Proverbs 14:9-27

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⁹^(A)Fools mock at the guilt offering,
    but the upright enjoy acceptance.^[a]
¹⁰The heart knows its own ^(B)bitterness,
    and no stranger shares its joy.
¹¹^(C)The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.
¹²^(D)There is a way that seems right to a man,
    but ^(E)its end is the way to death.^[b]
¹³Even in laughter the heart may ache,
    and ^(F)the end of joy may be ^(G)grief.
¹⁴The backslider in heart will be ^(H)filled with the fruit of his ways,
    and ^(I)a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
¹⁵^(J)The simple believes everything,
    but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
¹⁶^(K)One who is wise is cautious^[c] and ^(L)turns away from evil,
    but a fool is reckless and careless.
¹⁷A man of ^(M)quick temper acts foolishly,
    and a man of evil devices is hated.
¹⁸The simple inherit folly,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
¹⁹^(N)The evil bow down before the good,
    the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
²⁰^(O)The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
    ^(P)but the rich has many friends.
²¹Whoever ^(Q)despises his neighbor is a sinner,
    but ^(R)blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
²²Do they not go astray who ^(S)devise evil?
    Those who devise good meet^[d] ^(T)steadfast love and faithfulness.
²³In all toil there is profit,
    but mere talk ^(U)tends only to poverty.
²⁴The crown of the wise is their wealth,
    but the folly of fools brings folly.
²⁵A truthful witness saves lives,
    but one who ^(V)breathes out lies is deceitful.
²⁶In the fear of the Lord one has ^(W)strong confidence,
    and ^(X)his children will have ^(Y)a refuge.
²⁷The fear of the Lord is ^(Z)a fountain of life,
    that one may ^(AA)turn away from the snares of death.

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Proverbs 14:9 Hebrew but among the upright is acceptance
Proverbs 14:12 Hebrew ways of death
Proverbs 14:16 Or fears [the Lord]
Proverbs 14:22 Or show

Romans 1

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Greeting

1 Paul, ^(A)a servant^[a] of Christ Jesus, ^(B)called to be an apostle, ^(C)set apart for the gospel of God, ²which ^(D)he promised beforehand ^(E)through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³concerning his Son, ^(F)who was descended from David^[b] ^(G)according to the flesh ⁴and ^(H)was declared to be the Son of God ^(I)in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵through whom ^(J)we have received grace and ^(K)apostleship ^(L)to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name ^(M)among all the nations, ⁶including you who are ^(N)called to belong to Jesus Christ,

⁷To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:

^(O)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Longing to Go to Rome

⁸First, ^(P)I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, ^(Q)because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. ⁹^(R)For God is my witness, ^(S)whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, ^(T)that without ceasing I mention you ¹⁰always in my prayers, asking that somehow ^(U)by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. ¹¹For ^(V)I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— ¹²that is, that we may be mutually encouraged ^(W)by each other's faith, both yours and mine. ¹³I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,^[c] that ^(X)I have often intended to come to you (but ^(Y)thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some ^(Z)harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. ¹⁴^(AA)I am under obligation both to Greeks and to ^(AB)barbarians,^[d] both to the wise and to the foolish. ¹⁵So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

¹⁶For ^(AC)I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is ^(AD)the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew ^(AE)first and also to ^(AF)the Greek. ¹⁷For in it ^(AG)the righteousness of God is revealed ^(AH)from faith for faith,^[e] ^(AI)as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”^[f]

God's Wrath on Unrighteousness

¹⁸For ^(AJ)the wrath of God ^(AK)is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. ¹⁹For what can be ^(AL)known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. ²⁰For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, ^(AM)have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,^[g] in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. ²¹For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they ^(AN)became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. ²²^(AO)Claiming to be wise, they became fools, ²³and ^(AP)exchanged the glory of ^(AQ)the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

²⁴Therefore ^(AR)God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to ^(AS)the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, ²⁵because they exchanged the truth about God for ^(AT)a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^(AU)who is blessed forever! Amen.

