Revelation 7:9-17

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A Great Multitude from Every Nation

⁹After this I looked, and behold, ^(A)a great multitude that no one could number, ^(B)from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, ^(C)clothed in white robes, with ^(D)palm branches in their hands, ¹⁰and crying out with a loud voice, ^(E)“Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” ¹¹And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and ^(F)the four living creatures, and they ^(G)fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, ¹²^(H)saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

¹³Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, ^(I)clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” ¹⁴I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of ^(J)the great tribulation. ^(K)They have washed their robes and ^(L)made them white ^(M)in the blood of the Lamb.

¹⁵“Therefore they are before the throne of God,
    and ^(N)serve him day and night in his temple;
    and he who sits on the throne ^(O)will shelter them with his presence.
¹⁶^(P)They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
    ^(Q)the sun shall not strike them,
    nor any scorching heat.
¹⁷For the Lamb in the midst of the throne ^(R)will be their shepherd,
    and he will guide them to springs of ^(S)living water,
and ^(T)God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

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Psalm 149

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Sing to the Lord a New Song

149 ^(A)Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord ^(B)a new song,
    his praise in ^(C)the assembly of the godly!
²Let Israel ^(D)be glad in ^(E)his Maker;
    let the children of Zion rejoice in their ^(F)King!
³Let them praise his name with ^(G)dancing,
    making melody to him with ^(H)tambourine and ^(I)lyre!
⁴For the Lord ^(J)takes pleasure in his people;
    he ^(K)adorns the humble with salvation.
⁵Let the godly exult in glory;
    let them ^(L)sing for joy on their ^(M)beds.
⁶Let ^(N)the high praises of God be in their throats
    and ^(O)two-edged swords in their hands,
⁷to execute vengeance on the nations
    and punishments on the peoples,
⁸to bind their kings with ^(P)chains
    and their nobles with fetters of iron,
⁹to execute on them the judgment ^(Q)written!
    ^(R)This is honor for all his godly ones.
^(S)Praise the Lord!

Ephesians 1:11-23

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¹¹In him we have obtained ^(A)an inheritance, ^(B)having been predestined ^(C)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to ^(D)the counsel of his will, ¹²so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be ^(E)to the praise of his glory. ¹³In him you also, when you heard ^(F)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, ^(G)were sealed with the ^(H)promised Holy Spirit, ¹⁴who is ^(I)the guarantee^[a] of our ^(J)inheritance until ^(K)we acquire ^(L)possession of it,^[b] ^(M)to the praise of his glory.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

¹⁵For this reason, ^(N)because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love^[c] toward all the saints, ¹⁶I ^(O)do not cease to give thanks for you, ^(P)remembering you in my prayers, ¹⁷that ^(Q)the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, ^(R)may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, ¹⁸^(S)having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is ^(T)the hope to which he has called you, what are ^(U)the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, ¹⁹and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, ^(V)according to the working of ^(W)his great might ²⁰that he worked in Christ ^(X)when he raised him from the dead and ^(Y)seated him at his right hand ^(Z)in the heavenly places, ²¹^(AA)far above ^(AB)all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above ^(AC)every name that is named, not only in ^(AD)this age but also in the one to come. ²²And ^(AE)he put all things under his feet and gave him as ^(AF)head over all things to the church, ²³^(AG)which is his body, ^(AH)the fullness of him ^(AI)who fills ^(AJ)all in all.

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Footnotes

Ephesians 1:14 Or down payment
Ephesians 1:14 Or until God redeems his possession
Ephesians 1:15 Some manuscripts omit your love

Matthew 5:1-12

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The Sermon on the Mount

5 Seeing the crowds, ^(A)he went up on the mountain, and when he ^(B)sat down, his disciples came to him.

The Beatitudes

²And ^(C)he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

³^(D)“Blessed are ^(E)the poor in spirit, for ^(F)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴“Blessed are ^(G)those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

⁵“Blessed are the ^(H)meek, for they ^(I)shall inherit the earth.

⁶“Blessed are those who hunger and ^(J)thirst ^(K)for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

⁷“Blessed are ^(L)the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

⁸“Blessed are ^(M)the pure in heart, for ^(N)they shall see God.

⁹“Blessed are ^(O)the peacemakers, for ^(P)they shall be called ^(Q)sons^[a] of God.

¹⁰^(R)“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for ^(S)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹^(T)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^(U)on my account. ¹²^(V)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^(W)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.