30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law(A) rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)

Read full chapter

30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

Read full chapter

34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(A) and you were not willing.

Read full chapter

34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

Read full chapter

35 One of them, an expert in the law,(A) tested him with this question:

Read full chapter

35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

Read full chapter

As God’s co-workers(A) we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.(B)

Read full chapter

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

Read full chapter

21 But concerning Israel he says,

“All day long I have held out my hands
    to a disobedient and obstinate people.”[a](A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Romans 10:21 Isaiah 65:2

21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

Read full chapter

27 For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.(A)

Read full chapter

27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

Read full chapter

“‘How can you say, “We are wise,
    for we have the law(A) of the Lord,”
when actually the lying pen of the scribes
    has handled it falsely?

Read full chapter

How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

Read full chapter

11 In him we were also chosen,[a] having been predestined(A) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose(B) of his will,

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs

11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

Read full chapter

21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,(A) Christ died for nothing!”[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 2:21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 14.

21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Read full chapter