who is not innocent,(BK)
    who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”(BL)

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And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

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When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand,(A) they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.”(B)

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11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.

12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

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11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.(A) 12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes(B) in me will do the works I have been doing,(C) and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask(D) in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

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And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

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Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?(A) I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam(B) fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you, no! But unless you repent,(C) you too will all perish.”

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