^17 (A)For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, ^(B)until the words of God are fulfilled.

⁷ but ^(A)in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets.

¹⁰ and with all unrighteous deception among ^(A)those who perish, because they did not receive ^(B)the love of the truth, that they might be saved. ¹¹ And ^(C)for this reason God will send them strong delusion, ^(D)that they should believe the lie, ¹² that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but ^(E)had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Collection for the Judean Saints

¹⁶ But thanks be to God who ^[a]puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

² And ^[a]supper being ended, ^(A)the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him,

⁴⁰ And ^(A)I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but ^(B)I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.

The Lord Considers the Heart

^27 (A)Blessed^[a] be the Lord God of our fathers, ^(B)who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem,

¹³ These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

¹³ Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. ¹⁴ But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. ¹⁵ Then, ^(A)when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, ^(B)brings forth death.

¹⁶ Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. ^17 (C)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, ^(D)with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.