²⁶For this reason ^(AV)God gave them up to ^(AW)dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; ²⁷and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, ^(AX)men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

²⁸And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, ^(AY)God gave them up to ^(AZ)a debased mind to do ^(BA)what ought not to be done. ²⁹They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, ³⁰slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, ³¹foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. ³²Though they know ^(BB)God's righteous decree that those who practice such things ^(BC)deserve to die, they not only do them but ^(BD)give approval to those who practice them.

Footnotes

Romans 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Romans 1:3 Or who came from the offspring of David
Romans 1:13 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
Romans 1:14 That is, non-Greeks
Romans 1:17 Or beginning and ending in faith
Romans 1:17 Or The one who by faith is righteous shall live
Romans 1:20 Or clearly perceived from the creation of the world

Proverbs 15:18-33

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¹⁸^(A)A hot-tempered man ^(B)stirs up strife,
    but he who is ^(C)slow to anger quiets contention.
¹⁹The way of ^(D)a sluggard is like a hedge of ^(E)thorns,
    but the path of the upright is ^(F)a level highway.
²⁰^(G)A wise son makes a glad father,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.
²¹^(H)Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense,
    but a man of understanding ^(I)walks straight ahead.
²²^(J)Without counsel plans fail,
    but with many advisers they succeed.
²³To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
    and ^(K)a word in season, how good it is!
²⁴The path of life leads upward ^(L)for the prudent,
    that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
²⁵The Lord tears down the house of ^(M)the proud
    but ^(N)maintains ^(O)the widow's boundaries.
²⁶^(P)The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,
    but ^(Q)gracious words are pure.
²⁷Whoever is ^(R)greedy for unjust gain ^(S)troubles his own household,
    but he who hates ^(T)bribes will live.
²⁸The heart of the righteous ^(U)ponders how to answer,
    but ^(V)the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
²⁹The Lord is ^(W)far from the wicked,
    but he ^(X)hears the prayer of the righteous.
³⁰^(Y)The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
    and ^(Z)good news refreshes^[a] the bones.
³¹^(AA)The ear that listens to ^(AB)life-giving reproof
    will dwell among the wise.
³²Whoever ^(AC)ignores instruction ^(AD)despises himself,
    but he who listens to reproof ^(AE)gains intelligence.
³³^(AF)The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
    and ^(AG)humility comes before honor.

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Proverbs 15:30 Hebrew makes fat

Mark 14:53-72

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Jesus Before the Council

⁵³^(A)And ^(B)they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. ⁵⁴^(C)And ^(D)Peter had followed him at a distance, ^(E)right into ^(F)the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with ^(G)the guards and ^(H)warming himself at the fire. ⁵⁵Now the chief priests and the whole council^[a] were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. ⁵⁶^(I)For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony ^(J)did not agree. ⁵⁷And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, ⁵⁸^(K)“We heard him say, ^(L)‘I will destroy this temple ^(M)that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, ^(N)not made with hands.’” ⁵⁹Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. ⁶⁰And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”^[b] ⁶¹But ^(O)he remained silent and made no answer. ^(P)Again the high priest asked him, “Are you ^(Q)the Christ, the Son of ^(R)the Blessed?” ⁶²And Jesus said, “I am, and ^(S)you will see the Son of Man ^(T)seated at the right hand of Power, and ^(U)coming with the clouds of heaven.” ⁶³And the high priest ^(V)tore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? ⁶⁴You have heard ^(W)his blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they ^(X)all condemned him as ^(Y)deserving death. ⁶⁵^(Z)And some began ^(AA)to spit on him and ^(AB)to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received him ^(AC)with blows.

Peter Denies Jesus

⁶⁶^(AD)And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, ⁶⁷and seeing Peter ^(AE)warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” ⁶⁸But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway^[c] and ^(AF)the rooster crowed.^[d] ⁶⁹And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” ⁷⁰But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.” ⁷¹But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” ⁷²And immediately the rooster crowed ^(AG)a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, ^(AH)“Before the rooster crows twice, you will ^(AI)deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.^[e]