Book of Common Prayer
All Israel Will Be Saved
25 For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, as to this mystery[a]— in order that you not be wise among yourselves— that a hardness in part[b] has happened to Israel until[c] the fullness of the Gentiles comes in. 26 And so[d] all Israel[e] will be saved, just as it has been written: “The One delivering will come[f] from Zion, He will turn-away ungodliness from Jacob. 27 And this is the covenant from Me with them, when I take-away their sins” [Isa 59:20-21].
They Are Beloved To God
28 In relation to the good-news they[g] are enemies [of God] for your sake— but in relation to the choosing[h] of God they are beloved ones [of God] for the sake of the fathers. 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are without-regret[i].
They Will Be Shown Mercy
30 For just as you once[j] disobeyed God, but now were shown-mercy in the disobedience of these Jews, 31 so also these Jews now disobeyed in the mercy belonging to you, in order that they also now may be shown-mercy. 32 For God confined all in disobedience in order that He may show-mercy to all.
O The Depth of God’s Wisdom! To Him Be The Glory!
33 O the depth of riches both[k] of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and untraceable[l] His ways! 34 “For who knew the mind of the Lord? Or who became His counselor?” [Isa 40:13]. 35 “Or who previously-gave[m] to Him and it will be repaid to him?” [Job 41:11]. 36 Because all things are from Him and through Him and for Him. To Him be the glory forever, amen.
When The King Comes In Glory, Mankind Will Be Sent To Their Eternal Destinies
31 “Now when[a] the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, at-that-time He will sit on the throne[b] of His glory, 32 and all the nations will be gathered in front of Him. And He will separate them[c] from one another, just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And He will make the sheep stand[d] on His right side, and the goats on the left side. 34 Then the King will say to the ones on His right side, ‘Come, the ones having been blessed of [e] My Father— inherit the kingdom having been prepared for you since the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat. I thirsted, and you gave-a-drink-to Me. I was a stranger, and you brought[f] Me in; 36 naked[g], and you clothed Me. I was sick, and you looked-after Me. I was in prison, and you came to Me’. 37 Then the righteous ones will respond to Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungering and we fed You, or thirsting and we gave-a-drink? 38 And when did we see You a stranger and we brought You in, or naked and we clothed You? 39 And when did we see You being sick or in prison and we came to You?’ 40 And having responded, the King will say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, in-as-much-as[h] you did it to one of the least of these My brothers[i], you did it to Me’. 41 Then He will also say to the ones on the left side, ‘Depart from Me, the ones having been cursed, into the eternal fire having been prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry, and you did not give Me something to eat. I thirsted, and you did not give-a-drink-to Me. 43 I was a stranger, and you did not bring Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not look after Me’. 44 Then they also will respond, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and we did not serve You?’ 45 Then He will respond to them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do it to one of the least of these, neither did you do it to Me’. 46 And these will go to eternal punishment, but the righteous ones to eternal life”.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing