19 God is not a man, that he might lie,
or a son of man, that he might change his mind.(A)
Does he speak and not act,
or promise and not fulfill?(B)

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45 None of the good promises the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed. Everything was fulfilled.(A)

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33 But I will not withdraw
my faithful love from him
or betray my faithfulness.(A)
34 I will not violate my covenant
or change what my lips have said.(B)
35 Once and for all
I have sworn an oath by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.(C)

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“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
and your ways are not my ways.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
“For as heaven is higher than earth,(A)
so my ways are higher than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For just as rain and snow fall from heaven
and do not return there
without saturating the earth
and making it germinate and sprout,
and providing seed to sow
and food to eat,(B)
11 so my word that comes from my mouth
will not return to me empty,
but it will accomplish what I please
and will prosper in what I send it to do.”(C)

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26 In the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should,(A) but the Spirit himself intercedes for us[a](B) with inexpressible groanings. 27 And he who searches our hearts(C) knows the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

28 We know that all things work together[b] for the good[c] of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.(D) 29 For those he foreknew he also predestined(E) to be conformed to the image of his Son,(F) so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 8:26 Some mss omit for us
  2. 8:28 Other mss read that God works together in all things
  3. 8:28 The ultimate good

17 Because God wanted to show his unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, he guaranteed it with an oath,(A) 18 so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.(B) 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.(C)

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