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11 Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be holy.”

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11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”(A)

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10 Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined by these trials. But the wicked will continue in their wickedness, and none of them will understand. Only those who are wise will know what it means.

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10 Many will be purified, made spotless and refined,(A) but the wicked will continue to be wicked.(B) None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.(C)

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18 The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
    which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.

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18 The path of the righteous(A) is like the morning sun,(B)
    shining ever brighter till the full light of day.(C)

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13 But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived.

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13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse,(A) deceiving and being deceived.(B)

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27 But when I give you a message, I will loosen your tongue and let you speak. Then you will say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says!’ Those who choose to listen will listen, but those who refuse will refuse, for they are rebels.

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27 But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’(A) Whoever will listen let them listen, and whoever will refuse let them refuse; for they are a rebellious people.(B)

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14 so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”

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14 Leave them; they are blind guides.[a](A) If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts blind guides of the blind

God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice,[a]
    for they will be satisfied.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:6 Or for righteousness.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.(A)

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The righteous keep moving forward,
    and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.

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Nevertheless, the righteous(A) will hold to their ways,
    and those with clean hands(B) will grow stronger.(C)

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A Prayer of Praise

24 Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault.

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Doxology

24 To him who is able(A) to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence(B) without fault(C) and with great joy—

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10 “But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked.

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10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet.(A) And the door was shut.

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32 The wicked are crushed by disaster,
    but the godly have a refuge when they die.

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32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,(A)
    but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.(B)

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24 “I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come.
    I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
25 You ignored my advice
    and rejected the correction I offered.
26 So I will laugh when you are in trouble!
    I will mock you when disaster overtakes you—
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
    when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone,
    and anguish and distress overwhelm you.

28 “When they cry for help, I will not answer.
    Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
29 For they hated knowledge
    and chose not to fear the Lord.
30 They rejected my advice
    and paid no attention when I corrected them.
31 Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way,
    choking on their own schemes.
32 For simpletons turn away from me—to death.
    Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
33 But all who listen to me will live in peace,
    untroubled by fear of harm.”

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24 But since you refuse(A) to listen when I call(B)
    and no one pays attention(C) when I stretch out my hand,
25 since you disregard all my advice
    and do not accept my rebuke,
26 I in turn will laugh(D) when disaster(E) strikes you;
    I will mock(F) when calamity overtakes you(G)
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
    when disaster(H) sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
    when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(I)
    they will look for me but will not find me,(J)
29 since they hated knowledge
    and did not choose to fear the Lord.(K)
30 Since they would not accept my advice
    and spurned my rebuke,(L)
31 they will eat the fruit of their ways
    and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.(M)
32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(N)
33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety(O)
    and be at ease, without fear of harm.”(P)

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27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.

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27 and to present her to himself(A) as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.(B)

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