Childlike Trust in the Lord.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

Warnings and Instructions

³⁸ So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, *came to the tomb. Now it was a ^(A)cave, and a stone was lying against it. ³⁹ Jesus *said, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, *said to Him, “Lord, by this time ^[a]there will be a stench, for he has been dead ^(B)four days.” ⁴⁰ Jesus *said to her, “^(C)Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” ⁴¹ So they removed the ^(D)stone. Then Jesus ^(E)raised His eyes, and said, “^(F)Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. ⁴² I knew that You always hear Me; but ^(G)because of the ^[b]people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that ^(H)You sent Me.” ⁴³ When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth.” ⁴⁴ The man who had died came forth, ^(I)bound hand and foot with wrappings, and ^(J)his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus *said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

Message to Philadelphia

⁷ “And to the angel of the church in ^(A)Philadelphia write:

^(B)He who is holy, ^(C)who is true, who has ^(D)the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:

⁸ ‘^(E)I know your ^[a]deeds. Behold, I have put before you ^(F)an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and ^(G)have not denied My name. ⁹ Behold, I ^[b]will cause those of ^(H)the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them ^(I)come and bow down ^[c]at your feet, and make them know that ^(J)I have loved you. ¹⁰ Because you have ^(K)kept the word of ^(L)My ^[d]perseverance, ^(M)I also will keep you from the hour of ^[e](N)testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole ^[f](O)world, to ^[g]test ^(P)those who dwell on the earth. ^11 (Q)I am coming quickly; ^(R)hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your ^(S)crown. ^12 (T)He who overcomes, I will make him a ^(U)pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the ^(V)name of My God, and ^(W)the name of the city of My God, ^(X)the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My ^(Y)new name. ^13 (Z)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’