He Is Risen(A)

24 Now (B)on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, [a]and certain other women with them, came to the tomb (C)bringing the spices which they had prepared. (D)But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. (E)Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened, as they were [b]greatly perplexed about this, that (F)behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! (G)Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, ‘The Son of Man must be (H)delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’

And (I)they remembered His words. (J)Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, (K)Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. 11 (L)And their words seemed to them like [c]idle tales, and they did not believe them. 12 (M)But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths [d]lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened.

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  1. Luke 24:1 NU omits and certain other women with them
  2. Luke 24:4 NU omits greatly
  3. Luke 24:11 nonsense
  4. Luke 24:12 NU omits lying

32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of (A)Gideon and (B)Barak and (C)Samson and (D)Jephthah, also of (E)David and (F)Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, (G)stopped the mouths of lions, 34 (H)quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 (I)Women received their dead raised to life again.

Others were (J)tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and (K)of chains and imprisonment. 37 (L)They were stoned, they were sawn in two, [a]were tempted, were slain with the sword. (M)They wandered about (N)in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, (O)in dens and caves of the earth.

39 And all these, (P)having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be (Q)made perfect apart from us.

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  1. Hebrews 11:37 NU omits were tempted

15 (A)Like a roaring lion and a charging bear
(B)Is a wicked ruler over poor people.

16 A ruler who lacks understanding is a great (C)oppressor,
But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.

17 (D)A man burdened with bloodshed will flee into a pit;
Let no one help him.

18 Whoever walks blamelessly will be [a]saved,
But he who is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

19 (E)He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!

20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
(F)But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

21 (G)To [b]show partiality is not good,
(H)Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

22 A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,
And does not consider that (I)poverty will come upon him.

23 (J)He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward
Than he who flatters with the tongue.

24 Whoever robs his father or his mother,
And says, “It is no transgression,”
The same (K)is companion to a destroyer.

25 (L)He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
(M)But he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered.

26 He who (N)trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But whoever walks wisely will be delivered.

27 (O)He who gives to the poor will not lack,
But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

28 When the wicked arise, (P)men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:18 delivered
  2. Proverbs 28:21 Lit. recognize faces

A Perpetual Covenant of Peace

54 “Sing, O (A)barren,
You who have not borne!
Break forth into singing, and cry aloud,
You who have not labored with child!
For more are the children of the desolate
Than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord.
“Enlarge(B) the place of your tent,
And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings;
Do not spare;
Lengthen your cords,
And strengthen your stakes.
For you shall expand to the right and to the left,
And your descendants will (C)inherit the nations,
And make the desolate cities inhabited.

“Do(D) not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame;
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.
(E)For your Maker is your husband,
The Lord of hosts is His name;
And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel;
He is called (F)the God of the whole earth.
For the Lord (G)has called you
Like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit,
Like a youthful wife when you were refused,”
Says your God.
“For(H) a mere moment I have forsaken you,
But with great mercies (I)I will gather you.
With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment;
(J)But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,”
Says the Lord, your Redeemer.

“For this is like the waters of (K)Noah to Me;
For as I have sworn
That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth,
So have I sworn
That I would not be angry with (L)you, nor rebuke you.
10 For (M)the mountains shall depart
And the hills be removed,
(N)But My kindness shall not depart from you,
Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,”
Says the Lord, who has mercy on you.

11 “O you afflicted one,
Tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
Behold, I will lay your stones with (O)colorful gems,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.
12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies,
Your gates of crystal,
And all your walls of precious stones.
13 All your children shall be (P)taught by the Lord,
And (Q)great shall be the peace of your children.
14 In righteousness you shall be established;
You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
And from terror, for it shall not come near you.
15 Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me.
Whoever assembles against you shall (R)fall for your sake.

16 “Behold, I have created the blacksmith
Who blows the coals in the fire,
Who brings forth an [a]instrument for his work;
And I have created the [b]spoiler to destroy.
17 No weapon formed against you shall (S)prosper,
And every tongue which rises against you in judgment
You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
(T)And their righteousness is from Me,”
Says the Lord.

An Invitation to Abundant Life

55 “Ho! (U)Everyone who thirsts,
Come to the waters;
And you who have no money,
(V)Come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.
Why do you [c]spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
Incline your ear, and (W)come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
(X)And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The (Y)sure mercies of David.
Indeed I have given him as (Z)a witness to the people,
(AA)A leader and commander for the people.
(AB)Surely you shall call a nation you do not know,
(AC)And nations who do not know you shall run to you,
Because of the Lord your God,
And the Holy One of Israel;
(AD)For He has glorified you.”

(AE)Seek the Lord while He may be (AF)found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
(AG)Let the [d]wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man (AH)his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
(AI)And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

“For(AJ) My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
“For(AK) as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

10 “For (AL)as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
11 (AM)So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me [e]void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall (AN)prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

12 “For(AO) you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall (AP)break forth into singing before you,
And (AQ)all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 (AR)Instead of (AS)the thorn shall come up the cypress tree,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree;
And it shall be to the Lord (AT)for a name,
For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:16 Or weapon
  2. Isaiah 54:16 destroyer
  3. Isaiah 55:2 Lit. weigh out silver
  4. Isaiah 55:7 Lit. man of iniquity
  5. Isaiah 55:11 empty, without fruit

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