Psalm 129

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Psalm 129

A song of ascents.

¹“They have greatly oppressed^(A) me from my youth,”^(B)
    let Israel say;^(C)
²“they have greatly oppressed me from my youth,
    but they have not gained the victory^(D) over me.
³Plowmen have plowed my back
    and made their furrows long.
⁴But the Lord is righteous;^(E)
    he has cut me free^(F) from the cords of the wicked.”^(G)

⁵May all who hate Zion^(H)
    be turned back in shame.^(I)
⁶May they be like grass on the roof,^(J)
    which withers^(K) before it can grow;
⁷a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,^(L)
    nor one who gathers fill his arms.
⁸May those who pass by not say to them,
    “The blessing of the Lord be on you;
    we bless you^(M) in the name of the Lord.”

Proverbs 28:25-26

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²⁵The greedy stir up conflict,^(A)
but those who trust in the Lord^(B) will prosper.

²⁶Those who trust in themselves are fools,^(C)
but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.^(D)

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John 11:17-27

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Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarus

¹⁷On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.^(A) ¹⁸Now Bethany^(B) was less than two miles^[a] from Jerusalem, ¹⁹and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.^(C) ²⁰When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.^(D)

²¹“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.^(E) ²²But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”^(F)

²³Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

²⁴Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection^(G) at the last day.”^(H)

²⁵Jesus said to her, “I am^(I) the resurrection and the life.^(J) The one who believes^(K) in me will live, even though they die; ²⁶and whoever lives by believing^(L) in me will never die.^(M) Do you believe this?”

²⁷“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah,^(N) the Son of God,^(O) who is to come into the world.”^(P)

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Footnotes

John 11:18 Or about 3 kilometers

Revelation 2:18-29

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To the Church in Thyatira

¹⁸“To the angel of the church in Thyatira^(A) write:

These are the words of the Son of God,^(B) whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze.^(C) ¹⁹I know your deeds,^(D) your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.

²⁰Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel,^(E) who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.^(F) ²¹I have given her time^(G) to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.^(H) ²²So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery^(I) with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. ²³I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds,^(J) and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.^(K)

²⁴Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you,^(L) ²⁵except to hold on to what you have^(M) until I come.’^(N)

²⁶To the one who is victorious^(O) and does my will to the end,^(P) I will give authority over the nations^(Q)— ²⁷that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter^(R) and will dash them to pieces like pottery’^[a]^(S)—just as I have received authority from my Father. ²⁸I will also give that one the morning star.^(T) ²⁹Whoever has ears, let them hear^(U) what the Spirit says to the churches.